The very reason I'm afraid of balding : I can't grow a beard at 40. I'd look like an old baby. Don't assume this is easy. I'm also nowhere near balding except on the temples that have just seen a little less hair for 2 years
I’m not sure why beards always get recommended. Some guys I’ve known with shaved heads look great without them. Hell I’m a woman who just shaved mine so a beard ain’t gonna help haha
I can’t grow a beard and I think it looks OK… maybe a bit like a baby 👶
https://preview.redd.it/9gxr6epta04d1.jpeg?width=2316&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2ceff23f9d5c5bba50bca2e5d815f64bc6df8479
Electric razor is the way to go. It's too easy to take chunks out of your scalp with a razor. Plus, all it takes for maintenance is a 1 minute shave in the shower.
If anybody ever doubted that body dysmorphia is a real thing…
No offense OP. Most of us here have dealt with this decision at some point. When you’re at the point you’re at, it’s hard to embrace being bald since it’s basically the last haircut you’ll ever get.
But once you do it, you’ll realize just how disheveled and sloppy the “half bald” look is. You are already bald dude, you’re just not maintaining your look. Cut that shit off and amaze yourself with how fresh and clean you’re going to feel.
Whenever I feel like shit, I shave my head and trim my beard. Instant confidence points, and Im ugly as shit. Doesn’t matter. Clean will always feel better than not clean.
I think I am experiencing body dysmorphia of my hair for sure. Wherever I ‘picture’ myself, it’s always with hair, and I don’t like the bald look for myself, but I guess I’ve just gotta accept the hand I’ve been dealt.
Yeah, it’s tough man. I don’t mean to underplay what you’re feeling about losing your hair. I’ve been buzzing my head since high school (16 years) and I still go through periods where I let my beard and hair grow too long. Somehow, I repeatedly manage to forget how much worse I look with unkempt hair and beard.
There’s also nothing with embracing the horseshoe man. Lots of people stay bald on top and keep the stuff on the sides.
But you should definitely clean up the top of the dome. I don’t mean to be too aggressive here, but at the very least, it’s time to admit that you are 100% bald up top lol. Just clean up those stragglers and if you’re feeling brave, go for the whole thing. Worst case scenario? You’re bald for a few weeks and you’re back to this exact point in less than a month.
But I’d bet real money that when you shave it all off for the first time, you’re going to be shocked and you’ll never go back.
If you don't feel ready to go all the way, try neatening up what you have - get rid of the patch of fuzz at the front and the hairs on top. Most complaints people have about balding actually boil down to looking unkempt (which happens when people with not much hair try to emulate styles for people with lots of it). You will appreciate yourself a lot more if you make a good show of what you have, rather than a bad impression of something you don't.
It's so nice not even thinking about hair anymore. The last year or so before I shaved, I was always wearing a hat, or my hair had to be cut and combed a certain way for (what I thought) it to look ok. Spoiler..in the photos from that time period, my hair looked ridiculous. It's so nice not having to think about it anymore, less work and less stress. Free yourself from the shackles my man. You get used to it quickly.
Brother, I made the plunge to shave my head at 29 years old. My hairline was fast retreating. Better to own it, it's a mark of confidence... but you've gotta be Jason Statham, not Homer Simpson. There is a *whole Lotta people* out there who love a good, bald masculine head. Trust me.
I used to be very insecure about my hair... the lack of it on my head, and the abundance of it I had on my body. Well, now I have a GF (soon to be fiance) who can't keep her hands off either. Just need to find the right one duder.
If your goal is to look mangey, keep what you have. If you want to look like someone taking pride in the appearance, shave it. You have a nice shaped head and will undoubtedly look 100% without the remnants of your hair on your head.
I dont understand the preconceived notions that so many hold so strong about a bald or buzzed head looking so bad. Dude, there's no possible way you could look worse
It was such a nothing decision for me. When I saw a bald spot, I said “oh I’m one of those guys who are bald” and shaved it right away for the rest of my life. I really don’t get when people hang on for dear life like it’s some sort of immutable sin.
