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When I was in college, one of my classmates had a shoulder length haircut, and she looks very pretty with that haircut. Although she had average face features, that hair length suits her and her unique among all. From that time, I started admiring short hair but living in a South Asian family it was almost impossible because long hairs are considered as a beauty symbol of a girl.
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As you all know South Asian weddings are a perfect mix of traditions and glamour. There’s a pressure to look elegant and beautiful. Heavy embellished dresses with statement jewelry pieces, glam makeup and hairstyle are a norm to attend any wedding. How would I style my hair with short hair length because hairstyle is the foremost thing that elevates traditional looks. Moreover, the uncertainty that whether it would suit me or not always remained me away from my desired haircut.
A simple haircut, yet it felt like shedding an old version of myself and stepping into a new one.
However, yesterday I decided to stop overthinking and just go for it.
Walking into the salon felt like an act of liberation because it was all about prioritizing myself over everything else. When the stylist started to chop my hair, I was a bit nervous but the moment she…
