Sly Bald Guys' Blog

You're all excited because you just got your new HeadBlade, one of the best razors for head shaving. You rip the packaging open, pull that bad boy out and you head to the bathroom to try it out. Then it dawns on you, "How do I use this thing?" All the sudden the blades look enormous, it feels akward, and your knees start shaking in anticipation of what your head might look like when you're done. Relax! It's very easy to use and will provide you one of the best shaves ever, you just need to remember a few simple things.

1. KEEP PRESSURE OFF OF THE BLADE! - This is in bold and caps because it is the main thing to remember when using the HeadBlade. If you forget everything else that is written here, remember to keep the pressure off of the blade. The blade is sharp and will do the cutting on it's own, so no added pressure is needed. Instead, keep the pressure on your middle finger (this is the finger you should have in the ring) and the finger over the wheels (if you have a sport) or the glider (if you have the classic).
2. Use long, even strokes - Place the HeadBlade at the beginning of your hairline and glide it over your head, all the way to the end of your hairline. For example, if you start at your forehead you should end up at your neck without ever lifting the blade. Pick up the blade and move it over to the next line of shaving.
3. Go front to back, then back to front - Or vice versa. The point is to shave your entire head sticking with the same direction, for example from your forehead to your neck, or neck to forehead. Then turn the HeadBlade around and do a second pass in the other direction. This will help you get the smoothest shave possible.
4. Find the best blade for you - Not everyone is going to love the blade that comes on the HeadBlade and HeadBlade knows this; that's why they have provided an adapter for other blades. There are several blades that you can choose from. HeadBlade Doubles, HeadBlade Triples, Gillette Atra, and Atra knockoffs. These all use the yellow adapter. The other blades that can be used are the Gillette Sensor, Gillette Sensor Excel, and Sensor knockoffs like Personna. These all use the black adapter which should come with the Sport. The double blades from Atra and HeadBlade are loved by many, but have also known to wreak havoc for new users as they tend to be less forgiving than other blades. Give either some triple baldes a try or the Gillette Sensor blades. Just remember that Triples clog easier and may not get as close as double blades.
5. Rinse Often! - Make sure you rinse your blade out after every stroke. This keep your blade unclogged for the next set of hair that it needs to cut.
6. Watch the HeadBlade 101 video over at HeadBlade - http://www.headblade.com/headblade-101.html

We're in the middle of winter right now and it can be tough to keep your head warm at night, especially for us bald guys. I know, I know I live in California, so what do I know about being cold? Well, last weekend my wife and I went to a marriage retreat in the mountains. At the retreat we were given a little cabin to sleep in. The cabin did have a heater, but the second night we were there the heater went out in the middle of the night and it was about 30 degrees in our cabin. I rarely wake up in the middle of the night, but my head was right by the window and was absolutely freezing! I got up to look for my hooded sweatshirt so that I had something to cover my head and then I rememberd I had brought my

Slumbercap that was just sent to me. It then dawned on me that this was the perfect opportunity to review this product.

I went into my bag, grabbed the Slumbercap and threw that baby on my head! Within seconds my head was back to a comfortable tempature. I don't remember much after that since I was back to sleep about the time my head hit the pillow. The beautiful thing was that my head stayed warm all night and I didn't sweat from wearing the Slumbercap.

The Slumbercap was created by Ruth Klampert back in the early 90's to provide women who were going through chemotherapy a way to keep their head warm while battling cancer. When she took some samples into the cancer research center a nurse suggested that she created some for men also. The Slumbercaps for men are made out of 96% cotton and 4% lycra, so basically they are a slightly stretchy cotton cap, similar to a beanie or skull cap. The men's size is about 8 inches long and is the size of your standard beanie. I was also sent a womans size, which the design is basically the same as the men's, only a bit shorter; similar to a skull cap. I actually prefer the women's size more than the men's.

Why a Slumbercap instead of a beanie at night? Well, the Slumbercap is not as heavy as material so it lets your head breathe more and reduces the possibility of sweating. This also make is much more confortable to wear for the entire night, where as a beanie could get irritating.

