I am in Barber and I will give you my brutally honest opinion: first I know you're only 24 years old but your hair is thinning severely and the way you have it cut now it makes you look unkempt and and gives the impression that you're not a healthy guy. Second you have enough here that you don't "have" to shave it now if you don't want to. you were doing equally well with the high bald fade on the back and sides and leaving the top just as it is that way the color will all be on the top of your head and it will not accentuate the fact that there is fitting her up there there's no hair on the back and sides to point out the fact that your thinning on top! but if you "choose" to shave it, you are going to look great! you're going to look healthy, vigorous and confident! but you cannot just shave all that here it has to be clipper down as close to the scalp as possible before it is shaved? don't try to do this without clipper to get them first it will hurt and you make a mess of your scalp ! if you don't own the clippers just got here Barber and tell him that you want your head shavedA good tradional man's Barbershop will be able to not only clipper it down to the scalp With a bareber's 0000 blade clipper, but will also Shave it with a straight razor for you. After that you can easily maintain it yourself buy shaving either every day or every other day. if you wait more than three days the hair will be long enough to do I have to clipper it down again before you shave it. but as has been said before you absolutely must keep it for 30 days need to give your brain time to form a new mental image of yourself and your gift need to let your friends and family start to form a new normal for you in their own heads.and I agree with you I think it would look really good on you with a goatee instead of a full beard. COPA much work we can cut them groomed look for you it will make you look like you care about how you look and that you're not just "bald and too lazy to shave your face"!