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I tried to hold-out for too-long in my 30s - my haircuts getting shorter and shorter, eventually I bit the bullet and went for a 2 all over. Massive anticlimax: nobody noticed the difference. It's only an issue in your head.
Within a haircut or two, I was down to a zero. I love it. You don't realize how self-conscious you were about it, until suddenly it becomes a total non-issue. It looks a hundred times better - and hair becomes something that other people need think about.
Go in hard with a zero - you won't regret it
Another baldie here....
Currently at a grade 5 but slightly Germanic features prevent me from going further for now....
Last time I went to a zero, I looked like an Eastern European thug/Neo Nazi. I wasn't overly comfortable with that look!!
Mrs says ..grade 2 sides & back and 3 on top for your first "cut " ..
Definitely go to a barbers first time ..
If you are comfortable with that you can always go shorter ...she is talking from 18 years experience as a stylist ( both women and men ) .
3 pages!!! wow... thanks for all the input here people....
i think the main thing i've taken from this is i look ok with lego hair...
and i'm a grumpy looking so-and-so (but that's not new info!)
Cropping is liberating when you are going bald...but when you are completely bald, i.e. nothing on top at all will grow, you do still feel self-conscious about it, so I can understand why men try the comb over.
I wouldn't say I'm completely comfortable and I would much prefer to have hair. The cropped look suits me but I'd rather have hair on top to crop in the first place.
To the OP, you are not completely bald, just receding, so as above I'd suggest seeing a stylist and cropping it gradually over time rather than going zero from the off.
NHS Stats reveal (natch) that 50% of Males go Bald by the age of 50..
Male pattern baldness is the most common type of hair loss. The NHS says it affects around half of all men by the age of fifty and usually starts around the late twenties and early thirties. Male pattern baldness generally results in a receding hairline, followed by thinning of the hair on the crown and temples
I've never been bothered but the fact of going Bald, but thats probably because I've still got all my flowing locks to fluff and posture. But if I was I'd be the first to get the clippers to it, thats a given in my world.
Some of the comments about looking like members of Britain First or Nazis aren't that helpful IMO, for the simple fact that there are plenty of scary Men out there that have a full head of hair..
Men that look better Bald:
top thread . fair play op. 🙂
Have you had it cut yet?
"I’m going bald from an ever increasing spot on the crown of my head" - that's a sun roof.
I have one too.
monday... i'm on shift until then and all the local barbers are closed when i've finished work, plus i'm on the bike this week, if i was in the car i'd have gone this lunch time.... i'm keen to get it done now!!
#empowered #journey
You won't regret it.
Soon you will realise that hair is an inconvenience and is of no use to anyone other than fops and dandies.
Men that look better Bald:
Do they look [i]better[/i] bald? Or do they just look good bald?
It definitely changes your appearance... this fella, for example:
Op I'm sure you are quite near one of the STW clipper crew.
We will liberate you.
OK then..... I'm probably in the "needing to cut it all short club". So, what clippers?
I'd recommend cordless. You can cut your hair in the shower .
Also good for holidays as once you crop you can't stop.
OK then….. I’m probably in the “needing to cut it all short club”. So, what clippers?
Let the barber choose. First time out, i'd get a professional to do it.
So, inspired by this thread I've literally gone grade 3 all over. I usually have it cut once a month, grade 2 back 'n sides and trim on top, something like 5 or 6 up there I guess. My crown's definately been exposing itself and I've been looking a bit monk like.
Last time I had it this short was at uni when I had grade 2 all over and a girl had cut a cannabis leaf shape at the back of my head. That was pretty cool as it glowed under neon lights.
Anyway, probably not the best thing to do when I should be priming myself for interviews but **** it. It's spring and I'm in don't give a shit mode.
Don't expect me to be as brave as you and post pics up though OP.
#midlifecrisis
Mine went 20+ years ago, just after my 21st birthday it was getting thinner...initially went for a number 2 all over, soon got bored and started going for a one then onto a zero, and have been ever since, now even when it gets to the length of a number one it gets on my nerves, so its back to the scalp with a Mach 3. Even if i had the option of having hair, i really wouldn't bother, what a farting about - i'll never understand the vanity of going for hair transplants.
i’ll never understand the vanity of going for hair transplants
Because people want to look how they used to look? Even Jean Luc-Picard, who seems to be one of the first that gets trotted out as a "look you can be bald, old, handsome and attractive to women" has admitted (the actor, I mean) that going bald was a miserable experience for him. Fact is it is nice to have the option, and the shaved look is a bit of a cliche anyway.
To use the gardening analogy;
"If the lawn won't grow then might as well have a patio."
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astro turf then?!?
You can always tell it's astro turf.
the shaved look is a bit of a cliche anyway
Oooh, I do like an insulting generalisation.
The shaved look is a bit of a cliche anyway.
That's so baldist. Am certainly not going stop clipping, neither grow a Nutkins or an Einstein just to sate the fashionista. (Actually, saying that, I may go Einstein if I get much older. If only for the extreme irony!)
