WHAT were your "concerns" prior 2 U shaving your dome?

[warhawk]

hello fellow chrome domes:  what were your "concerns" prior 2 U shaving your dome?  i'll start:  b4 i decided 2 wear the chrome dome... i was "worried" that it wouldn't look good.  my beautiful wifey continued 2 encourage me that it would look good.  guess what?  she was right.  

so... how 'bout U?  what were your "concerns" prior 2 U shaving your dome?  i'm looking 4ward 2 hearing your stories?

WARHAWK

[Brkeatr]

Same here....I was worried it wouldn't look good but I wanted to try it anyway. My wife told me "don't you dare" because she thought she wouldn't like it either. One night I decided to just do it and it looked better than the buzz cut I had been wearing. Both wife and 2 kids said they liked it better also...been shaved since.   

[hammerdrill376]

First was my wifes reaction. Early in our marriage I tried to give myself a haircut and accidentaly went SLY. When I came out of the bedroom..the look on her face was priceless but back then she was not enthusiasic about it. Now she is cool with the look. Of course I was concerned about what co-workers and other people would think. To my suprise the reactions are overwhemingly positive.

[Mikekoz13]

I didn't really have any concerns........ As a famous sailor once said, " I yam what I yam".....

[Dan-O-Mite]

I was personally terrified I would cut myself up like no other. Thats why I asked my neighbor to do it the first time who's a fellow shiny head fella. The first time I did it myself though didn't cut me so much as I gave myself more razor bumps then pimples on a 16 year old boys face. After a couple more tries though I had it down. As for other concerns just about it not looking good, but I was already going to the barber once a month for a no guard buzz cut, so it wasn't too drastically different, but the way it felt...ahhhh....that 1/8 of an inch makes a serious difference.

[slyatlast]

Only concern I had was "what are people thinking about the look?"

Turns out nobody has said anything, and as far as what they're thinking?  Who cares!

I think it feels good, looks good, and makes me feel more self-confident.  At the end of the day, that's all that matters - right?     

[Brkeatr]

Only concern I had was "what are people thinking about the look?"

Turns out nobody has said anything, and as far as what they're thinking?  Who cares!

I think it feels good, looks good, and makes me feel more self-confident.  At the end of the day, that's all that matters - right?     

Well said Sly and you are correct !!   

[nomad]

my only concern was, dam I gotta shave my head EVERY day

I hate to shave my face but some how I love to scrape the dome clean EVERY day

[Kojack]

Another vote for "Was afraid I'd cut myself" also wasn't looking forward to having to shave everyday.
After discovering the Panasonic Vortex...I don't worry about either.

[GASlick]

That I would cut my ear off!

[baldy46]

I was concerned that it wouldn't look good because of my head shape.  But as Mikekoz says "I yam what I yam."  My wife was NOT HAPPY when I first shaved my head.  She tolerates it now.  But the reaction from co-workers and friends has been overwhelmingly positive.  They say "what were you so worried about?"  And I'm often told that I look a lot younger without the hair.  For some reason, I just like the Mr. Clean look.  I can't wait to get smooth again at the first sign of stubble. 

[xnewyawka]

My biggest concerns were that I would cut myself up, and also how it would look.
I also remember having the fleeting thought of having to shave every day, like Nomad said.

Turns out there was nothing to worry about. I love the look and this is me now.

I had always said if I start losing my hair, it was all gonna come off. So the "concerns" turned out to be unfounded. 

[champ007]

I had alot of questions/concerns I posted in here and recieved great answers. Check my post http://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/index.php?topic=1492.0

[HeadbladerBob]

I was sort of spooked by what others would think.  The first week I got some looks but now when I hear that I am blinded by the glaire on your head, it makes me frown.


 

[schro]

Concerned that I would look like a freak......guess I was right.