Author Topic: Getting the closet shave  (Read 7845 times)

Offline gregmi

  • Sly Jr.
  • **
  • Posts: 28
Getting the closet shave
« on: November 08, 2009, 11:52:50 AM »
Going to shave my head again after  letting my hair grow back. I have a full head of hair and when I shave my hair off I get down there pretty good , but still have the shadow. Any suggestions to  get rid of the shadow this time and have a clean , totally bald head. All suggestions are appreciated. 



Offline Mikekoz13

  • Sure you can rub it... all the girls want to...
  • Sly Moderator
  • Sly Nobility
  • *****
  • Posts: 8630
  • Country: us
Re: Getting the closet shave
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2009, 01:04:50 PM »
Welcome to the Forum Greg! If you have a shadow....you will have a shadow.... but by following some of the tips in our shaving section you will be able to get the best shave possible.
"What contemptible scoundrel stole the cork from my lunch?" W.C. Fields

Offline D.A.L.U.I.

  • Team Sly
  • Sly Nobility
  • ******
  • Posts: 5545
Re: Getting the closet shave
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2009, 01:26:10 PM »
"THE SHADOW" it bugs a lot of guys at first, but given a little color on the dome, some of the tips and ideas in the shaving threads, you can minimize it.  Most importantly, keep it shaved, do it daily, live the sly life fully. 

Offline wpruitt

  • Sly Moderator
  • Sly Nobility
  • *****
  • Posts: 5102
  • Sly!!
Re: Getting the closet shave
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2009, 04:01:09 PM »
Welcome Greg.  There's a world of idea's and knowledge here.  Post up and intro in the intro section.
"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt

Offline sellitman

  • "Shiny"
  • Sly
  • ***
  • Posts: 221
  • Country: us
  • Love My Henson Ti-22 Safety Razor!!!
Re: Getting the closet shave
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2009, 05:41:45 PM »
I'd try shaving twice a day.
"There is naught nor ought there be nothing so exalted on the face of God’s grey Earth as that prince of foods... the muffin!"- Frank Zappa

Offline gregmi

  • Sly Jr.
  • **
  • Posts: 28
Re: Getting the closet shave
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2009, 10:51:18 AM »
Shaved  my head last night . As you can see in the photo , still have the shadow and it is driving me nuts ! I went aginst the grain , with the grain and still have this stupid shadow.  :Xo! Not sure if it is because I have naturally very dark hair with no hair loss yet , or because of not having no sun on my head, but it is irking me. It is making me feel like I am not a sly guy with this stupid shadow.

Offline D.A.L.U.I.

  • Team Sly
  • Sly Nobility
  • ******
  • Posts: 5545
Re: Getting the closet shave
« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2009, 11:55:14 AM »
;Most of all thirty days will help you to get used to your new look, it's the "Who's the new guy in the mirror?" thing and all have had it to some degree.  Some sun will even out the color.  The shadow, you'll get used to it, although some do have it lasered away--removing the ability forever to grow the hair back you remember. 

Offline D.A.L.U.I.

  • Team Sly
  • Sly Nobility
  • ******
  • Posts: 5545
Re: Getting the closet shave
« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2009, 11:58:12 AM »
Forgot to tell you, the Sly look works for you! O0 O:O O0 O:O

Offline ozzie

  • Team Sly
  • Ultimate Sly Guy
  • ******
  • Posts: 862
Re: Getting the closet shave
« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2009, 12:09:21 PM »
Welcome to the forum Greg! I share your issue with the "shadow" although, being blond, it's not as noticeable on my head. While I really like that "seamless" look a lot of the guys have, I just love the feel of being sly. Being individuals, we're all going to have some idiosyncrasies with our domes. Embrace the difference and share the freedom, I say.   8)
To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom – Bertrand Russell

Offline RyanJP

  • Ultimate Sly Guy
  • *****
  • Posts: 636
  • Country: 00
Re: Getting the closet shave
« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2009, 03:05:12 PM »
Something in your routine is pulling all the moisture out of your scalp, which is one of the reasons why you have a shadow.Avoid the big name bar soaps, remember if you are new to shaving and have dark or course hair that can attribute to that as well. Wash with soap that is high in glycerin which is an osmolyte and will help retain or even draw water on the dermis. A good body scrub will help ( headshed, I like the stuff from the body shop ) and get a good shave cream like headslick. Sun/lots of sun, Hot water,vitamin D and essentail fats ( fish oil/flax seed oil ) will help as well.
« Last Edit: November 10, 2009, 03:19:02 PM by ShadowSide »

Offline Ming the Merciless

  • Super Sly
  • ****
  • Posts: 476
  • Country: 00
  • No More "Mr. Nice Guy"
Re: Getting the closet shave
« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2009, 11:30:55 AM »
"The Shadow Knows" that if your hair is still darkly pigmented, The Shadow will always be with you.  If you are a blonde, little shadow; if you are white-haired (and white) no shadow at all to speak of.  Wait forty years the way I did.  Patience is a virtue, so hang in there.


KentBaldGuy

  • Guest
Re: Getting the closet shave
« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2009, 08:32:36 AM »
Perhaps its just me but I prefer a little scalp shadow. It tells people that I make the effort to shave bald every day rather than having mother natures version. I look forward to Mother Nature taking over the baldness in time though.

Tony

Offline Sgt. Pate

  • Sly Bureau
  • *****
  • Posts: 2043
  • Country: us
  • ~ Semper Fi ~ Sly Till I Die! ~
Re: Getting the closet shave
« Reply #12 on: November 26, 2009, 05:00:23 PM »
Welcome aboard Greg! 

Yeah, the curse of dark hair... it doesn't look bad though! O0



"Never pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you." - Clint Smith

Offline xnewyawka

  • Sly Bureau
  • *****
  • Posts: 3854
  • Country: 00
Re: Getting the closet shave
« Reply #13 on: November 28, 2009, 09:18:27 AM »
Perhaps its just me but I prefer a little scalp shadow. It tells people that I make the effort to shave bald every day rather than having mother natures version. I look forward to Mother Nature taking over the baldness in time though.

Tony

I'm with you on this Tony. I actually don't mind the shadow for the same reason, plus it tells me I will be shaving again tomorrow, if I so choose.   O0

Offline PowerBuilder

  • Sly Guy in Training
  • *
  • Posts: 10
Re: Getting the closet shave
« Reply #14 on: December 02, 2009, 12:19:15 AM »
I'm starting to embrace my shadow. Tho I'd like the seamless look....the shadow makes me look different, unique and...well....pretty tough when i'm in the gym

who would've thought...that just by shaving off my hair...would make me look tougher...all that time training & eating right...what a waste lol

 



Enter your email address: