I have a buzz cut and I loved yours. Sorry people are too closed minded and ignorant, but I don’t blame you for doing what you need to keep your $$ coming in. You literally look beautiful with any hairstyle.
I'm honestly so sad for you hearing about how the buzzcut negatively effected you. I buzzed my head many years ago and it was such a fun experience even though I don't plan on doing it again. You seemed so genuinely excited about it. I'm so sorry some people were so mean about it ❤️ you look amazing always.
I feel the same way! I was such a fan of her buzz cut and I love that Stella was never afraid to try something with her hair. I understand this is her job but it pains me when she talks negatively about the buzz cut because there was such negative critique. She’s so creative but the buzz cut era was her MOST creative era. (Still nothing tops those Hungarian flowers in my opinion!)
It looks wonderful one women like her and Sinead O'Connor or Jada Pinkett with perfect, symmetrical features and high cheekbones. The rest of us can't wear it so its disappointing to hear how it's great, awesome etc. It's like when super skinny people say they're fat, if that helps.
100% agree. I follow several "hair girls" and I always find the negative reactions to haircuts (let alone buzzcuts; one girl I follow caught so much shade when she went from below her butt to mid-back) positively creepy. Especially from men, but the whole "you're not supposed to look like that" that comes from women is just as bad. The way that people believe they have the right to police a woman's appearance, and how mean and nasty they can be about it, is just shocking and appalling to me. Stella got randomly recommended to me, jeez, about 6 or 7 years ago now. I subscribed because we have the same hair type and I liked her personality, but even when I occasionally cut back on my internet consumption, she's a subscription that I always keep because I love her creativity, her courage, her positivity, and just her attitude towards life as well as hair. She could do stuff that I hated (hasn't happened yet, but it could) and I would still keep watching. I loved the buzzcut journey; I love the *whole* Stella journey.
It is not fair at all that this decision had on her carrier. She is the hair girl. Exactly! So you need to expect that she will try EVERYTHING you can try with hair. Cos IT GROWS BACK!! Like, what did those people think?? And I am really surprised that our reactions have such impact on the income of the creators. I don't follow much channels and I do not watch what everybody my age is watching. So this make-believe creators...I only heard of them, if someone roasted them.😅 So I know of them, but not names or anything. I am here for true people and good content like hers. End.
In hindsight I’m so glad you shaved your head because I had to shave my head due to having cancer in 2023 and I was inspired by your videos in growing out your buzz cut! I love that you did what you did. Because you gained another person to watch and enjoy your art. Thank you 😊
I guess I am one of the minority then who LOVED the buzzcut. I think it looked amazing on you! Although I can see how most people would have not liked it because most people are conservative and don't experiment with their look. I literally know so many women who have had the same hairstyle since high school and are now in their 50's. I personally have had every color possible as well as every style and am still experimenting ( and never plan to stop)
Me too. I love her buzz cut era. It did look so good on her. Ngl I was a little sad when she started to grow out her buzz cut. And even sadder when she mentioned the reasons why. That people would unsubscribe because she had a buzz cut! Like you mentioned, conservative people who are stuck in their haircut for 30 years. And a buzz cut is waaay too modern, too alternative in their eyes. So sad. I truly felt bad for Stella. I've a buzz cut since April this year and I still love it.
I loved your buzz cut❤ .I think a lot of people love this channel bc u don’t play it safe w ur hair and you’re willing to take risks like that, so it rly surprises and saddens me that it negatively impacted your career :(
Stella is an extremely creative hair content creator. She experiments with her hair in ways many other hair content creators are afraid to try. On top of that, she uses all her experiments as teaching tools for us viewers. So it pains me that many of the things on this list (specifically the buzz cut and extensions) are things she’ll never try again mostly because negative critiques affected her views and her money. Don’t get me wrong, this is not a criticism of Stella, but rather of RUclips, the algorithm, and how we as viewers punish creativity on this platform. This is her job and thusly I understand that she needs views to make her content worthwhile for her. However, personally, I LOVED the Buzz Cut Era. I think it was the most creative Stella has ever been on her channel. And while I may never buzz my own hair, I loved her boldness and the results were beautiful. I didn’t like the extension era. I think Stella had an idea of what she wanted to do and experiment with and it didn’t pan out as well as she had hoped. Then the negative critiques to the man who installed the extensions really deflated her spark. However, I still appreciated the creativity and experimentation of it all. In both of these cases, and so many other experiments Stella does with her hair, whether we like how it turns out or not, just isn’t the point. The point is that she’s doing all the “what ifs” that other hair creators are afraid to try. What if I use permanent dye? What if I put extensions on short hair and dye them? What if I chop all my hair off? What if I put this color on top of that color? IMO, if you just want to see people dying their hair the same old colors over and over again, there are other creators you can go to. (No shade to anyone else, either.) Stop punishing Stella for thinking outside the box. Don’t stifle her creativity.
Buzz cut is very limiting hairstyle and there is pretty much one only "creative" route you can take with buzz cut, which is to bleach it white, rock it for a while, get bored of it and then decorate it with fun shapes and patterns with color. And once that excitement wears off, comes the regret stage and the dreading growing process. Because of this I was able to predict the route Stella was going to take with it. There was nothing creative about it imo. I've seen that process before with buzz cuts, so I lost interest and I bet many her viweres did too.
@@LeahUndead I disagree. Long hair can be just as boring and stagnant as a buzz cut. The creativity lies in the wearer. Stella is very creative and I would have loved to see how far she could have pushed it given the opportunity if her views didn’t tank. People don’t want to see creativity on this platform or on the internet in general. Why do you think “trends” go viral in shorts and TikTok? People rather see people doing the same thing over and over again. Besides anything that can be done to long hair can be done on a wig. Sure human hair wigs are vastly more expensive than the hair that’s growing from your scalp, but Stella has had tons of fun with wigs especially since she’ll be launching a line soon. Nobody says a single NAY to Brad Mondo with his short hair or Guy Tang with his shaved sides and they don’t even work on their own hair like 90% of the time and they’re both the biggest in this niche. But when a woman shaves her hair the views go down.
