9 Women Tell The Truth About Life After Hair Loss
- Posted on 28 May, 2015
- Hair Knowledge
- By Anonymous
It’s something that all women have wrestled with at one point: hair. How to pin it, twist it, plait it, or Brazilian blow-dry it to within an inch of its life. As malleable as fabric, as personal and provocative as any statement dress, it’s the thread that connects us to identity. So what happens when you lose it?
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9 Women Tell the Truth About Life After Hair Loss
Well, I had long brown hair that was pretty bloody gorgeous. If I'm honest, it looked great, it was why blonde I went every three weeks to the salon to have it conditioned and colored highlighted. I was religious with my hair. I had this waist-length mane of crazy wavy hair and I used to think it was my biggest asset now. Looking back, I think that I hid behind my hair a lot more than I realized. I'Ve always loved my hair. I'Ve had a good relationship with my hair, so yeah it was difficult to to shave it off and to kind of take away that security blanket. But I realized that I'm not going to have that anymore and kind of I chose to take it away from myself. As well and not hold on to something that's not there, I really felt like my loss of my hair, was so related with getting better and that's kind of how I thought of it, and it was hard it was hard to go out. I think beauty to me was just like I wanted to fit in and now it's like. I want to stand up, you know, so I wanted people to see me in the raw without the hair. It wasn't until the end of last year, where I could finally put back on a wig and it felt really liberating as well, because there was some resemblance of the girl who I was before, and it wasn't a negative thing. I wasn't upset losing my hair because I'm one of those people who I go to the hair cutter II in there. I look through the magazines and I'm like. Oh, I like that haircut. So, ah, I've had my hair short I've had my hair long and before I started losing my hair. One of the nurses suggested I go, get a wig that looks like my hairstyle and my color before it falls out and I just have to wear a hat or a scarf with it. So I can look like myself. I wore a wig immediately after I shaved. My hair off that seemed like a natural progression. I don't wear wigs anymore, but my wig was fantastic for those first three months. It really got me over a tough period where I didn't want to be without hair, and I slowly started transitioning to finding my own style. I realized that um for someone as young as me, the wig wasn't really working. I remember like sitting like with my friend my other friend, and I took my wig off and he was like, oh my god, you're beautiful and you never should put a wig on again. No one had ever said that to me that I can recall to me, beauty and femininity isn't just about putting your best features forward, but it's about embracing your flaws and accepting who you are all of who you are the bald the thick haired, the pale, the Tanned or whatever, I think, especially more so now without having hair, I notice more than just hair, I notice beautiful features of somebody its face, somebody you might have beautiful eyes or big full lips or great cheekbones, and everybody has a special feature and when you don't Have hair you can really figure out what that feature is it's made me appreciate the fun of makeup and beauty, and also the importance of it that it's not just fun. It has a real value like working with women who have lost their hair for whatever reason and teaching them certain tips and techniques and standing back and then seeing them stuff in the mirror and feeling great again, even with myself like. I have one thing that I love to wear every day and that's just like mascara and it sort of just brings things back to its natural state of just like the simplicity of what it is. It doesn't take me to have a lot to be beautiful. It is actually about the person and what's inside of them and what their message is. That'S actually what is the most beautiful? I was remember when I went to the Met Newton in New York and I saw a painting Renaissance painting of a woman and it was a portrait of her face and I looked closely. I thought she doesn't have any eyelashes. I realized that that was clearly because, as beauty trends kind of come and go throughout their the decades and the centuries, my lashes was something that clearly were not prized as something as being incredibly important. Back then - and this portrait just shows him with no eyelashes at all, and I thought she looks great, and so I immediately went down to the gift shop and bought the postcard you
Comments
Poppy: My hair is growing back slowly after cancer treatment. Nice to see the issue being openly discussed!
Kayla Rock: Ohhh this is so beautiful. My grandmother passed away from breast cancer over ten years ago, and lost all her cuuurly hair. She was so beautiful with a scarf and hat on though, because regardless of losing her hair, she didn't not lose her beaming smile and laughter! That's what got me passionate about cosmetology, the empowerment and how it can really just make women feel again. Loved this video so much.
Livi Rose: Simply Stunning. Stunning video, stunning message and stunning women. Bravo Vogue.
Kevin Jewell: I have helped several friends through cancer and the first thing I buy them is Hermes scarves, the bigger the better, tie a big knot and make it into a pirate head scarf, or maybe Italian starlette from the 1960's, with large round sun glasses, or just around the head to feel the texture of the silk...wigs can be a nightmare on a hairy head..so work different styles...very long scarves and a side knot for a flapper look... She may have cancer but her stule and being a woman isn't dead...and if she has breast cancer I touch her forehead and heart and remind her that those are where being a woman comes from, not the T&A.
Encelia Hair: Amazing video! This video really helped me when I first lost my hair and I know that it will continue to help so many other women! Well done Vogue!
Ju M.: This is a beautiful, powerful video that has, unfortunately, not too many views. I wish every woman could see this and realize how greater life can be beyond the safety we're used to. All these women are so... stunning. Absolutely stunning. Not a single thing wrong with them. Congratulation to Vogue for this.
