Buzz cut

[NoNo]

I couldn't agree more! In a year, my hair went from this:


(Donated and probably enough for several wigs)

To this:


To this:

(Fun for drunk friends to play with)

I don't know if I could go back. Granted, I knew I was donating my hair, so I grew it longer than I'd normally have it, but it's so thick it's a hassle. I love not having frizzy hair, I love that it looks different one day to the next, I love how much cooler I feel in the heat. It just works for me all around. Don't know if I'd have the guts to do a full buzz, so more power to you for that! And good luck on reason 10!

[malkin]

Don't forget!

You can eat ice cream in the wind!

[marni]

jusst because , I have had a buzz cut for over ten years and have gotten used to being mistaken for a man, at least until I open my mouth. I love being able to just dunk my head in a sink, shake it dry and walk away. I hate messing with hair, skin care, makeup. I have gone without makeup including lipstick for at least 20 years. My skin care regiem is to wash my face with warm water, slap on some baby lotion and go to bed. In the morning it is warm water, sunscreen and go.

marni

[MomOnBike]

Thanks all. Your support means a lot.

I had been threatening for years to get a buzz cut - except that was supposed to be prelude to my Vancouver to Key West dream tour. Oh well, now I know how it's done.

I love the ice cream idea!

And NoNo, yep that long hair on you looks hot. When mine was past my waist, I always wore it in a braid, but yes, it did get to be more than I was willing to work with. You look happier with the shorter cuts.

OK, pictures. The before picture was early June on a ferry across Lake Michigan - thus the wind-blown look. The after picture was right after they sheared me like a sheep. I'm still getting used to the stranger in the mirror - not my self-image at all.

[ny biker]

I like it!

You can have fun with wild earrings when your hair is really short.

Best of luck with the chemo.

[shootingstar]

Wishing you lots of luck with the chemo and strength.

New buzz looks great to generate more 'buzz' among other women.

[NoNo]

I think it looks cool! There's a woman at work who has a buzz cut, and she's very involved with breast cancer fundraisers. One day my former boss asked "Do you think she had cancer?" "I don't know, maybe." "I think she did. She has that 'survivor' look to her." So maybe you should stop calling it a "buzz" and start calling it "The Survivor"!