I'm sorry that the buzz cut affected your business negatively because I really enjoyed those videos. It was fun watching you come up with patterns and designs that you painted on. I hope you will give us more information about how to apply wigs. Currently, I just wear my wigs "loose" putting them on daily, but I would be interested in learning more about the gluing methods.
Teaching you how to properly glue on wigs is one of my biggest goals for next year! I’m launching wigs soon and with them THE BEST wig adhesive and remover for long term wear.
It's so sad that people are so judgy and mean and that your choices (buzz cut) somehow were so personal to the viewing audience. You are so beautiful regardless.
Many of us cannot rock super short hair much less a buzz cut and we look to hair influencers for things WE an do it home, just like DIY stuff that is uber expensive doesn't work as well as cheap DIYs.
That’s messed up you wouldn’t do a buzz cut again because of people’s ridiculous opinions about a hairstyle or haircut on someone that has nothing to do with them. I’m sorry it affected everything negatively for you, and I hope in the future people learn that just because they can say something doesn’t mean they should. I thought you rocked it and that you were happy with it.
I shaved my head last year because I was turning 50 and wanted to do something fun with hair for me. I loved it. It feels amazing and my husband loves it. Sure sometimes folks look at me funny, but I just smile as sweet as pumpkin pie. Of course I don’t make my money online and unfortunately you have to care. But you are a beautiful young person and looked beautiful shaved.
The buzz cut looked great on you, even without makeup. But I hear you about the business aspect of it. As you said, we learn with you. And I am so grateful. Thank you, Stella. Remember, there are so many of us,who love you unconditionally ❤️💚🩵🖤🤎
Hello stella i love your content, and your personality i think that it is sad that society can affect us that much ive done the buzzcut before and it was fun, i would do it again maybe in 2 years or 3 years, but i honestly adore your honesty and i dont think you should waste the content you do with it in the future maybe do it on another RUclips channel, true fans will watch the videos.
Ironically, for some reason my experience with box dyes was the opposite. The color was always questionable, not really as pictured or described, but the longevity of it was non existent. I still remember dyeing it black and showing up to my then hairstylist for a haircut three weeks later with medium brown hair with blonde strands, he could not believe his eyes.
I have a buzz cut as a woman, and Ive recieved a ton of sexism where people would ignore all the signs im OBVIOUSLY a woman (im very feminine) and just focus on the fact my hair was short, so they'd assume i must be a boy. Even though every single part of me screamed "WOMAN" they didn't care, cuz they were so convinced that women need long hair, and only boys can have short hair 🙄. Its exhausting but its worth it, i like proving sexists wrong, but I'm really sorry it made you so miserable 😢
Its not always about sexism. Some people just don’t like how certain hairstyles look and that’s fine. You should really not care too much about what others think.
@@yacobeinauan9533 But it's always the short hairstyles, it's never the long hair styles. I don't usually care about what others think, but the world insisting that femininity = long hair and long hair ONLY is really exhausting
The one haircut i don't think you've tried is the one i will not be getting ever again which is an undercut or any partial part of the hair being shaved. I love the look but if you don't keep it up it looks horrible in no time. Also growing it out means months of uneven crazy looking hair
i still have ny buzzcut i did last new year i just love it alot it was my first time going very short usually i would grow out my hair to my waist and then cut it to my cheekbones. This year has given me the freedom to experiment with mohawks and more masculine style while still looking very chic (or punky depending on stlying) and feminine (or not) like it is truly so versatile I've never felt more like myself.
So pissed off hearing about your buzzcut experience. IMO, buzzcut along with pixie are the most freeing haircuts we could have. I did my first pixie several years ago and the amount of ignorant comments I got from ignorant people were so obnoxious it's a wonder how I managed not to throw any fists at all 😆 Get that buzzcut again and fuck whoever reacts negatively. Your short hair was never about them, anyway. SHORT 👏 HAIR 👏 SUPERIORITY👏 FOREVER 👏 🧿 All negative energies return back to senders PERIODT 🧿
I think you look beautiful in every cut and style you have done. I do think the style you have right now, 5-6-24, is so sexy on you and the orange with blue tips is just wow! I hate that your buzz cut affected your life negatively but my great aunt used to say that people learn the best lessons when they are down not up. ❤
It makes me so sad and angry to hear you’ve got such negative public response to your buzzcut. It just shows how narrow minded some people can be 😢 I for one LOVED the buzzcut on you and I also really enjoy your growing out journey! I think it’s very inspiring!
It is so sad the buzz cut caused such silliness in your life. Mostly because you looked so darn fab in it. And you would think people....a lot of them have crap thin hair.....would have enjoyed your wig and e tension vids following. Because face it many, many do not have thick hair like yours usually is. But, so goes internet mindset.
Agh! When you said that people had a problem with the buzz cut it made me so mad. I’ve had several pixie cuts in my life. I LOVE them. But people’s reaction to it is always so infuriating. MY hair is nothing for YOU to be upset about. “Oh, that’s different 😬” “no, it’s nice, I’m just trying to get used to it.” 👊😠 Bite me!
I enjoyed this reflection, specially the last point about your hair type and hairstyles, I always thought about the shape of your face but completely omit the type of hair (probably because mine is wavy/curvy).
I respect your business decisions and your learning from past decicions. But when it comes to other people not appreciating your business or chanell because of a buzzcut, thats the world's problem, not yours! If anything, you helped the world become more openminded and inclusive :) Do what feels right to you and make sure to put your happiness first. I am not sure if not being able to be yourself openly is going to benefit your mental health any better. I hope it works out for you. But also try to focus on the people that do get you. Your audience might be smaller now, but it might be kinder too. Numbers are not the most important. Quality, not quantity. And I feel like your brand is all about the inside and the quality, wich is amazing for someone who has a chanell about the way we look. Because the outside had become one big marketing joke in this world. Atleast you made it genuine! Thats power. Dont lose your power ever to people who don't get it.
