Like Florence Pugh, I’m Rocking the Buzziest Cut of the Season — I Feel so Sexy

New York Post ^ | May 5, 2023 | Asia Grace

[nickcarraway]

“I feel so free and very feminine,” said Spino, who works in marketing. “We’re taught to believe that women can only be sexy with long hair, but I get so many comments from men and women telling me my buzz cut is so hot.”

For women, this season the buzz cut is … well, buzzy. At the Met Gala on Monday, “Don’t Worry Darling” star Florence Pugh, 27, debuted her newly shaved head on the red carpet.

On TikTok, the hashtag #GirlsWithShavedHeads has amassed over 106.7 million views, with w“People are really into low-maintenance hair now, and a buzz cut is about as low maintenance as it gets,” said Hartnett, a cosmetologist of 11 years. “We’re having this liberated moment that sees celebrities and everyday women saying, ‘I don’t need all this hair anymore.’ “Women sharing their dramatic transformations.

[alstewartfan]

Point well taken.

[alstewartfan]

No woman enhances herself after getting porcupined. My classmate lost her hair to chemo, and it is not the end of the world, but she sure isn’t happy about it. Her husband is super supportive, of course.

[ducttape45]

Most guys, myself included, love sexy long hair on women!

Amen brother!

[Nifster]

My mother made sure my hair was cut short. With five kids she wasn’t into lots of tangles

[skr]

Lennox at least only got a very short cut. This person looked much better with her long hair, but she’s probably enjoying a much faster hair washing/drying session for now.

[Noumenon]

Ha4d pass. Plus, she’s got that RBF going on.

[Redcitizen]

Definitely Before wins.

[TalBlack]

If she doesn’t happen to be a lezbo the article might be meaningful, but c’mon…

[DIRTYSECRET]

She’s lazy. Takes effort to maintain it long. ‘Free’ means different.

They shaved us in basic-Lackland AFB. I used to just love rubbing the stiff stubble. Scalp sweat smelled different.

[MeganC]

And your classmate’s situation is entirely different. I will be praying for her. My husband had chemo this year and lost his hair. It’s growing back now and the weird thing is his hair was white before and now it’s coming back the natural red it had been when he was younger! One small blessing out of a life threatening situation.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

There was a big push back in 1966 to shorten womens' hair, but not to the butch buzz cut extent. Model "Twiggy" started it (you probably remember it). I remember all the hullabaloo about it.

Of course, there was equal hullabaloo 40 years before that with "flapper" styles and short hair on women that grew out of the horrors of WW I.

I just looked up her haircut and found an interesting story behind it:

Twiggy’s Iconic Haircut Was Apparently An Accident
By Gabby Thorne, August 14, 2020

A simple portrait taken by photographer Barry Lategan helped launch the modeling career of Dame Lesley Lawson, better known as Twiggy. The iconic photo marks a cultural reset in the modeling and beauty world, her short pixie cut neatly parted to the side and her wide eyes staring straight into the camera. But the star actually didn't actually intend on getting the haircut that transformed her career.

On the podcast Table Manners With Jessie Ware, the model sat down with hosts (and mother-daughter duo) Jessie and Lennie Ware to chat about her life and career over a plate of savory mince pie, a traditional British dish. Jessie had to ask the question that many have probably been dying to know for years: Did Twiggy actually like the haircut?

The star proceeded to tell the story of how she received her gorgeous pixie. At the age of 16, she went to an upscale salon in Mayfair called the House of Leonard, asking for a simple shampoo and set. However, that's clearly not what ended up happening. Leonard, the owner of the salon, asked if he could give her a haircut, and though she wasn't sure about the idea of parting with her long hair, she was a bit too shy to refuse.

"I was very into my hair. And for a moment, I kind of went, 'Oh I don't know whether I want my hair cut,'" Twiggy tells the hosts. "But I was so shy and I was in this very posh salon in Mayfair. So I was a bit too shy to say, 'I don't want it done.' And I kind of nodded." She came back the next day and for seven hours, he cut, colored, and recut her hair to create the iconic pixie we know her for today.

While she was initially hesitant, she ended up loving the cut. Photographer Barry Lategan later shot the iconic portrait photo, which Leonard hung in his salon. A fashion journalist named Dierdre McSharry who was also a client of Leonard's later saw the photo and went on to name the budding model “The Face of 1966” in the Daily Express. From there, the rest is history.

So her fame was a quirk of fate going to that salon, being too shy to say "no," getting a great cut (SEVEN hours!), getting a nice photo shoot, and having a fashion journalist spot the iconic photo.

I remember quite a few girls in high school getting similar cuts. They look great on the right face.

But the buzz look? Ugh. Awful. Looks like she just arrived at Quantico.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“she’s got that RBF going on”

Absolutely hideous, isn’t it? But that smile (with the perfect white teeth) is gorgeous. I am always amazed why women would want to hide it.

[alstewartfan]

I never hated pixie cuts. My best friend has one now, thanks to scalp psoriasis. But 90% of women who do not suffer hair loss look phenomenal with long or super long hair, in my eyes.

[alstewartfan]

I never hated pixie cuts. My best friend has one now, thanks to scalp psoriasis. But 90% of women who do not suffer hair loss look phenomenal with long or super long hair, in my eyes.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I’m with you about pixie cuts and “90% of women who do not suffer hair loss look phenomenal with long or super long hair”!

[ansel12]

A hairstyle to destroy a woman's womanness.

[PghBaldy]

Hans Brinker was unavailable for comment.

[joshua c]

i love it

maybe now they will be on time

[joshua c]

is she going to fight aliens?

[Bounced2X]

The buzzed side pic reminds me of the gal in the movie THX1138.