New here and TERRIFIED!!

[Crowbar]

Wish me luck!

Good luck go well and enjoy the excitement and adrenaline rush!!. And yes it is as good as everyone says, I know that first hand because I have only just started shaving myself and everything including an increase in self confidence is true.

What I say to people if they ask is the straight truth, I began shaving my head because my hair was thinning, no more stories, no more hiding.
Say it straight, the truth of the truth, don't hide anymore, that is the key to feeling great

[Hyperocker]

Soooooooo.........

Thats was top five hardest things ever!! I'm afraid though I'm not sly........yet!

A buzzed top and sides seems to even things out ok. Not sure how I feel about it yet, it's different! Just worried about reactions now I suppose!  Hopefully I can get a tan on it over the next four weeks and get confident with it!

Thanks for the post crowbar, really got me in that chair earlier, and thanks for everyones support! Any tips on how to get confident quick would be appreciated!!

Cheers guys!

[smoothsailing]

Just enjoy the attention you'll get. soon you may find you want that awesome smooth feel. I dont like a heavy shadow I feel exposed and weird. Shaving makes my shadow less noticable (to me anyway)

[MB85]

If you went through with it.... I hope it went well! I have just posted my first contribution to the site. Similar situation but havent had the guts to get it done yet. Like you I am concerned about perception and the idea of people talking about me, especially at work. I work in an office with around 50+ people and really dont like the idea of being the object of gossip. But the way I see it is that they will probably get over it.

Similarly, things like Facebook are helpful in that even if you don't post a "direct" photo of your new haircut (i.e. "look at me"), posting one with a friend / girlfriend / wife etc will allow people to see straight away instead of having to go through the same generic conversation with each person you see!

Did you go for a straigh up "0" cut? I got a "1" done about a year ago and looked ok for the first couple days. Just worried the 0 may be too severe for me!

[Hyperocker]

Hey all, so it's been a couple of day and reactions have been good and ok! I'm on my trip now so its new faces all the time which is good as I'm still getting used to it, it's grown on me a little I have to say and it dies look better the shorter it goes! Hopefully this will continue until I go shorter and shorter then sly!

I feel for you MB85, it's such a tough thing to do, I'm lucky as I'm away for a month so can get used to things! Believe me though it's not as bad as I built it up to be! And it's great not worrying about gelling, concealing, prepping hair all the time!

:-)

[Crowbar]

Believe me though it's not as bad as I built it up to be! And it's great not worrying about gelling, concealing, prepping hair all the time!

:-)

Glad all is going well and it must be so refreshing not having to worry anymore about all of that and the psychological stress that goes along with it. Free at last and a burden lifted and thrown away, ahhhh yes!!

[Crowbar]

Next step if you like the buzz cut will be to get your own clippers of course. You will love the feeling of clipping it yourself, it's so liberating and satisfying.

I ended up with Wahl baldfader clippers which have nice fine teeth that help greatly to pick up all the hairs and they cut far more effectively and cleanly than standard clippers. You can also attach a No1 or 2 comb to them if needed.
I chucked all my gels waxes shampoos and stuff out on the same day I did my first clip. What a day and to add to it the realisation of no more haircut appointments needed, self made man!

[mrzed]

I agree with crowbar. Buzz your own head. But I'd also encourage you to take the razor out and just shave bit bald. It feels better than a buzz. Reality.  The smooth bald has kept me head shaving for over a year.