i have a birthmark near the front of my head, and my hairline is RIGHT on its leading edge, and i've always told myself that as soon as it recedes past that line, i was shaving for good. i stood in front of the shaving section at the drug store for 5 minutes today and ended up walking away with nothing, but i can't stop thinking about it...
Welcome you've found the right place. And, read your question--it has your answer. See you on the Sly Side Soon.
my other big concern, because i've done it before but never kept it longer than 2-3 days, is not cutting myself up, and avoiding bumps and the blotchy red grossness at the back of the neck...
And for what it's worth, a long weekend is the ideal time to give yourself a few days to get used to a new look. It was Thanksgiving weekend when I shaved my head and finally made the commitment to keep it that way.
There a whole lot of the SBG's who swear by the HB, but I think even they will admit it has a learning curve. Personally, I tried it and for me it just doesn't provide what I and my dome need. I used a Fusion until the Personna M5 came out and had really good service from the tool--few if any serious nicks. I'll probably have to return to it now that the M5 is bankrupt . When I was in your situation, I buzzed it down as far as I could with a clipper, then used my Fusion. Get it good and soaked in the shower, get some Headslick if it's available in your area. Then as I said earlier take your time, you get better during the 30 day trial, but take your time, enjoy the "Zen" of cleaning the scraps of your hair off. And if you get a small nick use the stiptic pencil. See you on the Sly Side, there's no 11 o'clock news pushing you on the morning after is there?
thanks for the advice! but what is a stiptic pencil? that's a new one for me