Sly Guys Survey On Headshaving

[Ethan]

1.   Are you naturally bald ?
2.   How old are you ?
3.   Do you shave your head or buzz it ?
      If you buzz it , How short ?
4.   Why did you shave your head the first time ?
5.   How old are you when you did it ?
6.   Why do you keep on shaving it ?
7.   Would you keep your bald look forever ?
8.   do you like being bald ?
9.   How often do you shave it ?
10. What razor do you use ?
11. Do you have a beard ?
12. What are the best reactions you got ?
13. What are the worst ?
14. Does your partner like your look ?
15. Do you think bald men are more attractive and masculine ?
16. Have you ever convinced someone to shave their heads ?

[Ethan]

1. No
2. 18
3. buzzcut (no guard)
4. i buzzed it because it looks great and for me hair is annoying
5. 13
6. because it makes me feel free and confident
7. still didn't shave it but I'm thinking about it
8. yes but I'm not
9. i buzz my head every week
10. No razor
11. trying to grow it
12. some friends told me that i look sexy
13. some friends laughed at me and told me that i look weird
14. i don't have a partner
15. yes
16. some friends wanted to follow me but didn't have the courage to do it

[Sir Harry]

Ok, I'll bite

1. Yes
2. 42
3. Shave with DE razor
4. I got a bad haircut and only made it worse trying to fix it
5. 13 (in eighth grade but with clippers)
6. Because I look even older with a horseshoe/receding hairline
7. At this point, most likely
8. It never really bothered me, because balding and shaved heads were pretty common where I live
9. Anywhere from three to five days between shaves as I work rotating shifts
10. Lord, Edwin Jagger, Microtouch and a couple of unknown DE safety razors (use a Headblade if not home and none of the DE's are readily available)
11. Yes. (I do shave it off for military functions, then regrow when said function is over)
12. When a couple of kids thought I was Charles Barkley the former basketball player (wasn't wearing a beard at that time)
13. When my grandfather and father (both now deceased) said I looked like a convict/prisoner.
14. Twice divorced, but neither of my wives had an issue with it. Have been dating but not in a committed relationship, but given the large amount of bald heads everywhere, it's almost a non-issue where I live.
15. Not attracted to men, but I do admire men who keep up their appearance, regardless whether he has a full head of hair, partially bald, or sly.
16. I had a couple of elderly neighbors ask me to shave their head for them (they're older guys). I may do the job with clippers if I follow through.

NOTE: The last time I got a haircut that was not a shaved head was in Spring 2008. Took a razor to the head in April 2008, and have been bicing it ever since.

[Cave Dweller]

1.   Yes
2.   53
3.   Shave
4.   I got tired of the horseshoe and liked the smooth look.
5.   51
6.   I really like it
7.   As long as I can manipulate the razor
8.   Yep
9.   At least one a day. Often twice.
10. Fusion Proglide
11. Yes
12. When I was mistaken for someone fifteen years younger
13. So far, no bad reactions
14. Yes
15. No
16. Never would even consider trying

[TheSlyBear]

1.   Are you naturally bald ?
Not exactly sure what that means. If you mean am I completely sly without needing to shave, then no. If you mean do I have MPB, then yes.

2.   How old are you ?
57

3.   Do you shave your head or buzz it ?
Depends upon the time of year. Some winters I buzz. But usually shaved.

      If you buzz it , How short ?

When I buzz it with guardless clippers.

4.   Why did you shave your head the first time ?
To be completely honest, because I think it's a hot look on guys.

5.   How old are you when you did it ?
49

6.   Why do you keep on shaving it ?
Smooth! I love the feel and look.

7.   Would you keep your bald look forever ?
Absolutely.

8.   do you like being bald ?
Yes. The phrase I use is "freedom from the tyranny of hair".

