Are you sure?
Yes.
Okay.
You just made me so nervous!
Hi, my name is Meghal, and welcome to Hair Me Out.
Today I will be shaving half my hair, and before we get into that, do not forget to
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So, I've been thinking about shaving my hair on this side for about three months now.
I've done it before.
It was actually pretty small, just like, right here.
So this time, I wanted to shave a larger section of my head that's more noticeable.
Even though I'm shaving more hair, I'm less nervous about it.
The older I get, and the more comfortable I become with myself, I like to try different things.
I'm always wearing crazy makeup looks.
You would think that if you're gonna get your hair shaved, that you would want to go to
a professional.
It can go poorly very quickly.
But I am not going to a professional.
I'm going to have my friend shave my hair for me.
Anthony will be shaving my hair today.
I was like, "I trust you."
And I'm really excited for him to start.
Are you sure?
Yes.
Okay.
You just made me so nervous!
When I was back in Michigan, that's when I was worried about what people were gonna say...
If my parents and my family would like it...
Being in New York, it's a perfect environment to try new hairstyles without any judgement.
I can just focus on, just pretty much, getting a haircut that I want to get.
I'm gonna be honest, I can't believe you let me do this.
You're telling me now!
It's like a two-year-old took some scissors to my head.
As a woman, and a South Asian woman, there's a lot of associations with femininity to have
long, black, beautiful hair.
You don't dye your hair, you don't shave your hair, you keep it long.
To some people, having long, black hair, is seen as better and more valuable, and it can
make making a bigger visual change a little bit more difficult.
But I definitely think that if you want to cut your hair, just go ahead and do it.
I mean, hair is hair, it will grow back.
Wow.
Wait, this is better than I thought.
Oh!
Okay!
Wow!
You did a great job, Anthony!
It's like nothing ever happened...
I mean, if you want it back...
I could try to stick this back on.
It looks great!
I know that this haircut isn't for everybody, but I personally love the way it turned out.
I'm not the kind of person to shy away from something bold.
And at the end of the day, hair is just hair.
I finally feel like myself after shaving off half my hair.
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