I think this is a very valuable video. The things you explain are important and sometimes crutial information people should have gotten prior to making a decision. So thank you for that. My two cents about these: Black box dye: Ugh... been there, done that, wasn't fun. Black demi-permanent though wasn't too bad even though it was box color too. I've removed black from other people's hair quite often too, but most of them didn't want blonde hair. Either a light brown or natural looking copper hair which can already be challenging. So yah, I would not advice people to use it unless they always want black hair (which, let's be honest, no one REALLY knows, right?). Buzzcut: I had a buzzcut myself and I wasn't too bothered by it that time. But growing it out wasn't fun at all. I was happy to have it done in late august and was able to wear beanies for several months straight so I could hide the most awkward stages of it growing out. And it was the easiest way to grow out my natural hair color and get my hair back to healthy after over processing it. But I would probably never to it again. It's not for me. Haircuts inappropriate for your hair's natural texture: Oh yah. That also explains why I love wearing a mullet and you hate it. My hair has a natural wave to it and a lot of volume to the roots (even though it's rather fine and not very dense). I can easily style a mullet and it's one of the hairstyles I love the most for myself (I'm currently transitioning from a pixie to a mullet). My hair is easy to blow out straight and easy to style wavy or curly without loosing it's shape too soon. Mullets, shaggy cuts and textured cuts work very well for me in general (as long as they stay quite short and don't really touch my shoulders, for anything longer I would need extensions to add body to the base and avoid it getting streaky). Extensions: can't add anything to it, I hate the feeling of it. Clip in extensions are fine, but anything more permanent? Not for me. Had them several times and always hated them. Even though mine were - according to other people - looking like my own hair, I hated the feeling of wearing them. Also the way you need to style them and take care of them is too much effort for me. I am not willing to spend more than 5 minutes for styling my hair. Probably why I did choose to wear only hairstyles that are REALLY great for my natural hair texture. Wigs: I never glued wigs down because I was afraid of that happening, so I'd really appreciate more information on how to do it correctly because a wig always looks better when being glued down.
I've been wanting a buzz cut for a long time, and seeing your buzz cut was really inspiring for me! I'm sorry that others have been so negative :( I'm excited to see what direction you'll go from here! =D
I am recovering my hair from hair choices I won’t make again 🥲😂 and I appreciate this video so much as it’s a great reminder I’m not alone in trying things that maybe weren’t the best for my hair ❤️
Very sad about the buzzcut. You looked beautiful with it and so creative. I was hoping you would do it again this year. You got positive comments on it, too. Maybe some people were jealous of your beauty.
Re Buzz: i can see how it was "Harmful" in the Short Term, however I applaud you for your sense of adventure, and I personally would be more inclined to listen to the advice of some one who has had Every Hair cut & knows how to deal with Grow Out Blues 😎☕💋
As an OCD in Healing with positive Results. My OCD fcked up my life entirely, the amount of shame & guilt i felt over my sins, human mistakes, imperfections kept me borderline suicidal. Not to mention i attracted same ocd pple to reflect bck to me my imperfections. After therapy failed miserably i did manage an improvement after yrs of self healing & i m kinder to myself & to my mistakes & imperfections. Shame is extremely destructive.
I agree with the no.1 really. The three cuts you showed are not that suitable for your length and texture. I myself had level 1 hair for forever. Until a couple years ago... it started to change. Basically, I still have. But there is much thicker and darker hair growing in. It started fairly small. I used to catch one single black strand of hair! A bit thicker, but entirely black. I was a level 5 blond back then. And then I started to find those black hair more frequently. And suddenly I found brown and really textured hair. After that is went faster. And my thin blond hair is now paired with all the other hair and make me appear a level 9 blond. Very dark blond. This is a journey, and it is not bad or good. BUT, while this thicker hair is kicking in ...my scalp doesn't accept my daily hair washes. And as an acne patient, my scalp is oily as hell. If I don't wash it daily...you wouldn't take me for a blond on day 2 anymore. That is how bad it is. Now...what happens is, I get dandruff which is itchy=annoying. And my length is dying. And this is hurting me really. My whole life I chose long hair. It was always beyond my shoulders and always beyond my breastline. So for the first time in my life I need conditioner. Never touched it before, cos why?! My hair was as straight and soft as can be!!! Too soft sometimes😅 I can't do much hair styles cos it is slick and glides. So now I try to rescue my length... I know age and genetics will take that from me anyways. But I still want my length for now. Oh and, that level 1 hair is also the reason I never cut it short, cos I fear these bobs won't suit me. Undercut would be a tragedy, so would layering. Cos it (still) is too thin. Gosh I just looove your videos. They make me talk/write much😅 but that's the excitment!!!
You are a beautiful woman and EVERY style I have seen on you looks amazing. I do have to say that I can't fathom "glueing" a wig on. Just thinking that your scalp can't breath for days sends me into anxiety mode, I don't see how this can be healthy. Anyway, YES girl hair is a huge deal and it can change how people see you. Hair is the instant positive/negative impression when you meet someone. And yes, how pretty you are determines how people will react towards you. We are a shallow race, can't change how people feel. Sending love.
For me I just couldn't relate to a buzz cut so that is why I didn't watch much of the videos with the buzz cut. Because it just didn't interest me. Though I didn't mind at all that she did it. Do what you want with your hair and dont let anyone bring you down.
