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• New to head shaving by CoolRaul on 25 Apr, 2009 06:35
• Hi Sly guys. I'm brand new to head shaving. I'm 30 years old, live in Florida, and been getting into fitness lately. For some reason I've always wanted to shave my head. I've telling myself that when I lose weight and get down to 180 pounds then I'll shave my head. Well last week I weighed in at 180 and off it went. I gota say, so far I love it.
  
  Being new, however, I think I'm totally screwing things up. I'm cluless about good technique and exfoliating, and mosturizing, and all this jazz. I admit I haven't browsed much in the forum yet, and I know there's a whole section awaiting me about routines and such, so I'm excited.
  
  Any how, I been using a Schick Quattro and some shaving Gel. So far I've been shaving every other day. I used Baby Oil once to shave but feel I got closer and less gunk with Gel. My concerns are that I'm over doing it, trying to get that ultra close, smooth feeling. I think I'm passing the same areas dozens of times and maybe hundreds of strokes altogether. I really like that really smooth feel, but I fear I'm obsessing over it already. I've some razor burn on the lower back of the dome and some pimples on the sides. Not too bad though, really. But I'll have to learn to take it easy, I guess.
  
  I'm thinking of getting more blades for my Fusion since I see it's so popular. Unfortunately I just bought some Quattro blades but I do like this razor on face more then I liked the Fusion on the face.
  
  I see there are some good products and things to use for head shaving but to be honest I'd like to keep things SIMPLE and CHEAP.
  
  I want to get a good routine eventually, and I know with this site and you Sly guys, I'll be just fine.
  
  I don't have a picture yet but I'm gonna get one up ASAP. I just realized I don't have a digital camera anymore, and my cellphone cam is down. But a friend of mine has a pic of my dome that I'll work on getting.
• #1 by boiler1bald on 25 Apr, 2009 07:07
• Welcome and Happy Shaving....Everyone has their own technique so go with what works for you...I personally like shave secret{shaving oil} and use the gillette fusion
• #2 by Sly Red on 25 Apr, 2009 07:36
• Welcome Raul.  There is an abundance of head shaving information here and a great bunch of guys as well. 
  
  SimplyRed
• #3 by DCdome on 25 Apr, 2009 07:39
• Hey Raul!
  
  Congrats man on the weight loss, working out, and especially the newly shaved dome!
  
  You can keep the dome looking real nice for very little $$, but you'll do yourself a big favor by investing in a few products.  You know to read up in "your shave routine" on the Head Shaving board.
  
  Welcome to SBG, bro.
  
• #4 by GaryT on 25 Apr, 2009 08:14
• Welcome Raul,You got all you need right here! Read around a bit and you'll learn more than you can imagine from this bunch of guys!I've shaved for years but this place has me trying all sorts of things. Enjoy Yourself!
• #5 by The Scottish Ambassador on 25 Apr, 2009 10:28
• Welcome loadsa info on here and loadsa good guys to keep you on the right track
• #6 by Wil87 on 25 Apr, 2009 10:37
• Welcome buddy! Glad your loving the new look! 
• #7 by CoolRaul on 25 Apr, 2009 15:54
• Thanks guys! I read some of the "your shave routine" section and I think I might try out the headblade and headblade products. Thanks again
• #8 by OzPete on 25 Apr, 2009 20:46
• Welcome to SBG!
• #9 by warhawk on 25 Apr, 2009 20:52
• hey raul:  welcome 2 the sly fraternity.  check out the HEADSHAVING section of the forum:  "your shave routine",  "what razor you use",  "shaving cream or gel".  this section has many priceless info on headshaving that will give U ideas on keeping your dome in "tip-top" shape.  what city in florida r u in?  i live in beautiful pensacola.
  
  WARHAWK
• #10 by xnewyawka on 25 Apr, 2009 21:13
• Welcome Raul, good to hear you love the smooth look.
  
  Plenty of info and tips to be found, and if you can give the HeadBlade a try I would recommend it. Just follow the instructions.
  There are plenty of razor and blade combo's to try as well.
  
  Experiment, and enjoy your shaving.     
   
• #11 by Kratos on 25 Apr, 2009 23:03
• Welcome Raul, glad to have you on here. This place is packed with great and informative guys. If there's anything specific you want to know about head shaving, this is the place to be. You won't find information anywhere else like you do on here! 
• #12 by PBurke on 25 Apr, 2009 23:05
• welcome to the asylum. enjoy the ride!
• #13 by Tyler on 26 Apr, 2009 01:36
• Welcome to SBG!
• #14 by CoolRaul on 26 Apr, 2009 05:24
• Thanks for the great welcoming. I just bought the headblade sport and some bald guyz moisture gel. I wanted to get either some headblade shaving gel or bald guyz but walgreens was out of both. Must be a lot of Sly guys in my neighborhood! I'll post up how it goes with the HeadBlade. And I should get a picture up today.