My Hair Does Not Define Me | Vlog #26
This video is from the archives but I wanted to share my experience from when I decided to shave all of my hair off.
My natural hair is thick, straight and heavy and for most of my life I have morphed through many different characters by experimenting with various colours and styles. As an adolescent I was angsty and rebellious and refused to conform to what was depicted to me as the most "desirable" form. I honestly changed my hair colour every other week to the disapproval of many but it was really the first time in my life I started to value what it was like to visually express my personality.
It's interesting how people will choose to perceive you based on your appearance. I have certainly gone through my stinks of body image issues and conformed to what I thought would make me more acceptable to others. But honestly it only left me feeling dull and the anxiety of caring what others thought really consumed me.
My journey to a shaved head first started when I decided to cut all of my long hair off. It was hot, heavy and gave me headaches every time I tied it up so I went for an asymmetrical style cut with an undercut. The undercut is what later prompted the shave because in my mind I had already half started the job! I did however experiment with a range of different colours before hand and even to this day I favour pink the most. I am at my happiest in bright colours!
The day of the shave came about spontaneously like most changes to my appearance and I just went for it. In my mind, it was just hair and I knew it was always going to grow back. So I wasn't going to let fear hold me back. Cutting all of my hair off has by far been one of the most exhilarating and liberating things I have ever done. So often female identity is attached to our external appearance and I had always believed that my femininity was strongly represented by my locks. Without my hair I felt like I was actually seeing my face for the first time and my natural features became more defined. I started to received a lot of compliments on the shape of my head and my eyes. And I honestly I had never felt more beautiful until that moment.
I kept my hair shaved for a year before I decided I wanted another change. If you can't tell I like to change my appearance often. I started to grow my hair out again and moved through different colours. I even tried blonde and this was definitely my least favourite colour.
When I went travelling in 2016 I decided to keep my hair as natural as possible for convenience mostly. I haven't dyed my hair since and I have left it to grow. I still rock an undercut because it's unbearable to wear my hair long any other way. I also recently got my head tattooed in Oakland, CA and I love so much that I can decorate this amazing body in all the ways that make me feel most beautiful.
The amount of times my external appearance has mislead people still amazes me. I love to explore all means of creativity and I'd rather live in a vibrant world of colour and craziness than hold back on expressing myself.
We all feel good in our own way, just make sure you're doing you! 💜
Biggest love to you!
Sarah. ✂️
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Great share @neeqi . Pink you say? I think you rock purple :)
Just saying ^^
I get the whole baldness thing too. I remember when the first Star Trek movie came out (yes, I'm that old) haha, and Persis Khambatta played the role of the bald officer. I think that was the first time that feminine beauty was portayed as bald, and it was a media sensation. Naturally, the children of the corn followed suit el pronto.
Love your work :)
Peace.
Haha I never liked the way purple faded but it definitely was my second favourite. And I am all for beautiful bald ladies paving the way! Thanks for always being here @bobaphet!
El gusto es mio :)
Peace.
So cool!
I remember that until the 9th grade I was doing this every year. One day I just cut my hair completely off. That was a tradition to me!
It feels so great to just cut it all off!
@neeqi ... I like your post and i love a line of yours that is very catchy.. And it says;
The value we have is internal and then reflects on others. Permit me to say some few sweet words to you.
Thanks for all the line the queen of dtubedaily..
I am me @brightfame
Wow, that is very very kind of you @brightframe. I appreciate your lovely words! 💛
My pleasure queen of dtubedaily.. Enjoy!
This is a super empowering story and I really admire your conviction on personal appearance.
There are many factors why people change, but it shouldn’t ever be for anyone else but themselves.
You said blonde was your least favourite colour, what was you favourite?
Thanks Tim. At the end of the day we should only ever be doing what makes us feel the best and benefits us the most and not allow the ideas of others to dictate that. My favourite colour was pink. 😁
I love these pictures of you! They all look like completely different people :O
💙 Thanks @liveyourdream. Haha yeah, I am pretty good at changing up how I look.
Super cool... we need to be closed in a room with scissors, shavers, hair dye and I think we would have so much fun. ❤
I definitely think we would! Especially seeing as we both like to do our own hair, cut and colour! ;)
Nice edited video.
The thumbnail makes it look like a horror movie. Congrats. haha
Thanks man, an old video but still one I wanted to share. And something is still getting hacked, but not a body..... just yet haha.
sounds serious haha
hey..amazing pictures..dear i like your all style you are so cute.. thanks for sharing these lovely photos
I'm glad you enjoy!
ok..dear..cutiepie..
while a short vid...ill bet it took a long time to make! beautiful! both kids want me to write there comments. Percy says...'i want to give her 100% or else she will be sad'
amari says 'I liked it especially at the start cause your hair was longer and watching you cutting it off was really fun'
Aww! Tell them I say thank you! They are so precious :)
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