How old were you when you first thought about shaving your head?

[Miller1989]

What age was everyone when they first became interested in sporting a chromedome? I suppose I was a bit unusual in the fact that I became interested in my very early teens. I always had short hair and buzzcuts as a kid. When the first Fast and Furious came out, I thought Vin Diesel looked really cool. About the same time, the Schick commercial where Andre Agassi shaved his head came out too. I thought he looked awesome as well, and kind of decided then that I would shaved my head someday.

[chuck63]

I was 16 when I first thought about shaving my head. Back in 1980, that wasn’t a popular thing to do.  I finally shaved mine 35 years later. 

[Miller1989]

Not much different from me then. What planted the seed for the idea?

[reddog]

Five years ago, when I was 59, had been thinking about trying a buzzcut just one time. Once my (then) girlfriend said ok, just once, we met my neighbor at a city festival. He is bald and had a fresh no guard clipper shave that looked great. I also noticed at least a dozen guys with shaved heads. So early the next morning I got the clippers out and did a buzzcut, didn't like it so clipper shaved it. Well, I thought it already looked shaved, so I jumped into the shower and razored it bald. When my GF got up, she was shocked. By that afternoon she said I should keep it shaved, and she loved it. Within a few months she decided I should grow my hair back, but I was hooked on the shaved head. She's long gone, and I still enjoy the bald look.

[chrisphilly123]

In my early 20s, I knew I would eventually have to face the music, as I was already sporting and hiding a dreaded Norwood 5-6.

I could only remain in denial so long. Ugh.

[PDXGuy]

When I was in high school some of the guys on the football team got buzz cuts. I wanted to get one but did not have he nerve. In my late 20s I got a couple really short fades type cuts and can remember my boss in San Francisco saying you need to grow your hair out. Started getting flattops in my mid-30s.  Always had short hair since. Started shaving it off once a year in my 40s. I 've been shaved now for a couple weeks and keeping it off.

[Blagadan]

Started doing a buzz cut in my late 20s, it was already very short back and sides. First shave in my early 30s. I always preferred the buzz cut to clean shaven tbh.

[bennett11]

I wanted to get really short buzz when I was 17 (1948) and did so when I was 19 (nickname: cueball). seriously considered shaving it 1953.  Did so 25 years later before the style became more common.

[scooby]

i was 32 when i was thinking about buzzing my thinning hair down but didnt do it until i was 52.i shaved my head when i was 58,i am now 60 and loving it.

[artudo123]

I was 8 years old when I first fell in love with shaved heads, I had a student teacher in grade 3 with a shaved head. I buzzed my head when I was 13 and it looked horrible which held me back from shaving my head. I had blue hair for several months last year but needed to buzz it off as I was going to TV show tapings in New York City and knew I needed to buzz it off. After buzzing it, I thought I would shave it off completely and if I didn't like it it would soon become a buzz cut.

Side note: It's been 2.5 months since I started shaving my head and so many people have come up to me and told me that I look much, much better with a shaved head. When I show comparison shots, people are like "Don't grow your hair back." It makes me feel so good to hear that!

[Barbero Pelón]

Maybe at 12 or 14.

 I shave it bald at 18

[slybeard]

Probably in my late 20's or early 30's.  Prior to that, it was very unusual to see a guy shave his head, so the thought really had not occurred to me.  Once I saw a few in real life (vs. TV and movies), I liked the look.  I also never really liked my hair, even though it was thick.  So I really decided then that I would rather shave at the first sign of balding, which I did in my late 40's.  I wish I had just done it sooner since I like it so much more than my hair.

[Tyler]

When I was a kid I would get buzz cuts. When I was in 8th-grade biology I remember learning about genetics and that baldness was an inherited trait. I told myself that the day I find out I'm going bald I would shave my head. When I was 25 I was getting a haircut and the lady told me I was starting to thin. At that moment I told her to shave it all off and I never looked back.

[Miller1989]

When I was a kid I would get buzz cuts. When I was in 8th-grade biology I remember learning about genetics and that baldness was an inherited trait. I told myself that the day I find out I'm going bald I would shave my head. When I was 25 I was getting a haircut and the lady told me I was starting to thin. At that moment I told her to shave it all off and I never looked back.

How did she react when you told her to skin it?

[Sir Harry]

I shaved mine at age 13 back in eighth grade after a botched haircut.