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  • How to Fade 360 Waves

    The 360 wave hairstyle is commonly worn by African American males. The style requires that you train your hair into a wave pattern. This training can take weeks, so it is important to avoid fading your hair for the first few weeks. After which, you are free to cut a fade along the sides and nape of the neck. When fading a 360 wave hairstyle, you must remember to go with the grain of the hair. If you go against the grain, you could disturb the wave pattern.

  • How to Give a Crewcut

    Although the US Military adopted the crew cut in WWII, the crew cut actually got it's name from being worn by the rowing crews at Harvard and Yale Universities as far back as the 1890's. You can vary this hairstyle by changing the length at the front and top, but the basic way to accomplish it remains the same.

  • How to Line Up Your Edge on a Fade

    A fade haircut features longer hair on the top of your head that gets shorter and shorter the closer you come to the sides and back of your head. A proper fade is a modern and dashing look, and keeping the edges clean, also known as "lining up" your fade, will keep the haircut looking fresh. Lining up the edges on the side is easily accomplished with electric clippers and a mirror, but cleaning up the back of your neck will require a second mirror and a steady hand.

  • How to Do Taper Fades

    The fade is a popular men's haircut for guys preferring short, low-maintenance hair. This cut features hair that gradually decreases in length from the top of the head down toward the neck and above the ears. You accomplish this cut with a pair of clippers and a steady hand. Some variations of the fade include the "military cut," the fauxhawk and the flattop in addition to the bald-to-short taper fade.

  • How to Fix a Bad Haircut on a Guy

    Allowing the hair to grow out is one method of dealing with a bad haircut. The other is fixing it. You might think to just go with a new, shorter haircut, but all that may be necessary is trimming one side to the same length as the other to even it out. But when the hair is uneven all over and does not fall correctly, you have to start from scratch.

  • How to Cut a Shadow Fade

    Men looking to maintain a clean cut look often go with shorter hairstyles. The fade haircut is a popular choice among African American men. A shadow fade is a hairstyle, which means hair is longer on the top of the head and then gradually gets lighter and shorter as the hair gets closer to the nape of the neck. Special emphasis is given to the lining up of the hair. A skilled barber is needed to create this hairstyle.

  • How to Give Yourself a Fade Cut

    Skip a trip to the barber by giving yourself a basic fade haircut at home. Given entirely with electric clippers, a fade cut allows you to cut your hair without having to use scissors. A style popular with men who prefer a short, sharp look, fade-cut hair starts out longer at the top of the scalp and gradually becomes shorter as it reaches the bottom. Clippers with multiple sizes of comb attachments allow you to gradually increase the amount of hair that the clippers cut, resulting in a smooth fade.

  • How to Give Yourself a Shadow Fade

    Having a fresh haircut can dramatically change a man's appearance. Haircuts need to be maintained, and the cost of keeping recurring haircuts adds up. Learning how to cut your hair on your own saves you hundreds of dollars a year. Giving yourself a shadow fade haircut is a technique that keeps you looking your best while saving some money.

  • How to Give Fades to Kids

    Short and clippered, the fade is a favorite among young boys. Since clippers create most of the style, parents find it easier to execute this style at home than other styles. The sides and back, cut close by the clippers, gradually get longer. The top of the hair, measuring 1/2 inch to 3 inches, can be worn in a variety of ways including curly, spiked, faux hawked, straight down, parted or messy. The versatility of the cut makes it a great alternative for all boys, regardless of style preference or ethnicity.

  • How to Cut a Fade Design

    A fade design is a haircut often used on men, in which the hair gradually decreases in thickness from the top of the head to the bottom of the head. Many professional stylists use this cut to add more dimension to the hair. There are multiple techniques for cutting fade haircuts; however if you are not a professional stylist, your best bet is to stick with an easy single-fade technique in which a hair clipper is used in a sideways fashion to create the fade design.

  • How to Fix Bad Short Haircuts for Men With Bald Spots

    When a man gets an unflattering or bad haircut, he has the option of taking the cut shorter to even it out. If a bald spot occurs as the result of a clipper malfunction, trim the hair as short as possible so it will blend in with the bald spot. Since hair grows about a half inch per month, a bad haircut grows out pretty quickly.

  • Haircutting Secrets for Men

    The word fashion is typically associated with women, but that doesn't mean that men shouldn't also participate in finding and developing their own style and types of expressions. Hairstyle and haircutting is one venue that can represent a man's personal style and which, if done wrong, can give you several weeks of a bad look. So it's important that you make sure you know a little bit about haircutting before you start.

  • Instructions for Haircutting

    Haircuts are a routine event. This routine can cost you hundreds, even thousands of dollars over a life span. It can also cost you countless hours sitting and waiting in a salon or barber shop. You also risk getting a bad stylist and leaving with a poor haircut that makes you unhappy. There is a simple solution to this problem. You can cut hair at home. Cutting your own hair can save you time and money. It doesn't require a degree and with the right tools, you can cut your own hair, just like the professionals.

  • How to Line Up a Haircut & Fade With Spiky Hair

    The fade haircut is a popular style for men as it looks clean and can be done by any skilled barber or stylist. Much practice is necessary to become skilled in the art of cutting hair, and mastering a fade is no different. Whether you want it longer on the top or short and faded down even shorter, a good fade is a classic hairstyle that isn't old fashioned. It will take some time to learn the proper way to make a fade, but the end-result is worth the hard work.

  • How to Make Designs on Boy's Hair

    Designs that are cut into close-shaved hair (also known as "hair tattoos") are a fun and exciting way to customize a haircut. Hair tattoos can be as simple as a few lines cut into the hair or as elaborate as a full-on picture cut into the hair. Complex hair tattoo designs are the result of a skilled hand and an artistic eye, making them difficult for beginners to attempt, but all hair tattoos stem from the same basic principles.

  • Layered Haircut Instructions

    If your hairstyle is all one length and you'd like to add extra flair without losing any length or changing the color, layers are a fun option. While you can pay for any hair stylist to give you layers, doing them yourself at home is fairly simple if you know which techniques to use. This will enable you to create the exact look that you desire as well as save some money while doing so.

  • Instructions for a Wedge Haircut

    Like clothing styles, hairstyles come and go with fads as time progresses. One hairstyle that was popular in the 1970s and that has seen a number of resurgences since is the wedge haircut. Made popular by Olympic gold medalist Dorothy Hamill when she competed in 1976, this hairstyle cuts the hair into a short bob-like cut that curves inward and back, complementing a rounded face. This cut works well with all but the curliest and thickest hairs.

  • Men's Haircutting Instructions

    Going to the hair salon every couple of weeks for a hair cut is not only tiring but also pretty tough on the wallet. By following a few simple instructions, you can cut a man's hair at home, saving money and time. It is also an enjoyable activity for a couple to share.

  • Mens Fade Haircut Instructions

    A man's fade haircut is a style that starts very short toward the hairline, over the ears and around the back, but is left longer as you get toward the top of the head. The haircut is meant to "fade" from short to long, with no line of demarcation. A fade can be very short, or it can be longer depending on the length of the beginning clipper guard.

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