Interviewing: Young Bald Men and Facial Hair?

There is literally nothing on this topic anywhere on the internet, but the questions is, is it appropriate to interview with facial hair if you are bald? A lot of the clean shaven advice is given to people with full heads of hair (which looks nice most of the time), but as someone who is young (early 20s) and bald, going for a clean shaven look on the head and the face makes me look sick. I look much better with a little head and face stubble than going completely shaven. Any input?

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Love KSE, Justin Foley can continue to wear and look however he wants as long as he continues playing the way he plays!

 
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Justin's a sick drummer. Love KSE, but loved them more when Howard Jones was the singer, Jesse Leach is certainly good but just doesn't zing me vocally as HJ does.

@lgx - based on your posted pics, I think the look works, looks groomed and purposeful, although depending on where you are interviewing and just how formal the atmosphere is, you might want to keep the stubble up top and shave the face - you can grow out the facial hair later, and this is coming from a major fan of facial hair. :)

 

I have no idea, I never got the chance to ask that question. Woke up one day senior year in high school, and my hair just left; didn't say anything, didn't leave a message, gone...

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