Nervous about shaving again

[DoberDaddy]

So I went to the barber today and I’m very happily shaved smooth again. Given the length of my hair and the winter he was initially hesitant when I said I wanted to be shaved (he was concerned about the cold most of all). But he soon obliged and quickly buzzed me down to zero with clippers before putting a hot towel on my head and then scraping away the remaining hair with a straight razor. He tidied up my beard and so I look and feel like a new man. Totally liberating. I’m not sure why I waited this long to be shaved again.

My head was nicely shaved but not entirely smooth after the razor. So I used my new Andis foil shavers to take away any remaining fuzz against the grain. It took a while. But my head is now so smooth I can’t stop rubbing it!

I’ve attached pics. Let me know what you think.

The smile on your face says it all!

[skinhead002]

A good barbershop head shave feels great. It must feel good to be slick again.

[reddog]

How is your 2nd day of baldness going Jack? You probably cleaned it up with your shaver. How have the reactions been? Wear it proudly, looks great on you.

[slickjack]

Going great, thanks. I’ve used the Andis shaver twice. It gets an incredibly smooth finish but takes a while. This morning I used a Mach 3 which was quicker. Reactions have been fine - although some are quite bemused at why I would shave a good head of hair. But I am loving it - the liberation from worrying about hair, the smoothness when freshly shaved, and the strong natural look. I’m less sure about the beard as it gets longer. I might try just stubble instead. Latest pics (after Mach 3) attached

[Sri]

You look great shaved. And maybe give the beard some time. You can always stubble down later if you don't like the feeling of it thick.

[slybeard]

It looks good on you.  And I suggest you let the beard grow for a while before you give up on it.  I suggest three months of beard growth both to see how it will look and to make the mental adjustment.

[Dragon]

Looking great @slickjack

[chrisphilly123]

Hell, LOOKS great. strong look for ya

[underorbit]

I think the beard looks awesome, myself, if it helps sway you at all. :-)

[bbc2012]

Looks good. Definitely a keeper.

[wndk]

It looks great, slickjack!

I must say that my hair was thinning, and that's why i shaved my head, but now i'am feeling like i added a new layer of manhood to myself, if i knew this, i would probably shave my head even if everything were good with my hair.