I went sly a about three or four years ago due to my "mohawk" See next pic.
I stayed sly for a while, but shaving became a PIA. I didn't
mind the sly look; I always kept buzzed or very short hair after I buzzed my pony tail at 20 lol. Short hair was easy and fit me and the people I socialized with. Anyway, I went back to short/clippered hair. I can't remember how long I stayed sly, but I doubt it was for 30 days
As time passed, I began to HATE my "power alleys" and the "helipad". See next pic
So, the day before Thanksgiving I razored it down to the bone.
Well, I'M BACK. My 30-days is almost up, but I can honestly say that I'll be sly for life.
More of my story and for those contemplating this commitment...
The shaving becomes easier with time, as I guess facing shaving did as a teen. 30-days is a GOOD benchmark to make shaving an easy habit and get you used to the new look. Shaving one or two times, or a couple of weeks isn't enough.
I have had buzzed hair for a very long time, many of friends have buzzed hair, and two are sly. This was still a little difficult for me. So, I can relate to those that struggle with this decision. But, I got over shock and you will, too. The shock is your own self-image conflicting with the new face in the mirror. As others have said, the world doesn't care. While I was thinking about doing this, I made it a point to spot all the sly guys I saw out in the world. I tried to force myself to see shaving as a non-freakish element of society. After doing this one Saturday afternoon, running errands, I noticed I didn't have to force myself to think this way....slyness WAS perfectly normal and natural. Try it, or look around this site.
But what did look out-of-place was my level of MPB...unacceptable.
Sorry for the long post...I'm pumped
