Discussions About Being Bald > 30 Day Rule / Beginners Section
2nd Week Down and Feeling More Confident
clint902:
--- Quote ---@slybeard Yeah, I'm going to try my luck with a different razor and see if I get better results. I love the barber shop experience, but it could get expensive really quick. it was a bigger change than I was expecting and I'm still trying to get used to it. I definitely look a lot younger with hair, and that's probably the biggest adjustment with the shaved head I at least look closer to my actual age.
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It's not so much the razor as the prep. It's all in the prep. The problem is the salt and oils from the scalp make the hairs get thicker and hard to shave so I always shampoo my head to get all that stuff off then rinse. While still wet, I apply a good shaving gel and let it sit for a couple of minutes until the hairs are so soft I can barely feel them with my fingers. First pass is with the grain then rinse off. Lather up again then against the grain. At that point, it's like cutting through butter. You still want to use a good razor and a sharp blade but, well, my prep takes about 15 minutes but the actual shaving is the fastest part and takes around 5 minutes or so.
reddog:
Haha, very funny Semi! I didn't wear my hair that long for very long. Of course, you can understand why I immediately loved the totally bald look, and have kept it for over 7 years. As the cold sets in, I have started to grow some hair for warmth, currently a marine style high and tight recon. As usual, I probably won't make it more than a few weeks before I can't stand it an shave it bald again.
clint902:
--- Quote from: reddog on October 03, 2020, 07:19:22 AM ---Haha, very funny Semi! I didn't wear my hair that long for very long. Of course, you can understand why I immediately loved the totally bald look, and have kept it for over 7 years. As the cold sets in, I have started to grow some hair for warmth, currently a marine style high and tight recon. As usual, I probably won't make it more than a few weeks before I can't stand it an shave it bald again.
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If I go a couple of days without shaving, I start to feel so dirty and people will think I'm a hippy or something.
reddog:
@clint902 , yes, I feel the same way. A little stubble and I don't feel right. Then after 3 or 4 days it itches like crazy.
I often wonder if headshaving becomes an obsession of something. After shaving for a few months or years, it seems you can't go back to having hair. Usually, I can't wait to get in the shower first thing in the morning and get my head perfectly smooth. I'm still shaving the sides and back and it feels so good.
Semi-Sly:
--- Quote from: reddog on October 03, 2020, 07:19:22 AM ---Haha, very funny Semi! I didn't wear my hair that long for very long. Of course, you can understand why I immediately loved the totally bald look, and have kept it for over 7 years. As the cold sets in, I have started to grow some hair for warmth, currently a marine style high and tight recon. As usual, I probably won't make it more than a few weeks before I can't stand it an shave it bald again.
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Thanks slight beard yeah the same here I started growing it back because I’m facing some really tough surgery in about seven weeks so I feel the need to “Warrior Up” for this one. I really do prefer the clean-shaven dome over hairr though but I have to adopt an attitude of “ I am the meanest motherfucker in the valley and this operation it’s not gonna get me down !! So I’m gonna bring back the high tight and brutal horseshoe Flattop for a while to help me face the one with h a; “bring it on” attitude..
hopefully All will be successful and by the spring I’ll be walking again and proving to the world that I can overcome this. then I’ll have a head shaving ceremony to “ emerge from the chrysalis “ as it were and emerge back into the world as a bald bold confident man !
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