I think my head is too big..

[bladio]

Thank you guys. You really help. I love this forum

 

I always considered myself kinda cute, pretty (don't know how to say).. but with hair convering my forehead. When I try to pull back all my hair, and try to see how I would like bald, I just don't like it!!!! My head seems to be HUGE!!!

Is this a usual problem?

Proof is in the pictures. Andre Agassi was the poster boy of "cute', with his flowing golden locks, which weren't golden by nature, nor even his.



The point is Agassi was cute before and according to his wife Steffi, he's still cute. I'm cute and I don't have my long locks concealing my forehead.


Listen bladio, you're far too apprehensive about this. I bet most of the guys on this board thought their foreheads were too big before they shaved their heads. I guarantee that your head is no bigger than any of the rest of the guys. So give it a shot. it's only hair and it will grow back if your not pleased with the results. Life's too short to not take a risk. Give it a go, bladio.

you'r right. I'll do it in the summer for sure!!! I'll try it for 2 months even if I don't like it. Then, i'll see. But in 2/3 years, I'll don't have hair anymore, I think.. so even if I don't like it, it will be a obligation.

Bro you'll look great, you really will.  You may not consider yourself or be considered by others as "pretty" but that really isn't a bad thing.

It's a new look, for sure, but it's not a bad look.  And you know what, you have God's gift of a darker complexion, which IMO looks infinitely better with a bald head than your pasteoid brothers (me).  So you're lucky in that sense.

Honestly, you may not think you look as good as before, but it won't be bad.  

I think it is essential for us bald guys to be fairly strong and buff to go along with thetough look, so if that's something you lack, get on it.  But really, you should do that anyways, right?

Just do it and you'll never have to worry about it again.

I don't have a darker complexion bro Maybe my photo isn't with the correct lighting, but i'm really pale! I don't know for sure but I think I'm even more "white" than you

By the way, any of you use a head cream to make it "darker"?  

Hi Bladio,

I think you look fine.
And as much as I can see from the picture, it doesn't look like you have a big head or forhead.

I think, that you might think its huge, because you don't normaly see it, when you wear your hair like in your picture.
So, when you take that hair away from your forehead it looks huge to you, but it really isn't huge, but just normal.

So take a risk and just do it - you might be surprised or even pleased to see how good you look - or you might need a bit of time to get used to the new look, but that shouldn't be a problem and it happens fast.

I have been wearing my hair buzzed or clippershaved for many months and I can't imagine myself with longer hair anymore and I also get more used to the shaved head - and my invironment too. ;-)

So, try it - you might like it.

Thank you m8. I hope i'll can't imagine myself with hair too after shaving. I'll pray for that

Thank you very much to all of you guys, you'r the best

[PeripheralxMvmnt]

Oi Bladio! Muito Prazer! Definitely listen to these guys. They know what they are talking about. Like some of the other guys, I have to wear the larger hats because my head is just too big. And when I had the dreaded horseshoe hair, my forehead seemed to go on for miles. But once I shaved everything off, my head didnt seem that big, and my forehead seemed a lot smaller.

As far as a cream to make your head darker, I wouldnt use any bronzers. I would go outside and let it get sun like the rest of your skin. Just make sure to use sunscreen because when you get sunburn on your head, you will know it. Trust me. haha.

[OffcerClancy]

Friend, Bladio-

Screw the summer.  Do it now!  In a strictly heterosexual sense, I think you would look great shaved and sporting a nice goatee.  You have dark features and a nicely shaped face.

My own perception about the size of my head is what kept me from shaving and had me walking around for years w/a stupid-ass hair hat.

Take the plunge, dude; have a pair.  You won't regret it.   

[baldguynextdoor]

Hey Bladio,

No worries, man - I've got a giant head for somebody my size, plus I'm the whitest guy I know (btw, I love "pasteoid", Whiskerbiscuit), and the bald head still looks good. 

When you feel like the time has come, don't hesitate.  Just go for it.

And while you're waiting for your scalp to darken up naturally, I find that Juergens Natural Glow really does work during the transition period. 

Good luck, man.