AJ: I love these videos because they shift my perception to what real beauty looks like. Like these strong beautiful women. I have androgenic alopecia and I hope to be as confident as them some day ❤️
Silk or Lace: Everyone's hair loss journey is so different, but the emotions are all the same - raw, real and valid. "Accepting who you are, all of who you are", as one of the beautiful women in this video said, is the exact reason our wig company Silk or Lace was founded! Empowering women and making high quality, realistic wigs and toppers accessible!
Livy Boyd: So Courageous and inspiring! You're all so beautiful!
Loveroon: All these women are legitimately so beautiful without hair or short hair!
Natalie V: love this . very beautiful and real. good work.
Anya T: So inspirational and brave
Fabio Okubaru: Beauty! I only can see beauty in this video
texmom: Glad to see women handling their hair loss in different ways because we’re all different and there’s no one size fits all.
Revolutionary Healing: It was devastating to lose nearly all my hair after I lost too much weight too quickly on a crash diet. I wished to help educate others on how to prevent this catastrophe through a video for a hair growth smoothie on my channel.
Pharmacist Formula: Good video. It's a topic I cover in my channel as a pharmacist and it's good to see other people's views on it.
eman Alrefai: I used to think that my hair is what is beautiful in me , I cried when my doctor told me that I have to do chemo , the only thing I told my doctor is I don't want to lose my hair . Not my hair . And when it began to full down it was painful until I shaved my hair
Rhonda P Cook: I had been going through baldness genetics for a long time. Via trial and error, I finally found out that only natural treatment could guarantee the satisfying results without leaving unwanted aftermaths, even if it may take time and patience.
Daisy: I buzzed my hair off just cause I love buzzcuts. Feel free! I’m lucky to have the choice.
Jeanie Mitchell: Is this specifically about hair loss because of cancer treatments? Because most of these women have hair but it's short. Which leads me to think it has regrown once the chemo etc. has been stopped. I personally know three women who went through this and it was devastating to them.
Rosemary J. Harden: Well I have been using *Super har food anti hair loss shampoo* for over a month and I can honestly say the amount of *hair in the shower drain is about 75-80% less than before* Still hair in my brush, but again, not as much. My hairdresser said my hair looked better. It is pricey, but so far so good!
Maja Vucic: very inspiring
Brittany Andersen: I wish I could have been a part of this!
Celia Zissiadou: Such an amazing video!
AESTHETICALLYPLEASED: This is refreshingly powerful
JuiceMyRandomness: Amazing beautiful women ❤️
Sadaf Mansoor: wow what a beautiful strong brave women...
sara35ish: I can relate to this.
allisondana: this is a beautiful video
Kendall Shaw: This is fucking beautiful.
Ionic DJ: this made me cry
rizwana khatoon: i have 0 percent confidence after all my hair fell.
Yeha Marin: Valisia is such a beautiful name.
Luis Cooper: *I used "Head & Shoulders 2 in 1 shampoo" for many years. I start noticing a significant amount hair loss during my hair routine. The amount is so great that I decided to try **_superhairfood anti hair loss product_** ( I bought from w….superhairfood….c ) out The product does work on me. I purchase both hair loss prevention shampoo and lotion. After using the product a few times now, I can see the difference. I will stay with this product until my hair grows in full volume*
Rachel D: I wish this was inspiring, but it's really not. Maybe they have hair loss, but they are still all have very beautiful faces, unflawed smooth skin, are thin or average sized. When you have a not so pretty face, acne and acne scars, are overweight and the only thing that wasn't ugly on you was your hair... I just wanna cry every day.
Dezeri Smith: All of them are Beautiful
Carina Aysha: ARGAN Rain is a great product, I had to shave my head bald because of a mess up that I did when I was cutting my hair. So I ordered this product to help me achieve the look that I was going for and it is amazing.
Carl White: Sadly since I have turned 30, I have noticed an increase in hair loss. I am female and my mom who is in her mid50s suffers from the same issue. I was excited to try *Argan Rain Oil* .. I tell you what, way less hair loss when I brush. My hair seems stronger and is breaking less. I also got their shampoo and will be repurchasing both as they are both helping and seem to contain all natural products,
Macy Flowers: UMMMM they all have hair....except for the actual bald woman. All of them that have hair, it is thick and will grow again. They have hair and rather thick hair too. Try dealing with it NOT coming back.....that's a whole nother sob story...
Siarah Barnum: thank you
ANUPAMA HALDAR: It was thick , silky and beautiful
Smartana Jones: Ok, most of these women have hair, albeit short, they are not bald. This is such a misleading video.
Davina Necklie: I’ve tried toppik and caboki so i figured why not try this. to be honest toppik looks like ashes or dust on my head. ARGAN Rain looks much more natural than the others. I’m sold. It works.
Sara Sara Nora: This is great shampoo. Argan rain took about 3 months for my hair to quit falling out but now it has and I probably will always use it.
Resident Reveler: I thought there would be actual hair loss. Men who go through hair loss would be blessed if their hair loss was this minimal.
Danzel Peter: I have been using argan life products consistently since my dermatologist recommended it for hair loss. I think, smell is really good and I am really satisfied with this product. You can get more information on argan life products website.