Q: I’m short ("5" feet) and I like long hair but it makes me look shorter. What should I do? I have an oval-shaped face. What
hair style would look good on me?
A: It’s very difficult to make suggestions for hairstyles without seeing the person in question and having a lot
more information than is usually provided in questions like these. Nevertheless, there are some tips that can help you in making a
decision.
Being a petite woman, you know firsthand that long hair can make you look shorter. Long hair
draws the viewer’s eye in a vertical line, which means that the viewer is suddenly paying attention to your height, rather than your
hair.
However, “long hair” is a relative term. If a person’s hair is 12 inches long, and she is
5’10”, the hair will probably hang to a point at the top of her shoulders. Yet, if a woman who is 5 foot even has hair 12 inches long,
her hair probably hangs down between her shoulder blades. You have to keep in mind that a flattering hairstyle is all about balance.
For you, at 5-foot tall, a hairstyle that falls to just above the shoulders will still look
long, but won’t make you appear shorter than you really are. Just as with everything else for a woman who is petite, you have to think
of your hair length in shorter increments. Losing or gaining 3 inches of hair growth is a more significant change for you than it is for
someone who is 10 inches taller.
