We all dream of having a haircut that can change from moment
to moment, that can be sleek and chic for day, then tousled and deconstructed
for night, letting us shift from one vibe to another, depending on the occasion
or mood. That’s why my favorite new
cuts are the new long gamines we are seeing on the red carpet. I like to call
them shape shifters, because when they are cut correctly, they can affect your
entire presence, and that is when a haircut is most empowering.
The best example?
Jennifer Lawrence’s latest cut, which can go from sleek, chic,
slicked-back hair to messy, tousled tomboy bangs the next. It’s
really a new iteration of the Jean Seberg and Audrey Hepburn pixie that is
short and tapered to the nape but leaves the front long and sexy. I think the gamine look gets its allure from
the dichotomy between the masculine and feminine in the cut, drawing on the
strengths of both sexes.
Some other examples of great cuts would be Charlize Theron,
Julianne Hough, and Robin Penn Wright, all attractive women who have broken out
of the mold of standard sex symbolism. Their looks are both powerful and seductive. And because the new short cut is androgynous,
it’s a style that men can wear as well, to get a more poetic look, with hair
long in the front and tapered to the nape.
I know it can be counter-intuitive to think that it’s sexier
to have short hair in the back. One of
the biggest mistakes is when a woman tells me I can cut the front short, but leave the length in the back. I mean, hello mullet! The
front of the hair is where the real action is.
A good stylist will know just where to cut to accentuate the jawline,
the cheekbones, the brows and the eyes. And
a longer length up front will give you lots of play room, to wear it with more
volume, or sleek or higher up top, even peekabooing behind the ears just enough
to give the illusion of length.
But here’s the real secret: shorter hair at the nape reveals some of the
most potent yet discreet erogenous zones: the back of the neck, the ears and
the collarbones. The geisha have known
this for centuries. They considers the
nape the most erotic area of the body. Now
that’s really bringing sexy back.
So true!
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