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Illustrated side profile of a skin fade: a fade taken all the way down to bare skin at the bottom. Maximum contrast, maximum crisp.
Pl. 05 — Side profileBlend line in red
  1. 1Down to skin
  2. 2Tight blend
  3. 3Maximum contrast

Fades

Skin Fade

A fade taken all the way down to bare skin at the bottom. Maximum contrast, maximum crisp.

Say this in the chair

“Mid skin fade — down to the skin at the bottom.”

Ask your barber for

  1. 01Down to the skin at the bottom
  2. 02A tight blend, no visible steps
  3. 03Say which height — low, mid or high
Works well for
StraightWavyCurlyCoilyThick
Maintenance
HighPeak sharpness has a short shelf life: ten to fourteen days. Regulars book every two weeks.
Where the blend sits
To style it
Nothing on the sides. Sunscreen, in July.
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Books as a Royal City Cut · from $50

Skin fade by Jesse

On a real head

Cut by Jesse.

“Skin fadezzz”

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

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Close, but not this.

All sixteen styles
Illustrated side profile of a mid fade: the blend sits at the temple. Enough contrast to notice, not so much it's the first thing people see.
Pl. 03

Mid Fade

Short
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 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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