Success Addict offers four ways to nail the perfect fade.
Props to one of our incredible distributors, Pink Pro Beauty Supply, for the sit down with our head of education, Danny Amorim. Read the original article here.
The fade is a classic cut with many variations. And whether you’re going high, or you’re going low, precision and detail are key. We talked with Andis and GIBS Grooming educator, Danny Amorim, aka Success Addict, on his four must-follow steps to help you nail the perfect fade, the first time, every time.
Consults Are Critical
"The initial consultation is critical to the perfect fade. Your client’s hair has to be evaluated to determine exact texture. And before you start, you have to know if there are any imperfections in the head, and especially the cowlick area, so you know if you are executing a low fade, medium fade or high fade."
Bottoms Up or Top Down?
"There are a multitude of ways to execute the perfect fade as long as the end result is great! Many like to fade hair from the bottom up, but in my 20 years of experience, I’ve caught myself losing control of the height of the blend. I prefer to fade hair from the top down. I begin working in the parietal ridge to remove any bulk or work around the cowlick (so I keep the crown on my king!). Then I work my way down the side working area, using a consistent C-stroke motion while continuously dropping the clipper guard sizes."
Mean and Clean
"Clean work is critical for the perfect fade! Whether using a comb or brush, constantly cut and comb the hair. Hair moves; the closer and tighter the fade, the more detail is involved. Constantly cleaning your work means you’ll avoid leaving behind lines, shadows or imperfections in your fade."
Fine Tune The Fade
"The perfect fade calls for precision and patience. Once you think you’re done, take an extra 3 to 5 minutes to fine tune the fade. Go back and polish any areas you feel may lead to leaving a line, shadow or imperfection behind. The last thing any barber or stylist wants is to watch a client step out of the chair, then have to call him back in once the light hits his hair. Never settle for just a 'good haircut.' Every haircut should be great!"
13411 comments
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BXAGQm
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BXAGQm?fyfgjfg
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BXAGQm?gfgytr
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BXAGQm?fy54y
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BXAGQm?yhrt6
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YBNdEP
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YBNdEP?bvcgyfh
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YBNdEP?gfytry
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YBNdEP?gbcftr
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YBNdEP?hjgy5ry
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xD8Rxm
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xD8Rxm?bvght
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xD8Rxm?gfy5y
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xD8Rxm?cfgrt6
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xD8Rxm?htry5
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/LRLGvl
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/LRLGvl?bfgyrth
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/LRLGvl?gdftdf
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/LRLGvl?vft466
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/LRLGvl?htryre6
https://www.artstation.com/a-quiet-place-tag-eins/profile
https://www.artstation.com/a-quiet-place-tag-eins/profile?bgfhyrty
https://www.artstation.com/a-quiet-place-tag-eins/profile?gfyt546
https://www.artstation.com/a-quiet-place-tag-eins/profile?hfghfh
https://www.artstation.com/a-quiet-place-tag-eins/profile?gr6t546
https://www.artstation.com/horizont-egy-amerikai-eposz-film-2024-teljes/profile
https://www.artstation.com/horizont-egy-amerikai-eposz-film-2024-teljes/profile?dfv
https://www.artstation.com/horizont-egy-amerikai-eposz-film-2024-teljes/profile?dge
