that short takes guts - and petite, symmetrical features, if we're being honest. But sometimes you just need to see it to believe it.
Which is why when Nicole Kidman took to Instagram in July, to reveal a longish pixie haircut on the set of her latest project, it is a reminder that if you play with the contrast of short (back) and long (front), the pixie can suit everyone at every age.
She's not the only one either - there are other celebrities who demonstrate the haircut's merits impeccably. Take Tilda Swinton, 60, who showed off a clementine-shaded long pixie at the Cannes film festival.
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