Basically buzzed mine off a week ago or so and I thought I’d hate it. I’m just trying to grow out my natural color, and see if the curls/waves I had 21 years ago will still be there at all 😂. But I absolutely LOVE it and how I don’t have shit to do to my hair for a while haha and when awkward stages come, it’s winter and I can wear beanies cuz winter! Hell I’d wear a hat in the summer if I want to anyways. But it has always pissed me off that people took it so personally, and being purposely hateful, about your buzz cut … people make the excuse of “she does things to her hair, experiments with her hair and people watch for that” meanwhile won’t actually do half the things ever done to your hair (not counting buzz cut)! So they’re not watching so they can do it too but just to watch as entertainment. It’s fine if they lost interest but the harsh negativity they brought to your comment sections? For the buzz cut and extensions, was just ridiculous as hell. Not deserved either. Next time, if you feel people won’t respond well - please enjoy whatever you want to do with your hair in private. It makes me angry you couldn’t even fully enjoy having the buzz cut because people were butthurt over not being able to watch you mess with your hair, then complain when it gets too damaged and it’s noticeable, or when you do a color or cut folks don’t like - see, they complain about anything when they aren’t being entertained how they assume they should be by any creator. So annoying. I appreciate what I watch, what I CHOOSE to watch on RUclips. If I dislike it, I just move on from the video without being rude to the creator for not making content *I* like.. it ain’t about me as an individual. We all have the choice to not watch and not comment - some just can’t do either apparently and I can’t relate to that mindset. Also, agree with everything else you stated. But I’ll never get extensions cuz I just love running my hands through my hair too much and idk if I could get used to wigs honestly. I usually get black box dye out easily without bleach but it was still damaging over time just not as quickly as it could get if I used bleach. And for the last 8 years I’ve had an undercut and will bring it back next year some time because I don’t wanna mess around with a full head of hair for longer than a few months while my hair grows out! Anyways, I enjoy your videos no matter what because of you, not what you do! Wish you the best, the continued best, with everything you do and want to achieve!!
I'm so sorry to hear how everyone reacted to your buzzcut so negatively, you looked beautiful. It is so disappointing how femininity is often tied to a woman's hair length. Years ago I went from waist length hair to a short undercut like the singer Pink has and while it took some time to learn to own my look again I never grew out the undercut despite the looks and questions I get. A persons hairstyle choice is for them not for everyone else.
I loved the buzz cut personally! I'm so sorry that people made you feel bad about it. You've always been adventurous with your hair so it didn't come as a shock to me. I thought it was super creative and fun..
First time viewer and I think you looked *beautiful* with that buzz cut from what you were showing. Unfortantly we still live in a society that women are degrated for having shorter hair styles because "it doesn't look right" to them. So while I don't agree with it, that's the sad truth from my own experiences even for my own health and practical reasons. I remember having an argument with my ex constantly that when I went to get my hair cut, he would be like "Why are you cutting your hair? I think your long hair is prettier." and this isn't evn going as far as a buzz cut, I was just going above my shoulders because I needed the weight off my head. I was getting a lot of minegrines (I'm prone to them, and my "normal" headaches is a minegraine, but these were worse than what people think of) and it was just easier to just get it cut and it wouldn't get in the way while I was doing my art. When I explained "Look, I don't want headaches anymore" he literally told me that "So? You could just not tie your hair back" which wasn't the full problem. It was literally the weight of the hair getting to me at the time and if I didn't put up my hair, it would have gotten into paint, ink, or whatever I was working with. I'm not saying to try it again. You got out of what you wanted with it and that's perfectly fine, but I honestly think you looked extreamly pretty with that buzz cut, as much as the other hair styles and you shouldn't have been shamed for that in any case.
Have always loved your raw authenticity which is rare with influencers, combined with your vast knowledge and literal experience you are a valuable resource for me personally ❤
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You did the buzz cut because your hair was fried beyond repair. I have done it too in the past. It's not a great look and if we are honest, healthy and longer hair is more beautiful and gives us confidence (that's why we wear wigs to feel pretty). I loved your cute short bob the best and the beautiful dark red colour looks extremely pretty on you. God bless xx
I have a buzz cut and I loved yours. Sorry people are too closed minded and ignorant, but I don’t blame you for doing what you need to keep your $$ coming in. You literally look beautiful with any hairstyle.
She certainly does. She’s stunning
I'm honestly so sad for you hearing about how the buzzcut negatively effected you. I buzzed my head many years ago and it was such a fun experience even though I don't plan on doing it again. You seemed so genuinely excited about it. I'm so sorry some people were so mean about it ❤️ you look amazing always.
I feel the same way!
I was such a fan of her buzz cut and I love that Stella was never afraid to try something with her hair.
I understand this is her job but it pains me when she talks negatively about the buzz cut because there was such negative critique.
She’s so creative but the buzz cut era was her MOST creative era. (Still nothing tops those Hungarian flowers in my opinion!)
Yeah she looked so cute.
It looks wonderful one women like her and Sinead O'Connor or Jada Pinkett with perfect, symmetrical features and high cheekbones. The rest of us can't wear it so its disappointing to hear how it's great, awesome etc. It's like when super skinny people say they're fat, if that helps.
100% agree. I follow several "hair girls" and I always find the negative reactions to haircuts (let alone buzzcuts; one girl I follow caught so much shade when she went from below her butt to mid-back) positively creepy. Especially from men, but the whole "you're not supposed to look like that" that comes from women is just as bad. The way that people believe they have the right to police a woman's appearance, and how mean and nasty they can be about it, is just shocking and appalling to me.
Stella got randomly recommended to me, jeez, about 6 or 7 years ago now. I subscribed because we have the same hair type and I liked her personality, but even when I occasionally cut back on my internet consumption, she's a subscription that I always keep because I love her creativity, her courage, her positivity, and just her attitude towards life as well as hair. She could do stuff that I hated (hasn't happened yet, but it could) and I would still keep watching. I loved the buzzcut journey; I love the *whole* Stella journey.
