What Is a Fade Haircut?
The razor fade haircut used to be considered an edgier hairstyle that was often not accepted in the workplace, however, the resurgence of this style in the past few years has come to be accepted as the norm. And with all this, it still wasn’t until the last few years that the fade haircut has taken a huge leap in trend, with more and more men and even boys now, looking to rock it when combined with almost any other hairstyle you can think of. Tapers, skin fades, low, medium, and high are all different types of fade haircuts, so it should come as any wonder that they are easy to get confused. Below is our guide to what a fade haircut entails, and everything you need to know about them.
Fades can essentially be split up into four categories based on how high the fade goes up, however, we will cover just two today.
Taper fade
We have all seen different definitions of taper versus fade, however, the way we see most barbers will describe a taper when it’s fading around the neckline or sideburns. This needs to be a small yet subtle fade that is the lowest of all of the fade styles. It is frequently worn to fade out a beard that goes into the hairline, or, with longer hair on the sides that will add that little bit of something different!
Low fade
Next up with regards to height on the side of the head is a low fade. Let us use a skin fade haircut as a prime example, if you went down to the skin, then the skin needs to be kept very low and the fade will go into a longer length that starts around a third of the way up the head. This is great for gents that do not want too harsh of a haircut, but still want to add a little more transition to the back and sides.
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