Advice, please!

[amadeupname]

Okay, so I'm thinking of changing my hairstyle. For reference:

is what my hair (and I) look like now (please forgive the blurriness, I didn't have anyone around to take the pic for me).

is what my hair looked like between one and two years ago. I'm not sure if I like the hairstyle or not -- it was easy enough to take care of, but I'm not sure it really did me justice.

Now, I have nothing against short hair, except for the fact that it tends to emphasize my big head. Should I keep my current hairstyle, cut it like in the second picture, or cut it a different way altogether? And if you think I should try a different hairstyle, can you give a visual reference and a reason why? I'm also thinking of dying my hair. My primary choice is purple, but I might go with blue or green, or maybe black. Any suggestions?

EDIT: I should probably mention that I have a problem with hair falling in my face -- my hair's usually pulled back into a ponytail, unless I have a specific reason for leaving my hair down (or if I want to feel pretty, which is usually my only reason.)

Comments

[anotherstraycat.livejournal.com]

I recomend keeping the length and getting razored layers all down the front. If you have a problem with your hair falling in your face, you can ask the hairdresser to start low enough so that the shortest strands can still be pushed behind your ears. As for colors, DO NOT GO BLACK. Black will drain all of the color out of your face and it is not a color you can get rid of without frying your hair and even that doesn't fully work, you really need to cut it. Trust me, I did the black. Bad idea.

As you're pretty pale, I would recomend light colors such as Special Effects Fishbowl Blue, the pinks they have, green or orange.