Nowadays, short haircuts almost always include a variety of high fades! You probably hear this term a lot if you ever visited a barbershop! Ultra-short, shaved hairstyles are preferred by most men since they are very practical and easy to style. A short, clean haircut can help you feel weightless and super free to expose your facial features and can help you gain extra time to prepare in the morning. Take a look at these stylish high fade haircuts for men we found below!
I. Cropped High Fade Haircuts For Men
1. High Fade Hairstyle With Modern French Crop
What to ask your barber
Ask for a clean, high fade that stops at the temple point and continues with a 1/2 inches long baby fringe, while keeping a couple of front strands longer to get a messy look. Use hair pomade to arrange the top.
2. Sharp High Fade With Blonde Cropped Top
What to ask your barber
This combination between a blunt cut front with asymmetric fringe and a super sharp fade around the sides and nape makes for a cool contrast. Ask your barber to keep the top longer reaching approximately 1 inch.
3. High Fade Haircut With Cropped Spiky Top
What to ask your barber
Request that your barber clips the sides and the nape to a zero fade and then gradually increase the length towards the crown where the hair should be long enough to create a spiky texture.
4. High Fade With Cropped Top And Side Razor Design
What to ask your barber
Ask your barber to shave the sides as close to the skin as possible and erase the sideburn’s contours completely until reaching the crown area where the hair should reach 1/8 inches and have a gradual increase to 1/2 inches at the top. Adding two sidelines will help you achieve a modern, edgy look.
5. High Fade Haircut with Cropped Top for Ginger Hair
What to ask your barber
Choose to get a sharp fade with #0 blade clippers and opt for a quick transition to a 1/2 inches top length in order to highlight the two levels of the haircut and be able to ruffle the top strands for a bit of volume!
6. High Fade With Crop Top And Side line
What to ask your barber
This perfectly trimmed haircut has a high fade completed with a textured structured top with a cool razor sideline that separates the two levels of the haircut. You can choose the same design for the beard to get a cool effect!
7. Modern French Crop With Side Razor Design And Spiky Top
What to ask your barber
This cool haircut has zero faded sides and a 2 inches long top with short fringes that stay arranged around the forehead to create a cool spiky texture. Ask for a curvy sideline to accentuate the different lengths.
8. High Fade With Cropped Messy Top
What to ask your barber
With or without face tattoos, this cool haircut has uneven short bangs that will contrast with the geometric angles of the fade around the sides and has a long, messy top that you can spike up and fixate with hairspray.
9. High Fade With Platinum Blonde Cropped Top
What to ask your barber
Keep the sides and nape faded as close to the skin as possible while opting for a maximum of 1 inch at the top to create a spiky textured top with perfectly equal platinum blonde strands.
10. Reverse High Fade Haircut with a Teal Blue Cropped Top
What to ask your barber
This rather special haircut is a hairstyle innovation both in terms of shape and color. The “reverse fade” is executed around the sides perfectly to create a cool, unique alternating effect of textures while the little central turquoise patch brings vibrant color into the mix.
11. High Fade With Hard Part And Crop Top
What to ask your barber
This incredible haircut has a smooth effect given by the slightly wavy side part that separates the top from the faded sides, making the contrast between the zero fade and 1-inch crown even more visible.
12. Stylish High Fade With Crop Top Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
These long bangs with perfectly aligned strands and zero faded sides bring a lot of weight and volume to your crown naturally and you can style it in different ways too.
13. High Zero Fade With Crop Top And Contrasting Beard
What to ask your barber
Ask for a modern French crop where the edges of the crown are perfectly trimmed to create a round shape while asking for a beard shape equally straight and sharp faded.
14. High Fade With Cropped Top And Cat Scratches
What to ask your barber
Keep the sides zero faded and bring attention to your crown with a pointy temple point combed in the opposite direction to the short bangs. Create a smooth transition with the clippers to the 1/2 inches long top.
15. High Fade Hairstyle with a Pink Messy Cropped Cut
What to ask your barber
This modern stylish high fade haircut example proves that you can combine a high fade with any element to obtain a cool hairstyle! Ask for a 2 inches top length and get a cool pastel pink color that will soften the whole look!
