The decision to trade in a long-layered hair style for one of the new short hairstyles should be one that any woman makes with the help of her stylist. If you look at a picture of short hairstyles from the 60's, you'll see that the women's hairstyle of that era was straight often rolled on giant coffee cans to achieve the right effect. Recently, a long layered hair style was at the forefront of the beauty industry, but more recently, women have once again embraced the freedom and surprising versatility of short hairstyles.