My sister and I went to a hair salon yesterday for a much-needed cut. While my sister asked for a ravenskar-style ‘do, I asked for…a pixie cut. This was a purely impulsive decision, I assure you. I never would have guessed that I’d leave that salon looking very much like my older brother. But hey! It was a hot day, there are an endless number of hot days to come, and having one’s hair touching the back of one’s SWEATY NECK is really rather uncomfortable.

Now when I told my sweet Chinese lady hairdresser what I wanted, she didn’t know what I meant by “pixie cut”. This is the part when I FREAKED inside my head: OH SHIT. WHAT DID I GET MYSELF INTO? THIS IS WHAT I GET FOR GOING TO A CHEAP CHINESE HAIR SALON. SHOULD I ASK FOR MY REGULAR? JUST A TRIM? YADA YADA YADA…

But then! She pulled out a book filled with all kinds of hair styles and I pointed to the one I wanted and all was well again. SHEESH. Now that I look back on it, why didn’t I just ask, “oh nice, sweet lady, would you be so kind as to TRANSFORM ME INTO A MAN?” That would have shortened the process a whole lot, methinks. And it would have shortened this post too. But oh well.

So now: I look like a man. Don’t get me wrong—I really like my new ‘do! (I don’t have to wear those awful hair-ties again! WOOOO!) And my family seems to like it too. Karla mentioned that having a pixie cut made her “feel way more feminine”. It seems counterintuitive, but I couldn’t agree more!

I guess now I’m just feeling anxious/self-conscious about what my friends will think…?

But anyway, below I present to you a collage of pretty ladies with pixie or otherwise boyish cuts. They help reassure me that I can have a short ‘do without looking…erm…butch-y?

Twiggy Lawson, Agyness Deyn, Carey Mulligan, Karla Deras, Martina Sobara, & Natalie Portman.