It can be difficult to master the fade cut at home.The cut is done by gradually changing the amount of hair you cut.Use electric clippers after you wash your hair.To cut the bottom of your hair, use a short length setting.Cut above that and follow up by changing to a higher setting.Continue until the fade is complete.
Step 1: Take care of your hair.
It will be easier to style when your hair is full.Go ahead and wash it, then comb it to get rid of tangles.If you find it hard to cut your hair, you can spray it with a spray bottle.
Step 2: A handheld mirror is required.
It's best to ask someone to help you cut your own hair.A handheld mirror can work if help isn't available.As you work towards the back of your head, hold it.It will help you see what you're doing.Afterwards, you can use it to look for areas that need to be fixed.
Step 3: You should have different lengths for the clippers.
If you want to achieve a fade, you should use an electric clippers.If you want to cut hair at different lengths, you'll need to attach the guards to your clippers.There is a gradual length transition known as the fade.Some clippers have a setting on them.It's perfect for achieving lengths between those cut by guards if you flip off the setting.
Step 4: The hair on your head needs to be balanced with the fade.
Balance is the key to a fade.A fade that starts too high on your head doesn't work well with long hair.It can make your face look longer.How long will you leave the hair up top?Unless you are going for a short fade, don't cut the hair at the top of your head.It is possible to figure out your balance by trimming the top of your head.You can cut your hair shorter if you want, but you can't make short hair grow back quickly.
Step 5: If it's necessary, cut long hair with scissors.
If you have long hair, you'll want to remove the bulk of it before you start on your fade.Pull hair out of a ponytail with an elastic or clip.The ponytail should be cut below the elastic.Cut the sections of hair that you want to start with.You should base this length on your balance.If you want to make the top of your hair 2.5 inches high, make sure you don't cut your long hair shorter than that length.
Step 6: You should trim the top of your head.
Start with the crown of your head.Pick up hair by sweeping your comb over your head.The hair should be cut with scissors.Continue working until you have a rounded portion of your head.Don't cut the hair below it.
Step 7: Start with a low-numbered guard.
The electric clippers have guards.The guard with the shortest hair.A low guard is a #2.The hair on the guard's head will be 1/6th an inch long.Creating layers from the top down is one way to achieve a fade.If you keep cutting your hair too short, this may help.
Step 8: The clippers are used to cut hair.
Work on the sides and back of your head.The clippers should be held vertically.As if you were making ice cream, press the clippers down and sweep them off your head.To avoid taking off too much hair, move slowly from the bottom of your head.You may want to experiment on one side first.Take a look at the cutting motion and length you need to make the hair.
Step 9: Go to the next guard.
Your hair will be left a little longer by the next highest-numbered guard.It's possible to move up a size or two.If your clippers have the option, keep the guard and flip on the brackets.The length of each guard is increased by about 18 an inch by the brackets.A 4 will leave your hair 12 an inch (12mm) long.
Step 10: You need to clip your hair.
Above your last cut, place your clippers.Cut your hair the same way you did before, using the scooping motion to make short, precise cuts.All the way around your head and to the other side.You can see the beginning layers of the fade.
Step 11: There are layers in your hair.
Look into a mirror to see if there are any differences between your two cuts.You have to blend the two cuts wherever you see a line to make the fade appear smooth.It's a good time to use your clippers with a set of brackets.Start at one end of your head and cut over the line with the clippers.
Step 12: Clipper with higher guards.
If you want to change the setting, switch up the guard size.Cut above the last cut to form a new layer.You may have to change the guards and brackets multiple times until you reach the top of your head.
Step 13: Make sure your hair is in the mirror.
Take a look at your head with a mirror.There are lines left over from the layers.Check to see if the hair length on the top of your head is balanced with the length of the fade.Use a razor or a trimmer to reach areas such as your neckline or ears after you make adjustments with the clippers.At first, the haircut may not come out well.You can either try to correct it or cut your hair and wait for it to grow back so you can try again.
Step 14: You should style your hair.
You can style the hair on the top of your head once you believe you have clipped it.If you chose a short fade, this is optional.
Step 15: The haircut needs to be renewed every few weeks.
There will be hair growth because of a fade.As the hair gets longer and messier, the layers will start to disappear.If you want a barber to trim your hair, go back and fade it.A friend is able to tell you when it's time for a haircut and where you need to make changes after you cut your hair.