A fade is either blended or it isn’t.
Skin, low, mid or drop. The sides graduate cleanly into the length on top and the line is cut, not sprayed on.
- Price
- $45
- Time
- 45 min
- Barbers
- 4 of 5
- 01
We agree how high the fade goes and whether it finishes at skin — on your head, with your hand on it, not from a photograph on the wall.
- 02
The guard work builds the gradient from the bottom up, then it is blended by hand until no line shows in any light.
- 03
The top is cut to sit with the fade rather than on top of it.
- 04
Hairline, temples and neck are razored last, so the edge is sharp on the day.
Book this if
- Short sides you want looking deliberate rather than grown-in
- Coily, curly and straight hair alike — the blend is the same craft
- Anyone who is between cuts every two to three weeks
Worth knowing
- A skin fade looks its best for about two weeks and stays sharp for three. If you cannot get back inside a month, a taper will grow out better.
- Design work — parts, lines, patterns — is priced on top of this. Bring a reference.
Marcus Reyes
Skin fades · Beards · Design work
Desmond Whitfield
Textured & coily hair · Design work · Skin fades
Nina Castellanos
Classic scissor work · Longer hair · Textured & coily hair
June Park
Kids · Skin fades · Textured & coily hair
Zero Skin, Hard Part
Drop Fade, Textured Top
Freehand Line Work
Diagram — proportions are stylised
How far up does it start?
How close at the bottom?
Say this in the chair
“A mid skin fade.”
Halfway between the ear and the temple. The default modern fade — enough contrast to read as deliberate from across a room.
Razored down to bare scalp at the lowest point. The cleanest possible finish and the least forgiving — there is nowhere for a mistake to hide.
- Book
- The Fade
- Price
- $45 · 45 min
- How long it holds
- Sharp for about two weeks.
Last call
You’re due.
Pick a service, pick a barber, pick a time. Two minutes now, three weeks of not thinking about your hair.