Hey Dan, I started shaving my head at around the same age as you but I definitely had much more thinning than you did. You could probably still get away with a zero or even a #1 buzz if you ever got sick of shaving. That being said you look great shaved, I know it takes a lot to do it at your age but it's worth it. As far as minimizing the shadow, you have darker hair so outside of shaving basically against the grain daily or every other day there's not much you can do. Your skin tone will eventually even out with time and sun exposure, just remember to be responsible and wear sunscreen. The actually make tinted sunscreen that protects your dome and help even out the scalp cover evenly.

I was literally just thinking about this very thing the other day, about how even as a young kid I was oddly attracted to prospect, if not anticipating the idea of having no hair even if I could never see myself going through with it myself. I was also a huge fan of pro wrestlers/athletes/action stars with shorn scalps. I also sort of knew deep down if when my hair started going I would not hesitate to pull the trigger and shave it completely. Unfortunately (and fortunately) that day came alot sooner than I anticipated, but it finally gave me the excuse to finally give in a shave my head and I've never looked back.

I did the solo mustache for several years when I was younger, but not completely by choice.  It was the first of my facial hair to develop and it was basically what I could grow, I always wanted a beard.  Now I am not willing to give my beard up, I am am making up for lost time.  I also don't want to show my face at my age, I do not think I would like to make the double chin and turkey neck visible.

Was anyone interested in shaving their head as a kid? I was a fan of professional wrestling, and Stone Cold Steve Austin and Goldberg were two of my favorites, so I thought the shaved heads looked really cool. And when I was 12-13, Fast and the Furious and Vin Diesel were really popular, and I thought he looked really cool. I was really into action and war movies too, and I remember seeing Jason Isaacs with a totally shaved head in Black Hawk Down. I remember thinking to myself, "Yep, I'm getting that someday." And my mom was a hairdresser, extremely talented with both women's and men's cuts. So around that time I started asking her to cut my hair really short. Brushcuts, crewcuts, etc. And eventually my mom asked me if I'd want a total buzzcut. I enthusiastically said yes, so she put a #1 guard on the clippers and sheared me almost like a new recruit. I loved it, and so did everyone else. Even the girls at school complimented me. I continued with short cuts until I ironically began balding, and shaved my head at 27.

I would watch the kids on the scared straight maury eps or would see bald celebs and I definitely was jealous and wanted to shave since about 10.

Mustaches have been in so gave it a try, have had this for over a year now and noticed lots of our fellow baldies doing the same. Easier maintenance, more compliments. Anyone else try it out?