To learn more about the Slumbercap, go to http://www.Slumbercap.com. They currently cost $14 for a men's and $12 for a woman's.

We all know the saying "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." But, this isn't just because things magically disappear when you get on that plane to leave Vegas, you have to do a little work to make sure your "baggage" doesn't get on the plane with you. Don't know if you've been bad while in Vegas, here's a list to let you know if you have.

1. You wake up in a hotel room that is not yours or anyone you know.
2. You can't remember the name of the person that you shared a bed with.
3. All your cash is gone and the only thing left in it's place is a receipt from the ATM. Now you're trying to figure out how to get ot the airport.
4. Your ATM receipt has a withdrawl amount equal to one month's mortgage.
5. Upon finding your clothes you find a receipt for a cash withdrawl on your corporate credit card.
6. Your clothes smell like thick perfume and it's not your wife's or girlfriend's brand.
7. Hotel security knocks on your door to ask if you would like your clothes back.
8. You check your credit card statement online to see what name comes up on the statement from a charge you made the night before.
9. You have a conversation that includes the question, "how much will bail be?"
10. You get a call when you get back home and upon seeing the caller ID you turn decline the call and make sure your wife or girlfriend didn't see it.
11. You have to visit the doctor when you get home for an itch on your junk.
12. You create a "story" amongst all your friends that were in Vegas with you so that all of you don't say the wrong thing to your spouse.
13. You leave specific items when leaving the hotel, on purpose, so that they don't serve as evidence against you.

This last weekend my wife and I went to a marriage retreat that we've gone to every year since we've been married.. This year was really great and was even better than last year. One of the themes this year was to determine wat type of person you are and how this affects your ability to communicate with your spouse. Without going into all of the different types or person you can be, I'm just going to focus on the type of person that I am, a "pleaser." If you want to learn more about other types, stay tuned as I'll talk about that in the next couple of days.

As I mentioned above, I'm a "pleaser."  If you've never heard of this term, I'll define it for you.  Basically I'm someone that likes to make sure everyone around me is happy.  Kind of a good person to have a a forum moderator, eh?  Well, where this can add benefits in some aspects of my life it can really cause havic if I get into a situation where I need to make a decision where I'm going to have to piss someone off because there is no win win option.  This can also cause me, and other like me, to often make a decision to do something in someone else favor instead of our own because we want to please them and we think that's better for us then actually getting our own and pissing the other person off.

When I was realizing that I was a pleaser I also started to think how this could really work against a person and cause them to do something that may please everyone, but really isn't the best decision in the long run.  Since this is a site about head shaving and going bald, let me use an example that I see here quite often. 

There are several guys that come to Sly Bald Guys that are looking for advice because they are going bald and want to make the leap to shaving their head and take control.  Though, more often than not, we get guys that say "I'd really love to shave my head, BUT my mom, spouse, girlfriend, parents, grand parents, boss, etcetera, etcetera, may/will not like it" and then they ask what they can do or say to these people that are important in their lives. 

Today, one of our forum members submited a link to a post at DoubleViking.com that outlines their thoughts on the 15 most badass bald guys.  All of the badasses that they outline are really characters from movies, tv, or video games.  Guys like John McClane, Riddick, Agent 47, Kane, and others (to view the entire list, go to http://www.doubleviking.com/bullet-points-the-15-most-badass-bald-guys-7575-p.html).  They also include a video or picture of each guy that they outline along with a funny little bit on why each guy is a badass.  Here's what they say about John McClane:

"In the first Die Hard, he had some hair. In the second, he had a
little less. In the third, his hair seemed to be making a beeline for
the back of his skull, and the fourth it was gone altogether. He is
John McClane, and his head is far too badass to tolerate simple hair
follicles."

I'm always glad to see sites (especially big ones like DoubleViking.com) to put bald guys in a positive light.  Can anyone think of more badass bald guys that weren't listed?