OMG She's Bald: the power of a woman with a shaved head

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Published 2017-06-17
Women discuss how losing their locks makes them feel sexually empowered and how it has made strangers question their spirituality and religion.

Written and Produced by Charnah Ellesse @ellessechar
Director of Photography – Stephan Knight @stephanknight_
Second Camera Operator – Lucy Hubbard @lucyluckyyou_
Creative Director – Isabella Rider @isseyrider

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All Comments (21)
  • @braydenm3717
    I shaved my head. I am a female, and I am 15 years old. Many people in the comments are saying that this video is pointless and meaningless. No it is not. It is so powerful and confidence-boosting and amazing to have a shaved head as a female. It is an amazing movement that I am so happy to be a part of. I finally feel beautiful
  • "I respect every woman that has shaved her head because they are definitely in the definition of a fearless woman" yeess thats right
  • @yana-perrault
    I come back to this video every time I lose myself, and it reminds me my shaved head is where I thrive.
  • @Meme__
    When I shaved my head I felt the most feminine and beautiful I ever have in my life! I would strongly encourage all women to do it at least once in their lifetime, so empowering.
  • @Lauramwaller
    I shaved my head and it was the most liberating, amazing, empowering experience of my adult life. I'm over 40 and got tired of not being enough. I felt ugly, unwanted, and unloved. As I watched hair fall to the floor I wanted to laugh. I felt like all those negative feelings were being removed. After I saw myself for the first time after my hair was gone, I found a woman who was beautiful without hair and I loved and wanted myself. I feel free.
  • @user-iw3ot1rz9m
    I shaved my head yesterday. I am 17. It’s the best thing I ever done
  • @808sndHeartAke
    You are enough queen! We are ALL enough ladies 🖤✊✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
  • @kennycuts1
    I'm a licensed barber and the buzzcut looks stunning on you and I agree more indian women should try it,hair doesn't make the person it's whats inside that counts
  • @celefrioni6448
    I shaved my hair about 10 days ago. I took me more than 10 years to make that decision. Best thing I ever did in my life so far 🖤
  • If anyone watching this is having a hard time finding meaning in this video, just know that this wasn't made for you. It has meaning to me and many other young and old women, heads shaved or not, and it was made for us.
  • @paulatobias3428
    Fact: it's not outrageous to be a bald woman. Let's normalize it because we do exist regardless of choice or not. Great video though.
  • @Natmitch08
    i just shaved my hair today , i've re-watched this video over 20 times throughout the years and i finally had the courage to let go and cut it all off and i am so happy!
  • @pagethreemodel
    The Indian girl had the most substance to me. I think, for Indian girls and African/Carrib girls it's harder because hair, is this prevalent and significant part of our cultures. I can only imagine what the Indian girl went through with her mum and female elders from within her own community, not to even mention her peers and the men, when she made the decision to shave her head. It's kind of the same with black people. That 'your hair is an important part of you' mentality and its stifling for women who genuinely want to shave their heads be it for aesthetic or health (hair health) reasons. Anyway, all the women featured are beautiful.
  • @yana-perrault
    I come back to this video time and time again, and rewatch it whenever I doubt the ways I show up in this world as a woman. Love this video and it’s message.
  • I never felt like more of a queen then when my head was shaved. It was so freeing! This video had me thinking about going back!
  • @erikahale3829
    I shaved my hair because my hair was very long and thick and I was tired of it. I’m the same person with a shaved head 🤷🏽‍♀️ I just don’t care for hair. I don’t wear makeup either. Guess I just prefer the simple life.
  • @Captain-Electro
    I'm a dude and I recently shaved my head and I walked around with anxiety wondering what people would think. I can only imagine what kind of anxiety a woman would have. If I catch someone passing judgment on a woman with short/no hair I'm calling them on it. My 4 year old daughter wants to do it because she saw me do it. My wife and I don't want to deal with the family judgment. If my wife will allow it, then so will I but when my daughter is in her rebellious years, I'm gonna let her go crazy 😆 I have tats, piercings and strong views. I can't stop that kid from being a piece of that. As long as she doesn't tear up the house, she can do whatever. Purple hair, no hair. Her clothing must protect her from the elements like sun and cold but I wouldn't be worried if the punk/90's style came back or whatever. I got 10 years roughly to prepare for that.
  • Shaving my head is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever experienced in my life I do get radical punk vibes I feel badass and beautiful but also I don’t have to buy hair products 😂😂😂 I don’t think I ever wanna grow my hair back
  • @classyg6512
    I shaved my head in June and I absolutely loved it even though everyone else did not. I felt more beautiful then I already felt when I had longer hair. My hair is now 4 inches and I am still in love. Many people thought I was a lesbian, going through a crisis, or I was crazy. But guess what, I am a women that does not need to have long hair to still feel like a woman or be considered a woman. REMEMBER THIS: If you want to shave your hair, GO FOR IT!! It will grow back and who cares what anyone thinks about you. YOU ARE YOU !
  • @gypsyjane6352
    im jamaican and my hair when it was relaxed brushed past my shoulders. apparently thats the longest anyone in my family has gotten it and it was coveted. when i first did a pixie my mom FREAKED. second time, going natural.... she almost disowned me. now that my hair is 3 years natural and almost bra strap length my mom still tries to shit on my natural hair, making fun of its nappiness... which is really insane. same with my bf who is african, when he tried to grow his loc's out his mom would shit on him and sabotage his lil baby locs. now they are almost waist length and everyone in his family envies his hair. now i want to shave my hair off again, wonder what my mom will say, not that i care now. crazy what we have to deal with, the self hate is so real. anyways, i really enjoyed this video