Monday, January 18, 2021
Sunday, January 17, 2021
Saturday, January 16, 2021
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Cutting off all my hair!! - Brave the Buzz
I cut off all of my hair, but not in the most efficient way. At least it was fun!
If you're thinking about buzzing off your hair (and you've wanted to for a while), just do it! It'll grow back... eventually. It's been a few months since this video was filmed and I still love my new short hair!
Last of my 30s, I Shaved my head...
My name is Shino Kakuta and I’m a Japanese. I’ve always wanted to shave my head but I didn’t have a guts and chance to do it. But now, I will turn to 40s yes, I’m 39 years old now. I wanted to make something special memory for my 30s so I decided do it!!!
Female Buzzcut 坊主女子 aka I shaved my head quietly (no talking)
To everyone who is watching this video - judging from my facial expression in this video, it seems like I was traumatized by this experience 😂 And indeed it was quite an emotional process but in an entirely positive way! I feel really liberated after finally chopping all of that hair off. Shaved heads are beautiful!
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Monday, January 4, 2021
A stunning woman has been forced to tell strangers she ‘doesn’t have cancer’ after shaving her head.
The title is clickbait, but the story itself, about a woman living with alopecia, is actually quite positive. I like this quote especially:
Since her move to London from Newcastle, Zoe has felt less self conscious with people being a lot more accepting and diverse – rather than people presuming it’s an illness, people have come up complimenting her thinking it’s a fashion choice.
With alopecia being so unpredictable Zoe’s hair could grow back at any point, or not at all.
She said, “Even if it was to grow back tomorrow, I’d still keep it shaven because I’ve grown to love it and find it so liberating.
“I want to be a help to others with alopecia, as I wish I had someone to look up to when I was a teenager struggling with it – I’ve even had a friend of a friend “come out” and tell the world about her battle with alopecia because of me.”
Good on Zoe.
Sunday, January 3, 2021
A bit of site maintenance
After close to 13 years (13!), this blog has managed to stay alive. Unfortunately, a lot of links don't. I have been deleting posts when replacement links are not available. If I think a post is salvageable, I am bookmarking links and keeping those posts alive. So if a blog with almost 1100 posts now has barely 900, you know why. There is a lot still to be done.
Times have changed, but this blog's ethos has not changed. The ethos is simple: a shaved or buzzed head is just another haircut, regardless of gender. It may not quite be mainstream, but it's no longer quite radical either. It's perfectly fine to be out if you are a girl or a woman who is bald because of conditions like alopecia, lupus, or trichotillomania. Shaving your head in support of someone else or a cause is much more accepted now.
The ethos is simple: women and girls, regardless of ethnicity, culture, or age will find find a shaved head to be an empowering experience. It does not matter whether it's just something to try either to satisfy curiosity or to go bald long term. Videos and articles have all been consistent with that ethos. More recently, this blog has featured videos and articles about maintenance of a shaved head or a buzzcut, as well as makeup and accessory tips. A lot of the latter were not available until the last few years. Something across cultures has changed.
Finally, a thanks to those who keep links up. Whether they know it or not, they are inspiring, maybe numerous years later, other girls and women who have the same questions, worries, and concerns as the original video posters did. Seeing someone try something, find the experience meaningful, and worth sharing really does help others.
This blog only features videos and articles of those who willingly (regardless the reason) shave their heads or decide to show the world that they are bald. There are dark corners of the internet that are best avoided, and this blog stays clear of anything that is not empowering. Anything on this blog features girls and women who took clippers and razors into their own hands, either literally or figuratively, to learn something about themselves that they could share with others who maybe felt the same way. This blog acknowledges that thes are people who are perfectly fine with validating themselves, but who are cool with others validating them as well. The latter seems more likely these days.
If this blog inspires some to try something that they wanted to try, that's great. In the meantime, I'll make sure that the content here is truly positive and meaningful. That is good enough. If this blog remains an inspiration to some girls and women who've been thinking about going bald, or to finally be more accepting of those who do, it's done its job. Nothing more. Nothing less.
Saturday, January 2, 2021
Before and After Photos of Women Who Shaved Their Heads in Self-Isolation
This article is from Vice in April 2020. Many of us will be in some form of self-isolation until vaccines for COVID-19 are widespread so, why not. Even without a pandemic, why not. Times are changing.
Friday, January 1, 2021
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