It is not fair at all that this decision had on her carrier. She is the hair girl. Exactly! So you need to expect that she will try EVERYTHING you can try with hair. Cos IT GROWS BACK!! Like, what did those people think?? And I am really surprised that our reactions have such impact on the income of the creators.
I don't follow much channels and I do not watch what everybody my age is watching. So this make-believe creators...I only heard of them, if someone roasted them.😅 So I know of them, but not names or anything.
I am here for true people and good content like hers. End.
I absolutely loved the buzz cut. It's a damn shame that it made you feel that way. People are just rude and uncaring about other peoples feelings.
Yes! Ikr! She looks amazing and people are just rude and judgemental I think they are jealous is the bottom line…
Yeah it's the patriarchy honestly.
That sucks that a hair change caused a career regression for you. I love how you constantly reinvent yourself. ❤❤❤❤❤
In hindsight I’m so glad you shaved your head because I had to shave my head due to having cancer in 2023 and I was inspired by your videos in growing out your buzz cut! I love that you did what you did. Because you gained another person to watch and enjoy your art. Thank you 😊
Hope you're doing better and will never have to deal with this again! 🧡
I really appreciate Stella being so transparent about hair decisions she regrets. That's the authentic Stella I know and love
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I guess I am one of the minority then who LOVED the buzzcut. I think it looked amazing on you! Although I can see how most people would have not liked it because most people are conservative and don't experiment with their look. I literally know so many women who have had the same hairstyle since high school and are now in their 50's. I personally have had every color possible as well as every style and am still experimenting ( and never plan to stop)
Me too. I love her buzz cut era. It did look so good on her. Ngl I was a little sad when she started to grow out her buzz cut. And even sadder when she mentioned the reasons why. That people would unsubscribe because she had a buzz cut!
Like you mentioned, conservative people who are stuck in their haircut for 30 years. And a buzz cut is waaay too modern, too alternative in their eyes. So sad. I truly felt bad for Stella.
I've a buzz cut since April this year and I still love it.
I loved your buzz cut❤ .I think a lot of people love this channel bc u don’t play it safe w ur hair and you’re willing to take risks like that, so it rly surprises and saddens me that it negatively impacted your career :(
Stella is an extremely creative hair content creator. She experiments with her hair in ways many other hair content creators are afraid to try. On top of that, she uses all her experiments as teaching tools for us viewers.
So it pains me that many of the things on this list (specifically the buzz cut and extensions) are things she’ll never try again mostly because negative critiques affected her views and her money.
Don’t get me wrong, this is not a criticism of Stella, but rather of RUclips, the algorithm, and how we as viewers punish creativity on this platform. This is her job and thusly I understand that she needs views to make her content worthwhile for her.
However, personally, I LOVED the Buzz Cut Era. I think it was the most creative Stella has ever been on her channel. And while I may never buzz my own hair, I loved her boldness and the results were beautiful.
I didn’t like the extension era. I think Stella had an idea of what she wanted to do and experiment with and it didn’t pan out as well as she had hoped. Then the negative critiques to the man who installed the extensions really deflated her spark. However, I still appreciated the creativity and experimentation of it all.
In both of these cases, and so many other experiments Stella does with her hair, whether we like how it turns out or not, just isn’t the point. The point is that she’s doing all the “what ifs” that other hair creators are afraid to try. What if I use permanent dye? What if I put extensions on short hair and dye them? What if I chop all my hair off? What if I put this color on top of that color?
IMO, if you just want to see people dying their hair the same old colors over and over again, there are other creators you can go to. (No shade to anyone else, either.) Stop punishing Stella for thinking outside the box. Don’t stifle her creativity.
Buzz cut is very limiting hairstyle and there is pretty much one only "creative" route you can take with buzz cut, which is to bleach it white, rock it for a while, get bored of it and then decorate it with fun shapes and patterns with color. And once that excitement wears off, comes the regret stage and the dreading growing process. Because of this I was able to predict the route Stella was going to take with it. There was nothing creative about it imo. I've seen that process before with buzz cuts, so I lost interest and I bet many her viweres did too.
@@LeahUndead I disagree. Long hair can be just as boring and stagnant as a buzz cut. The creativity lies in the wearer. Stella is very creative and I would have loved to see how far she could have pushed it given the opportunity if her views didn’t tank.
People don’t want to see creativity on this platform or on the internet in general. Why do you think “trends” go viral in shorts and TikTok? People rather see people doing the same thing over and over again.
Besides anything that can be done to long hair can be done on a wig. Sure human hair wigs are vastly more expensive than the hair that’s growing from your scalp, but Stella has had tons of fun with wigs especially since she’ll be launching a line soon.
Nobody says a single NAY to Brad Mondo with his short hair or Guy Tang with his shaved sides and they don’t even work on their own hair like 90% of the time and they’re both the biggest in this niche. But when a woman shaves her hair the views go down.
@@LeahUndeadYou are insanely close minded and bitter
Well said!!
I'm sorry that the buzz cut affected your business negatively because I really enjoyed those videos. It was fun watching you come up with patterns and designs that you painted on. I hope you will give us more information about how to apply wigs. Currently, I just wear my wigs "loose" putting them on daily, but I would be interested in learning more about the gluing methods.
Teaching you how to properly glue on wigs is one of my biggest goals for next year! I’m launching wigs soon and with them THE BEST wig adhesive and remover for long term wear.
It's so sad that people are so judgy and mean and that your choices (buzz cut) somehow were so personal to the viewing audience. You are so beautiful regardless.
A buzz cut or floor length hair I'd still watch your videos. ❤️🇲🇹
Many of us cannot rock super short hair much less a buzz cut and we look to hair influencers for things WE an do it home, just like DIY stuff that is uber expensive doesn't work as well as cheap DIYs.
