10 Reasons Why I Didn't Think I Could Pull Off a Shaved Haircut

I have been shaving my sides for the last few months and am transitioning from a Miley haircut to a more asymmetrical shaved panel look. Basically, growing out one side is awkward city sometimes. I get messages and comments from other ladies that wish they had the right features or the guts to cut their hair like this. That they think it is fierce but wouldn't be on them. Breaking news! (CNN style and useless *wink, wink*) I nearly had a panic attack about it the other day because I suddenly felt insecure and couldn't get negative comments about it out of my head. I was feeling like a sassy bitch in love with my own head one sec and the next I was ready to wear a hat for a year just to avoid the icky feelings. Some red lipstick and a few selfies later, I was back to my badass self. These are reasons why I thought I couldn't "pull off this haircut" but said fuck it, and rocked it anyway! And duh, you could do the same if you are feeling the post-apocalyptic Cyndi Lauper look like me.
1. Baby face. Looking at Googled hairstyle photos for inspiration also led me to believe that most of the faces that went with the haircut were more striking than mine. That I would have to have the jawline of Pink to get anywhere close to an undercut haircut.
2. Double chin. Love my double chin. I haven't hidden it since the day of Myspace angles. But fuck if I thought this haircut would make the lower half of my face look bigger and fatter than I was used to. And well, it does. The balance of hair to face changes and I love it. Give me all the fat faces all of the time.
3. Those pug wrinkles behind my head. Yup. I got em and they are a bitch to run the clippers over or cut around so they are hidden. So I just go right over them and let them be part of my head.
4. Afraid to lose my femme card. It isn't feminine enough or looks too harsh or aggressive. I enjoy the contrast of the punk look with cute dresses and high waist skirts. If I am feeling especially femme-y or just way past due a shave, I do some teasing and throw on a headscarf for a beehive look.
5. Is my head shaped weird? I guess you won't really know until you shave it. Most likely the shape of your head is just fine, you are just not used to seeing it! Even if you have a wobbly head, you can still feel awesome about it. My hairline isn't a straight line on the side and my hairs grow forward. Everyone is different!

6. My sex life will be affected! Hahahahahahaha. Just kidding. Sorry, Pam Anderson but I can screw with a bald head.
7. It will bring more attention to my body and more stares in public. I want to be able to go to the grocery store and take my time without feeling like a spectacle for my fellow shoppers. People stare at me anyway. Because I am fat, tattooed, tall, pierced or I have a ray of sunshine beaming from my ass. I don't know. I stare back or smile or give the stink eye depending on my mood. I am used to it. I have also been good about going around in my own world since I was a tiny Rachele. I am usually too busy thinking about my next project, enjoying the beauty of my surroundings or singing a song in my head to notice when someone is getting an eyeful.
8. What will my (coworker, husband, mom, postal worker, etc) think? And then usually followed by, why am I asking myself this? I don't make choices about my appearance for other people. I am my own queen so fuck that noise.
9. I am going to mess it up. You should probably go to a hairdresser. But I have had my hair professionally cut only a handful of times since I was 16 and cut my own hair. Doing something a little more drastic means I can't hide mistakes and may be stuck with a disaster. I really, really took my time when I first shaved it, parting my hair carefully and pinning it back to avoid a slip. So far so good!
10. Only thin people have this haircut. I must be a tiny pixie or svelte gymnast to have this haircut. This one was easily fixed by seeing example of other fatties with shaved sides, undercuts and short hairstyles. Representation is powerful.
So whether or not you decide to actually shave most of you hair off, there is no right type of body or head or face to have to pull it off. Pulling it off is about confidence and getting over your perceived flaws. That is something we are all capable of.