Pixie cuts refer to hair that is generally short—especially on the sides and back—while having slightly longer hair on top.

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 04: Taraji P. Henson attends CultureCon 2025 at Duggal Greenhouse on October 04, 2025 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by John Nacion/Getty Images) This week, Tyler Perry’s ...

You don't have to shy away from height at the crown with a pixie cut. A spiky style like Carrie Coon's keeps the attention ...

I was barely a second into January when I went ahead and got 2025's most anticipated haircut: the soft pixie. It's essentially a cropped cut hair, but a little bit tousled and grown-out. I, along with ...

Whether sophisticated and androgynous or soft and gamine, the classic pixie haircut can be adapted and styled depending on preference, and that's all thanks to its choppy texture. One person who ...

Mia Thermopolis knew it in The Princess Diaries when she hid it below that felt bucket hat. And we all remember that infamous ...

“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 ...

Ah, the perennial transition to fall: the air gets crisper, hemlines get longer, and haircuts get shorter. This season, the ’90s pixie is the chop du jour — bold, chic, and packed with personality.

Taraji P. Henson walked into CultureCon 2025 and immediately became the topic of every beauty conversation in the room. The actress, never one to shy away from bold choices, revealed a dramatic new ...