Is "lo" mandatory in this sentence?

Question

I would like to say in Spanish the following sentence: Your short hair suits you well, besides it is so much more practical, don't you think ?

I think I could say: Tu pelo corto te queda bien, además es tanto mucho más práctico. ¿No te parece? or Tu pelo corto te queda bien, además lo es tanto mucho más práctico. ¿No te parece?

When I run this sentence in translators the "it" never shows up. I notice this often and it bugs me.

Must I add the Direct Object Pronoun "lo" in this sentence to refer to the short hair or is it implied therefore not mandatory ?

Note: if you do have a better solution for this translation, go for it, I am all eyes

Thank you very much. Françoise.

Answer 1

El pelo corto te queda bien, además es mucho mucho más práctico. ¿No te parece?

"Tanto mucho" is wrong. You should use only "mucho"

The "lo" is not needed. Adding it would be wrong.

Buena explicación! En español las oraciones no siempre requieren sujeto... eso se llama sujeto tácito - Benz, Jan 25, 2010

Thank you Guillermo2. I will follow your advice. - planf, Jan 25, 2010

Answer 2

To me it feels better without the lo. And I don't see a need for it, since "it is" is expressed by the "es".

Perhaps someone smarter than I am can weigh in.

Thank you Goyo !!! - planf, Jan 25, 2010

Answer 3

"lo" is wrong here because when you use "es" it means "It is" & also there's no more Object except "hair" in the anterior sentence! so there's no need to use another word, it just makes the context wrong!

Thank you Kimia !!!! - planf, Jan 25, 2010