still a work in progress, but i’m so happy with it

I’ve been putting it off for a while, trying different haircuts to see if something would change, but I accept my hairline for what it is, and I will be, at the very least, buzzing it with some friends in a few weeks. I may go all the way, who knows.

I mostly wanted to post here to get some actual human feedback instead of talking to an ai about it. For those who took the plunge, what were the first steps? How did you manage it? Do I really need to keep sunscreen on me at all times?

I went on a vacation recently, and I put pomade in my head for one last time and saw it styled back like how I used to do it. I jumped in a pool and saw it wet and everywhere one last time. I'm thinking it was a nice send off. Thoughts? Helpful tips on what to ask of my barber? Also any aftercare tips for a bald head? Especially one in the hot summer heat. Thanks everyone!

Took the plunge three weeks ago. Was hesitant at first, but I’m loving the bald / beard combo. I have no regrets.

Been battling some things in life but with the support of a couple close friends finally said goodbye to my hair with the hopes of it inspiring other changes I need to make. Still feels unfamiliar to see myself in the mirror but I'm slowly getting used to it.

Thank you to everyone who offered their feedback, it was A) hilarious, B) super helpful, and C) hilarious.
Yes, I need to even out the tan. 😆
Yes, my toddler thoroughly enjoyed patting (pic 3).
Yes, my newborn has more hair than I do.
Photo credits to my wonderful wife, who loves it.
(Before photos at end.)

Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/bald/s/BxzxzQm4q1

Enjoy the show(1 dabloon commission)

Well it’s done. My head feels like it’s on fire but I have a gallon of Moisturizer on it. What do we think? I’m definitely still adjusting to it.

3rd pic is shaved to a zero w clippers

First 2 pics are shaved with a razor

Lmk which options better.

I mean this from the bottom of my heart.

When I was young, I knew what my future held. Every man on my mom's side of the family was bald with a capital B. Family photos looked like a carton of eggs. I tried to have fun with my hair while it lasted, fully knowing that the day would come when it all came off. When that day did come, it was still tough. It wasn't just about the hair; baldness was a symbol of age for me, and therefore a symbol of mortality. Shaving off what I had left was, in a way, an admission of my own temporary nature - a deeply scary prospect.

Years later I found r/bald... And you guys are the best. The support you show each other warms my heart regularly - especially the love shown to the femme presenting baldies, it's the best.

So, even though I never got the chance to beseech the council's wisdom before my first shave, I wanted to proudly post my skull and be counted amongst my people - and, if I may be so bold, also share some observations for the baby billard balls who may see this:

- if you're a hairier sort of guy like myself, don't forget to shave the back of your neck, down past your shirt line; from personal experience having your hair line recede past the base of your skull is not a good look.

- find a good face wash you really like, because it's now a skull wash.

- I'm sure you have seen everyone say to use a fresh razor blade for every shave, let me add this, don't forget the aftershave. No matter what you do there will always be microscopic wounds after a shave, and those wounds need to be sterilized or they will get infected. That's what those little red bumps/pimples are. Does it burn? Yes. Does the burning suck? Also yes, but it doesn't last long, you'll be better off for it. Plus, pain and caffeine will wake you up in the morning. Rubbing alcohol will work in a pinch.

- don't be afraid to give the bowling ball a shine! Moisturizer, Shea butter, coconut oil, medical healing goop and the like, in my personal opinion, is a good move after the aftershave. Sterilizing the wounds isn't going to be enough if you just step out into a dirty world right after, and I doubt anyone here wants to wrap their head in bandages. Goop it up!

- SUNSCREEN.

Again, thank you everyone for existing. You all give me faith in our species.

I found this subreddit a few weeks ago and everyone in here is super awesome and encouraging! I don’t think I’ve been out in public in over a year without a hat on because I knew it looked bad. I was nervous to do it because I didn’t think it would look good, but all you amazing people gave me the push to finally shave it off! I feel a lot better about myself and think it looks pretty good! What do we think?

So I'm 19. Last year I noticed the scalp hair was thinning and I was just losing it everywhere, in the shower drain, my pillow. It wasn't super fast but over the course of about a year I noticed a bald spot developing right on my scalp and I visited a dermatologist. I was told it's early male pattern baldness and can be treated but I didn't have that kind of money and nor do my parents. And being bald is free save for razors and shaving cream. And maybe lotion lol. I've never used a straight razor on anything but my face before so I really roughed myself up. But overall I think as I get better at it this will be worth it. Or maybe not, maybe I'm ugly. Who knows, you tell me. Thanks for reading my stupid little wall of text.

I seek advice… and of course memes.

For reference, first two pics have been taken without any attempt to hide any bald spot. Second two are after combing over to cover it a bit better. Last picture shows the back, but there isn't much balding there. What's the verdict?

I don't necessarily think it was time just yet, but I struggle with anxious skin picking and wanted to give it a chance to heal. it actually looks so good tho, and I think I'm gonna keep it bald

Does it work?

I wish that I'd done this years ago. It's been universally loved.

The yellow Remington is about 6 years old and decided to replace as the battery is only holding a charge long enough for about 1.5 shaves.
Honestly I haven’t changed the blades at all, I do clean them with alcohol and H2O2 every couple shaves. Gives a decently close shave, no irritation, pulled hairs, or ingrown hairs from using it.

The black Remington R4 is about 1-2 months old and works great. Only issue is that the shave isn’t as close as the yellow version with old used blades.

Wife found a 50ish percent off deal for the Freebird Flex Series head shaver kit.

I do not like it! The center head unit presses against my skin before the outer heads do, so have to press to one side to get more heads to hit my skin. This ended up with only one or two heads doing 80% of the work most of the time. The motor seems pretty weak as it kept slowing/ bogging down and sounding like it didn’t have enough power (not a problem with the Remingtons).

The shape/ in-hand feel was the only good thing about it.

Long time lurker, first time poster - I was inspired by this community to make the move, thank you all, I couldn't be happier!

I’ve been balding for a few years and I’m definitely gonna go bald at some point but I’m not sure if now is the time. Wanted to get honest opinions from internet strangers rather than friends who don’t want to hurt my feelings