That’s messed up you wouldn’t do a buzz cut again because of people’s ridiculous opinions about a hairstyle or haircut on someone that has nothing to do with them. I’m sorry it affected everything negatively for you, and I hope in the future people learn that just because they can say something doesn’t mean they should. I thought you rocked it and that you were happy with it.
Can I ask what did you use for your hairline to grow hair back? There are so much products that promise a lot but dont work. What would you recommend?
I second this, and in fact I would love to see a video (or a series!) on your journey to regrow your hairline!
Girl, I subscribed to your channel BECAUSE of the buzz cut 😎
For the buzz cut, the channel just got boring and so people stopped watching.
I shaved my head last year because I was turning 50 and wanted to do something fun with hair for me. I loved it. It feels amazing and my husband loves it. Sure sometimes folks look at me funny, but I just smile as sweet as pumpkin pie. Of course I don’t make my money online and unfortunately you have to care. But you are a beautiful young person and looked beautiful shaved.
The buzz cut looked great on you, even without makeup. But I hear you about the business aspect of it. As you said, we learn with you. And I am so grateful. Thank you, Stella. Remember, there are so many of us,who love you unconditionally ❤️💚🩵🖤🤎
Hello stella i love your content, and your personality i think that it is sad that society can affect us that much ive done the buzzcut before and it was fun, i would do it again maybe in 2 years or 3 years, but i honestly adore your honesty and i dont think you should waste the content you do with it in the future maybe do it on another RUclips channel, true fans will watch the videos.
Seeing this lady from past ten years and yet still she couldn't hit a million till now whyyyyyyyyy???! 💀💀
Ironically, for some reason my experience with box dyes was the opposite. The color was always questionable, not really as pictured or described, but the longevity of it was non existent. I still remember dyeing it black and showing up to my then hairstylist for a haircut three weeks later with medium brown hair with blonde strands, he could not believe his eyes.
I have a buzz cut as a woman, and Ive recieved a ton of sexism where people would ignore all the signs im OBVIOUSLY a woman (im very feminine) and just focus on the fact my hair was short, so they'd assume i must be a boy. Even though every single part of me screamed "WOMAN" they didn't care, cuz they were so convinced that women need long hair, and only boys can have short hair 🙄. Its exhausting but its worth it, i like proving sexists wrong, but I'm really sorry it made you so miserable 😢
Its not always about sexism. Some people just don’t like how certain hairstyles look and that’s fine. You should really not care too much about what others think.
@@yacobeinauan9533 But it's always the short hairstyles, it's never the long hair styles. I don't usually care about what others think, but the world insisting that femininity = long hair and long hair ONLY is really exhausting
The one haircut i don't think you've tried is the one i will not be getting ever again which is an undercut or any partial part of the hair being shaved. I love the look but if you don't keep it up it looks horrible in no time. Also growing it out means months of uneven crazy looking hair
i still have ny buzzcut i did last new year i just love it alot it was my first time going very short usually i would grow out my hair to my waist and then cut it to my cheekbones. This year has given me the freedom to experiment with mohawks and more masculine style while still looking very chic (or punky depending on stlying) and feminine (or not) like it is truly so versatile I've never felt more like myself.
So pissed off hearing about your buzzcut experience. IMO, buzzcut along with pixie are the most freeing haircuts we could have. I did my first pixie several years ago and the amount of ignorant comments I got from ignorant people were so obnoxious it's a wonder how I managed not to throw any fists at all 😆 Get that buzzcut again and fuck whoever reacts negatively. Your short hair was never about them, anyway. SHORT 👏 HAIR 👏 SUPERIORITY👏 FOREVER 👏 🧿 All negative energies return back to senders PERIODT 🧿
The pixie haircut on you is just perfection
I think you look beautiful in every cut and style you have done. I do think the style you have right now, 5-6-24, is so sexy on you and the orange with blue tips is just wow! I hate that your buzz cut affected your life negatively but my great aunt used to say that people learn the best lessons when they are down not up. ❤
It makes me so sad and angry to hear you’ve got such negative public response to your buzzcut. It just shows how narrow minded some people can be 😢 I for one LOVED the buzzcut on you and I also really enjoy your growing out journey! I think it’s very inspiring!
Wont try black box hair dye but the box she used was auburn/ purple toned and the hair she got was green not black??? WHAAT
It is so sad the buzz cut caused such silliness in your life. Mostly because you looked so darn fab in it. And you would think people....a lot of them have crap thin hair.....would have enjoyed your wig and e tension vids following. Because face it many, many do not have thick hair like yours usually is. But, so goes internet mindset.
nice V spagetti. not everybody can look good in short hair. you do. 4.17 make me envy.
Agh! When you said that people had a problem with the buzz cut it made me so mad. I’ve had several pixie cuts in my life. I LOVE them. But people’s reaction to it is always so infuriating. MY hair is nothing for YOU to be upset about. “Oh, that’s different 😬” “no, it’s nice, I’m just trying to get used to it.” 👊😠 Bite me!
I enjoyed this reflection, specially the last point about your hair type and hairstyles, I always thought about the shape of your face but completely omit the type of hair (probably because mine is wavy/curvy).
I loved your buzzcut, it suited you well & it wasn't a surprise to me when you did it. I'm sorry you had negative feedback from people though.
I loved the buzz cut!!!
I respect your business decisions and your learning from past decicions. But when it comes to other people not appreciating your business or chanell because of a buzzcut, thats the world's problem, not yours! If anything, you helped the world become more openminded and inclusive :) Do what feels right to you and make sure to put your happiness first. I am not sure if not being able to be yourself openly is going to benefit your mental health any better. I hope it works out for you. But also try to focus on the people that do get you. Your audience might be smaller now, but it might be kinder too. Numbers are not the most important. Quality, not quantity. And I feel like your brand is all about the inside and the quality, wich is amazing for someone who has a chanell about the way we look. Because the outside had become one big marketing joke in this world. Atleast you made it genuine! Thats power. Dont lose your power ever to people who don't get it.
