HOW ABOUT MUSICAL NOTES AND THE WORDS "ROLL OUT THE BALD HEAD" ? ? ?
HOW ABOUT MUSICAL NOTES AND THE WORDS "ROLL OUT THE BALD HEAD" ? ? ?
I was just thinking about something: Do you realize how RIDICULOUS that is going to look when they start to go gray like most men do? As I get grayer, my shadow gets lighter.....eventually, they will have to tattoo stubble over their entire head.....which is going to look ridiculous in black or brown when they're older.
I think I'm going to get three finger holes and the word Brunswick :D
Im intrigued! tell us your storyagree
i don't get all the responses to this.
I think a lot of you are too into your "sly" and wanting other to be only "sly"
Alright Sly Guys I had the scalp pigmentation done. If any of you want to know the real deal about it, from cost to reactions I've gotten from friends/family/strangers to whatever, I'll tell you anything you want to know.
Why am I mentioning this at all? Because...in the case of the priest, he must have been uncomfortable with his appearance and the toupee made him (I'm assuming) feel better about himself.
The woman wore the makeup, perfume, etc, because obviously she also needed something to make herself feel better looking.
My point....if it makes you feel better, and you're not hurting anyone....then go for it and be happy.
Alright Sly Guys I had the scalp pigmentation done. If any of you want to know the real deal about it, from cost to reactions I've gotten from friends/family/strangers to whatever, I'll tell you anything you want to know.
I can imagine if you work in an office or other close quarter then pretty soon some sharp-eyed person will see that you have pictures tattooed on your head. Then this would be mentioned to other workers there and pretty soon everyone will be checking very closely because of their incredulity about the procedure.
Then -- you will be famous. I reckon that you could get away with it whilst on the street and shopping etc but surely not at work unless you wear a hat. Why hasn't this happened yet?
Anyway, now that you have it let's hope that it remains a secret. Actually, it might make a good talking point at a party and be good for meeting new people if you don't mind showing them and then letting them touch it.
I reckon that my main problem would be the cost. What was the total cost?
Alright Sly Guys I had the scalp pigmentation done. If any of you want to know the real deal about it, from cost to reactions I've gotten from friends/family/strangers to whatever, I'll tell you anything you want to know.
I can imagine if you work in an office or other close quarter then pretty soon some sharp-eyed person will see that you have pictures tattooed on your head. Then this would be mentioned to other workers there and pretty soon everyone will be checking very closely because of their incredulity about the procedure.
Then -- you will be famous. I reckon that you could get away with it whilst on the street and shopping etc but surely not at work unless you wear a hat. Why hasn't this happened yet?
The thing is, the tattoo mimics the appearance of a shaved head. They blend the 'dots' into your existing hair, so when you shave your head, it now looks like you have the 'shadow' on top and at the hairline, not just on the sides like bozo the clown. The dots are relatively the same size as the real 'dots' of your shaven hair follicles, so it's pretty hard to distinguish. I guess if you put your eyeball a few inches from my head you could tell, but how many times has that happened at the office? If someone gets that close at the office I'm suing for workplace harassment. Also you have to know what you're looking for- and fter all, how many people have ever heard of such a things as tattooing your head? It sounds ridiculous. 99.999% of the world has never heard of this so would never think for a million years I have a tattoo on my head.
Anyway, now that you have it let's hope that it remains a secret. Actually, it might make a good talking point at a party and be good for meeting new people if you don't mind showing them and then letting them touch it.
Honestly nobody knows, but if everybody found out tomorrow, I don't think I'd give a rat's ass. I mean it would be like finding out someone you know has breast implants. It's not like that makes them a laughing stock (in most places). Or if its a big deal to many people. And by the same token as not caring what people think, I don't care. I think I look better, so I'm rolling with that.
I reckon that my main problem would be the cost. What was the total cost? Everyone's treatment costs different because how much hairloss you have coming in determines how long you have to sit in the chair and get tattooed. It cost me $3,500. I know it's a lot, but considering I haven't been to Supercuts in the last 20 years I've saved up. Also now i don't have to blow $$$ on Mach-3 blades because I can now cut my hair with a Remington R9 electric shaver ($15) every morning and go.
Well said Gary! People's happiness is most important, but that being true happiness, not trying to fool yourself. If you have had this and it works for you then great, but I'd rather hear that you didn't feel the need.
Thanks for being able to put it more eloquently Ben. We're all friends here Baldhog and no one is judging you, especially seeing as you have been friendly and understanding to a bunch of highly opinionated guys!;) That there is why we are Special. O0 8)
Now I agree in that I wish nobody felt the need to adjust their appearance, because we are all perfect how we were created. But everybody in the world takes steps to 'look better' to some degree, whether its ironing your clothes or dying your hair or using acne cream or getting dental braces or whitening your coffee stained ones or liposuction for your love handles or piercing your ears or tattooing the illusion of hair on your head, (or putting a hundred rings on your neck to make it longer) and the lines we draw on which are 'normal' and which are tell-tale signs you aren't truly happy with yourself are all subject to opinion, I think.
