Pictures Of Short Hairstyles - Here's How They Can Help You Make The Best Choice

Feel like lopping your locks but not sure whether it will suit the shape of your face? Then try looking at some pictures of short hairstyles - it's a great way to narrow down the styles you think you'll look best with! Start with the internet. Nowadays there are many sites with pictures of celebrity hairstyles. If you're not sure about this then start by looking at some of the pictures in hair salon windows, most salons will have these because they aim to promote the stylist's work and draw clients in.

You may think that attempts to discover the perfect style this way are off the wall, but if you go into the better salons, and are not sure of the style you want, you will often be handed a book with pictures of different styles. When you see a style that looks good on someone with similar features and face shape to yourself, then it's a cert that the style will suit you.

It may be worth investing in a hairstyling magazine at your local news stand. These are bound to have pictures of short hairstyles, and you should be able to find one that you like. Don't be put off by the fact that models might look better than you, look for similarities. If you are still not sure then there is another method you can try before you take the plunge and have your hair cut short.

Let's go back to the internet.... Some internet sites now have a service where you can upload a photograph of yourself and try out the different styles available on the site. You can crop the image and play around with the styles until you find one that suits you. Instead of looking at pictures of short hairstyles featuring other people, you will be the star of the show! Just upload your photo, pick a style you like and in a few seconds you'll see it on your head - this is probably the best way of looking at pictures of short hairstyles to see whether they will suit you.

Celebrity Black Short Hairstyles

The good thing about short, black hair is that they are almost fuss-free, its low maintenance and it is pretty much easy to style. No matter which cut it is that you have, as long as your hair does not reach your shoulder-level, then there are plenty of elegant, sassy (and professional) designs you can wear.

But what it you want to recreate the red carpet look that your favorite Hollywood celebrity has worn to a particular event? Or how about if you're looking for a particular cut or style that you can easily transform from daytime to nighttime wear?

To give you an idea, take a look at our list of black short hairstyles which are favored by famous Hollywood celebs - singers, actresses, musicians and pop icons.

Our Top Celebrity Black Short Hairstyles

All you need to do is browse through celebrity blog sites or flip through magazines and you will already have an idea about which hair styles are favored by Hollywood celebs. What makes patterning your look after a celebrity is that it will be easier for your stylist to use the same cut or style on your black hair.

In addition, you can gauge if the same cut will suit you by deciding whether the shape of the face of the celebrity wearing the cut that you want is the same as yours. Now, here are the top black short hairstyles worn by top Hollywood celebrities that you can try out for yourself.

Rihanna's Bob

If there's one celebrity who you can use as a model for a variety of black short hairstyles, that is none other than singer Rihanna. When she first burst into the music scene, she was wearing a sleek, straight and ultra-shiny short Bob. You can still get the same ultra-sheik design today by allowing your stylist to update the Rihanna Bob and make it suitable for the shape of your face.

Today, however, Rihanna is sporting a variety of shorter variations - where she has a geometric version of a pixie cut which perfectly frames the lines of her face.

Halle Berry's Sophisticated, Sexy & Fun Cuts

The classic black short hairstyles sported by none other than gorgeous Hollywood star Halle Berry is something that you can easily imitate. You can take your pick from the super-short cuts that she has worn in the past, and style them either straight or curly.

Chandra Wilson's Short Curls

This Grey's Anatomy star is sporting a cut which she wears straight on the show. On red carpet events, however, Chandra wears them in an elegant style of short curls - perfect for when you have a hot date or attending a red-carpet-like event for charity or for your office.

Fantasia's Rock-Chic Party

If you have super-short hair like Fantasia, you can style your locks in such a way that you'll have a rock-chic look - just make sure that you have plenty of mousse handy!

Michelle Obama's Simple, Straight Style

Finally, there's no better way to end our list than by pointing to the First Lady's lovely, simple straight style that she wears in official White House functions. Michelle Obama has short black hair which she wears in a simple side-parted style. Just check out her photos online and take your pick from the ultra-glam black short hairstyles that she's wearing.

Short Hairstyles Have a Long History in Fashion - Try One

Think Audrey Hepburn

Short hairstyles, like most styles, come in and out of fashion regularly, but they usually spend more time "in" than out.

Recently, a long layered hair style was at the forefront of the beauty industry, but more recently, women have once again embraced the freedom and surprising versatility of short hairstyles.

If you look at a picture of short hairstyles from the 1920's, you'll see that the hair is "marcelled." This was a process by which women's hairstyle was coaxed into tight, head-hugging waves. But if you look at a picture of short hairstyles from the 60's, you'll see that the women's hairstyle of that era was straight...often rolled on giant coffee cans to achieve the right effect.

The decision to trade in a long-layered hair style for one of the new short hairstyles should be one that any woman makes with the help of her stylist.

Many women choose short hairstyles to add height...something that is especially becoming when middle-age creeps in and things begin to "sag" all over. However, rather than short hairstyles, it's often true that an updo hair style is a better way to achieve "lift" and height.

Another "plus" about the new short hairstyles is that they can easily be "lengthened" temporarily by the addition of weaves, braids, and hairpieces. It's easy to change your hip 2004 hairstyle into retro 80's hair style with just a few hair products...and then change back to your regular short hairstyle.

To help your stylist select one of the new short hairstyles that would be best for you, be sure to bring any photo of the 2004 hairstyle that you've seen that "captures" what you'd like to achieve.

And here's a word of advice: don't get stuck on any one hairstyle. Short hairstyles, medium hairstyle, and long hairstyle all have a "time and place."