A fade is more than just an accessory you add on like a watch or a nice pair of boots. A fade dictates the boundaries of your hair, extenuates the details you want and softens the ones you’d rather not showcase on an open stage down to a whisper.

These next photos present some of the more recent ways that you can style a fade to bring out your style’s full potential.

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Line Up and Medium Fade

A line up in the world of fashion is not when a bunch of suspects get in front of a reflective glass panel to be scrutinized by LA’s finest. In the world of hair, a line up is to create a sharp transition boundary between an area of full-bodied hair and a place without.

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Casual Brush Up with Low Fade

The brush-up look is a look that’s primary objective is to turn heads. That being said, if you are looking for a more subtle, toned-down version then this shorter variation might be the one for you.

Balanced nicely with a mid-fade, it projects the same feeling, just a bit more casual.

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Burst Fade and Blow-Back

The blow-back hairstyle can be as dramatic as you want it to be as long as you have the hair length and hairspray to support it!

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Subtle Taper Temple with Curly Long Strands

Let’s say you happen to be blessed with long, flowing hair and would like to know how to keep it out of your face without having to cut it off then this next fade might be the secret weapon you need in your arsenal.

This temple fade ensures that the hair is pushed back just enough to stay out of your way while allowing it to freely flow and twist in the wind to its heart’s content.

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Short Crop and Medium Fade

This medium fade also hits the temples shaping them down along with it. A straightforward crop with wavy hair becomes a super low-maintenance way of staying fly.