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Buzzing it tomorrow... maybe.

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PBurke:
welcome to sbg. figure out what you feel comfortable with and go just a bit farther. get out of the comfort zone just a little. you might be pleasantly surprised. if not, it grows back to what you have now pretty quick.

Robmeister:
Welcome, Socctty

Yep...I concur....go ahead and buzz it.  I think you'll really like how much easier it is to care for.

I just shaved my noggin slick this past Sunday (1/14).  

I did sort of a progression using buzzes at decreasing guards.  I have a brief synopsis of my "process" here  

http://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/index.php?topic=651.msg8133#msg8133

But I basically started with a #3, long setting.....then #3, short setting....then #2, long.....#2, short..etc..

I chose to do this to ease my wife into the idea of eventual baldness

Hopefully someone who is thinking about taking the dive will relate to my story as well

Just took the dive....I can relate

Good-looking guy, right?

Oh yeah....can TOTALLY relate

I'd like to get some more sun. I understand that my scalp will be a little paler than my face

Chances are that the scalp will be A LOT   paler than your face.  That's the main hurdle I'm clearing right now.   But it's not quite as pronounced if yer just buzzing it.

Hopefully I don't get cold feet

Just remember, it's not like yer getting a wicked, big ol', permanent tatoo on the side of yer face......it grows back.

Here's another thread with questions posed by my wife that might be helpful.  

http://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/index.php?topic=645.0

schro:
Socctty,
Welcome. This is a good group of guys and they were very valuable to me in helping with the decision to shave it off (New Year's Day). Now that I've been "sly" for almost 3 weeks, I just can't envision going back to having (little) hair on the dome. I was never trying to fight off the inevitable, just was accepting what was "in my future". Like others, I gradually went down from a #3 to #2 (wife hated that step, but either grew to like it or just shut up about it), to a #1 the week between Christmas and New Year before I did it.

Now my scalp feels healthy (big plus), I like my look, and the comments have been overwhelmingly positive. Personally, I think it's more work to maintain the look, but it's well worth it.

I agree with Rod, take it to a #1 and see how it feels. But, I would bet you'll want to go the next step.

Have a good Thursday,
Schro

Robmeister:

--- Quote from: schro on January 18, 2007, 09:48:45 AM ---
I agree with Rod


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Who?

schro:
Oops. I'm operating today on 2 hrs sleep.  :o
Long drive from Bandon Dunes, Oregon after a 2 hr frost delay from my tee time then having to take an alternate route home due to driving conditions over the Sisykiou Summit.

My apologies to both Robs for my temporary bout with dyslexia.

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