Sassy spiky

If you're going short this summer, make sure it's sassy. Shabana Patker-Vahi gives you the dos for short dos

Hair
To up the glam quotient on a short pixie do like Gul's, the most essential element is the cut itself. The cut must complement your face and hair texture, while looking essentially fuss-free. Once you've got the pixie to your liking, warm a small amount of texturising product or hair wax in your hands and work it through your hair with your fingers till your hair is textured, but not messy or limp. Load up on shine serum to tame flyaways.

Eyes
To focus the attention on her hair, Gul's eyes are nude. Use a shimmer eyeshadow that matches your skin tone. You can skip the eyeliner and kajal; instead, use false eyelashes to draw attention to your eyes.


Lips
Keep your lips neutral with a soft pink gloss or creamy lipstick.

Face
Evenly blend a light reflecting foundation all over your face. Highlight your cheeks with a nude, light-reflecting compact.

Hot tip
The textured pixie is one of the hardest cuts to carry off. Make sure you discuss it at length with your stylist before you get sheared!

OOPS




Sapna Bhavnani

We get a big kick out of your edginess Sapna, but this colour and weirdly asymmetric hairline just isn't working.




Lubna Adams

Lubna's growing-out pixie does little to complement her full jawline.



Jesse Randhawa

When we say spikes, we don't mean sharp enough-to-impale heads on, Jesse!

PHOTOGRAPHS BY YOGEN SHAH