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• Nervous about shaving again by slickjack on 30 Jan, 2018 06:05
• Hi guys,
  
  I’ve just booked myself an appointment for a straight razor head shave on Thursday at a great barber near DC. I don’t have thinning hair but have shaved a few times over the years. I’ve been looking forward to shaving again for a while. But now I’ve booked the appointment I’m really nervous/apprehensive. I’m not sure why. I’ve had a skin fade for a while with some length on top. So the shave will be quite a big change. Am I crazy to shave again? Frank/honest advice welcome.
  
  
  
  
  
• #1 by reddog on 30 Jan, 2018 06:21
• Even though you know what to expect, it's reasonable to be a little apprehensive. It's a big change. Once the barber runs the clippers down the top of your head, you will feel relief.
  
  You looked great with a shaved head, are you going to keep the beard? Enjoy your day on Thursday!
• #2 by slybeard on 30 Jan, 2018 06:45
• You must want the headshave since you scheduled the appointment.  You have done it before and know what to expect.  Just do it.  And BTW, I suggest you keep the beard.
• #3 by slickjack on 30 Jan, 2018 20:35
• Im definitely keeping the beard, and will grow it a bit too I think
• #4 by DoberDaddy on 30 Jan, 2018 23:15
• Quote from: slickjack on 30 Jan, 2018 20:35

  Im definitely keeping the beard, and will grow it a bit too I think
  

  
  I shaved an almost full head of hair, back when I was about 30. The response was very positive, although I had a buzzcut at the time. You will look great, especially with the beard.
• #5 by reddog on 31 Jan, 2018 07:17
• As mentioned before, nowadays a shaved head is just another acceptable hairstyle choice. I've been bald by choice for nearly 5 years. Of course some people can't figure out why, but most just accept it or don't really care. Funny how many people I've met in the last 5 years assume I'm bald and shave what's left.
• #6 by slickjack on 31 Jan, 2018 09:05
• Thanks for the support and encouragement. I’ll let you know how it goes tomorrow. Does anyone use an Andis Profoil shaver to keep smooth. I was thinking of getting one if it’s easier than a razor
• #7 by slybeard on 31 Jan, 2018 11:22
• Quote from: slickjack on 31 Jan, 2018 09:05

  Thanks for the support and encouragement. I’ll let you know how it goes tomorrow. Does anyone use an Andis Profoil shaver to keep smooth. I was thinking of getting one if it’s easier than a razor
  

  
  I had a barber use one on my head once (I was expecting a straight razor, but forgot to specify).  I was impressed at how close it actually got.  But based on the number of passes it took, I am not sure it is any easier that using a good razor.
• #8 by Laser Man on 31 Jan, 2018 15:26
• It'll be a change, so you'll probably have to go through a period of answering questions again, but since you've done it before, that will be a piece of cake.
  
  Good luck tomorrow!
• #9 by nuts on 31 Jan, 2018 19:47
• All the best for tomorrow.
• #10 by DoberDaddy on 01 Feb, 2018 01:08
• Anecdotally, I have NEVER had a barber shave my head, as good as I could, at home, in the shower with a MachIII.
  
  Just my own experience. And I have tried... Tel Aviv, San Francisco, Paris, London...
  
  S.
• #11 by slickjack on 01 Feb, 2018 16:23
• 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.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• #12 by reddog on 01 Feb, 2018 16:42
• Looks awesome! Welcome back to the bald brotherhood.
• #13 by slickjack on 01 Feb, 2018 16:47
• Thanks!
• #14 by nuts on 01 Feb, 2018 21:54
• Amazing.