Pixie cuts refer to hair that is generally short—especially on the sides and back—while having slightly longer hair on top. Longer pixie styles are sometimes called bixies, because they are halfway ...

From soft layers to strategic fringe, these cuts visually shorten and balance elongated silhouettes.

“2025 is the year of the pixie,” Topicals founder Olamide Olowe told ESSENCE exclusively a few weeks ago. Since then, we spotted models Aweng Chuol and Anok Yai in spiked and gamine versions ...

Whether you want to inch your bob to its next evolution or chop your long hair short in one fell swoop, scroll ahead to collect all the inspiration you need in time for your next haircut. For many, a ...

Trends come and go, but over the past week, our favs reminded us that a few beauty looks are forever. Think: timeless moments like a platinum hair obsession, wine-toned makeup, and classic short cuts.

If 2025 was the year of the bob, then 2026 is the year that the pixie cut steals the spotlight back. Some might say that last year’s jaw-grazing cuts were just leading up to this moment—and they’d ...