Low Fade
Short • Curly
The Low Fade keeps the curls on top loose and natural instead of shaping them into a block.
High-Top Fade
A high-top fade grows coily hair tall on top, at least 8 cm, and shapes it into a block with a flat top and crisp edges, over sides and back faded to skin. It is also called a hi-top fade or a box fade. The shape needs a barber's clean-up every one to two weeks.
- Medium
- Coily, Curly
- High
The high-top fade is a sculpted cut for coily hair. The top is grown out and cut into a tall block, level on top, with sharp corners. The sides and back are faded from skin at the bottom up to the block, and the hairline is lined up at the forehead and temples. The hair is picked out each morning to keep the block even, and a barber reshapes it every one to two weeks.
Who suits a High-Top Fade?
- Coily hair, from 3c to 4c, which holds the block's shape
- Anyone who wants a bold, sculpted shape
- Round faces. The height on top makes a round face look longer, and the faded sides keep width off the cheeks.
- Square faces. The flat top and sharp corners match a square jaw, and the height adds length.
At the barber
“A high-top fade: the top shaped into a tall block with a flat top, sides faded to skin, hairline lined up.”
How long does a High-Top Fade last?
The block and the line-up need a barber every one to two weeks.
Also searched as
hi-top fade · high top · box fade
