What if 30 days doesn't work - page 1 -

• What if 30 days doesn't work by Nw5AndCounting on 19 Jun, 2019 20:14
• It's been well over 30 days for me and I still do not like my head shape....does it take others longer to accept or is my head really as bad as I think?
• #1 by Razor X on 19 Jun, 2019 20:34
• Let’s see a photo.
• #2 by reddog on 19 Jun, 2019 20:41
•  Well, wearing a shaved head is definitely not for everyone. It's pretty simple, if you don't like it, don't do it! 30 days is probably enough to know. It's alot of work to maintain, so you really have to like the look and feel of a totally bald head.
  
  For me, after prepping, lathering, shaving, and after care, thank goodness I can look in the mirror and think, man that looks great!
• #3 by Nw5AndCounting on 19 Jun, 2019 21:55
• Here's a photo for the person asking for a photo....yeah maybe it's just not for me but I definitely think it works for other people...was jus wondering if I was giving up too early

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• #4 by Dragon on 20 Jun, 2019 00:45
• Hi #NW5AndCounting, the picture looks great, there is no issue with you r head shape but its all about how you feel.  if you dont like it then maybe it isnt for you.  if as many of us are you are BBN, then it comes down to which do you prefer and given this is the SBG site i suppose most of us are happier being sly than having a ring or remains of a head of hair.  So as i said above, to me the picture looks great, nice head shape, balanced by the beard but do what makes you happy.  As for is 30 days enough, you had hair for a lot longer so it does take time to get used to it and even after a few years you can look and still get a surprise as to what you look like but i prefer it to the alternative
• #5 by reddog on 20 Jun, 2019 05:27
• I also think your head shape is great. For the first 5 years after I shaved, I periodically grew back my hair. After 6 weeks of so I would shave it bald again. I always had what I call bald envy. I would see a sly guy and would think how great he looked. Maybe you just need more time to get used to having a shaved head.
• #6 by Magoo on 20 Jun, 2019 07:46
• No problem with the look , you rock the look. Give it some more time . You may go back and forth many times, shaved and with hair, eventually you will decide which you prefer. I have done that many times in my ten years of head shaving.
• #7 by artudo123 on 20 Jun, 2019 12:59
• You really suit the look!!!
• #8 by chrisphilly123 on 20 Jun, 2019 17:07
• Quote from: Nw5AndCounting on 19 Jun, 2019 21:55

  Here's a photo for the person asking for a photo....yeah maybe it's just not for me but I definitely think it works for other people...was jus wondering if I was giving up too early
  

  Take this as a positive . . .
  
  Your head, shaved, is as ordinary as any of us. In my gym 1 out of 5 dudes have the same look as you and I. In 2019, it's pretty damn commonplace. Give it another 30 and see you you feel then. And see how your peers react. My guess is it will be business as usual.
  
  Thanks for posting, btw. I'm sure there are a lot of SILENT guys on this site, who have yet to bridge the confidence issues.
  
  
• #9 by Nw5AndCounting on 21 Jun, 2019 05:04
• Thanks for the replies. It's good to know it takes some longer than 30 days to get use to it and I might just be one of those guys. I'll keep it for a while and see what happens.
• #10 by nicolaus on 22 Jun, 2019 23:55
• Also it took me much more than 30 days to get used to the new style. If you are an extremely shy boy, 30-days-rule can be too short. You should prolong it on 60 or 90 days according to your shyness. The important thing is keeping to shave every day. Someday you won’t be able to remember your previous hair style anymore.
• #11 by Barbero Pelón on 23 Jun, 2019 16:52
• Having a bald head is something that you love or hate and you know it immediately. The 30 days rule,to me,is made for others to get used to the new you.
• #12 by nohairnow on 23 Jun, 2019 21:55
• It might take more time. I had mixed feelings for around 3 months. I went from disliking it, to accepting it, and back. But I didn't really like it.
  
  I'm now at about the 8 month mark, and it's only been recently that I started to love being bald. The feel, the look, all of it. I even look at other guys with hair and sometime wonder why they keep it. It just takes time for some of us.
• #13 by slybeard on 25 Jun, 2019 06:31
• Like @Tony Dadá I was convinced on my first shave that I liked it.  Others do take more time  But in the end it is just your decision as to how you want to wear your hair.  I see nothing wrong or unusual about your head shape, and it is a good look on you.  Give it more time, 30 days is just our suggestion.  It is to give you time to adjust, time to learn to shave your head in a reasonable time, time for all the negative comments from family and friends to subside, and time for them to adjust as well.
• #14 by chrisphilly123 on 25 Jun, 2019 08:44
• Quote from: Tony Dadá on 23 Jun, 2019 16:52

  Having a bald head is something that you love or hate and you know it immediately. The 30 days rule,to me,is made for others to get used to the new you.
  

  E X A C T L Y   what Tony said.