9.   How often do you shave it ?
Depends. When shaving it, usually every 2 to 3 days.

10. What razor do you use ?
Mach 3

11. Do you have a beard ?
Always. For the past 4 decades.

12. What are the best reactions you got ?
Admiration, respect, awe.

13. What are the worst ?
Nothing that would classify as negative. Some don't care for it (see below) but that's it.

14. Does your partner like your look ?
He prefers me buzzed to shaved. But knows it makes me happy, so deals with it.

15. Do you think bald men are more attractive and masculine ?
Oh yes. Very much yes.

16. Have you ever convinced someone to shave their heads ?
Not directly. But some guys have been influenced by just seeing me shaved. "Looks good on you so I thought I'd give it a try" type of thing.

[baldbob]

1. Yes
2. 53
3. Shave
4. Because my hair was getting thinner and I hated messing with it.
5. 44
6. Love the feel, look, simplicity.
7. Absolutely!
8. I love it! Yep, freedom from the tyranny of hair.
9. Every day.
10. Panasonic electric shaver. Occasionally Fusion.
11. No. Wife doesn't like beards.
12. "I can't imagine you with hair. Bald is a great look for you."
13. "Why would you want to be bald?"
14. She tolerates it, but she knows it makes me happy. I'm between Norwood 5&6 now, so she'd probably tell me to go ahead and shave if I grew out what hair I have.
15. Attractive? Not so sure. Masculine? Absolutely! That's another reason I love being bald. I'm a dude. It's okay.
16. Yes. Got a few buddies who were doing the back and forth thing, but are now exclusively sly.

[Quiet_Dan]

1.   Are you naturally bald ? Yes, have pretty advanced MPB
2.   How old are you ? 29
3.   Do you shave your head or buzz it ? Shave
      If you buzz it , How short ? Had Buzzed most of the time since 18
4.   Why did you shave your head the first time ? cos my MPB was getting enough that it was the best option
5.   How old are you when you did it ? 27
6.   Why do you keep on shaving it ? best way to be
7.   Would you keep your bald look forever ? yep, if i could make myself permanently bald I would
8.   do you like being bald ? yep
9.   How often do you shave it ? 4-5 days a week
10. What razor do you use ? Mach3
11. Do you have a beard ? Most of the time
12. What are the best reactions you got ? told it and the beard go really well together
13. What are the worst ? haven't had one
14. Does your partner like your look ? flying solo
15. Do you think bald men are more attractive and masculine ? i guess so but i don't swing that way
16. Have you ever convinced someone to shave their heads ? encouraged sure, totally convinced, dunno

[mrzed]

1.   Are you naturally bald ? NO
2.   How old are you ? 62
3.   Do you shave your head or buzz it ? Shave
      If you buzz it , How short ? Prior to shaving I buzzed it to #2, then #1, then no guard for about 3-4 years.
4.   Why did you shave your head the first time ? I was buzzing it so short, why not?  Several bald friends suggested I give it a try.
5.   How old are you when you did it ? 59
6.   Why do you keep on shaving it ?
I really enjoy the feel of a smooth head.
I really enjoy the look of the bald head.
7.   Would you keep your bald look forever ? Yes, as long as I am able to shave.
8.   do you like being bald ?YES
9.   How often do you shave it ? Daily or every other day. Depends upon how rushed the morning is.  Longest pause was 6 days when I was sick once a few years ago.
10. What razor do you use ?Head Blade, Edwin Jagger DE
11. Do you have a beard ? Yes, continuous since 1980
12. What are the best reactions you got ? I really like your bow tie!  (I was wearing a new bow tie the first day I shaved my head).
13. What are the worst ? Daughters said "Papa, did you shave your head?"
14. Does your partner like your look ? My wife likes it. Likes to rub my head.
15. Do you think bald men are more attractive and masculine ? Attractive in a stylish way. I admire any guy who is willing to shave his head sly. Some men don't have a choice about being bald, but they usually have hair somewhere.  To extend their baldness to SLY is admirable.  To not shave a significantly balding head is very unattractive. Yes, a bald head is masculine.
16. Have you ever convinced someone to shave their heads ? Yes. More like, they were inspired by my bald head.

