PS to the LJ version--thanks to the wonders of modern technology you can download a hairstyle app and plug in a (decent) recent photo. The key, though, is to save some pixie cut photos and look at them over a period of days instead of immediately looking at the first photo and yelling "Change! Kill it with fire!"--you have to get used to it.

Also, words of wisdom from a hairdresser: "I never gave anybody a permanent haircut."