03The Book

Work, credited to the person who did it.

No stock photography and no cuts borrowed from someone else's feed. Find something you like, then book the barber underneath it.

Frames: 16
Categories: 5
Barbers: 5

Close crop of a zero skin fade with a razored hard part, shot from behind at the nape — Zero Skin, Hard PartFive weeks of growth, taken back to skin without losing the shape on top.Marcus

Textured

Sponge Set, Mid TaperDesmond

Scissor-cut fringe falling past the brow, dried and unstyled — Grown-Out FringeCut entirely dry so the weight sits where it actually falls.Nina

Three-quarter view of a full beard squared to the jaw with a razored cheek line — Square Line, Full BeardMarcus

Overhead detail of a 360 wave pattern above a low fade — Waves, Low FadeDesmond

Long layered curtain cut on wavy hair, shot in window light — Curtain, Soft LayersNina

Fades

Drop Fade, Textured TopMarcus

Classic scissor side part with a soft taper, combed and dressed with tonic — The Side PartYusuf

Detail of two freehand razor lines cut through a skin fade at the temple — Freehand Line WorkDrawn freehand. No stencil, no guide.Desmond

Hot towel lifted from a shaved jaw, steam visible against a dark background — Straight Razor FinishYusuf

Burst fade radiating around the ear into a longer back — Burst FadeMarcus

Blunt jaw-length bob cut with scissors over comb, shot from behind — Blunt Bob, Barber CutNina

Twist-out curl definition over a clean taper at the nape — Taper, Twist OutDesmond

Temple detail showing softened grey blended into natural dark hair — Grey, BlendedHalf the grey taken down. No line when it grows out.Yusuf

Short textured crop with a blunt fringe over a mid fade — The CropJune

A child’s first haircut, cape on, booster in the chair — First ChairFirst haircuts get a keepsake envelope and a photograph if you want one.June

B/ABefore & after

Five weeks of growth, undone.

Drag the divider. Same client, same light, same chair — half an hour apart.

The same client before the cut, grown out roughly five weeks — Zero Skin, Hard PartDrag to compare

The same client before, with an uneven grown-out taper — Taper, Twist OutDrag to compare

Bring a reference photograph if you have one — it is genuinely useful. Your barber will tell you honestly whether your hair will do that, and what it will do instead if it will not. Pick a barber or see the menu. If you like a frame but do not know what to ask for, the cut explorer will name it for you.

◆

@halftonebarbers TikTok

Zero Skin, Hard Part

Marcus Reyes

Sponge Set, Mid Taper

Desmond Whitfield

Grown-Out Fringe

Nina Castellanos

Square Line, Full Beard

Marcus Reyes

Waves, Low Fade

Desmond Whitfield

Curtain, Soft Layers

Nina Castellanos

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.

Hours below

Or call +1 (203) 555-0142From $30

912 Chapel Street, New Haven · 1284 Whitney Avenue, HamdenBoth shops

Five weeks of growth, undone.

From the chair

You’re due.