the freedom of the buzz cut

I got my first buzz cut at age 27. The only reason this is noteworthy is because I am AFAB (assigned female at birth), and not a lot of women will shave or buzz their hair. I did this for the first time in December of 2025, and I was a bit nervous as I contemplated getting a buzz cut. I have kept my hair from anywhere between a pixie cut to slightly past my shoulders since I was in middle school, but I really wanted to do something dramatically different. My only concern was that having my hair buzzed would make my face look even rounder. I have never been particularly emotionally attached to my hair, to be honest. It’s just hair — if I cut it myself and fucked it up, it was okay because it would grow back eventually. If I dyed it and it looked sloppy after having grown out, I’d just dye over the entire thing. The characteristics I like my hair to have are as follows: it should be out of my way and require minimal effort to appear put together. I do not want to style it, need to pull…