We short-haired girls are supposed to have it easy. With as little hair as we have occupying our heads, youâd think flawless styling is a cinch. Whether you have a pixie, lob or other short âdo, you know these 19 struggles all too well.
1. You still canât get those effortless waves right
Youâve tried every method, but you still canât master the easy, everyday wave.
2. You have to style your hair in the mornings regardless of how short it is
We donât just roll out of bed looking like this. And we donât even have the option of putting our hair up if weâre having a bad hair day.
3. You didnât exactly get to retire your flatiron
Your hair still needs proper TLC. Itâs really like everybody elseâs.
4. There are mounds of unexplained hair in your shower drain
Less hair on your head does not equal less hair in the shower drain. Itâs still there, and you still have to call maintenance to dig it out of your drain. The ew factor does not disappear after a haircut.
5. Flyaways, curlicues and rogue strands threaten to destroy your careful styling
If one hair is out of place, the world will know it. Itâs a risk you cannot take.
6. Thereâs no conceivable way to put your hair up when youâre washing your face
The hair tie. The headband. Bobby pins. Nothing will keep those loose strands out of your face when you lean your head over the sink.
7. Workout hairstyles are even harder to think up
Same issue as #6. Just imagine yourself at the gymâsweaty and fed up.
8. You require more frequent haircuts
Your hair grows so fast that even an inch of growth wonât go unnoticed. Hence your monthly trips to the salon for the ever-dreaded trim.
9. The messy bun eludes you
Oh, how we wish weâd known you.
10. You look like a little boy when you attempt to wear a hat
That 10-year-old tee-ball player look is so not what you had in mind when you put on that beanie, baseball cap, literally any hat ever.
11. Your neck gets really cold in the winter and sunburned in the summer
Your always exposed neck didnât ask for these methods of torture. But itâs the price you have to pay.
12. Pinterest hairstyles are useless to you
Sure, you still have a #HairGoals board. But itâs really just for dreaming.
13. You never quite look like the short-haired celebs you’re trying to emulate
âIâll have a Julianne Hough/J. Law mix. Just really goddess-like, flawless hair that photographs super well, please.â
14. Thereâs no on-point hair flip in your future
You canât even stand in front of a fan for that sexy, slow-mo, hair-flowing-in-the-wind moment.
15. You can really only wear your hair one wayâdown
It just is what it is, okay?
16. Everyone wants to know âthe reasonâ why you cut your hair off
Does there have to be some life-changing reason behind this decision? If so, we donât have it.
17. Or when youâre going to grow it back out
âThanks for asking. Iâm really leaning toward never.â
18. People are constantly calling your haircut âbraveâ
Um, why? Because men supposedly donât like short-haired ladies. Too bad we donât care. If a short haircut is all it takes for a man to go running, run on, dude.
19. Thereâs really nothing easy about it
But you wouldnât have it any other way!