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8A – Daily News – Tuesday, April 6, 2010 More men are rocking the bald look these days WALNUT CREEK (MCT) — Javis Buckley of Mountain House, Calif., has rocked his share of diverse dos. He's had an Afro, a Jheri curl, a hi-top fade, and a straight perm with a flip — a look he calls the "Lord Jesus." But, about 12 years ago, Buckley looked in the mir- ror and realized he had more cowlicks in front of his hairline than actual hair on his head. So, he grabbed a razor and set his dome free. He's been bald and beautiful ever since. "I'm fascinated with my bald head," says Buckley, now 47. "I always knew I had a pretty good round one. And my wife loves it. She rubs it all the time." Bare heads are in. Seal. Bruce Willis. Taye Diggs. Michael Jordan. Some of Hollywood's biggest hotties have nothing on top, and Web sites such as Baldly go and Sly Bald Guys offer tips and support for budding baldies. 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Invest in good shaving cream, shav- ing gel or shaving oil. Using an exfoliant before shaving can help lift stubborn hairs. To avoid bumps or cuts, do not apply pressure to blade. Each person's hair grows differently. Shave with the grain first and then venture to other directions to find the best shave for you. Protect your shaved head with at least SPF 15 sun- screen every day. they're losing their hair nat- urally. You can't beat the low maintenance or female attention, not to mention how much more youthful a tan, shiny head feels when compared to grays or comb- overs, men say. The trick is to make sure you approach the shave carefully, and that nature has blessed you with a nicely shaped noggin. Twice a week, Buckley covers his head in shaving cream. He shaves against the grain in long, careful sweeps, then applies an after-shave lotion "to keep the bumps down." That's his regimen. Darren Nicholson's grooming is slightly more involved. Nicholson, 35, began shaving his head when hair loss hit at age 23. Nicholson, a Danville, Calif., middle school base- ball coach, takes clippers to his head once a week and follows up with conditioner. In the summer, he rubs on moisturizer. One time, a student's mother told Nicholson that she thought most men look scary with shaved heads, but not him. He was flat- tered. "Before, losing your hair made you think, 'Oh, I'm some old bald guy,'" Nicholson says. "But it's considered such a good look now that you can feel confident about it." 24 HOUR TOWING Removal. Large Selection Of Impound Autos For Sale Lockouts - Recovery Long Distance Tows All Insurance Welcome Se Habla Expañol FLATBED SERVICE AVAILABLE AAND A TOWING 1775 Airport Blvd., #B Red Bluff 529-3595• Corning 824-8869 Lic.#372081 RELIABLE SERVICE Junk Cars, Trucks & RV FAST MCT photo Javis Buckley, 47, left, of Mountain House, is encouraging son-in-law Deondra Crittenden, 31, to follow in his footsteps and keep his bald look. Women interviewed for this story were split on the bald look. But the ones who like it really like it. Some, like Denise Parla, of Oak- ley, Calif., consider it a fetish. "I gawk at bald men the way men look at breasts," says Parla, 46. "I get giddy over it. It's so smooth. It is so sexy. It makes their whole look come together." Nicholson says it helps that he comes from a long line of men blessed with good heads: Round with limited lumps and bumps and a forehead that isn't too long. But, if you're consid- ering the look, how do you know you've got the right dome? "You really have to feel your head," says Cornelius Hankins of The Barber Lounge in San Francisco. "A lot of people have lumps or bumps or excess skin on the back of their head, where the cranium meets the neck." Hankins, a barber who shaves his own head, con- ALSCO, INC. 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"When people start los- ing their hair, the first thing they do is try to find a way to get it back," says Smith, who is 32 and has been shaving his head for seven years. "But the confidence they were looking for all along usually comes from taking the hair off instead of trying to put it back on." Mike Dorrance of Danville says he'll "never, ever go back" to having hair. "I got tired of combing it," says Dorrance, a father of four. "No more sham- poos, haircuts, blow dryers. I just shave my scalp every other day in the shower." His wife, Kris, walked in on him when he first reached for the clippers five years ago. He was about 75 percent closer to resembling Mr. Clean — Dorrance is a redhead with a ruddy com- plexion — when she screamed, "What the hell are you doing?" Now that she's used it? "Not everyone can pull it off, but on him, it's sexy as hell," she says. "It suits him. He's fit. He's athletic. He's all man." ONTHEWEB BALDLYGO.COM: The site has a "virtual head shaving service" where users can get an idea of what they'd look like bald. SLYBALDGUYS.CO M: Tyler Smith of Sunny- vale launched this commu- nity forum in 2006 so men losing their hair would have a positive place to share tips. Bob’s