Going Short.

I know I've talked about this before, but I've been starting to think that I want to go short.

Hair that is.  I haven't had short hair since I was 5 or 6, so the idea of actually doing this freaks me out.

But I am feeling like my hair is a pain.  On my best day, it gets flat-ironed, and it looks nice.  But more often than not lately, it gets pulled up into a ponytail or clips as I realize I don't have time to flat-iron it before we leave the house because I wait until the very last minute to get out of bed in the morning.  Sleep is more important than hair, and so is cleaning up the kitchen, making lunches, and making the bed, all of which have to be done before I worry about my hair.

The most natural place to start looking at various hairstyles, of course, is Pinterest.  Off I went, pinning away some cute cuts:

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Then I remembered that I am indeed not a blonde and should probably find images more to my actual hair color for better reference.  (This happens more often than it should.)

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I like the idea of having a little bit to play with in the front rather than an extreme pixie cut.  I pinned a photo of Anne Hathaway's recent chop and I just don't think I'm ready for that, partially because my mom has always had that type of short cut and I'm just not quite ready to look like my mother just yet, and partially because I worry that since it's thick, it will puff out on the side like cocker spaniel ears.

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Cute for her, not so much for me.

Then I actually found a few more cute styles while writing this post, while searching for "short chin" because I wanted to illustrate how I don't have a prominent chin like those ladies donning those hairstyles, so I wonder how I would actually look.  (You can have a gander at my "Hair" board here.)

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Also, I feel like your facial features become much more prominent, so would that mean that I would need to do more to my face beyond the maybe five minutes I spend on it now?

As you can see, this is a dilemma.

I need opinions.  Who's had short hair and loves it?  Who's had short hair and hated it?  Which of these styles do you like best?  (And yes, I know it's only hair and it grows back but it feels soooooo permanent.)