Why Lupita Nyong'o Rocks Our Short-Hair-Don't-Care World

Lupita Nyong'o Speaks On Her Personal Beauty
WAILEA, HI - JUNE 07: Lupita Nyong'o attends the soiree at Spago VIP party at the 2014 Maui Film Festival At Wailea - Day 4 on June 7, 2014 in Wailea, Hawaii. (Photo by Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Maui Film Festival At Wailea)
WAILEA, HI - JUNE 07: Lupita Nyong'o attends the soiree at Spago VIP party at the 2014 Maui Film Festival At Wailea - Day 4 on June 7, 2014 in Wailea, Hawaii. (Photo by Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Maui Film Festival At Wailea)

As if Michelle Obama's Redbook cover wasn't enough, the magazine sat down with one of the year's biggest stars, Lupita Nyong'o.

In the interview, Nyong'o talked about her own approach to beauty -- particularly, her hair.

The actress remembers shaving her head at 19 saying, "Once I did it, it was very liberating but I also felt very naked. When you feel the wind on your scalp, it’s like, Oh, my God," which encapsulates every vulnerable feeling we have after a major mane change.

Since then, she's kept up with the short-hair-don't-care attitude. We love how, even while being in the throws of celebrity, she keeps things calm and balanced when it comes to personal style. "I've always cared about how I look," Nyong'o says, "but to dress to the nines all the time is to have no life."

Girl, we feel you -- sometimes we've just got to break out the yoga pants, too.

Read more of Nyong'o's Redbook interview on Redbook.com and in the magazine, on newsstands October 14th.

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