Taper Fade

The taper and the fade.

Taper fade. A fade is a taper that gradually takes the hair down to the skin so that it looks like the hairline on the sides and back of your head fades away before it reaches the natural hairline. Basically a fade is a really short taper. Hence all fades are tapers but not all tapers are fades.

-----In this video we will show how to cut A high taper fade-----FOR PROMO. A taper fade has a longer graduated look with a clean fade around the bottom of your hairline around your neck. See our Complete Style Guide for Taper Fade Haircuts.

Classic tapered looks tend to have longer buzzed hair around the ears and down to the back. The best way to explain how it works is to look at each of these two elements individually. That being said Taper Fade Barbershop was started.

A fade cut is essentially a normal taper haircut with a very short taper. The low taper fade is a classic haircut that gradually gets shorter down the sides for a subtle and elegant cut. A taper fade usually starts out with hair that is about at eyebrow length or longer and leaves the individual with most of their hair when finished.

A taper fade can go a long way to make what is considered a boring look into a trendy haircut. The taper fade is the closest haircut you can receive to a fade without cutting most of your hair off. Dont know the difference between a Fade or a Taper.

In this example the trim is short and neat on the top and the taper starts out on the sides towards the edge of the hairline ending close to the hairline in a bald skin fade. Never know how to ask for your haircuts. In contrast to a low fade the taper fade happens much lower down on your neck.