Fades
Every height and every shape, what each one costs and how often you have to go back.
What a skin fade is, how high to take it, what to say at the chair, and what one costs in Liverpool right now.
bbarburs 9 min read The high skin fadeWhere a high fade starts, what it does to the shape of your head, and the fortnightly upkeep nobody warns you about.
bbarburs 6 min read The mid skin fadeWhy the mid fade is the default, what it suits, and how it differs from the high and low versions either side of it.
bbarburs 5 min read The low skin fadeA skin fade kept near the ear: the same bare finish, a quarter of the drama, and the only one of the four that grows out gracefully.
bbarburs 5 min read The taper fadeA taper takes down the corners and the neckline and leaves the sides alone. Knowing that before you sit down saves a bad haircut.
bbarburs 5 min read The burst fadeA fade that radiates around the ear in a semicircle and leaves the back long — the shape to ask for when the top has volume.
bbarburs 5 min read The drop fadeA fade line that arcs down behind the ear instead of running level — what it fixes, and when it is worth asking for by name.
bbarburs 5 min read The line-upA line-up sharpens the edge of your hairline in fifteen minutes. Done too often, or too high, it is also how hairlines go backwards.
bbarburs 6 min read