Fade
High Taper
Taper work carried up above the temple. You keep real length on the sides but the shape narrows sharply, which lifts a round face and gives the top somewhere to sit.
Cut lives at guard 1-2
- Guard range
- 1-2
- Chair time
- 30-40m
- Back in
- 3-4 wks
- Instrument
- Clipper + scissors
What to say
Ask for it like this.
Barbers work from instructions, not vibes. These are the three things that decide whether you get this cut or something adjacent to it.
- Ask for a high taper and be specific that it is a taper, not a high fade.
- Say how much length you want left on the side — a two is common.
- Ask for the top left heavy so the proportion holds.
If this is close but not right