How To Survive The Awkward In-Between Stage Of Growing Out Your Hair

Never again will the threat of a halfway length leave us feeling trapped in a style.

- Elena Chabo

It seems like the amount of hair hitting salon floors has risen rapidly over the past year, with pixie cuts gaining ground and bold bobs taking over. Even the mullet has had a moment. We are all for taking the plunge, but what happens if you decide it is actually not for you? Or if you are ready for something new? If an imminent unflattering growing-out process has you stuck maintaining a style you're over, help is here. These are the clever cuts to ask your hairdresser for, and the at-home tips for styling it out.

Post-pixie cut

"Don't grow the whole thing out at once or it will grow out very round," says John Frieda's creative director Zoë Irwin. "To give you some shape, let the top grow first and ask your stylist to trim around the sides and the nape of the neck."