You may well laugh, but one of the toughest dilemma's in my life is whether to try to grow my hair or shave it all off...as indicated in the title, 'Clip or Bic'.
I've been 'follically' challenged since I was twenty years of age, although it hasn't ever really concerned me to be honest. Once you start losing your hair, there's not a lot you can do about it is there?
My dilemma however centres around how to maintain the best look possible...because if you haven't got much to start with, then you've not got many options! Lol.
I must stress however that I'm not that vain, so I would never sport a 'Bobby Charlton' wrap-over, as I'm quite confident my hair couldn't ever grow to that length anyway!
Once my hair started receding at twenty I used to have it cut by clippers once a month, by my mate Daren Terry of Lotus Styling fame (a reputable salon in Bognor) ~ he once clipped my hair leaving the shape of the Olympic rings in the back of my head, which were then coloured accordingly, and we even got a photographer from 'The Sun' to come down and take pictures! I haven't got any newspaper clippings or photo's of this event anymore...I'm sure that I gave them to a friend of mine who's now in Australia.
Whilst I had my hair clipped by Daren I sported a few styles, such as a 'mohican' and a 'flat-top'.
In fact I once stood six-foot tall...as I had a two inch flat-top!
Daren used to use a 'number two' on the majority on my head, with a 'number one' on the sides, but in time this changed to a 'number one' all over with 'bare' clippers used on the side.
This is where the attachments to the clippers are removed, and you just use the bare blades ~ which is what I've always used ever since...whenever clippers were my chosen option that is.
Once I left the comforts of my hometown, I was on my own so had to make a decision: do I find a barber's salon, or do I cut it myself?
At the time in question, professional quality clippers weren't readily available as they are today, so if I was to cut it myself then I would have to stick to the traditional methods of a cut-throat razor!
One night whilst idling away the hours in a hotel where I was staying for a few months through work, I decided to shave my head completely...and I haven't looked back since!
It was extremely difficult to do initially, but it has proved very easy thereafter.
The funny thing was that the following day when I entered work, I was very self-conscious about my shaved head and was very wary of any comments, but nobody noticed or said anything at all...and it wasn't as if they were just being polite, as these particular work colleagues would have ripped me apart if they wanted to.
I've become quite adept in my shaving skills since, and in all the times I've shaved my head using shaving foam and Bic or Wilkinson Sword Twin Blade disposable razor, I can honestly say I've only nicked my head on about three occassions.
Ever since that first time, I've shaved my head every three or four days with a few exceptions.
When I had my 'blackout' in Bournemouth, I was ordered not to shave my head for a while by the medical staff, so as not to affect the hairline fracture to my skull repairing itself.
I've also let my hair grow a bit when I was job-seeking or attending interviews, as I felt it looked less aggressive if there was a little bit of growth on my head.
The only other times that I let it grow a bit are to experiment a little, or for a lady in my life.
It's quite weird sometimes to gauge my friends reactions when I don't shave my head, as ever since I've left my hometown any new friends that I've made have only ever known me bald. So when they see me with a bit of sprouting hair it can tend to spook them a little.
Another funny thing about not shaving my head are the ladies perceptions and reactions.
They all seem to prefer me with hair rather than shaved.
Yet the minute when I get to the stage when I can't stand it anymore as it itches and becomes annoying, so I then decide to shave it all off... they only proceed to comment,
"Ah that's better, the old Steve is back".
Now, maybe you see my dilemma?
I think it's the same with women with regards to always wanting to fatten me up.
I'm happiest being lean and relatively thin, but they all like me with some meat on my bones.
As for the hair, the general consensus is that if I have some growth on my head then it gives me a bit more colour to my face, although I can't see it myself.
But like I always say...never argue with a woman as she's always right, even when she's wrong!
So currently as I write this blog I am in a stage of not shaving my head.
I last shaved it just over a week ago, and it will need 'clipping' soon in places to keep it nicely trimmed.
I also sport a 'goatee' beard which I always keep well trimmed, but this is only to hide a few small scars left over from a bad case of impetigo last year.
Now as I approach my mid-forties the hair is taking on a hint of grey, which does give me a slight distinguished look, even if I say so myself.
For the time being I'll stick with it but don't be suprised if I soon shave it all off again! Lol.
I guess I may open a poll...what do you think: Clip or Bic? Maybe you could let me know?
Until next time, take care x
Ramblin' Steve
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