I think this is a very valuable video. The things you explain are important and sometimes crutial information people should have gotten prior to making a decision. So thank you for that.
My two cents about these:
Black box dye: Ugh... been there, done that, wasn't fun. Black demi-permanent though wasn't too bad even though it was box color too. I've removed black from other people's hair quite often too, but most of them didn't want blonde hair. Either a light brown or natural looking copper hair which can already be challenging. So yah, I would not advice people to use it unless they always want black hair (which, let's be honest, no one REALLY knows, right?).
Buzzcut: I had a buzzcut myself and I wasn't too bothered by it that time. But growing it out wasn't fun at all. I was happy to have it done in late august and was able to wear beanies for several months straight so I could hide the most awkward stages of it growing out. And it was the easiest way to grow out my natural hair color and get my hair back to healthy after over processing it. But I would probably never to it again. It's not for me.
Haircuts inappropriate for your hair's natural texture: Oh yah. That also explains why I love wearing a mullet and you hate it. My hair has a natural wave to it and a lot of volume to the roots (even though it's rather fine and not very dense). I can easily style a mullet and it's one of the hairstyles I love the most for myself (I'm currently transitioning from a pixie to a mullet). My hair is easy to blow out straight and easy to style wavy or curly without loosing it's shape too soon. Mullets, shaggy cuts and textured cuts work very well for me in general (as long as they stay quite short and don't really touch my shoulders, for anything longer I would need extensions to add body to the base and avoid it getting streaky).
Extensions: can't add anything to it, I hate the feeling of it. Clip in extensions are fine, but anything more permanent? Not for me. Had them several times and always hated them. Even though mine were - according to other people - looking like my own hair, I hated the feeling of wearing them. Also the way you need to style them and take care of them is too much effort for me. I am not willing to spend more than 5 minutes for styling my hair. Probably why I did choose to wear only hairstyles that are REALLY great for my natural hair texture.
Wigs: I never glued wigs down because I was afraid of that happening, so I'd really appreciate more information on how to do it correctly because a wig always looks better when being glued down.
I want to buzz my hair when I retire. I could rock it
I've been wanting a buzz cut for a long time, and seeing your buzz cut was really inspiring for me! I'm sorry that others have been so negative :( I'm excited to see what direction you'll go from here! =D
It doesn't matter what you wear you look gorgeous.❤️howwwww😩😩😩
Love your glasses, which brand are those?
Loved loved loved the buzzcut!!!!❤
You can literally pull off every hair style. My favorite was when the buzz cut was just barely growing out, so cute ❤
I am recovering my hair from hair choices I won’t make again 🥲😂 and I appreciate this video so much as it’s a great reminder I’m not alone in trying things that maybe weren’t the best for my hair ❤️
PLSS GET A BUZZCUT IT LOOKS PERFECT ON YOUUU
See I loved the buzz cut
Very sad about the buzzcut. You looked beautiful with it and so creative.
I was hoping you would do it again this year.
You got positive comments on it, too.
Maybe some people were jealous of your beauty.
Re Buzz: i can see how it was "Harmful" in the Short Term, however I applaud you for your sense of adventure, and I personally would be more inclined to listen to the advice of some one who has had Every Hair cut & knows how to deal with Grow Out Blues 😎☕💋
As an OCD in Healing with positive Results. My OCD fcked up my life entirely, the amount of shame & guilt i felt over my sins, human mistakes, imperfections kept me borderline suicidal. Not to mention i attracted same ocd pple to reflect bck to me my imperfections. After therapy failed miserably i did manage an improvement after yrs of self healing & i m kinder to myself & to my mistakes & imperfections. Shame is extremely destructive.
Looks purpley on the box and looks green on ur head (black box dye)
I agree with the no.1 really. The three cuts you showed are not that suitable for your length and texture. I myself had level 1 hair for forever. Until a couple years ago... it started to change. Basically, I still have. But there is much thicker and darker hair growing in. It started fairly small. I used to catch one single black strand of hair! A bit thicker, but entirely black. I was a level 5 blond back then. And then I started to find those black hair more frequently. And suddenly I found brown and really textured hair. After that is went faster.
And my thin blond hair is now paired with all the other hair and make me appear a level 9 blond. Very dark blond.
This is a journey, and it is not bad or good. BUT, while this thicker hair is kicking in ...my scalp doesn't accept my daily hair washes. And as an acne patient, my scalp is oily as hell. If I don't wash it daily...you wouldn't take me for a blond on day 2 anymore. That is how bad it is. Now...what happens is, I get dandruff which is itchy=annoying. And my length is dying. And this is hurting me really. My whole life I chose long hair. It was always beyond my shoulders and always beyond my breastline. So for the first time in my life I need conditioner. Never touched it before, cos why?! My hair was as straight and soft as can be!!! Too soft sometimes😅 I can't do much hair styles cos it is slick and glides. So now I try to rescue my length... I know age and genetics will take that from me anyways. But I still want my length for now.
Oh and, that level 1 hair is also the reason I never cut it short, cos I fear these bobs won't suit me. Undercut would be a tragedy, so would layering. Cos it (still) is too thin.
Gosh I just looove your videos. They make me talk/write much😅 but that's the excitment!!!
You are a beautiful woman and EVERY style I have seen on you looks amazing. I do have to say that I can't fathom "glueing" a wig on. Just thinking that your scalp can't breath for days sends me into anxiety mode, I don't see how this can be healthy. Anyway, YES girl hair is a huge deal and it can change how people see you. Hair is the instant positive/negative impression when you meet someone. And yes, how pretty you are determines how people will react towards you. We are a shallow race, can't change how people feel. Sending love.