https://www.artstation.com/horizont-egy-amerikai-eposz-film-2024-teljes/profile?fty
https://www.artstation.com/horizont-egy-amerikai-eposz-film-2024-teljes/profile?fhe
https://www.artstation.com/horizont-egy-amerikai-eposz-film-2024-teljes/profile?jtr
https://www.artstation.com/horizont-egy-amerikai-eposz-film-2024-teljes/profile?ner
https://www.artstation.com/horizont-egy-amerikai-eposz-film-2024-teljes/profile?fth
https://www.artstation.com/horizont-egy-amerikai-eposz-film-2024-teljes/profile?her
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/DvrGNG
https://www.taptap.io/post/7642871
https://www.taptap.io/post/7642871?dvs
https://www.taptap.io/post/7642871?dsv
https://www.taptap.io/post/7642871?sde
https://www.taptap.io/post/7642871?set
https://www.taptap.io/post/7642871?wer
https://www.taptap.io/post/7642871?fsg
https://www.taptap.io/post/7642871?sfw
https://www.taptap.io/post/7642919
https://www.taptap.io/post/7642919?dsf
https://www.taptap.io/post/7642919?esg
https://www.taptap.io/post/7642919?gse
https://www.taptap.io/post/7642919?fvg
https://www.taptap.io/post/7642919?fvs
https://www.taptap.io/post/7642919?sfe
https://www.artstation.com/user-7457883/profile?kjh
https://www.artstation.com/user-7457883/profile?hkj
https://www.artstation.com/user-7457883/profile?jkj
https://www.artstation.com/user-7457883/profile?yhg
https://www.artstation.com/user-7457883/profile?frt
https://www.artstation.com/user-7457883/profile?hjf
https://www.artstation.com/user-7457883/profile?fht
https://www.artstation.com/aquietplace-giorno13/profile
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ao2mO9
https://www.artstation.com/aquietplace-giorno13/profile?sgd
https://www.artstation.com/aquietplace-giorno13/profile?hgf
https://www.artstation.com/aquietplace-giorno13/profile?rjh
https://www.artstation.com/aquietplace-giorno13/profile?yrn
https://www.artstation.com/aquietplace-giorno13/profile?gjh
https://www.artstation.com/aquietplace-giorno13/profile?dst
https://www.artstation.com/aquietplace-giorno13/profile?egh
https://www.artstation.com/aquietplace-giorno13/profile?ggr
https://www.scoop.it/topic/videa-blue-lock-the-movie-episode-nagi-online-teljes-film-magyarul-2024
https://www.scoop.it/topic/videa-blue-lock-the-movie-episode-nagi-online-teljes-film-magyarul
https://www.scoop.it/topic/blue-lock-the-movie-episode-nagi-teljes-film-magyarul-lejatszasa-az-indavideon-videa
https://www.scoop.it/topic/blue-lock-the-movie-episode-nagi-teljes-film-magyarul-lejatszasa-az-indavideon
https://www.scoop.it/topic/videa-online-blue-lock-the-movie-episode-nagi-2024-teljes-film-magyarul-1080p-hd
https://www.scoop.it/topic/videa-horizont-egy-amerikai-eposz-online-teljes-film-magyarul-2024
https://www.scoop.it/topic/videa-horizont-egy-amerikai-eposz-online-teljes-film-magyarul
https://www.scoop.it/topic/horizont-egy-amerikai-eposz-teljes-film-magyarul-lejatszasa-az-indavideon-videa
https://www.scoop.it/topic/horizont-egy-amerikai-eposz-teljes-film-magyarul-lejatszasa-az-indavideon
https://www.scoop.it/topic/videa-online-horizont-egy-amerikai-eposz-2024-teljes-film-magyarul-1080p-hd
https://www.scoop.it/topic/videa-hang-nelkul-elso-nap-online-teljes-film-magyarul-2024
https://www.scoop.it/topic/videa-hang-nelkul-elso-nap-online-teljes-film-magyarul
https://www.scoop.it/topic/hang-nelkul-elso-nap-teljes-film-magyarul-lejatszasa-az-indavideon-videa
https://www.scoop.it/topic/hang-nelkul-elso-nap-teljes-film-magyarul-lejatszasa-az-indavideon
https://www.scoop.it/topic/videa-online-hang-nelkul-elso-nap-2024-teljes-film-magyarul-1080p-hd
https://www.scoop.it/topic/videa-kalki-2898-ad-online-teljes-film-magyarul-2024
https://www.scoop.it/topic/videa-kalki-2898-ad-online-teljes-film-magyarul
https://www.scoop.it/topic/kalki-2898-ad-teljes-film-magyarul-lejatszasa-az-indavideon-videa
https://www.scoop.it/topic/kalki-2898-ad-teljes-film-magyarul-lejatszasa-az-indavideon
https://www.scoop.it/topic/videa-online-kalki-2898-ad-2024-teljes-film-magyarul-1080p-hd
https://www.artstation.com/vice-versa-29/profile
https://www.artstation.com/vice-versa-29/profile?dgb
