WATCH THIS BEFORE YOU BIG CHOP OR A PIXIE CUT! | THE ONLY PIXIE-PREP VIDEO YOU NEED TO SEE! (HONEST)

Thinking about chopping your hair off? Doing the BIG CHOP? Getting a pixie cut? Going short for the FIRST time, by choice or circumstance? No idea what you're REALLY getting into?
I'm here to enlighten you!
In this PART 1 PIXIE Q&A video, we are going over the REAL pros and cons of having short hair, questions and concerns about having short hair, the realities you need to accept that come with it, set honest expectations for yourself, talk about what it's REALLY like to grow it out, and even what ways you cover it/cope with the awkward stages if/when you do!
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There's a ton of info (and visual examples) in this video, so sit back, hang out, and hear all about it, put this on in your headphones and get a couple things done, whatever works!
TIME STAMPS ARE BELOW FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE
0:00 Hello / introduction - lots of pixies I've done in the past
0:40 What to expect in this PART ONE and also in PART TWO
1:19 Are you a BIG CHOPPER or a PIXIE ENTHUSIAST? (why you're cutting your hair and what that means for your experience)
1:56 CATEGORY ONE- BIG CHOP PEOPLE / big choppers - those who cut their hair to "start over" with their hair and grow it back ultimately
2:58 CATEGORY TWO- PIXIE ENTHUSIASTS - those who cut their hair short as a stylistic / lifestyle change and plan to wear it that way well into the foreseeable future
3:41 DISCLAIMER: I am not trying to sway your decision one way or another - this video is 100% transparent
4:15 SETTING HONEST EXPECTATIONS - BIG CHOPPERS and those going short due to circumstance
6:10 SETTING HONEST EXPECTATIONS - PIXIE ENTHUSIASTS
6:55 YOUR CONCERNS about going short
7:07 DOES YOUR HEAD OR FACE SHAPE MATTER?
9:13 HOW TO VISUALIZE YOURSELF WITH SHORT HAIR before you go for it (seeing your face and head shape more clearly)
10:59 THINGS YOU NEED TO ACCEPT ABOUT HAVING SHORT HAIR - OBJECTIVE PIXIE CUT REALITIES
11:16 YOU CANT "HIDE" BEHIND YOUR HAIR ANYMORE. NEW VULNERABILITY
12:28 YOU CAN'T RELY ON YOUR HAIR TO BE YOUR ENTIRE SENSE OF FEMINITY
13:16 THIS IS A "NON-TRADITIONAL" LOOK ON A WOMAN SO PEOPLE WILL PROJECT THEIR OWN ASSUMPTIONS ONTO YOU
14:20 FUNNY STORY ABOUT BEING "STEREOTYPED" FOR HAVING A PIXIE CUT
15:30 WHAT IF MY PARTNER DOESN'T WANT ME TO HAVE SHORT HAIR? WHAT IF THEY AREN'T ATTRACTED TO ME ANYMORE?
17:05 THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT PIXIE STYLES (VISUAL EXAMPLES) There is one that will work great for you!
17:58 PROS AND CONS
18:06 PROS AND HIDDEN BENEFITS
18:10 NO MORE EDGE TENSION
18:56 GENERALLY HEALTHIER HAIR - NO PONYTAIL BREAKAGE, ETC.,
19:31 REDUCED HEADACHES DUE TO HAIR-RELATED TENSION / WEIGHT
20:08 SAVE TIME DOING YOUR HAIR / SAVE HAIR PRODUCT / SAVE MONEY!
21:20 NO MORE SENSORY HAIR BOTHERS - ITCHINESS, HOT, IN FACE, CLAUSTROPHOBIA
22:11 MORE FREEDOM TO PLAY WITH CUTS/ COLORS / STYLES - LOWER COMMITMENT
22:47 CONFIDENCE BOOSTER
23:00 SHORT HAIR IS MORE ADVENTURE-FRIENDLY, LOW MAINTENANCE
23:33 CONS AND DOWNSIDES
23:39 THE BIGGEST CON- THE GROW-OUT PROCESS AND HOW LONG IT TAKES, HOW FRUSTRATING AND UNFLATTERING IT IS, ETC.,
25:54 NO MORE CONVENIENT PONYTAILS OR MESSY BUNS - YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO YOUR HAIR
26:30 GENERAL LIMITATION ON HAIRSTYLES
27:10 QUESTIONS FROM YA'LL (Q & A PORTION)
27:39 Q - WHAT ARE MY TIPS ON MAINTAINING THE HAIRCUT AND SHAPE?
28:42 HOW DO YOU MAINTAIN THE STYLE AND DEFINITION FOR SEVERAL DAYS?
30:17 WHAT IS THE NAME OF MY HAIRCUT? WHAT DO I TELL MY STYLIST TO GET THIS HAIRCUT?
31:15 DO I EVER REGRET CUTTING MY HAIR SHORT? (AND WHY I KEEP GOING BACK TO SHORT HAIR)
32:35 WHO CUTS MY HAIR? HOW DO YOU FIND A PIXIE CUT STYLIST FOR YOUR FIRST CUT / REGULAR CUTS?
34:17 A NOTE ON SEEING A BARBER VS. A HAIRSTYLIST
35:10 ALL ABOUT PROTECTIVE STYLES / COVERING YOUR AWKWARD STAGES / OPTIONS FOR GRACEFULLY GROWING IT OUT
35:35 WIGS - see my blog below to find out where I've purchased all mine and how headband wigs are super beginner friendly (forgot to mention)
36:33 HATS
36:53 HEADBANDS
37:21 HEAD/HAIR WRAPS
37:37 NATURAL PROTECTIVE STYLES - BRAIDS (visual examples) and a note on how braids may affect the integrity of your growing hair
38:27 EXTENSIONS - clip ins / tape ins / micro-links and what not (I have limited info)
39:06 "TRAINING" your hair for the first few days after your haircut (last minute thought)
40:09 OUTRO
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