Take into consideration the shape of your face: Most face shapes can handle short hair, except round faces. Women with round faces tend to look better with hair cut below the chin. Bobs on a round face tend to look like a helmet. You want to elongate your face and keeping hair a bit longer draws the eye downward.

Have a look at what your short cut will be framing: Short hair draws attention to your jaw line, neck and shoulders. If you have a short neck, a double chin or wide shoulders, you might consider cutting hair just at or above the collarbone. The long bob trend is hugely popular now and hits right at this perfect point, but it can be difficult to keep it perfectly straight. Using a pair of ghd straighteners is the best way of keeping your bob styled to perfection.

Will your body shape support your new short cut: Super tall women will look like pin-heads, or Q-Tips with a super short haircut that hugs the skull. If you are above 5’8″ and want to go short, the most flattering look will be at the chin line. Petite women look great in a gamine cut — a short, layered cut — because it doesn’t overwhelm the body.

If your hair is curly you should think twice before getting that cut. Some stylists swear curly hair should be cut no shorter than two inches below the chin, but I’ve seen some gorgeous short styles on curly women. The secret is in the layering. Cutting curly hair is an art, so choose your stylist carefully, lest you leave the salon looking like a poodle. Use the ghd salon locator, which you can find athttp://salonlocator.ghdhair.com/, to find great salons near you that use ghds and the ghd hair products.

If you have very thin/ fine hair it will look better short as fine hair goes flat when grown long. If you have fine hair, a short cut will add body, just be careful not to over layer hair. Keep hair as close to one length as possible. Removing too much bulk is bad for volume.