The Big Chop

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Jan 4, 2012

Indya S.

when did you do your big chop and what were your reasons for doing it. how short was your hair after? how did you feel the morning after

I chopped mine off all the way. BALD and my hair grew back faster and healthier. My curls are bigger than before. I do not regret it. The growing out process however, has been a royal pain.

Jan 4, 2012

Indya S.

i want to do that as well but i want to have a little bit to work with so i'm leting it grow out then going to cut it... i'm so pumped

Jan 4, 2012

Shelley W.

I'm tempted to do it right now!!! I flat ironed my hair a few days ago and already I'm tired of it. It's just too freakin' long. It doesn't fit into my active lifestyle of working out and being outdoors. I did cut my hair super short years ago and it was so liberating to not be chained down with hair appliances.

I do a big chop once every 2/3 years at least to donate my hair. LAST WEEK i cut off 6 1/2 inches so i could donate it, i have such a cute A line now and every time i cut my hair i want t keep it short. The next morning i woke up and all i needed to do was straighten my bangs and i was ready to go (AWESOME) and washing my hair is so funny cause i barley use shampoo & conditioner now and it feels amazing and so healthy!

All through high school i had very short hair so i didn't have to deal with it during sports then prom would come around and extensions would come out lol so i go back and forth from long to short naturally now :)

I've done it twice! Both times were because I wanted to go natural. I don't care for transitioning...so I just went all the way. My Dad cut my hair both time. SHAVED HEAD both times. I actually liked the look. I don't like the tiny afros...it needs to be a ceasar or at least long enough to twist. It feels great to not have to worry about your hair when you have a low cut. 

Feb 11, 2012

Ari M.

i felt free.. lmao 

Feb 11, 2012

Myshel D.

My dad was really strict about cutting my hair as a kid... So I had Rapunzel like hair. But he told me that when I turned 18 I could do whatever I wanted with my hair length. So a few days after my 18th birthday I chop it off to a Pixie cute cut. I loved it and never let my hair grow past my shoulders till this past year because I had so many friends getting married and special functions that required me to do all sort of long-hair styles. I really miss my short hair and really don't know how much longer I can deal with it long. It's a lot of work especially since I have very thick and curly hair. Easiest way for me to handle it is by straightening it all the time. 

Feb 12, 2012

Jasmine B.

I first did the big chop so I wouldn't have a long transition from relaxed to natural. It was a big transition to go that short ( I was almost bald) but growing my hair back out was worth it because my hair is now longer and healthier than ever. I recommend it most definitely for starting over from the beginning to get your hair back to a healthier state.  

Feb 15, 2012

Mindy N.

I have done this twice now. Once when i was 16, I cut my hair to a pixie cut. Never regretted it. Last April, (i'm not 28), I cut off 10 inches from my hair to a "lob". I still don't regret it to this day... but my hair grows fast - it has grown all 10 inches back in this year.  :)

Feb 18, 2012

Dani P.

I guess my first official big chop was when I was 8 and I was supposed to have like a cute bob and they chopped all my hair off and I practically had a bowl cut. I was so angry and embarrassed. I didn't let my mom take me to get my hair cut or trim it herself for years after that. My hair stayed long and at its longest was past my butt till around freshman year of higschool. I cut it off to about my shoulderblades after that and then got a hair up my ass and chopped it all off into a pixie cut when I was 16. They messed up my cut again, and I didn't really know how to style it so I grew it back out. A couple years ago I had a SUPER short a-line and I loved it. I've actually been thinking about going back. I've been trying to grow my hair out but by the time it reaches a bit past my shoulders the ends get fried and need to be trimmed so I never make it much past my shoulders. This is how short my a-line was and I miss it.

Feb 20, 2012

Indya S.

@Dani P. I LOVE YOUR HAIR CUT AND THE COLOR..... so BEAUTIFUL

Feb 22, 2012

Dani P.

@Indya Thanks! I really loved that hair. My friend Kelsey is a hair stylist and it was part of my payment for babysitting her daughter Ryver. She moved last year, so I haven't had a haircut in ages. The girl I go to now is good, but Kelsey really knows how to work with my hair. I wish she didn't live so far away, because I'd have her do my hair all the time.