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Illustrated side profile of a curly top: natural curl left on top, with the sides taken high and tight to frame it.
Pl. 13 — Side profileBlend line in red
  1. 1Curl left on top
  2. 2Shaped, not thinned
  3. 3High fade frames it

Textured · Fades

Curly Top

Natural curl left on top, with the sides taken high and tight to frame it.

Say this in the chair

“Leave the curls — shape them, don't thin them. High fade.”

Ask your barber for

  1. 01Leave the curls — shape, don't thin them
  2. 02High fade on the sides
  3. 03Cut the top dry, curl by curl
Works well for
CurlyCoilyWavy
Maintenance
MediumCurl is forgiving on top; the fade is not. Four weeks is realistic if the sides can soften.
Where the blend sits
To style it
Curl cream on damp hair. No brush, ever.
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High fade with curly top by Rahiem

On a real head

Cut by Rahiem.

“High fade, curly top”

The plate shows the shape. This is the same cut out of one of our own chairs — Rahiem’s photo, Rahiem’s caption.

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Close, but not this.

All sixteen styles
Illustrated side profile of a high fade: the blend starts up near the ridge of the head, leaving a strong band of contrast.
Pl. 04

High Fade

Short
Illustrated side profile of a burst fade: a semicircle of fade radiating off the ear, with the back left alone.
Pl. 08

Burst Fade

Medium
Illustrated side profile of a drop fade: a fade whose line drops as it passes the ear, following the shape of the head down to the nape.
Pl. 07

Drop Fade

Short

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