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Have people said you look older than you are?

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Hairisforgirls:
I'm 22 and I only recently started cutting my hair very short (I keep it on a grade 1). I am too lazy when it comes to shaving so I don't bother with the fully bald look. Anyway, before I buzzed my hair I always got asked for identification in bars and people would say I looked younger than I was. After the buzz it's the opposite. I never get asked for ID and some people have said I look like I'm in my late twenties.

Does the sly/buzzed look really add that much age on? Will I only look younger when I'm in my forties? Do all young sly/buzzed guys always look older? Below are two pics of me, one at the age of 20 when I could still get away with medium-length hair. The other one is more recent with the buzz. Can you see the age difference between the two pictures?

Before and After

Brkeatr:
Well, the pic on the left, the one with hair I guess, you look like you just got done playing with Susie in the sandbox. But all kidding aside, I think it depends on the person and it''s hard for me to tell because I can't really see your hair that well. But, I think you may be right, some younger people do look a little more mature with shorter hair than longer hair. I think that may go for older people as well, as I have had some people think I'm older than what I am and others who have thought I was younger. I think it's all in the eyes of the beholder....IMO.... O0

By the way, welcome to the Forum !!     O0

Dome of Steele:
27 and it seems like I get ID'd less since going sly (about a year ago). 
Then again it could be bc I go out drinking too much and they just recognize me!

Razor X:
I think going sly sort of pulls everyone toward the middle -- so if you are really young you look more mature and you're older, it can shave a few years off.   Shorter hair in general is a more mature look, for the most part -- that's why when actors are playing parts that are significantly younger than their real age, they'll never have a really short haircut.  If you're older, then shaving  your head erases some of the telltale signs of aging, like receding hairlines and greying hair.

BALDANDRE:
For most dudes having a slick bald head creates the opposite..

years are shed off..

at least that's been my sly story! ;)

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