How To Give Yourself A Fade Haircut

Move slowly from the bottom of your head sweeping the clippers upward as if you were scooping ice cream.

How to give yourself a fade haircut. Work in an area where you have a large stationary mirror. A fade is generally a short cut. If required trim your hair down to a better starting length. Have a hand mirror handy as well for close up cutting tasks.

The key to any good looking fade haircut is how well it flows from the bottom to the top. Also practice makes perfect. For the top i recommend buzzing to an even length like me visiting your barber cant beat a good barbers results or watching another tutorial on full haircuts. Giving yourself a fade haircut can be done as long as you have mirrors and the right styling equipment.

This is for all you diyers who want to save money by cutting your own hair but who still want to look stylish while. To give yourself a fade start with a low numbered guard on your electric clippers like a 2 and cut a row of hair all the way around your head. So while the fade starts from the bottom if your top is too long start by cutting it with scissors to the length you want it to have in the end. Balance the top of your hair with hair scissors and a comb.

In this tutorial i explain and demonstrate my method for doing a fade haircut.