For many of us, the pixie cut is the beauty equivalent of Mount Everest. It's a hairstyle so many of us covet, but are petrified to try for a myriad of reasons. The most common: What if it doesn't look good, and then it takes ages to grow back?! That's a scary prospect.However, dozens of ladies before us have gotten the cut and lived to tell the tale. In fact, they looked killer during their pixie phases and while growing it out. If you're on the fence about getting the big chop, allow us to quell your fears while providing many renditions to consider — because no two pixie cuts are the same.
Click through to see how 21 women rocked the pixie in a major way.
Lily Collins' crop is equal parts sweet and sassy.
Emma Watson looks great in any haircut, but we particularly dug her pixie phase.
Audrey Hepburn's gamine pixie will never go out of style.
Is there anyone who knows how to style a pixie quite like Ruby Rose? She proves that even a short cut can be styled into a rad braid.
Maria Borges' short crop made history in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show last year. It was the first time she'd ever walked the show with her natural, short pixie — and she looked amazing doing it.
Behold: the ultimate French-girl-chic pixie, courtesy of Audrey Tautou.
Who says a short cut has to have an awkward grow-out phase? Gwendoline Christie proves that's pure malarkey.
Lena Dunham's pixie has gone through many incarnations, but we particularly love this partially grown-out style she secured with a teeny bobby pin.
It's impossible to discuss pixie cuts without mentioning Tilda Swinton. The actress' modern cut — long on top, shaved on the sides, and icy-platinum in color — has become her signature look.
Sure, Anne Hathaway is back to long, dark hair now. But how gorgeous was her turn with a bleached-blond pixie?
Jennifer Hudson makes us want to embrace our natural texture with this modern pixie.
Winona Ryder had the ultimate '90s pixie cut.
Jada Pinkett Smith's marcel-waved crop is pure throwback heaven.
Not many people can pull off an asymmetrical version of the cut, but Charlize Theron did it with ease.
In all honesty, we really, really miss Jennifer Lawrence's short style.
Edie Sedgwick embraced dark roots with her old-school pixie cut.
Our girl Rihanna has changed her hair more times than we can count, but we've always had a soft spot for her super-short phase.
Who can forget Gwyneth Paltrow's Sliding Doors-era pixie? (Or the fact that Brad Pitt had the same one?)
Halle Berry is the queen of the textured pixie, and proof that this style doesn't always have to be sleek to work in the most formal of occasions.
If you're worried about growing out your short 'do, just look to Michelle Williams. Her tresses are evidence that you can style every grow-out length beautifully.
Your stretchy headband is the perfect accessory for your messy crop. Just ask Natalie Portman.
Agyness Deyn's shaved sides give this pixie a modern twist.
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