My biggest problem with shorter hair cuts is that I have a shitty weak jawline. If I could grow sideburns, I could correct for it a bit that way, but alas. I cannot.

Also, I like having hair over my forehead, because I don't like my hairline. And I don't like hair that's going to poke my eyes or eyebrows.

So far my approach has been hair that's long enough to go to about jaw-length in the front, but this is possibly not ideal.

@InspectorCaracal i admit i don't know much and this is a rather femme hairstyle, but maybe something related to a blunt bob? personally i think the straight sides and cut can kinda reinforce the jawline and make it have more oomph, though cutting it short enough to give that effect and frame cheekbones is also popular

@InspectorCaracal yeeeeahhh i think even with an undercut in place, it's just too femme for you - but it does read distinctly more modern/queer (as in first pic) when styled to show off the undercut

it means putting your jawline out there, but maybe consider a choppy pixie undercut? i feel like the undercut also brings structure to the jawbone that gives it some oomph, probably by sort of extending that line on up into the hair, and you can get much more not-straight-femme

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