[clipped]

1.   Are you naturally bald? Yes
2.   How old are you? 62
3.   Do you shave your head or buzz it? Mostly buzz; occasionally shave in summers
      If you buzz it , How short?  between #1 down to #000000
4.   Why did you shave your head the first time? Thinning hair- started to look like a comb-over
5.   How old are you when you did it? 51
6.   Why do you keep on shaving it? Looks good, convenient; my barber said that he "couldn't do anything with my hair anymore", so cheaper also;
7.   Would you keep your bald look forever? Yes; but I do let it grow out a bit in the winters - using a #3.5 blade now and I feel like a long-haired hippie!
8.   Do you like being bald? yes
9.   How often do you shave it? When using clippers: 1-2x/week depending on length; when shaving: 2-3x/week;
10. What razor do you use? Mach 3 or DE
11. Do you have a beard? No
12. What are the best reactions you got? Just that it looks good
13. What are the worst? A very kind inquiry from an elderly acquaintance about if "there was a health problem?". It was a kind expression of concern & I was not offended. 
14. Does your partner like your look? My wife says, "the shorter the better"
15. Do you think bald men are more attractive and masculine? Not attracted to men, but generally I think it's a good look for most men with hair loss (which is most men in my age group!)
16. Have you ever convinced someone to shave their heads? No

[Hieu Tran]

1.   Are you naturally bald ?
- No, I wish  I were.
2.   How old are you ?
- 22
3.   Do you shave your head or buzz it ?
      If you buzz it , How short ?
- I like shaving mine but having buzz cut right now.
- Buzz with no guard on the side and back, a little longer on top, about 0.3" I think.
4.   Why did you shave your head the first time ?
- Because I like it, that's all.
5.   How old are you when you did it ?
- 15
6.   Why do you keep on shaving it ?
- I grew my head back to study and shave again recently and then grew back to buzz cut and gonna shave it off again soon. About why, it's hard to say, just about I like the feeling.
7.   Would you keep your bald look forever ?
- If I could make my hair gone permanently, I will.
8.   do you like being bald ?
- Yes, for sure.
9.   How often do you shave it ?
- During the time I was bald, I shave it daily.
10. What razor do you use ?
- Gillete Mach 3.
11. Do you have a beard ?
- No, I want goatee but my DNA didn't help.
12. What are the best reactions you got ?
- I slept happily. Can I call that a creation?
13. What are the worst ?
- My mother and me didn't talk as long as I shaved my head.
14. Does your partner like your look ?
- No.
15. Do you think bald men are more attractive and masculine ?
- Yes I think. I want to become like them because I can't and my body don't have muscle, how sad.
16. Have you ever convinced someone to shave their heads ?
- Yes, I did, some times, but I'm not good at that and not with everybody.

[Natedawg]

Been a while since I've answered anything like this... why not?

1.   Are you naturally bald ?
Now, sort of (lol). I wasn't when I started shaving bald 11 years ago.

2.   How old are you ?
34

3.   Do you shave your head or buzz it ? If you buzz it , How short ?
I buzzed with no guard the first 3 years. Been clean shaving ever since.

4.   Why did you shave your head the first time ?
Trying something new. My head hair grows super thin and gets oily fast. Not fun to work with by any means.

5.   How old were you when you did it ?
23

6.   Why do you keep on shaving it ?
Received lots of initial compliments. I personally think it suits me far better than having hair.

7.   Would you keep your bald look forever ?
Of course! Once I took the plunge, I never looked back.

8.   do you like being bald ?
Hell yeah! Proud!

9.   How often do you shave it ?
Once every 2-3 days.

10. What razor do you use ?
Over the last few years, I've been using Sensor 3. However, very recently, I've gone back to the Mach 3. The shave isn't as quite close as the Sensor, but it's far more forgiving.

11. Do you have a beard ?
Take a wild guess.

12. What are the best reactions you got ?
My wife and coworkers were very positive about it. One coworker even told me "I don't what it was you were trying to do before, but this really suits you. You look good." That one stuck.

13. What are the worst ?
Never received any truly negative reactions. None worth remembering, anyway. I don't remember a single instance where someone's reaction made me actually feel bad about it. And no, I don't block bad things out. I'm a notorious grudge holder (lol).

14. Does your partner like your look ?
Hell yes. She was actually the one who first buzzed my head, as I lacked the testicular fortitude to do it myself at the time. Her initial compliments were a large part of why I kept going with it.