I am not sure it will look better, but what you have right now looks extremely bad! So I guess you should try any other look available and see how it goes
Dogpile answer is yes, go bald. I however, hate shaving my head. Razor burn, sensitivity, ingrown hairs, cuts etc.
Try what I do. Get a pair of clippers, $60ish. Put on the 1/16" guard, buzz the whole head once or twice per week instead of near daily head shaving. Visually you'll be bald, but there's a difference in the feel that I can't exactly describe. I always liked running my hand up the back of my neck with the fresh-cut feel, now I have that always.
No razor nicks/sensitivity, you'll feel better.
I'll be blunt : keeping this sort of look is horrible.
You can be bald and no one in the world cares. But if you have this type of ... Hairstyle? You look sick.
I use clippers on #2 setting. It keeps what hair I have left very short. You might feel better with that than having to break out the shaving cream on your head.
Your hair loss is enough to already know that you'll look absolutely fine without any hair. Your head looks like a good normal shape and a bald head will be a lot more flattering than what you have going on right now. You've got this, dude.
Having that little amount of hair, the extreme patchiness of that bit in the front and how you have let it grow on the sides with nothing able to grow on top - It makes it look like you are suffering from some kind of disease. It looks really bad and just shaving it all off would be a 1000% upgrade. There is no point in growing hair that only grows around the sides with nothing on top and a few wisps in the front. In fact, I would say it looks sloppy.
Shave it. Take charge. You will look younger. You will feel more confident. You will look better. You will feel better mentally. Keeping hair like that on your head is the equivalent to wearing tattered clothes everywhere you go. People will wonder "Why does he choose to wear tattered clothes?" Its the same thing with that hair. Why choose to keep such little hair that looks so bad?
Join your bald brothers and free yourself from that misery and retake charge of your personal appearance and confidence. You won't regret it, I promise!
Yes! Do it! You won't regret it. Bald men are sexy. Go to the photoshop request sub and have somebody edit a photo of you to make you bald so you can see. Guys bring their pics over there all the time for that!
I can't see your face so I don't know how old you are but your current hair makes you look old. Balding men used to have your hairstyle before shaving became socially acceptable, so I have only ever seen that style on people who are old men now.
It's a done deal, brother.
You are a bald man amongst bald men. Welcome.
If you buzz that off and even consider shaving it to skin level, you're going to look and feel so much better.
Let that shit go.
Just look at the before and afters in this sub my man, you know the answer. Anyway, if you don’t like it bald, just grow it back to this full glory after 😅
I would be very surprised if you would find one person who would prefer that over bald. And I don't mean from this subreddit. I mean from among all of the over eight billion of us.
Bro. Come on.
Don't listen to them, man. A little bit of black spray paint on the top will fill it out nice. No one will notice.
Just get the tape lines straight before you spray
Or… hear me out: tattoo your scalp 🤔
That will never work without a dusting of pubes for body.
The Carlos Boozer
You’ve lost it all. You can’t cling onto something you don’t have
😂😂😂
Lol best comment
God i almost pissed myself laughing
Like legit
Nature shaved it already
Looking good grow it out
I literally said this out loud lmao
Come on home, bro.
It's a form of body dysmorphia, really not to be underestimated.
Bruh. You're bald. You really think those three stringy hairs on your forehead is saving your looks? You'll absolutely look (and feel) so much better
He's got the "Homer Simpson" look going.
D’oh!
💀 😂
 Wdym his hair is the drip 😮💨🔥
“Three stringy hairs” just killed me😆
I counted atleast 57 hairs at that front part not three
Kudos mama, for counting.
This is the equivalent of thinking you’re hanging from a cliff by one arm after you died from the fall 10 years ago
Holy shit hahaha True though
💀
And that's why he is called cliff hanger🎵🎶
Is this... between the lions?
Yes
r/BrandNewSentence
I’m honored
Wowww 😂☠️☠️
With love I ask, how could it look worse?
With seriousness I say, it can’t.