Sorry Baldhog, my comment was not meant to offend, I'm sure it was very well thought out on your part. I think my comments are mainly to do with the permanence (Which is hilarious considering I'm heavily tattooed). I suppose if you think of it like any other kind of head tattoo then it makes plenty of sense. Different strokes for different folks! I really am glad it works for you.
baldhog, I think you're reacting a little defensively when you don't need to––I think SlyFive and myself are really more interested in assessing the pros and cons of a hair tattoo, not attacking you for your decision.
And since you're the resident expert on said tattoo in this thread, we're of course going to present hypothetical questions concerning the tattoo.
You don't have to defend your decision to tattoo you head to a bunch of guys on the internet :-p just sayin.
You got the tattoo, great! If it makes you feel better about your appearance, that's good too!
Also it isn't really permanent. The ink goes halfway as deep as a traditional tattoo making laser removal relatively easy (as easy as having a laser shot at your head can be, of course :) . Also the sun will fade it over time, so either in about 5 years you get a touch-up, or you let it keep fading in which case it will appear you're losing your 'hair' all over again and you'll soon be back to square one (albeit minus $3k!).Well, not to be the Doubting Thomas, but I doubt you'll be at square one--and if the purveyors of this say so, I believe it would be prudent to ask them for independent and authoritative proof in writing that you can verify. It's the dome--and if it doesn't work out like they say--and that's a possibility I should think you seriously consider--you'll be left with a smudge, a mess that will have to be covered up. This hasn't been done long enough for any proof by example, that is a guy from 20 years ago back at square one. Frankly, I'd wager they won't provide any independent and authoritative proof because it can't be done. Believe it from this guy, in twenty years, without shaving you'll have enough scars and mementos that you won't want the buyer's remorse smudge in addition. Just my opinion--it's your dome.
I think a lot of you are too into your "sly" and wanting other to be only "sly"I don't want to be "only 'sly'!" I want to by sly with wonderful art on my Bald By Choice head. But since I first shaved my full head of hair off over three years ago so I could get it tattooed, I have wished I had done it years ago. I didn't/couldn't do it before because I had an addiction to being a long-haired guy for over forty years. I understand those who seem to mourn their lost head of hair. But I'm glad I finally moved beyond being hung up on being a long-hair, came to love being bald, and reached nirvana!
but most of these dont even look bad at all. It's weird to me but ive seen people with it in real life and nobody noticed he was bald or thought he looked stupid.I don't think I have seen a guy with tattooed hair so I could not express an opinion whether it looks stupid. I have heard for years about guys who had very little facial hair getting a permanent five-o'clock shadow tattooed on their face. I haven't seen that either, so far as I know. Even if I thought it did look stupid, it would be none of my business. But I am absolutely certain that 24/7/lifetime dark shadow over my head and face is NOT anything I want!
you dont get it from a real tattoo artist you got to a type of doctor (at least in canada) you have to get it touched up once a year, first time is free, second time is about 200-300 and you need that at least every year . . . the thing is the price it probably cost about 5000My tattoo artist gives free touch-ups for life! That is a way better deal, but then he is not a doctor and doesn't charge like one! Mine cost around $1K to complete and has only been touched up once, and that was to fix the little spots that either weren't adequately inked originally or were damaged during healing. I may get it touched up someday, but it will look great for years without repairs. That is way better than an five year guarantee. I have some ink that is over 13 years old, has never been touched up, and still looks great.
the tattoo mimics the appearance of a shaved head. They blend the 'dots' into your existing hair, so when you shave your head, it now looks like you have the 'shadow' on top and at the hairline, not just on the sides like bozo the clown. . . . Of course if you let your hair grow, everyone could see the difference and it would look ridiculous. . . . Also you have to know what you're looking for- and fter all, how many people have ever heard of such a things as tattooing your head? It sounds ridiculous. 99.999% of the world has never heard of this so would never think for a million years I have a tattoo on my head.
I think I would rather have flames or tiger stripes p0@^I'm not trying to get everyone with hair loss to do what I did. I just assume you came here to SBG for information and opinions. And that, delivered with a wry smile, is all I offer.
If anyone wanted this done then perhaps they could get it done by a tattoo artist at a much smaller cost?
I reckon that if you downloaded a bunch of the photos of the finished product and showed the artist some of these and maybe some videos that a good artist would be probably able to do it.
Baldhog, intriguing that you say that the tattoo lasts roughly five years? When you had the treatment done, was there any sort of guarantee on how long it would last?
That time limit is good to know though, particularly in terms of as we age, because I think having a perfect hairline at 60 with a shaved head style would appear really unrealistic. I think if I had this treatment done, at that point I'd let it go, lol, because this is really more of a young man's game in terms of looking good.
Would you be game to show a photo?
Would you be game to show a photo?
I'll PM anyone with pics (or a link to pics) if they're interested.