Quote:She has said, in that past, that it (at least the way she does it), does not fade.
It's permanent.

You don't want it to be permanent, at least if you're young. The thing is that later in life it will look weird that you have black roots...

Quote:I would say that if one is happy with there head shape, then simply shave and be done with it

Most young women will admire your look much more with a NW1-2 shaved pattern (which they correlate with youth and health) than with NW6-7 (which they correlate with old age and disease)...

Btw, in order to look good shaved it's not enough to have a good head shape, your face should better be flawless too (in terms of symmetry/proportions), since any flaw will get a spotlight if you don't have hair.