With delusion, I say it can
With excitement I say, shave it off
https://preview.redd.it/33ulxnj46v3d1.jpeg?width=1740&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=817068a418c035ff2cf3d76d14a575199510323d UPDATE:
https://preview.redd.it/sicvdfk66v3d1.jpeg?width=1194&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=003c53bb8363e27507ffaf8dadce905e193d5392
https://preview.redd.it/j5iwh2h76v3d1.jpeg?width=1275&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fbbc338b8a72a23c5704ad7a1f724ce85446f34c
https://preview.redd.it/i0196p986v3d1.jpeg?width=1953&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e65ffe49932306fae4b9fb10b6c00d1df2cc0a6d
Thank god 🙏🙏
This is the beginning of a new era for OP! Grow a beard and enjoy manhood!
After keeping it like this for a week or two, take a razor to it. Grow a beard.
The very reason I'm afraid of balding : I can't grow a beard at 40. I'd look like an old baby. Don't assume this is easy. I'm also nowhere near balding except on the temples that have just seen a little less hair for 2 years
I’m not sure why beards always get recommended. Some guys I’ve known with shaved heads look great without them. Hell I’m a woman who just shaved mine so a beard ain’t gonna help haha
I can’t grow a beard and I think it looks OK… maybe a bit like a baby 👶 https://preview.redd.it/9gxr6epta04d1.jpeg?width=2316&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2ceff23f9d5c5bba50bca2e5d815f64bc6df8479
You look great!
The soul patch helps immensely
How old are you bro? It looks better now
34.
Full horseshoe like me. It looks better clipper shaved. Hope you try with the razor at some point
Electric razor is the way to go. It's too easy to take chunks out of your scalp with a razor. Plus, all it takes for maintenance is a 1 minute shave in the shower.
Well done! I think this is a major upgrade bud. Your skull has a good shape. Now you look like who wants to be bald, before you looked less confident.
Well done. How do you feel?
Get it down to skin will look even better
Glorious! 😍
Youre a LEGEND! Massive improvement. Proud of ya dude
Awesome dude. Next step is the bic or a head blade
Hope you’re feeling good about this, it looks miles better! Bruce Willis vibes.
Muuuuch better!!! So much better!!!! Looks good dude
Proud of you
Hell yes brother! Be free
If anybody ever doubted that body dysmorphia is a real thing… No offense OP. Most of us here have dealt with this decision at some point. When you’re at the point you’re at, it’s hard to embrace being bald since it’s basically the last haircut you’ll ever get. But once you do it, you’ll realize just how disheveled and sloppy the “half bald” look is. You are already bald dude, you’re just not maintaining your look. Cut that shit off and amaze yourself with how fresh and clean you’re going to feel. Whenever I feel like shit, I shave my head and trim my beard. Instant confidence points, and Im ugly as shit. Doesn’t matter. Clean will always feel better than not clean.
I think I am experiencing body dysmorphia of my hair for sure. Wherever I ‘picture’ myself, it’s always with hair, and I don’t like the bald look for myself, but I guess I’ve just gotta accept the hand I’ve been dealt.
Yeah, it’s tough man. I don’t mean to underplay what you’re feeling about losing your hair. I’ve been buzzing my head since high school (16 years) and I still go through periods where I let my beard and hair grow too long. Somehow, I repeatedly manage to forget how much worse I look with unkempt hair and beard. There’s also nothing with embracing the horseshoe man. Lots of people stay bald on top and keep the stuff on the sides. But you should definitely clean up the top of the dome. I don’t mean to be too aggressive here, but at the very least, it’s time to admit that you are 100% bald up top lol. Just clean up those stragglers and if you’re feeling brave, go for the whole thing. Worst case scenario? You’re bald for a few weeks and you’re back to this exact point in less than a month. But I’d bet real money that when you shave it all off for the first time, you’re going to be shocked and you’ll never go back.
I think you're going to look and feel a lot better man. Keep yourself cleaned up and you'll feel infinitely more confident.
If you don't feel ready to go all the way, try neatening up what you have - get rid of the patch of fuzz at the front and the hairs on top. Most complaints people have about balding actually boil down to looking unkempt (which happens when people with not much hair try to emulate styles for people with lots of it). You will appreciate yourself a lot more if you make a good show of what you have, rather than a bad impression of something you don't.
