When people hear about a fade haircut, all of them imagine different things. Many think that a taper fade and an undercut are the same hairstyles. Others can’t tell high and low fade apart. This is all quite unfortunate for those who are heading to the hair salon with a certain plan and leave it with a haircut they didn’t want. Knowing the different 60 types of fade hairstyles will save you a lot of disappointment.

Everyone knows that a fade means “fading” length of hair from top to the bottom. A well-done fade hairstyle is obvious to the onlooker. That means you will be able to see the fading hair levels without getting too close. These hairstyles look very fashionable and are among the most popular haircuts for men around the world.

Every man has his own idea about what the perfect fade hairstyle is like. But before going to the barber shop, some information should be learned about the different fade types.

How to Create a Fade Haircut

If you’ve never cut your own hair before, we recommend watching the way your hairdresser does it closely. When you feel you are ready for experiments, you can follow a few simple steps. All you need to buy is clippers, scissors, trimmer, a comb and a mirror.

Start with the simplest high fade that doesn’t do any dropping. This way you have to take care of the sides only. With time, you can go on to more complicated options

1. Choose the fade line. It can be right above your ears, at the temple or as high as you wish as long as you leave some longer hair on top.
2. Start with cutting the sides. Do one side at a time. Choose a long trimmer attachment, such as # 4 or a #5 for the top layer of your fade.
3. Replace the trimmer attachment to #3 or #2 and trim the sides right below the first line you made with the higher attachment.
4. Go on to do the back. If you can, ask someone for help. If not, use a mirror to slowly do the back part. Consider cutting it simply with one attachment at first since keeping to several lines is complicated in the back.

More complicated scissors fades are available for guys who are good with hair cutting tools. A scissors fade looks more impressive but needs frequent maintenance. Consider going to the salon for that one.