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Shadow after shaving??? by BaldMike on 14 Sep, 2012 06:39
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I just started shaving my dome. I always have a shadow, even right after shaving. Any thoughts on how to make this go away?
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#1 by Sir Harry on 14 Sep, 2012 07:13
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There are ways to minimize the appearance of shadow....but sadly all of us bald guys will have some form of shadow unless we get laser treatments or somehow acquire alopecia....but only another sly guy will notice your shadow, I don't think it's anything you should lose sleep over.
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#2 by -Doug- on 14 Sep, 2012 07:20
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Shadow is the bane of ever BBC guy's existence. As long as you still have hair, thinning though it may be, you'll have shadow. But don't fret. Where it as a badge to people know that you're BBC and proud!
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#3 by Paul the Headblader on 14 Sep, 2012 07:22
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it is something normal. you'll get used to it
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#4 by Laser Man on 14 Sep, 2012 07:28
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Unless your hair all falls out or turns completely white, you'll have to live with the shadow. As others have mentioned, you notice it more than anyone else. Others see you as bald, not "the guy with the shadow".
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#5 by Slynito on 14 Sep, 2012 07:31
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You'll lose some shadow over time and with a little sun. But you'll still look good.
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#6 by wonderer on 14 Sep, 2012 08:19
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I personally don't care about this shadow thing ,even when my Norwood scale reach the end point I am not gonna care ...If you are BBC even better ,get some tan stay smooth and I don't see any problem there ...
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#7 by valldo on 14 Sep, 2012 11:39
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the whiter your skin and darker your hair the more shadow you'll have but there are some ways to minimize it. If you stay outside for sometime every day you will get a natural tanning, if you stay outside long use sunscreen!
Give your dome a good shine using a lotion/cream/gel, it should also help
But most important, as others have said, you'll notice it, others won't, or at least to a much lesser extent -
#8 by Tyler on 17 Sep, 2012 02:01
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Shave against the grain. After doing that, then you'll need a tan. That's about the most you can do.
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#9 by clarinetguy on 22 Sep, 2012 22:56
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I lilke the response of the shadow showing we are BBC and that we are indeed shaving our head to get the look. Makes living with the shadow easier.
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#10 by Ming the Merciless on 07 Oct, 2012 12:31
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Go gray at forty. Did the trick for me! (This will not work quite so well for African-American SLY brothers)
If you can't manage that, always be seen with strong backlighting.
Or have only friends with terrible short-range vision.
Failing all these... you'll have to put up with it. -
#11 by theman on 07 Oct, 2012 13:02
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fergetaboutit
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#12 by mrzed on 07 Oct, 2012 13:55
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I lilke the response of the shadow showing we are BBC and that we are indeed shaving our head to get the look. Makes living with the shadow easier.
Proof that a guy with a full head of hair can also rock the bald look.
Put some shiny lotion on, head slick, aloe vera, etc. The shine will distract from the shadow. People will see the shine and forget that you have a shadow.
Shadows are like the sandpaper feel at the end of the day. It's a part of enjoying life with a bald head. -
#13 by Gary~ on 18 Jan, 2013 04:32
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Since going slick when I go into town every week [population of 10,000] in the couple of hours that I am there I usually see between 2 and 5 shaven-headed guys.
I have never noticed whether they do or don't have shadows and I am particularly looking at their skulls. I have also never noticed whether their skulls are shaped "oddly" or not.
I reckon that the shadow is only obvious to it's owner. And if anyone does notice rest assured that they don't care.
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#14 by Lynchy on 18 Jan, 2013 14:05
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I reckon that the shadow is only obvious to it's owner. And if anyone does notice rest assured that they don't care.
Yep, that's pretty much my thoughts on the subject!