You can always try a hair system! That would give you an instant result and you can keep your hair look.
sorry if i sound mean but what do you mean you don't like the bald look for yourself you are bald you already have the bald look
It's so nice not even thinking about hair anymore. The last year or so before I shaved, I was always wearing a hat, or my hair had to be cut and combed a certain way for (what I thought) it to look ok. Spoiler..in the photos from that time period, my hair looked ridiculous. It's so nice not having to think about it anymore, less work and less stress. Free yourself from the shackles my man. You get used to it quickly.
Brother, I made the plunge to shave my head at 29 years old. My hairline was fast retreating. Better to own it, it's a mark of confidence... but you've gotta be Jason Statham, not Homer Simpson. There is a *whole Lotta people* out there who love a good, bald masculine head. Trust me. I used to be very insecure about my hair... the lack of it on my head, and the abundance of it I had on my body. Well, now I have a GF (soon to be fiance) who can't keep her hands off either. Just need to find the right one duder.
Owning it is a hot feature in a man. Rock the bald head!
Upvote this man for not being a jerk and just being a bro.
You’ve suffered enough. Shave it and claim your baldness!
Lay down your crown of thorns, Brother.
It'll 100% look better. Go full bald!
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My bar of soap has more hair
r/angryupvote
Hahahaha
That was almost too far
Oh, snap!
You already are bald you just gotta clean it up
If your goal is to look mangey, keep what you have. If you want to look like someone taking pride in the appearance, shave it. You have a nice shaped head and will undoubtedly look 100% without the remnants of your hair on your head.
“Going Full bald”? Man that ship sailed a loooong time ago.
It’s borderline, but if I zoom in I think I can detect the early signs of male pattern baldness
Just a little thinning is all.
No no, George has more hair than this guy
Ummmm yeah.....better than whatever this is
I dont understand the preconceived notions that so many hold so strong about a bald or buzzed head looking so bad. Dude, there's no possible way you could look worse
It was such a nothing decision for me. When I saw a bald spot, I said “oh I’m one of those guys who are bald” and shaved it right away for the rest of my life. I really don’t get when people hang on for dear life like it’s some sort of immutable sin.
What if he dyed his hair orange? Do you honestly think it wouldn't make him look worse?
I am not sure it will look better, but what you have right now looks extremely bad! So I guess you should try any other look available and see how it goes
Bald will definitely look better. What he has going on now looks like he is suffering from a disease.
You don't have a choice, man. It's gonna look good!
Dogpile answer is yes, go bald. I however, hate shaving my head. Razor burn, sensitivity, ingrown hairs, cuts etc. Try what I do. Get a pair of clippers, $60ish. Put on the 1/16" guard, buzz the whole head once or twice per week instead of near daily head shaving. Visually you'll be bald, but there's a difference in the feel that I can't exactly describe. I always liked running my hand up the back of my neck with the fresh-cut feel, now I have that always. No razor nicks/sensitivity, you'll feel better.
Bald looks better than balding 99% of the time
It will look better.
This has to be a troll post
I'll be blunt : keeping this sort of look is horrible. You can be bald and no one in the world cares. But if you have this type of ... Hairstyle? You look sick.
Bro 😂😂😂 you already are full bald. This just looks silly. Will look 10% better once you shave it. You will also feel less self conscious
ANYTHING looks better than that dude. Go bald. You won't regret it!
I use clippers on #2 setting. It keeps what hair I have left very short. You might feel better with that than having to break out the shaving cream on your head.
If you are serious I’m more concerned about your mental health than your (lack of) hair.
Just shave man... Everybody likes hair, no one has a problem with a bald head... but no one likes a balding head
Your hair loss is enough to already know that you'll look absolutely fine without any hair. Your head looks like a good normal shape and a bald head will be a lot more flattering than what you have going on right now. You've got this, dude.
Shave it right now. That looks like shit, you’ll be 100% happier and look 100% better! Trust me
Do it you will feel empowered
It’ll feel better too
You think it can look any worse? Not trying to be an asshole, but like come on dude.
