Calling all baldies

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Well, almost baldies.

I usually shave my head using clippers without any attachments. Shave cycle is one time per week and it takes me about 15 minutes.

I'm not yet ready to shave it down to the bone but am noticing that there's less and less clippings at the end of the session.

What are people using generally? I've heard about those clipper type things that can be used in the shower which is my preference at the moment - my aim is to replicate the 'zero shave' look using something quick and easy

Any pointers?

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HOGEPH said:

I started with no guard on the blades, then moved onto Wahl Balding Clippers, which give a very close cut, but are mains powered and a bit heavy.

I find it just as convenient to shave my head all over now. It grows back really fast and after a couple of days it feels too long again!

Oh how different from when I was 14 and had hair down to my shoulders...

Edited by HOGEPH on Wednesday 15th October 13:14

They're the ones i use! They are really great but i errrm, don't see the point when there ain't that much coming off if you know what i mean (( espeically as ideally i'd clip a bit more often

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Would be interested in a comparison between the Wahl balding which i currently use and the Philips in the shower jobby if anyone has used both?

The Wahl has been brilliant for the last 5 years (never needed resharpening but like as someone earlier said, i oil them every time) but am looking for somehting a bit more convenient that doesn't involve me leaning over a bit of newspaper to catch the scraps as they fall

Not doing the complete Kojak, don't fancy the sticky scalp and like a bit of stubble on me barnet while i can

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Pints said:

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LordGrover said:

Not keen on the wet-shave head. Within hours it's like velcro and everything catches or sticks; from pulling on/taking off jumpers to head on the pillow. Guardless clipper for me.

I have one of these and use a 1.5 grade. I prefer it short but no wet shave.

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Cracking little piece of equipment. Really easy to DIY.

Ok, so i bought a set of these and tried it briefly without the guard and on the lowest setting and they just felt a bit cheap and plasticy. The blades were very sharp to touch and scraped my scalp and pulled rather than trimmed the hair on the little patch i tried them on.

I'm surprised really after all the rave reviews they have got but maybe the circumstances are different and perhaps they're more suitable to leaving the hair a bit longer than i'm used to. They're going back as they aren't a patch on the Wahl Balding that i currently use which have been faultless for at least five years; sometimes the grass isn't always greener!

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Arif110 said:

I go for the 'Grade 0.5' look too. I'm really fussy about cutting method at the blade, & will only ever use Wahl clippers. Call it psychological, but it's the difference between a rotary mower & a proper cylinder - if you look at the grass blades afterward, they've been traumatised into shortening, versus perfectly 'sheared' with a scissor action. The mains Wahls are proper oscillating armature machines - which I think gives the best finish, esp where leaving some stubble. That round Babyliss will for example cut 'fuzzy'.

I've realised that nothing beats the Wahl balding for a very close head and also face shave