Sly Bald Guys Forum
Discussions About Being Bald => To be or not be...Bald => Topic started by: RayJ on May 02, 2014, 08:37:57 AM
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It seems that most posters are sly(where did that word come from anyway,I googled it and no definition),I just went to a no guard buzz cut.Is there anyone else out there who just has a short buzz cut?I'm not ready for sly yet and don't plan on it anytime soon but I do love my new buzz.It's close to sly but not quite.I like the feel and look of it and have had mostly good reaction to it.
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I buzzed my head #1 fr a year before removing the guard for a few months, then got the razor out. Never have done back to the buzz.
I like sly best.
There are a few guys here with buzz cuts, but most often within a year they end up SLY and wonder why they waited.
Welcome.
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Years ago starting in college kept very short buzz. Love it. Eventually went to shaving.
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I did the 00 buzz cut for almost 2 years. Loved being practically bald. Then I took the plunge and tried shaving my head with the headblade for the pure hell of it. Loved it even more and never looked back! The look is very similar but theres nothing that feels better then a freshly shaved dome!
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The look is very similar but there's nothing that feels better then a freshly shaved dome!
I agree with the above statement.
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I just can't do it.Maybe someday.My very short buzz was a shock for me and everyone else.The chrome done will have to wait.
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Actually, what I have now was a huge step but I knew it was coming someday.
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If you like the short buzz, stick with it. After all, it's your head and your choice.
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If you're more comfortable buzzing, then great. But if you get the itch to shave, indulge it. You never know...you might unleash your inner smooth man!
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I was buzzing with no guard for a couple years. I used the clippers once a week. When I finally shaved completely bald with a razor, hardly anyone noticed. I don't know what I think I looked liked when I was using the clippers, but when I look at pictures of me with the buzzed cut, I did look pretty bald then, Too!
So for me there wasn't much of a difference by sight - just feel.
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I vary from a #1 buzz to clipper shaved from #000 through #00000. I buzz weekly. Yesterday, I gave myself a #00000. it really looks shaved. I occasionally razor shave...longest was 6 days...usually while on vacation.
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I buzzed my head for years but now decided to shave my head.
Roger
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While I was in hospital following surgery recently I, not meaning to, grew a crew cut. Interesting to see, after 15 years of shaving my head, how much hair is really left. As it's silver and white, I'm going to give it another week then have a barber clipper it and, when I get bored with that, back to razor shaving it. However, I am going to keep the goatee that sprouted at the same time....
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I've always used clippers. Tried shaving a couple times, but couldn't quite get it down. I have really sensitive skin. And anyway, I prefer to have the stubble. In any case, it doesn't bother me that people can tell I have male pattern baldness.
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I used the Wahl balding trimmer for a couple of weeks.Tore my scalp up . I'm letting it grow now and then will use the 1/16" guard .I just couldn't get the back of my head without some cuts and irritation.
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Maybe I was just pressing too hard but I've got spots all over the back of my head.
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You know what helped my scalp NOT get irritated when I buzzed? Baby powder. It took away any excess moisture that made the clippers pinch skin causing irritation, nicks and cuts. No more red spots, no more cuts, no more irritation.
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AgentBald, thanks for the info on the baby powderu.I will try it.
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I buzzed my hair for years but as my hairline got worse I gave up and reached for the razor
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I have used 1 buzzer now for 5 yrs... 0 guard... Works great for me..
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buzz my hair aswell to the point where even if i did do sly there wouldnt be much different i will probably will try it one day cause why the hell not lol...at the moment i have a jason statham type length going on which i dont mind for the time being.
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Buzzed The Dome for years with my Classic 76 and an #00000 blade.
As close as you can get without shaving it...Just started shaving it a few months ago
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As noted above, I am primarily a clipper shaver...this morning I gave myself a #0A, which basically leaves 2.5 days' stubble. At a restaurant this evening, I received a "nice haircut" compliment for one of the waiters, who had a razor shaved head. Moral of the story...once you are into "0 guard clippers", you looked shaved to most people. Now, what hair I have (classic MPB ring, bald crown & very thin front connection/sparse top) is all white, so it really looks "shaved" when I know that I really have an ultra-short buzz clipper shave (as opposed to a razor shaved head). So, it's all about what you are comfortable with...if you are comfortable with a 0 guard buzz, as a solution to MPB or as a BBC option, that's great. I will probably switch to #000000 for the summer shortly. Last year, I did a weekly #000000 from February through November (with an occasional razor shave); then #1 through March of this year and primarily #0A since March until now. I tend to like a little bit of stubble, which looks better with my MPB that anything longer than a #1.5. But I may try shaving weekly this summer for a bit and see if I like that better. At either #0A, #000000 or anything in between, my wife considers that I "shave" my head. When I did razor shaved my head last summer, no one noticed or if they did, no one commented at all. Again...all that matters is what you are comfortable with once you are at #1 buzz or below.