Top 5 Celebrity Short Haircuts

Nicole A.
Celebrity Short Pixie Haircut
Actresses Halle Berry and Anne Heche have been known to wear the pixie haircut. Halle Berry has worn several styles of this celebrity short haircut, making it very popular. The pixie hairstyle has short, soft "wispy-layered" cuts according to Good Housekeeping. Angelina Jolie sported the short pixie haircut during her role in Hackers. It has limited bangs and short length near the back of the neck.

Singers Rihanna and Natalie Imbruglia have also worn this Celebrity short haircut but Natalie Imbruglia chose a longer and messier style than the typical pixie. Rihanna added a sexier and edgier style to the pixie haircut by wearing it with side swept bangs during her release of her Good Girl Gone Bad Album. Music rapper Eve wore a pixie haircut during her earlier career with the Ruff Ryders group. Eve wore this celebrity short haircut in platinum blonde and then changed the color to red for her sophomore album.

Celebrity Short Shag Haircut
The Shag Haircut was made famous by celebrities such as actress Meg Ryan. It has qualities similar to a bob hairstyle but with heavier bangs and usually flips up at the ends. Soap Opera star, actress and TV host Lisa Rinna has worn a shag hairstyle for years, making it one of the most popular celebrity short haircuts. She has perfected it to make her own, wearing various styles of the shag haircut. Hairstyle experts warn that short shag haircuts are not appropriate for everyone. It tends to look best on women with narrow shaped faces.

Celebrity Short Bob Haircut
Famed model Eva Marcille (Pigford) and Victoria Beckham have worn a celebrity short bob haircut in brown. It was a big change from the copper-blonde short pixie hairstyle that gave Eva Marcille an edge. There was paparazzi frenzy over a bob haircut worn by Katie Holmes, making it one of the most sought-after celebrity short haircuts. Eva Longoria, known long wavy hairstyles wore a short bob haircut during the 2008 ALMA Awards. Her style differed from Katie Holmes' in that it was brown with auburn highlights. Mariska Hargitay put a spin on this celebrity hairstyle by wearing a short chin length bob with side swept bangs during seasons of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Celebrity Shaved Haircut
Amber Rose, the model who has been widely known as girlfriend to rapper Kanye West, has given the shaved haircut celebrity status. The shaved haircut makes women look bald but there is still a slight layer of hair on their head. Rose wears this nearly bald celebrity short haircut in blonde which goes well with her appearance. Demi Moore wore the shaved celebrity haircut during her role in the movie G.I. Jane. Moore's haircut was in black while singer Britney Spears took the shaved style to the extreme in 2007 by shaving all of her hair off.

Celebrity Short Crop Haircut
The crop haircut is style by cutting medium to long hair short and then trimming it more in layers close to the head. Actress, Keira Knightley is known to wear the short crop haircut in various shades of blonde. Fellow TV and movie actress Alyssa Milano has also worn the crop haircut in brown. Singer, Keri Hilson wears this short celebrity haircut in black while Sarah Harding sports her longer pixie-styled version of a cropped hairstyle in light blonde. This is one of the top celebrity short haircuts that must be maintained frequently to keep it stylish.

Published by Nicole A. - Featured Contributor in Arts & Entertainment

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  • Actresses Halle Berry and Anne Heche have been known to wear the pixie haircut.
  • The Shag Haircut was made famous by celebrities such as actress Meg Ryan.
  • There was paparazzi frenzy over a bob haircut worn by Katie Holmes.

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  • Malina Debrie 8/1/2009

    Hummmm my face is a little too full for this. In high school I wore it short with no bangs. Looked pretty good, then!

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