The "Shixie" Is The Shag-Pixie Hybrid Cool Girls Are Rocking This Year

"It's a rite of passage to consider a pixie cut. Maybe your long hair won't cooperate one morning, or a breakup sparks the urge for a major change. Whatever the reason, sometimes a short, daring hairstyle feels like the perfect solution. If pixie cuts are bold, short, and chic, you can think of "shixies" as their longer, more whimsical cousin."

"The shixie sits in the sweet spot between a longer, layered shag and a cropped pixie. "It has the ease and texture of a shag with the shape and confidence of a pixie," Marcos Diaz, a New York City-based celebrity hairstylist, tells Bustle. "It's not new, but it feels freshly reimagined for now." Another thing to love about the cut? Its effortless, cool, and unfussy energy."

"And if you were bold enough to get a pixie, you can embrace your grow-out stage with this longer, shaggier variation, which will instantly take your in-between phase to something that looks fun and intentional. "It's about personality over polish, which is very much the direction we're heading," Diaz says. Shixies have more length to play with than a pixie, so you can add shaggy layers, tousled texture, and even bangs."

The shixie blends the ease and texture of a shag with the shape and confidence of a pixie, creating a hybrid that sits between a layered shag and a cropped pixie. The cut adds movement, shaggy layers, tousled texture, and the option for bangs, making short hair feel less boxed in. The shixie suits anyone seeking short hair with styling freedom or a more intentional grow-out phase after a pixie. Styling guidance includes asking for a pixie-like structure with longer, softer layers, keeping pieces near the ears and back for playful texture, and aiming for a piecey, not blunt, finish.

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