mr_sparkle
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So I'm tempted to take the plunge and buzz my hair down. Been losing it a long time but have been hiding it fairly well. My thinning is 90% on the crown, think Zinedine Zidane but not so bad, so my hairline is generally fine and can grow a long fringe (though it IS receding, but with a fringe or quiff it's barely noticable) . So I get highlights done, appliy some dermatch and spike the hair on top, I can get away with it. Just.
But I'm getting tired of it. It takes ages to do, and requires so much maintenance. I'm reliant on hats if it's windy or rainy, and basically it makes me look pretty camp and silly.
I don't think I have the perfect shaped head for a buzzcut - I have small ears but they stick out a bit and I'd definitely look less instantly good looking with a buzz cut. However, I'll appear a more mature man less obsessive over his looks, which is definitely more attractive than a slightly better looking kid who looks in the mirror too much. I'm also lucky in that I tan pretty well so can keep myself from looking pale, and have worked out a bit in the last year so have a decent enough body.
MY WORRY IS if I buzz is short there is no hiding. There will be a very obvious bald patch on my head, monk like almost, and that's scary - far worse looking than a high hairline. This is something I'd need to at least SLIGHTLY conceal.
I'm not expecting to create the illusion that there's a complete head full of hair there, I'd just like to do something to make it less shocking- reduce the size of the bald patch or make the top of my head look slightly thicker, but still thin. I don't really mind if, under close inspection, people can see it's balding, I just want to reduce the shock factor you sometimes get when, for example, a dude removes his hat and you see a huge bald spot. Or at least make it seem like I have JUST started to lose it, rather than be losing a fair amount over a few years.
Can dermatch or toppik do this? I mean, Dermatch is great for longer hair (though I find if you play with it too much does fade over time) but some say not for buzzed which will look like a painted scalp.
I'd want to buzz it pretty short - think Freddie Ljungberg or something, who pulls it off so well, and then apply something even just to colour the scalp a bit, without looking painfully obvious. Perhaps If I did it all over this would work? Or would toppik work better?
The thin area is not slick bald (otherwise I couldn't apply Dermatch at all) but is pretty thin - the hairs there are VERY fine vellus hairs.
I'd appreciate any help
But I'm getting tired of it. It takes ages to do, and requires so much maintenance. I'm reliant on hats if it's windy or rainy, and basically it makes me look pretty camp and silly.
I don't think I have the perfect shaped head for a buzzcut - I have small ears but they stick out a bit and I'd definitely look less instantly good looking with a buzz cut. However, I'll appear a more mature man less obsessive over his looks, which is definitely more attractive than a slightly better looking kid who looks in the mirror too much. I'm also lucky in that I tan pretty well so can keep myself from looking pale, and have worked out a bit in the last year so have a decent enough body.
MY WORRY IS if I buzz is short there is no hiding. There will be a very obvious bald patch on my head, monk like almost, and that's scary - far worse looking than a high hairline. This is something I'd need to at least SLIGHTLY conceal.
I'm not expecting to create the illusion that there's a complete head full of hair there, I'd just like to do something to make it less shocking- reduce the size of the bald patch or make the top of my head look slightly thicker, but still thin. I don't really mind if, under close inspection, people can see it's balding, I just want to reduce the shock factor you sometimes get when, for example, a dude removes his hat and you see a huge bald spot. Or at least make it seem like I have JUST started to lose it, rather than be losing a fair amount over a few years.
Can dermatch or toppik do this? I mean, Dermatch is great for longer hair (though I find if you play with it too much does fade over time) but some say not for buzzed which will look like a painted scalp.
I'd want to buzz it pretty short - think Freddie Ljungberg or something, who pulls it off so well, and then apply something even just to colour the scalp a bit, without looking painfully obvious. Perhaps If I did it all over this would work? Or would toppik work better?
The thin area is not slick bald (otherwise I couldn't apply Dermatch at all) but is pretty thin - the hairs there are VERY fine vellus hairs.
I'd appreciate any help
