Shaving my head for the first time!!

WHY I CUT MY HAIR & WHY YOU SHOULD TOO

I DID IT

I shaved my head :)

I SHAVED ALL MY HAIR OFF- and this is your sign if you want to also

Daisy's own narrative about how she arrived at this moment in her life and what she hopes to get out of this experience is in itself worthwhile. Maybe it'll be relatable. Plus she raised money for a Ukrainian charity and is donating her hair to Matter of Trust (which uses donated hair to, among other things, help clean oil spills). If nothing else, listen to what she has to say.

SHAVING MY HEAD!

From her video's description:

Shaving your head should really just be a simple hairstyle change, and for men it typically is seen as just that.

 

But for women and non-binary folx? It’s damn near impossible for us to do anything unconventional with our hair and not be met with, “WHY??” or, “You looked so pretty, nooo!” or, “You know, you can totally pull it off” or, “Is that like a political statement?” (fun fact: when I dyed my hair peach someone asked me if it was a political statement)

 

*eye roll*

 

Shaving my head is something I’ve always wanted to do so I decided to just do it! Bucket list item, check!

 

But I acknowledge that as a woman this IS a political statement because I am challenging cultural norms on femininity, beauty, and what’s expected of women. Note: women are NOT here for your viewing pleasure. Don’t like my hair? Move along!

 

Shaving my head is so freeing not just because I don’t have to worry about styling my hair anymore, but because I am literally shedding off one of my ties to society’s expectations of women: long hair.

 

I don’t know how long I’ll maintain the buzz, but I know I’m going to enjoy it while I do!

How To Care For You Scalp | Product Tutorial

Everyone with a shaved head will have a scalp care routine. This is Nell Coleman's. Your approach may vary. The main thing is to take care of your scalp. You want that skin to be healthy and look good. By the way, this is the same Nell Coleman who started The Bald Movement about a decade ago - something that has evolved into something larger.

The rise and rise of the post-lockdown buzz cut

This article appeared in Vice md-November 2021, but the buzz cut is a trend that is continuing to find momentum and probably will for the foreseeable future.

An excerpt:

As much as we hate to admit it, when celebrities and influencers get on board with a trend, the world follows. Thus, the buzz cut has gone mainstream. In a short span of time, it has undergone a complete rebrand from being perceived as a sign of crisis to one of fall 2021’s biggest hair trends. This, says 26-year-old photographer Ella Ezeike, might be due to a shift in perspectives and beauty ideals taking place during the pandemic. “I think people are shaving their heads because they're not attached to the superficialities of who they are anymore or what defines them,” she says. “Shaving my head meant being free and escaping the constructs of femininity, it also helped me love my face more.”

Blog Maintenance

I've been spending some time to remove broken video links. Like anything else on the internet, vlogger content can come and go. Sometimes vloggers delete accounts. Sometimes vloggers decide to make content private (either temporarily or permanently). If content looks like it was made private, I simply revert posts to draft. Often, whatever caused the content to be made private gets resolved. Regardless, when a blog has been around for about 14 years, going through posts to revert broken posts to draft or delete them altogether takes some time commitment. Fortunately, I could make time this weekend.

The vloggers featured here may or may not know this, but they are likely encouraging or inspiring other women who have either shaved their heads or are thinking or doing so. In the case of hair loss, from any of a number of conditions (alopecia is most common), the vloggers are helping to normalize being bald. We owe them our thanks.

I will post new content as time permits. 

My Hair Started To Fall Out (Alopecia Story) | Parul Bansal (Winning Speech!)

This is a very inspiring speech. This is in part a speech about how she came to accept and embrace being bald some time after shaving her head. Part of her speech touches on the intersection of social norms surrounding gender and culture. This video is one that fits the basic themes of this blog. It is well worth your time.

Last of my 30s, I Shaved my head...

Demonstrating once again that there is no age limit.

#buzzcut

Why women shave their heads

 

From the article:

Shaving one’s head holds a different meaning to everyone who has ever decided to say goodbye to hair. If you’ve ever wondered why a woman might cut her hair, Greta Cross, Britney Spangenberg, and Emma Wiltfong share their experiences of being women with shaved heads.

Shaved Heads Have People Buzzing

 From the article:

“Now,” Ms. Steele said, “a shaved head is increasingly perceived as strength and gender equality.

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