I had a large bald spot appear before I was even eighteen and totally bald on top of my head from twenty onwards. I can barely even remember having hair I've been bald so long. I don't think I'd ever go back to a full head of hair now even if there was a miracle cure available overnight. I started off with it being cut very short and over the years progressed to just shaving it all with a razor. I don't have the head shape for it really but I don't care. Nobody has ever gave me any cheek about it either so I must look sufficiently scary to put them off. Being tall and well built helps alot. There is a specific type of woman who goes wild for this look as well for some reason I'll never fully know but I've taken advantage of it on numerous occassions.
As an alternative to shaving your hair off, you could try a distraction technique. If say, you wore your underpants over the top of your trousers, no one would notice your receding hairline. It works for superman, nobody ever mentions his rapidly expanding bald spot (and he couldn't do the trumpesque comb over, what with all the flying faster than a speeding bullet and jumping over buildings in a single leap).
'The Cratchit' is a strong look, but then quite a high risk you'll be labelled a hipster. There really is no winning other than being a winner.
I'm currently flitting between the wall Street and quick fix but am aspiring for the cratchet
Or there’s always plan b.
it is done
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What a dish!
A big improvement. You look a lot less serial killery.
...well, a bit less at least.
How do you feel?
I bet you are walking just that bit taller.
Well done it looks good.
There's definitely a hint of a hint of a smile, where before there was consternation and uncertainty.
I'd say a win there, OP. The weekend beckons!
You look lush pal.
thanks all... yeah, zippy, feels goooood man
much better mate and almost looking happy
that's me doing a cheesy grin!!!
Still need a bloody shave.
*Swoons
I used to be Pirate Extra and I’m now just a lowly Bruce Willis 😕
Are you in a Poundland car park?
Blimey......how much better does that look?
You remind me of that bloke off the telly.
Looking a lot better!
Fellow baldy here. 37 years old and started to go quickly in the middle leaving an island at the front. Took the plunge before it got awkward, like yourself, and haven't looked back.
This would be my 2 cents worth.
To make it look good you need to make it look like a choice and not that you've simply lost your hair because you've got older - like myself! This might sound a little bit vain, but stick with me:
- Make sure your teeth are white - it's the easiest way to take years off your face. You don't need to go Jedward, but it's the best couple of hundred quid you can spend in this instance.
- A bit of colour is your friend. You don't need to go full Trump, or touch the fake tan, but try your best to keep some outdoor colour in your skin. You'll look healthier, and because you have dark hair, like me, it really does make you look more even on top. Avoid burning at all costs of course - the liver spotted head isn't a good look...
- You've got a frown like mine. Anything above a darkened room and my eyes crease up. Get yourself some decent sunnies. I'd recommend American Optics original pilots. They're aviator style, but with a classy rather than chavvy look. Most of all they are perfect for the chrome domed among us.
- Last. Find your ideal length, but short short is good. All this talk of 0, 1 or 2 - pah. I've gone for an Oster with a 0000 blade. A 0 is 1.2mm and a 0000 is 0.25mm. This means it looks better to begin with, and you need to shave less often. Win win.
- Don't be a skinny dude. Bald, skinny, and tipex white is a bit cancer victim. I'm not saying that's you, btw, but that's the thing to avoid! Chin ups are the winner. Decent traps, neck, shoulders and arms are needed with our folicular genetics!
- Facial hair. Yours is great, stick with it. Bald all over is a bit Phil Mitchell. Beardy can just look old and straggly.
Look at these two pics of Moby. One with a bit of colour, clipped facial hair, one with straggly beard and whitey white.
Feel free to ignore me about all of this. Most people do!
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Are you in a Poundland car park?
i work next to a poundland distribution centre
hugo yesterday. Possibly:
You joke, but great example.
Baldy baldy baldy and 2016 "Sexiest Man Alive".
I'd take it.
Bald - tick
Bit of colour - he's got a natural advantage, but still, tick
White teeth - tick
Full shaved head - tick
Facial hair - not in this picture, but most of the time these days
Sunnies for the neandertal frown! - see above.
Works out - clearly not a skinny dude.
http://people.com/celebrity/sexiest-man-alive-2016-dwayne-johnson-the-rock/
Since I always kept my hair short and also started going bald fairly early (without really thinking about it over the years reduced the shaver from 4 to 0) I am guessing but I think it is harder for blokes who retained decent amount of hair for a few years to admit to it being time to give up.
Do end up looking a bit thuggish but not normally too bad. Only time I felt really self conscious was when I was in London and happened to be heading the same way as a orange order march. I was worried how much I blended in considering I was wondering whether when the cops had their morning briefing they got a quick refresher on the most wanted list.
Lot of over thinking going on up there. If you’re bald, well, your bald. If you’re skinny, you’re skinny *insert shrug enoji*
So has this moved you from outdoor hubby to indoor hubby? I reckon you're in there...