WHAT were your "concerns" prior 2 U shaving your dome? - page 1 -

• WHAT were your "concerns" prior 2 U shaving your dome? by warhawk on 02 Oct, 2008 16:57
• hello fellow chrome domes:  what were your "concerns" prior 2 U shaving your dome?  i'll start:  b4 i decided 2 wear the chrome dome... i was "worried" that it wouldn't look good.  my beautiful wifey continued 2 encourage me that it would look good.  guess what?  she was right.  
  
  so... how 'bout U?  what were your "concerns" prior 2 U shaving your dome?  i'm looking 4ward 2 hearing your stories?
  
  WARHAWK
• #1 by Brkeatr on 02 Oct, 2008 17:06
• Same here....I was worried it wouldn't look good but I wanted to try it anyway. My wife told me "don't you dare" because she thought she wouldn't like it either. One night I decided to just do it and it looked better than the buzz cut I had been wearing. Both wife and 2 kids said they liked it better also...been shaved since.   
• #2 by hammerdrill376 on 02 Oct, 2008 17:13
• First was my wifes reaction. Early in our marriage I tried to give myself a haircut and accidentaly went SLY. When I came out of the bedroom..the look on her face was priceless but back then she was not enthusiasic about it. Now she is cool with the look. Of course I was concerned about what co-workers and other people would think. To my suprise the reactions are overwhemingly positive.
• #3 by Mikekoz13 on 02 Oct, 2008 17:29
• I didn't really have any concerns........ As a famous sailor once said, " I yam what I yam".....
• #4 by Dan-O-Mite on 02 Oct, 2008 18:07
• I was personally terrified I would cut myself up like no other. Thats why I asked my neighbor to do it the first time who's a fellow shiny head fella. The first time I did it myself though didn't cut me so much as I gave myself more razor bumps then pimples on a 16 year old boys face. After a couple more tries though I had it down. As for other concerns just about it not looking good, but I was already going to the barber once a month for a no guard buzz cut, so it wasn't too drastically different, but the way it felt...ahhhh....that 1/8 of an inch makes a serious difference.
• #5 by slyatlast on 02 Oct, 2008 18:15
• Only concern I had was "what are people thinking about the look?"
  
  Turns out nobody has said anything, and as far as what they're thinking?  Who cares!
  
  I think it feels good, looks good, and makes me feel more self-confident.  At the end of the day, that's all that matters - right?     
  
  
• #6 by Brkeatr on 02 Oct, 2008 18:34
• Quote from: slyatlast on 02 Oct, 2008 18:15

  Only concern I had was "what are people thinking about the look?"
  
  Turns out nobody has said anything, and as far as what they're thinking?  Who cares!
  
  I think it feels good, looks good, and makes me feel more self-confident.  At the end of the day, that's all that matters - right?     
  
  
  

  
  Well said Sly and you are correct !!   
• #7 by nomad on 02 Oct, 2008 20:32
• my only concern was, dam I gotta shave my head EVERY day
  
  I hate to shave my face but some how I love to scrape the dome clean EVERY day
• #8 by Kojack on 02 Oct, 2008 21:07
• Another vote for "Was afraid I'd cut myself" also wasn't looking forward to having to shave everyday.
  After discovering the Panasonic Vortex...I don't worry about either.
• #9 by GASlick on 02 Oct, 2008 21:37
• That I would cut my ear off!
• #10 by baldy46 on 03 Oct, 2008 06:09
• I was concerned that it wouldn't look good because of my head shape.  But as Mikekoz says "I yam what I yam."  My wife was NOT HAPPY when I first shaved my head.  She tolerates it now.  But the reaction from co-workers and friends has been overwhelmingly positive.  They say "what were you so worried about?"  And I'm often told that I look a lot younger without the hair.  For some reason, I just like the Mr. Clean look.  I can't wait to get smooth again at the first sign of stubble. 
• #11 by xnewyawka on 04 Oct, 2008 08:40
• My biggest concerns were that I would cut myself up, and also how it would look.
  I also remember having the fleeting thought of having to shave every day, like Nomad said.
  
  Turns out there was nothing to worry about. I love the look and this is me now.
  
  I had always said if I start losing my hair, it was all gonna come off. So the "concerns" turned out to be unfounded. 
• #12 by champ007 on 04 Oct, 2008 09:52
• I had alot of questions/concerns I posted in here and recieved great answers. Check my post http://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/index.php?topic=1492.0
• #13 by HeadbladerBob on 07 Oct, 2008 09:45
• I was sort of spooked by what others would think.  The first week I got some looks but now when I hear that I am blinded by the glaire on your head, it makes me frown.
  
  
   
• #14 by schro on 07 Oct, 2008 09:48
• Concerned that I would look like a freak......guess I was right.