You’ll find yourself checking out your reflection everywhere. Store windows. Your phone’s dark screen. A spoon, if it’s shiny enough.
And you’ll notice things you never saw before. Your ears look huge now. Like, magnificently huge. Did they always stick out that much?
Relax. They didn’t grow. Your brain is just recalibrating. Your ears are now the star of the show.
Your face hair suddenly matters more
Here’s a truth: a shaved head demands a beard or some stubble. Unless you’re going for a full “Mr. Clean meets a cue ball” vibe. No judgment if you are.
Vocabulary in Context: Shaved Heads - The New York Times
I grew a beard out of pure survival instinct. It balanced the whole look. Suddenly I went from “bald guy” to “guy who chose to look badass.”
Without facial hair? You might look like a delicious egg. A very cute egg, but an egg nonetheless. Play with it.