[champ007]

Sorry for the late welcome Bladio.
Don't worry man, you don't have a large forhead, just extremely large eyebrows! J/K   
I don't think there is one person on this forum that thought they had a perfect head before they shaved, but look at all the perfect heads on here.
You are who you are, can't change it. If you consider yourself cute with hair, then your gonna consider yourself sexy as hell without it. Step up to sexy and go have alot of fun 
Welcome to SBGs

[Rusty Shackleford]

A big skull and shaved head?

It's worked great for this guy for decades!

[beardedbaldgerman]

Hi!
Did you shave it? Cold feet are hard to overcome. I am hesitating all the time. I think you just have to take the plunge and not think too much about the consequences and reactions.

[baldaholic]

Hey 1mm,

you take the plunge ;-)
I found out, for myself, that 1mm is bald to most people anyway.
It makes more of a difference for us than for anybody else, especially when you are still "on the fence".

Sometimer (I should call myself "most of the timer" now - but I wait to change my name until I can call myself "allthetimer" ;-)

[beardedbaldgerman]

@Sometimer: To be honest, I chickened out of shaving. After my incident with the razor (I nicked myself badly) I did not shave again, only buzzed it. It took some time to heal.  I was forced to not follow the 30 days rule! Then, in spring 2009, I let my hair grow out. Now it is quiet long (for my standards). I am still thinking about shaving it all off... Reactions were not that bad when it was very short (and I had it short for several month). But people always say longer hair suits me better... And my hairline is receeding, but not that much. So I am not forced to shave it.

[D.A.L.U.I.]

You're right about no "need" to shave or buzz it, you have essentially a normal head of hair.  If you shave and you've had a bad issue w/ nicks, make sure that you buzz it as close as possible.  Really soak it good, then use a razor you're familiar with.  HB has a lot of fans, but it requires skill and practice and even then it doesn't work for everyone, including me.  I found the Fusion extremely easy to use, gave a really close shave & comfortable.  Use a good shaving creme or gel, Headslick, applied w/ a brush & a little extra gylcerine does the trick for me.  It's sort of like painting, the secret's in the preparation. 
Try it again, but you really don't "need" to because of MPB, for you it's a style choice, at least right now, remembering that 50% of men have mpb to some degree by age 50. 

[baldaholic]

@Sometimer: To be honest, I chickened out of shaving. After my incident with the razor (I nicked myself badly) I did not shave again, only buzzed it. It took some time to heal.  I was forced to not follow the 30 days rule! Then, in spring 2009, I let my hair grow out. Now it is quiet long (for my standards). I am still thinking about shaving it all off... Reactions were not that bad when it was very short (and I had it short for several month). But people always say longer hair suits me better... And my hairline is receeding, but not that much. So I am not forced to shave it.

Hi 1mm,
I had a similar experience. The first time i tried shaving, I had several cuts on my head and felt, that I look like Frankenstein. ;-)
That was sometime last year and I took a break after that.
The reactions of people are most of the time mixed: some love it, some don't.
There will allways be people that tell you that you look better with hair.
But some asked me the other day: why are you letting your hair grow - you look like a hippie - I prefer bald.
That was just, cause I was lazy for a few days. ;-)
I have also a not badly receeding hairline - just mild thinning in some spots, so (as you) I dont "have" to shave my hair, because it doesn't look that bad.

But anyway: after a while everybody gets used to it - even the people who say that they prefer you with hair.
It is just a personal choice, that you have to make for yourself.

If you want to try it, do it again.
Follow the advise for shaving: take a long warm shower, buzz it close before and than take your time and a fresh blade. You'll be fine.

Sometimer

[beardedbaldgerman]

Ok guys,
Sooner or later my long hair has to go. Not today or so but I think next week. However, I might start with a short buzz cut. So that people can get used to the new, nearly hairless, me.

[D.A.L.U.I.]

So that people can get used to the new, nearly hairless, me.

You've got the "itch" to be sly, but remember--it's not about the other "people" it's about you and being happy about yourself.  Don't forget the 30 day rule, and you've been near here before so the "Who's the dude in the mirror!" feeling won't be so intense.  Get ready for freedom, enjoy.