- Women's cut
- Short
- Soft
- Textured & modern
Long pixie / bixie
A short, soft and textured women's cut with 2–4 in (5–10 cm) on top and a fringe, finished with a tapered neckline.
Also asked for as: long pixie, bixie, pixie bob, shaggy pixie, bixie haircut
- Top
- 2–4 in (5–10 cm)
- Best on
- 1A–2C
- Recut
- 5–7 wks
- Styling
- 5–10 min
Traditionally suggested for
Round faces (crown height plus side sweep), square faces (wispy layers), heart-shaped faces.
Stylist convention
Who it fits
Hair comes first: these decide whether the shape can hold.
- Best on 1A–2C hair (straight and wavy).Hair physics
- Possible on 3A with adjustments; your results name the variant.Hair physics
- Any density.Hair physics
- Holds up through a Norwood 3 hairline.Barber consensus
- Scores higher if you have a high forehead.Stylist convention
- Scores higher if you have a square jaw.Stylist convention
- Scores higher if you have prominent ears.Barber consensus
Who should skip it
Any one of these moves it down your list, or off it.
- 3B–4C hair (curly and coily): the shape depends on a texture it can't hold, so we rule it out.Hair physics
- A hairline past Norwood 3: at stage 4 it's shown with a caveat; beyond that we hide it.Barber consensus
- You want to keep your length: from typical medium hair this is a big chop.Your preference
- Scores lower if you have coarse hair.Hair physics
Barbers also flag: Very thick, coarse hair needs debulking.
What to tell your barber
The catalog spec, in barber terms. Your own card adjusts it: part side from your crown whorl, curl notes for your texture, and a QR code your barber can open.
Read this to your barber
“2–4 in top and sides, ears half covered; tapered nape; long side-swept fringe.”
- Sides
- 2–4 in, ears half covered
- Top
- 2–4 in (5–10 cm)
- Fringe
- Long and side-swept
- Neckline
- Tapered (fades out naturally)
- Technique
- Soft layers; tapered nape; debulk very thick hair
- Product
- Texture spray
- Recut
- Every 5–7 weeks
Upkeep and yearly cost
Priced at $30 a cut. Your results use your own local price.
- Trim every
- 5–7 weeks
- Per year
- 7–10 cuts a year, about $210–$300 at $30 a cut
- Daily styling
- 5–10 min a day
- Product
- Light product
- Heat tools
- Not needed
Proportions, by face shape
Where the long pixie / bixie places in our engine’s geometry-only top 10 for a textbook face of each shape: a top-3 pick for square. Proportions are the smallest part of a real score; your hair counts for more.
Related cuts
- French bob with bangsShort · 1B–2B
- Curtain-bang layered cutMedium · 1B–2C
- Stacked / inverted bobShort · 1A–2B
- Blunt chin bobShort · 1A–2A
See the long pixie / bixie on your own face before you sit down.
Free analysis first. Previews only change your hair, and if one doesn’t look like you, the redo is free.
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