so… you’re going bald….

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…