Very much so, really increased my self confidence - willing to be different. I had very short hair from age 19 in 1950. Shaved head completely in late 1970's before it became more common.
Don't worry Chris; the difference between you any me and those guys who just want "the look" is that we really are Bad Asses - and we know it - and we know that they know that we are Bad Asses too!As an aside; I ditched all of my facial hair about a week ago and a couple of people have actually looked at me and told me that I look "F'ing Badass!" That never happened to me while I had the bald head and the beard/goatee - I guess the bald and beard thing really has become "common". "shave your head and grow a goatee..."