https://www.artstation.com/vice-versa-29/profile?pdr
https://www.artstation.com/vice-versa-29/profile?kdg
https://www.artstation.com/vice-versa-29/profile?lwb
https://www.artstation.com/vice-versa-29/profile?mdg
https://www.artstation.com/vice-versa-29/profile?pdq
https://www.artstation.com/vice-versa-29/profile/ale
https://www.artstation.com/kalki-2898-ad-2024/profile
https://www.artstation.com/kalki-2898-ad-2024/profile?hfydc
https://www.artstation.com/kalki-2898-ad-2024/profile?bcvfgr
https://www.artstation.com/kalki-2898-ad-2024/profile?fdtr
https://www.artstation.com/kalki-2898-ad-2024/profile?gfh6
https://www.artstation.com/hejjehehe6/profile
https://www.artstation.com/hejjehehe6/profile?rgg
https://www.artstation.com/hejjehehe6/profile?grg
https://www.artstation.com/hejjehehe6/profile?tut
https://www.artstation.com/hejjehehe6/profile?efg
https://www.artstation.com/hejjehehe6/profile?ggr
https://www.artstation.com/hejjehehe6/profile?etg
https://www.artstation.com/hejjehehe6/profile?tts
https://www.artstation.com/hejjehehe6/profile?thg
https://www.artstation.com/hejjehehe6/profile?ryr
https://www.artstation.com/hughiih4/profile
https://www.artstation.com/hughiih4/profile?ffh
https://www.artstation.com/hughiih4/profile?tht
https://www.artstation.com/hughiih4/profile?tyh
https://www.artstation.com/hughiih4/profile?thh
https://www.artstation.com/hughiih4/profile?thr
https://www.artstation.com/hughiih4/profile?tjh
https://www.artstation.com/hughiih4/profile?utf
https://www.artstation.com/hughiih4/profile?tyh
https://www.artstation.com/hughiih4/profile?tdj
https://www.artstation.com/user-6252855/profile
https://www.artstation.com/user-6252855/profile?fgd
https://www.artstation.com/user-6252855/profile?bfg
https://www.artstation.com/user-6252855/profile?gdb
https://www.artstation.com/user-6252855/profile?gdt
https://www.artstation.com/user-6252855/profile?tyt
https://www.artstation.com/user-6252855/profile?uhh
https://www.artstation.com/user-6252855/profile?iui
https://www.artstation.com/user-6252855/profile?uir
https://www.artstation.com/user-6252855/profile?rht
https://www.artstation.com/user-6252855/profile?thu
https://www.artstation.com/kalki-2898-ad-2024/profile
https://www.artstation.com/kalki-2898-ad-2024/profile?hfydc
https://www.artstation.com/kalki-2898-ad-2024/profile?bcvfgr
https://www.artstation.com/kalki-2898-ad-2024/profile?fdtr
https://www.artstation.com/kalki-2898-ad-2024/profile?gfh6
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BXAGQm
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BXAGQm?fyfgjfg
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BXAGQm?gfgytr
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BXAGQm?fy54y
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BXAGQm?yhrt6
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YBNdEP
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YBNdEP?bvcgyfh
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YBNdEP?gfytry
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YBNdEP?gbcftr
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YBNdEP?hjgy5ry
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xD8Rxm
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xD8Rxm?bvght
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xD8Rxm?gfy5y
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xD8Rxm?cfgrt6
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xD8Rxm?htry5
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/LRLGvl
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/LRLGvl?bfgyrth
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/LRLGvl?gdftdf
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/LRLGvl?vft466
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/LRLGvl?htryre6
https://www.artstation.com/a-quiet-place-tag-eins/profile
https://www.artstation.com/a-quiet-place-tag-eins/profile?bgfhyrty
https://www.artstation.com/a-quiet-place-tag-eins/profile?gfyt546
https://www.artstation.com/a-quiet-place-tag-eins/profile?hfghfh
https://www.artstation.com/a-quiet-place-tag-eins/profile?gr6t546