Shave or not (pictures)

[Gunpwdr]

Hello,

I've had highish temples for a while now but only noticed the balding in the back of my head recently.
What do you think? shave it all? I'm 27 years old fwiw

[dalecooper]

Its all up to you man, do you feel stress and paranoia with your receding line and light balding on the crown? 

Going from your pictures, I'd say you would definitely pull off the sly look well (defined eyebrows, good head shape), and look better than you do now.  If you're up for it give it a try and go for it! 

[buddy]

Hey.  Give it a try.  If you don't like it, you can grow it back to where it is in about 4 months.  In the meantime, it'll be nice and short for summer.

Buddy

[Stu]

If you're not quite sure, get a pair of clippers, and take it down some.  If that works, keep going shorter and shorter.  Eventually you will get to the point where you can see what it will look like.  At that point, you can either take the razor to it, or keep it short and cool for the summer.  Just remember to get some sunscreen because having it extremely short will definitely expose your scalp to some strong rays that you're not used to.

[Kajun]

yup..you will have no problem rocking the sly look.

[Tyler]

Welcome to Sly Bald Guys!  I agree, you'll rock the look.  Like Stew said, just buzz it down to see for yourself.

[Ian]

I agree , buzz it down first to get used to it & then move on when you feel the time is right

[David]

starting with a buzz and working your way to sly is a good idea, just do what makes you happy.

[Tom McGarry.]

I agree with the others, you gotta do what makes you happy, but I'll bet constantly worrying weather or not someone else notices your thinning hair, probably doesn't make you very happy. In fact it probably makes you a little self concious, just about every post I've read hear after an individual shaves their head, they feel way more confident about themselves, no more worrying if??

Oh and welcome to the group Gunpwdr , glad you joined.

[Paul]

First, welcome gunpwdr to the group.  Second, hey summer is here.  Buzz it down and see how you like that, from there just a short step to sly.  From your pics you'll handle sly well.

[SLYinKC]

Welcome, Gunpwdr. Your hair looks pretty good right now.  I'm sure that you notice the places that it's receding more than other people.  But, I'm guessing you wouldn't have visited this forum and have asked for our advice unless you've thought about it a little.  The only way you'll know if you like it, is if you try it.

Like others have said, you should probably just try buzzing it and you'll get the feel for what looks right.  Best of luck.  I'll look forward to seeing more pics and hearing what you decide.  

[PigPen]

Welcome Gunpwdr, I agree with everyone else. You can pull it off no problem. Start by buzzing progressively if you want, all the way down to no guard. That will give you the best idea about the look without completely shaving. But, once you have the thought implanted into your noggin, you won't be happy until you SLY the dome.

[Itsonlyinmyhead]

http://www.baldlygo.com/Virtual_headshaving.htm

Try this is you really want to see what youll look like, it wont show you exactly but it will give you some idea.  They can either do a free one and its posted on the site or you can pay and keep it private

My personal opinion-you would look good with a sly noggin

[Blagadan]

Gunpwdr
I don't think you need to but it's entirely up to you of course. You could trim it down to a 1 or 2 and try it for a while.

[champ007]

Gunpwdr, I was in the same place as you when I was 27. I wish this site had existed back then, I would have saved myself alot of grief throughout the years. I would say as long as you feel good about yourself, don't sweat it. But if you start to feel the need for a change, give Sly a try! Work your way down as suggested with the clippers and see what you think.
In my opinion, you could definately sport the slyness!