Part 1: Ways To Rock Short Hair

March 6, 2018Leave a comment

I for one growing up never liked short hair.

The long, down to your ass length of hair was the sort of thing that was praised whether it being from relatives or especially commercials. Those shampoo ads where even the women rocking the lengthy hairstyles didn’t even have that naturally, but the message was all about the viewer wanting it. I had the opposite.

Yes my hair grew, but the longest I’ve had my hair was shoulder length and with it being fine, the chemicals in the relaxer (which changes the texture of your hair) did not help. The constant stress over the breakage within my hair was a constant battle and a vicious cycle for my self esteem. However I’ve always reverted back to shorter hairstyles, even all throughout high-school up until now and discovered that the only reason why I wanted (or fantasized) about the long hair is because that was the message within the media like commercials, t.v. shows, movies and magazines. They all without saying a word told a story where equating to the fact that long hair for women equaled the only form of beauty and femininity.

How many women do you know that’s scared to even cut an inch of their hair let alone buzz it off? With experience I can name almost all that have complimented my hair ( or lack thereof). At times it comes off as a backhanded compliment… but I understand where they are coming from. But if you are like me and loves to express your creativity through your hair by cutting it all off… I say go for it. Life’s too damn short to care what other people think. This long introduction was needed in explanation to my story and my truth. I have a few ways to show you how to rock a short hairstyle.

1. The Purple Bob (Box Braids)

2. The Ginger Parted Buzzcut

3. The Blonde Buzzcut ( Eve inspired)

4. The Natural Afro Hair

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5. The Undercut (Straight/Curly)

6. The Natural (Dark) Buzzcut

7. Something Green… Something Blue… Something Shaven

How To Rock Short Hair

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For me hair is just another form of expression for creativity. I wear it long, short, purple, red and anything in between. However, women dawning the shorter hairstyles seem to get more flack because the societal norm for women wearing their hair is usually long and bouncy (excuse me while I go and laugh at these unrealistic expectations). If you are like many girls and women thinking of just cutting off all of your hair, the more power to you. In fact I have a few suggestions myself as I have rocked all sorts of short hair from the bob, buzzed cuts to the Grace Jones inspired high top fade. Here are a few ways to rock your short hair.

Accessorize Until it Hurts

One of benefits to rocking the extreme short hairstyles are that the accessories are endless. The ear cuffs are my favourite due to the edgy and effortless look that it adds to cropped hairstyles. There’s an image that combines badass while glamorous… you can’t go wrong with the look. The big hoop earrings will also look chic while balancing out your face (more particularly elongating your neck) You can also wear a statement choker along with some simple stud earrings.

Hats Make The Outfit

This is one of those looks that I missed when my hair grew out, it got so thick I could not wear hats like this one above. I’m not complaining about my hair, but with short hair its clearly more durable to rock the hats with no hair as opposed to having to struggle with hair.

Blonde Today, Red Tomorrow

There are endless more opportunities to colour your hair when short. Why? Because you can cut it all off if you don’t love the colour or if damaged. I truly do believe that you can have a lot more fun with colouring your hair then with longer hairstyles. With long hair there is a greater chance to having the bleach damage your hair than opposed to it being buzzed. I pay more attention to the roots and ends to my hair short then if it were longer. The freedom and creativity are endless.

Glam it Up

Overall short hair can be low maintenance. You get up, condition the hair and go. I save at least 20 minutes doing my hair if longer (even though I have no patience at all with any time over 10 minutes of doing a hairstyle). Going out is the best since all of my friends either blow dry, straighten their hair or do whatever else they need to do to get ready for any night event, and here I am just brushing whatever hair I have and ready. There is a glamour to short hair more so with buzzed hairstyles because of the air of confidence that it brings. Your face is the centre stage and there is no hiding.

So what are you waiting for? I say just do it. The more you think about chopping all of your hair is all the more reasons why you should take thoughts into actions. Hair does grow out if you don’t like it

My Hair Diary

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For me I change my hair the way that I change my clothes. Like many people who loves a change in their hairstyle, this is also an expression of my creativity. Here’s a look a my favourite hair changes over the years.

Red Twists

My favourite part of this hairstyle is the lightness of the texture. Kinky-curly textures of hair are usually lighter that other textures. The colour was vibrant and Rihanna was a source of inspiration here (Rihanna Red).

Big Chop #100

Short hair is so easy to maintain. You wake up in the morning not having to worry about how it will look aside from a little grooming. Buzzed cuts are so liberating for women, at first when I saw my hair on the floor, I thought that I was going nuts for shaving it all off, but there was no looking back plus the amount of confidence that was boosted was on some other level. It’s probably another reason as to why I revert back to shorter hairstyles.

Grace Jones Inspired

I knew at this point I still wanted to rock short hair but change it up a bit. Tumblr sometimes is a source of inspiration for fashion trends and hair trends. When a girl was rocking this Grace Jones inspired hair, I knew that I had to create this look on my hair. You can also see some red due to the hair growth… giving this an ombre look.

Shaved With Curls

This was an easy change as I only had to finger comb my hair since it’s already naturally curly. At this point my hair was growing too fast. Yes this can happen when you become obsessed with short hair! I am so sad about those earrings breaking.

Then Straight

Since the hair was growing, a length check needed to be done. I loved how different I looked when my hair was straight along with the undercut.

Purple Bobbed-Boxed Braids

It’s safe to say that these purple braids were a hit! Along with the Grace Jones hair look, everywhere I went, I got complements with these braids. It was also an odd time too because of the death of late singer and icon Prince who was known for that colour. I was proud of the outcome because it was a risk that had paid off! Oh how I love taking risks!

Can’t forget the Afro

I was born under the Leo sign and this look gives me the lioness vibes for some reason. It also screams the late 60’s and 70’s era, plus my hair grew out of nowhere.

Blonde Alicia Keys

Even though Goddess Braids are all the rage this year… I wanted to try something different. Thank you Social Media, thanks Alicia Keys circa Songs of A Minor era and thank you blonde extensions for changing my mind when choosing the hair colour along with the style!

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Part 1: Ways To Rock Short Hair

How To Rock Short Hair

My Hair Diary