Having that little amount of hair, the extreme patchiness of that bit in the front and how you have let it grow on the sides with nothing able to grow on top - It makes it look like you are suffering from some kind of disease. It looks really bad and just shaving it all off would be a 1000% upgrade. There is no point in growing hair that only grows around the sides with nothing on top and a few wisps in the front. In fact, I would say it looks sloppy. Shave it. Take charge. You will look younger. You will feel more confident. You will look better. You will feel better mentally. Keeping hair like that on your head is the equivalent to wearing tattered clothes everywhere you go. People will wonder "Why does he choose to wear tattered clothes?" Its the same thing with that hair. Why choose to keep such little hair that looks so bad? Join your bald brothers and free yourself from that misery and retake charge of your personal appearance and confidence. You won't regret it, I promise!
You're joking right?
Head looks like a hairy butt. Shave it
Send us the after photos bro. You’re going to love the clean look!
This is even a question is it?
I have some off cuts of recently laid carpet. Collection only
It's better to be Bald than look bald
I would hang in there for a few more years. Those eight hairs look healthy.
It's time brother, it's time.
Yes! Do it! You won't regret it. Bald men are sexy. Go to the photoshop request sub and have somebody edit a photo of you to make you bald so you can see. Guys bring their pics over there all the time for that!
Bald is much neater.
I can count the hairs!
Go full bald bro you are so cooked you’re burnt
Nothing wrong with the horseshoe man,but I think you're going to like being completely smooth
Thought this was a potato that got left out and forgot about for some months.
Is the unavailable content, his hair?
My dude, you gotta do it.
Hair lost its cling long long time ago…
It 1000% will, you got this 👊🏼 and it might take a few days but I’m willing to bet that it will feel so good that you wish you’d done it sooner!
Do it!! Some chicks love a bald head!!
Bro what are you doing man , shave it off right away.....
I felt your pain once and made the move to get rid of the stress.
I think you’re good dude. At least a couple of years before you need to commit
Come on home, brother…
You look like a Charlie
What do you think 🤦🏿
Well, it can't look worse...
bro we are bald already
Keep it
Draw a smiley face up there and keep your head down.
These comments got me weak 😭 💀
this is a joke right?
Get it done. You'll feel so much better.
Homie rocking the homer Simpson, asking should he hold on to it. Free yourself, dood!
George Constanza
I say u have at least one more good year in u my man.
dude
Go for it!
Be confident rocking the bald, or be sad rocking the horseshoe. That’s my own feelings though, I think you’ll learn to love it.
Wish I had done it sooner. Do it!!!
Shave and smp bro
I can't see your face so I don't know how old you are but your current hair makes you look old. Balding men used to have your hairstyle before shaving became socially acceptable, so I have only ever seen that style on people who are old men now.
Shave it it looks way better
Yes. It is your destiny. You have so much more to gain by doing so.
Nah I think you’ve got a good look going tbh, keep it up. That’s what I would’ve said if I thought he should keep it up
Just go for a number 1.5 to start and you will feel and look so much better.
It seems as if alot of pre bald people don’t realize that you never lose the hair on your back and your sides
Cmon man
Got to go against the tide once again. I’d keep the hairs. A few gives you character
That’s as bald as you’re going to get. Buzz it off
Just shave man…
Do it and don't look back
Maybe check out r/hairsystem as well
You will be so happy and wonder why you didn’t do it sooner.
oh my god
https://i.redd.it/csmev9xkpu3d1.gif
Laser hair removal and start taking care of yourself should help
It's over Homer. Time for that CHOP!
It will look infinitely better
It's time.
doesn’t look bad it looks unkept, check bruce willis, or walton goggins, u have the same hair
Always. Embrace it. The clock is ticking.....
Well it sure won’t look worse
Brother…
You’re already bald.
It's a done deal, brother. You are a bald man amongst bald men. Welcome. If you buzz that off and even consider shaving it to skin level, you're going to look and feel so much better. Let that shit go.
Yes. I have more hair on my armpits than on your head.
You are full bald
bro I don't think you have a choice
Shave it! Now!
Just look at the before and afters in this sub my man, you know the answer. Anyway, if you don’t like it bald, just grow it back to this full glory after 😅
I would be very surprised if you would find one person who would prefer that over bald. And I don't mean from this subreddit. I mean from among all of the over eight billion of us.
100%. This is a terrible look