Between the stress of starting over and the ongoing unrest in his home country, he began to lose his hair. With every swipe, he inched closer to a new identity: a bald man. “They say hair is makeup for the man. Mallouh is part of a growing cohort of men who are responding to hair loss by doubling down on their grooming, physique, and fashion sense. Combined with the bald influencers helping guide the soon-to-be-bald to the hairless side, they're serving as blueprints for strategies to complement the bald look: improved grooming, evolved style, and maybe even a more serious workout routine.