• Curly top with a fade, front view

    Front

  • Curly top with a fade, side view

    Side

  • Curly top with a fade, back view

    Back

ON OTHER HAIR TYPES

  • Curly top with a fade on coily hair

    coily

Curly

Curly top with a fade

The standard curly cut. All the volume, none of the bulk.

See it on your face — free
FOR YOUR BARBER

NOW ASKING FOR

Curly top with a fade

SIDES#0.5 to #2, the fade line arcing DOWN behind the ear
TOP2.5 to 3 in of curl, shaped rather than cut flat
NECKLINETapered to skin
OR ASK FOR IT WITH

Mid fade · Low taper · Burst fade · High skin fade · Temple fade

RE-CUT EVERY 3 WEEKS

SUITS

  • Curly and coily hair
  • Any face shape

NOT FOR

Straight hair — there is no curl to keep.

Questions

How do you ask for a curly fade without losing the curl?
Ask the barber to cut the top with shears on dry hair, curl by curl, and to keep three inches. Clipper-cutting the top flattens the pattern, and cutting curls wet takes off far more than it looks like it will.

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