Our "Slyfive" is a Kiwi, right Tom?
But the combo goes well together, and I think that everyone should try it once!
Thanks for your advice and encouragement. Tomorrow is the day for the head shave. I've found a couple of barbers here in Auckland that seem to do the full traditional experience - Mr Barber in Epsom and Mt Eden Barbers. So I'll give one of them a go and let you know how it goes. I'll post some pics of before and after too. It's been a while since I was BBC for various reasons so there is quite a lot to cut off! As for the beard, it's coming along OK after 3 weeks or so - apart from the odd grey hair! So I'm going to keep it and see what it looks like with a slick dome. I think it's a great look. I'm just not sure I'll pull it off.
But honest feedback welcome!