Funny how I came across your channel because of the buzzcut and the artistic paintings that come with it ❤
saaaammmeeee
For me I just couldn't relate to a buzz cut so that is why I didn't watch much of the videos with the buzz cut. Because it just didn't interest me. Though I didn't mind at all that she did it. Do what you want with your hair and dont let anyone bring you down.
Basically buzzed mine off a week ago or so and I thought I’d hate it. I’m just trying to grow out my natural color, and see if the curls/waves I had 21 years ago will still be there at all 😂. But I absolutely LOVE it and how I don’t have shit to do to my hair for a while haha and when awkward stages come, it’s winter and I can wear beanies cuz winter! Hell I’d wear a hat in the summer if I want to anyways. But it has always pissed me off that people took it so personally, and being purposely hateful, about your buzz cut … people make the excuse of “she does things to her hair, experiments with her hair and people watch for that” meanwhile won’t actually do half the things ever done to your hair (not counting buzz cut)! So they’re not watching so they can do it too but just to watch as entertainment. It’s fine if they lost interest but the harsh negativity they brought to your comment sections? For the buzz cut and extensions, was just ridiculous as hell. Not deserved either. Next time, if you feel people won’t respond well - please enjoy whatever you want to do with your hair in private. It makes me angry you couldn’t even fully enjoy having the buzz cut because people were butthurt over not being able to watch you mess with your hair, then complain when it gets too damaged and it’s noticeable, or when you do a color or cut folks don’t like - see, they complain about anything when they aren’t being entertained how they assume they should be by any creator. So annoying. I appreciate what I watch, what I CHOOSE to watch on RUclips. If I dislike it, I just move on from the video without being rude to the creator for not making content *I* like.. it ain’t about me as an individual. We all have the choice to not watch and not comment - some just can’t do either apparently and I can’t relate to that mindset. Also, agree with everything else you stated. But I’ll never get extensions cuz I just love running my hands through my hair too much and idk if I could get used to wigs honestly. I usually get black box dye out easily without bleach but it was still damaging over time just not as quickly as it could get if I used bleach. And for the last 8 years I’ve had an undercut and will bring it back next year some time because I don’t wanna mess around with a full head of hair for longer than a few months while my hair grows out! Anyways, I enjoy your videos no matter what because of you, not what you do! Wish you the best, the continued best, with everything you do and want to achieve!!
I'm so sorry to hear how everyone reacted to your buzzcut so negatively, you looked beautiful. It is so disappointing how femininity is often tied to a woman's hair length. Years ago I went from waist length hair to a short undercut like the singer Pink has and while it took some time to learn to own my look again I never grew out the undercut despite the looks and questions I get. A persons hairstyle choice is for them not for everyone else.
I loved the buzz cut personally! I'm so sorry that people made you feel bad about it. You've always been adventurous with your hair so it didn't come as a shock to me. I thought it was super creative and fun..
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As I am sitting here waiting for my box dyed hair to be ready to wash out of my hair I am watching this lol.
Aw, sad to hear that the graduated bob wasn't easy to work with. I thought you looked fire with it.
i wish you had cut layers into your extensions. it was such an obvious shelf.
First time viewer and I think you looked *beautiful* with that buzz cut from what you were showing. Unfortantly we still live in a society that women are degrated for having shorter hair styles because "it doesn't look right" to them. So while I don't agree with it, that's the sad truth from my own experiences even for my own health and practical reasons.
I remember having an argument with my ex constantly that when I went to get my hair cut, he would be like "Why are you cutting your hair? I think your long hair is prettier." and this isn't evn going as far as a buzz cut, I was just going above my shoulders because I needed the weight off my head. I was getting a lot of minegrines (I'm prone to them, and my "normal" headaches is a minegraine, but these were worse than what people think of) and it was just easier to just get it cut and it wouldn't get in the way while I was doing my art. When I explained "Look, I don't want headaches anymore" he literally told me that "So? You could just not tie your hair back" which wasn't the full problem. It was literally the weight of the hair getting to me at the time and if I didn't put up my hair, it would have gotten into paint, ink, or whatever I was working with.
I'm not saying to try it again. You got out of what you wanted with it and that's perfectly fine, but I honestly think you looked extreamly pretty with that buzz cut, as much as the other hair styles and you shouldn't have been shamed for that in any case.
Stella I have burned, super over processed hair and I want to grow it out will you help me please?
MULLET WITH BONDING-EXTENSIONS MOMENT PLEEEASE OMG 😍🥰💫
Have always loved your raw authenticity which is rare with influencers, combined with your vast knowledge and literal experience you are a valuable resource for me personally ❤
Oh my gosh, you are GORGEOUS! 🫡
What a shame. I thought the buzzcut looked good on you.
My hair is super straight also.. i usually do a bob @ layered it tho it still lay flat but those are the ones i think look got on my round face
You're gorgeous even with buss cut!
I love this video !!! ❤ i am my own Guinea pig too ! This is great advice too by the way 😊
Nice
Red Hair with black roots
you're amazing
YES ❤❤❤❤❤
If you were offended by the buzzcut you are not a real hair adventurer. I loved that you did it.
What products did you use for hair loss??
There is no one size first all. You have to try a few and see which one gets you results.
For me personally, the Sante one works well
F those people who were mean. Its probably because they don't have the guts to do it themselves.
Uma moça tão lindaa ! Pra que cortar o cabelo tão curtinho assim? Você seria linda demais com o teu cabelo natural grande! Deixa crescer... seu cabelo natural é lindo ! Não corta mais!
You did the buzz cut because your hair was fried beyond repair. I have done it too in the past. It's not a great look and if we are honest, healthy and longer hair is more beautiful and gives us confidence (that's why we wear wigs to feel pretty). I loved your cute short bob the best and the beautiful dark red colour looks extremely pretty on you. God bless xx
yea nobody wants to have a shaved head telling them anything...
Your channel is About Hair … then you buzz it off …🧠💡… duh