#1 is pretty short. primary difference between that and shave is the feel of a smooth head. In between may feel like velcro on your T shirt. Just keep it shaved.
If family was used to #1, they will get used to shaved. It looks really sharp.
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Ah that Velcro feel and trying to put on a knit hat! It's almost that season. I try to not skip a day of shaving or just go outside with a naked scalp and just deal with the cold. (It's good conditioning anyway! Gotta get used to the cold outside and sometimes the chilliness inside).
To me, once you get past the Velcro feel, I don't consider myself shaved anymore. I consider it a 'buzz' at that point. But, It's funny about the #1 versus shaved and the family. My family likes my head shaved more than they did with a short buzzcut. I get a lot of compliments shaved but hardly ever with a buzzcut. I think a shaved head is just more interesting and provocative. It's just ballsy and more of a look.