15. Do you think bald men are more attractive and masculine ?
Being hetero, I'm not sure how to effectively answer the first part of that. I will say that shaving their respective noggins makes dudes look more bad ass, which I guess would fall under "more masculine."

16. Have you ever convinced someone to shave their heads ?
I've never been the type to try to convince someone to do anything. "Live and let live", I say. In this case though, I feel my presence does enough convincing on it's own.

[K5mow]

1.   Are you naturally bald ? No
2.   How old are you ? 53
3.   Do you shave your head or buzz it ? Shave
      If you buzz it , How short shave
4.   Why did you shave your head the first time ? I have Scalp Psoriasis
5.   How old are you when you did it ? 52
6.   Why do you keep on shaving it ? yes
7.   Would you keep your bald look forever ? yes
8.   do you like being bald ? yes
9.   How often do you shave it ? every day
10. What razor do you use ? Gillette Fusion
11. Do you have a beard ? no
12. What are the best reactions you got ? ?
13. What are the worst ? ?
14. Does your partner like your look ? No but she understands my Psoriasis
15. Do you think bald men are more attractive and masculine ? yes
16. Have you ever convinced someone to shave their heads ? no


Roger

[tobler1]

1.   Are you naturally bald ?
No
2.   How old are you ?
37
3.   Do you shave your head or buzz it ?
      If you buzz it , How short ?
I shave.
4.   Why did you shave your head the first time ?
I felt like it.
5.   How old are you when you did it ?
I was 26 when I first did, 36 when I most recently began.
6.   Why do you keep on shaving it ?
I like it.
7.   Would you keep your bald look forever ?
Probably.
8.   do you like being bald ?
Yes, very much so.
9.   How often do you shave it ?
Every day
10. What razor do you use ?
Headblade ATX
11. Do you have a beard ?
Yes.
12. What are the best reactions you got ?
People have told me that they think it is my best look.
13. What are the worst ?
None to speak of.
14. Does your partner like your look ?
I'm single, so N/A.
15. Do you think bald men are more attractive and masculine ?
Yes
16. Have you ever convinced someone to shave their heads ?
I suppose I may have.

[cellison]

1.   Are you naturally bald ?
     No

2.   How old are you ?
     54

3.   Do you shave your head or buzz it ?
      If you buzz it , How short ?
     Shave

4.   Why did you shave your head the first time ?
     Got tired of haircuts I hated and wanted a change.

5.   How old are you when you did it ?
     53

6.   Why do you keep on shaving it ?
     I like it.

7.   Would you keep your bald look forever ?
     I see no reason not to.

8.   do you like being bald ?
     Yes

9.   How often do you shave it ?
     Every day

10. What razor do you use ?
     Ikon DE

11. Do you have a beard ?
     Goatee

12. What are the best reactions you got ?
     You look more like your profession (artist)

13. What are the worst ?
     None really

14. Does your partner like your look ?
     She has gotten used to it

15. Do you think bald men are more attractive and masculine ?
     Never really thought about it

16. Have you ever convinced someone to shave their heads ?
     Never tried.

[SlyMike]

1.   Are you naturally bald ?
No, but I am balding

2.   How old are you ?
44

3.   Do you shave your head or buzz it ?
Shave

4.   Why did you shave your head the first time ?
2014

5.   How old are you when you did it ?
Same age as now

6.   Why do you keep on shaving it ?
I love the look

7.   Would you keep your bald look forever ?
At the moment, I would say yes

8.   do you like being bald ?
Yes

9.   How often do you shave it ?
1-2 times a week (not enough really)

10. What razor do you use ?
Headblade ATX

11. Do you have a beard ?
Yes

12. What are the best reactions you got ?
I don't think anyone really noticed as I buzzed my hair short for a few months before shaving it.

13. What are the worst ?
My parents weren't keen on it.

14. Does your partner like your look ?
Yes

15. Do you think bald men are more attractive and masculine ?
haven't really thought about it

16. Have you ever convinced someone to shave their heads ?
Not yet!