Watching a fade turn into a mess on wavy hair made me rethink my whole approach

I used to give every guy a fade just because it was popular, but on wavy hair it grows out all patchy and weird. (Seriously, it looks terrible in like three days.) So I stopped doing skin fades on anyone without straight hair, no exceptions. Now I push for styles that work with their texture, like a taper or leaving more length. For instance, this client with crazy curls insisted on a fade, but I showed him pics of how it would puff out. We went with a scissor cut on top instead, and he loved it. My book filled up once word got out that I won't set you up for a bad hair week. It's all about being real with people, not just chasing trends.

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norabrown6d ago

Totally get this. Forcing the same cut on everyone just sets people up to look bad in a week, like @gavin700 said. Seen so many guys with wavy hair come in with those patchy, grown-out fades that just stick straight out. It's way better to be honest and work with what they've got, even if it means talking them out of the trend. That honesty is what keeps clients coming back, because you didn't let them walk out with a time bomb on their head.

gavin7006d ago

See this everywhere with forcing solutions where they don't fit.

jadew145d ago

For real, this is so true. What @gavin700 said about forcing solutions really hits home. My cousin has wavy hair and got a skin fade last year. It looked awesome for two days, then poofed out like a mushroom cloud. He was constantly wetting it down to look decent. Now he lets the top grow longer with a taper, and it actually suits his texture. Telling people the hard truth builds way more trust than just giving them what they ask for.