Haircut Help!

go to yelp.com and find a salon near you that has gotten good reviews so that you know you can trust their work (tip: read hte reviews; a lot of people drop the name of the stylist who is good). also google face shape and haircuts. it sounds right now like you'd do well with layers (to lighten the weight). if you have money, you could also get magic straight which is about $200 and makes the hair stick straight for about 6 months (a lot of Asians get this done). Makes hair look polished and like you spent a lot of time on making it look nice.

Go to a decent salon and ask what they think. I have wavy hair & the longer it is, the more psycho it looks. :-)
I don't think you could go wrong with a layered bob (bangs or not) maybe that angles forward (longer at front). It will still leave you the option to go shorter in the future if you want to.
Good luck!

You could go shorter or you could go with layers (which would lighten the weight). Find someone you are comfortable with and ask their advise (meaning a hair dresser so you get a professional opinion). Just be sure to let them know if some things are out of the question (like nothing shortern than or can't be asymetrical).

An A-line cut can be very flattering to a rounder face. It is shorter in back than in front, and for mine at least, the back is very layered. I blow-dry with a round brush, and with all the layers, it helps getting up to the roots. The long front kind of frames the face, but its short enough to not be bothersome.

Of course, the best thing about hair is that, if you try something and hate it, its only a short time until it grows back and you can try something else. Very non-permanant!

cut 10 inches off for the lock of loves and style accordingly to your face. :) I do it every 6-9 months

My hair is similar to yours, and depending on your face shape (Mine is oval but with a, er, soft chin line), this is a cut that might work. It's a sort of modified bob. Here's what I've done - overall length between chin and shoulders (closer to shoulders in my case), long layers around my face to give that area some shape and movement. I've been told bangs would be cute, but I don't like them. The back slightly shorter than the front, with layers cut in to make the curl work for me instead of against me. So from the side there's a slight angle down from back to front, with my hair falling toward, but not into, my face. I wish I could draw a picture - it's hard to describe in a way that make sense. Anyway, with long layers it is still possible to get my hair up if I want to, but the layering and thinning help control the bushy mass that is my hair.

Good luck. Just remember that for all that it's difficult to work with, thick hair is something many women envy us having.

My husband and I own a salon, (jamestricocisalon.com) sorry not near you. We offer complimentary consultations. I would try and find the nicest salons near you, (look for the complimentary consultation and go to someone with experience! We take all you said in consideration. 1st what you don't like about your hair. 2. What you do like. How much time you want to spend on styling your hair. Hair texture, face shape! All Important factors! You could just need Your hair grows a 1/2 inch a month for an idea. How short depends on the condition of your hair as well as the goal of outcome! Hope this helps!!!
My husband has over 20 years experience. All our staff goes through a 1 year apprentice program doing hundreds of models before servicing clients. There is a major difference with Experienced Stylists. They have worked with different hair textures and facial shapes! Good Luck!

I have thick and wavy hair in the back too. I always get mine layered to take some of the thickness off. I usually do about shoulder length and prefer it to be an angled cut. I also LOVE my flat iron. However sometimes I use gel to make all of it wavy.

I have similar hair & a round face and got a reverse bob (longer in the front) with layering. It looks pretty good, is short enough to dry quickly (when before my hair could take 2 days to dry on it;s own), and I don't have to DO anything to it.

My hair is thick & wavy I don't dare do a blow dry without styling products nor styling it with a flat iron (i'm hooked on it)now since June I went to get my haircut I told her do what you want,I came out looking HOT now have the same cut since it is very short she uses a #5 in the back off the neck short layers to give added voume then a bit longer on the sides to give the layered look side swept bangs LOVE IT I get so many comments on my hair now i'm dying it to cover up the grays..Go in get it cut you'll feel so much better I know I do look in the books there tell the stylist your unsure what will work for you but need a new due,I love to put my hair back in a pony it is so easy & yet so BLAH now I have to do my hair to make it pretty no more blah ponies.BTW if you want they can thin it out to help with all the weight it works i'll never get it cut without it done nor using the razor for layers Good Luck

Make sure you get it cut off to donate it before you get it styled.

I usually just go to someone my friends recommend, and tell them to 'make me pretty' with an easy style. I tell them not to go shorter than wherever I point, and let them have at it. I hate bangs, so, I do specify no bangs, and I don't like layers around my face. Other than that, I let the stylist 'make me pretty'!

I'm a stylist. Without looking at the actual texture and wave pattern of your hair, it's hard to tell exactly. But, I think maybe a little swing bob would be cute. The layers will help with the weight and it will be ever so slightly longer in front, so will be soft around your baby rounded face. One with light layers, that you can enhance your wave and the front/top can still be straight, or you can flat iron the back down and flip the front out for a sassy look as well. Perhaps cut about 2-3 inches above your shoulder line.

Think Kirstern Dunst, who also has a round face with a similar wave pattern (though her hair is pretty thin).

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2008/12/23/alg_dunst.jpg

http://www.topnews.in/files/Kirsten_Dunst.jpg

http://gimps.de/pictures/272-Short-Celebrity-Hairstyles

Also, while donating your hair is good and all, it does not sound like your hair is long enough for that.

Lots and lots of layers! Shorten it by 6 inches and have lots of layers and bangs. I have a round face and thick hair so I feel your pain.