baldies: Keanna Houston
“My hair was giving me stress and anxiety!”
name: Keanna Houston
social media: @beautifulkewe / @thevent_channel (YouTube channel)
How long have you been a self-proclaimed baldie?
Over a year but wanted to try to let my hair grow out and decided to just cut my hair yesterday 2/18/19
Did anyone inspire you to cut your hair? (include @ name if possible)
Nope the very first time I did it off a whim because I was tired of my Afro maintainability
What made you decide to cut your hair?
My hair was giving me stress and anxiety! I felt like I had to constantly keep it kept up and I would spend money and hours in the bathroom and still not be satisfied with my look. Cutting my hair took that off my plate.
What reservations/fears did you have about cutting your hair?
That I would look less feminine and look like a boy. Or my head would look too fat
How did you prepare yourself for your hair cut?
I used apps to simulate how it could look but it did not work so I just said whatever and did it anyway I was not prepared for the result at all!
What was your initial reaction to seeing yourself with short hair?
It was shocking but I still felt good and confident
Did cutting your hair symbolize anything to you?
Symbol for freedom and cutting away anything that made me feel stressed about my looks and hair
Do you plan on ever growing your hair back out?
I recently tried to for a few months I started to get tired of it because of maintenance and yesterday I was crying because I felt ugly no matter what I did to my hair. So from here on out most likely not.
Did cutting your hair hurt or help your self-confidence?
Help my confidence tremendously. All of my features stand out now and it’s beautiful
Do you regret your decision at all?:
Not at all