II. Curly High Fade Haircuts For Men
16. Stylish High Fade With Curly Top And Front Highlight
What to ask your barber
This look is based on mixing both a high fade and a shaggy bushy top to obtain an impressive result! The front blonde-blue highlighted patch will draw attention to your face.
17. High Fade With Silver Fox Curly Top
What to ask your barber
If you have curly type of hair, you can choose to expose those natural hair colors by adding a high fade and separating it with a sharp transition to a 2 inches layered top with a silver color.
18. High Fade With Long Curly Top Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
Maximize the volume of your curls by chopping them to a maximum of 3 inches and keep a zero faded side to make the top volume even bigger.
19. Zero High Fade With Curly Top
What to ask your barber
Start by chopping the top strands to a 1/2 inch length and stop at the temple points. Shave the sides completely stopping right at the sideburns to get a clean, high fade!
20. High Fade with Shaggy Blonde Curly Top
What to ask your barber
Start by drawing a straight fade line and continue with a 1/4 inches clippers blade, while keeping the top curled and full to expose all your curls. For more inspiration, you can check out our ideas for shag haircuts!
21. Disconnected High Fade With Curly Top
What to ask your barber
This trendy combination between a high fade and a short perm is the best way you can amplify your crown’s volume and you can choose to add a distinctive element such as this cool curvy razor sideline.
22. Curly Top With Skin Fade Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
Get this cool two-block haircut if you want to transition to a full, curly hairstyle with 2 inches-long coils and a skin fade that stops at the time point.
23. Blurry High Fade With Curly Man Bun Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
If you want to still keep the top length, you can choose to add a side fade done with #0 blade clippers and keep a narrow stripe of 1/2 inch at the back to create a cool profile.
24. High Fade With Curly Messy Top
What to ask your barber
Ask for a zero fade that stops right at the temples and gradually increases the length towards the top to create a stubby texture. Separate the crown area with thin sidelines and keep a generous length of 2 inches.
25. High Fade for Men with Brown Curly Top
What to ask your barber
Ask for a high fade that continues with a gradual transition to a 2 inches long top and has a curly, front-falling side that covers the forehead and brings color to your face.
26. Hi-top Haircut With Curly Top
What to ask your barber
Any skilled barber should know how to replicate this iconic hip-hop-inspired hairstyle that will make you gain extra inches for your height while also displaying the perfectly executed high fade.
27. High Fade With Side Razor Design And Curly Top
What to ask your barber
This super short top with thick, undone curls has a 2 inches length at the top and a super sharp sideline drawn with surgeon precision that will highlight your short high fades haircut or men.
28. High Fade With Side Razor Design And Curly Top
What to ask your barber
Ask your barber to give you a zero fade and stop at the line separating the crown from the lower part of the head where he should increase the blades to a 1-inch length to expose the natural curls.
29. Sharp Stylish High Fade With Curly Top Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
This impressive hairstyle has a 2 inches maximum length at the top mixed with a zero fade that goes really high and close to the crown. You will need to go to your hairstylist weekly or give it a quick clip yourself to maintain this skin fade looking sharp!
30. High Fade with a Side Razor Design And Curly Top
What to ask your barber
Ask for a sharp fade with curved temple points and a sideline drawn with surgeon precision to obtain this cool smooth texture that will help you create an amazing contrast with the short curly top.
III. Stylish High Fade Haircuts For Men With Spiky Top
31. Stylish Blue High Fade With Spiky Top
What to ask your barber
This haircut has both amazing height and color and can look really cool when freshly clipped. These bleached, 2 inches-long top hair strands with skin-faded sides are sure to draw attention when you enter a room!
32. Classic High Fade With Spiky Top
What to ask your barber
If you want a classic type of haircut for your straight dark hair, this side fade with a spiky top that is long enough to stay slicked on the side is your go-to option when entering the hair salon.
33. High Fade With Spiky Top And Small Razor Design
What to ask your barber
Keep the overall surface zero faded and opt for a maximum length of 1 inch in order to create a bit of weight at the crown. Add two short sidelines to accentuate the sharpness of your fade.
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34. High Fade With Thunder Razor Pattern and Blonde Frosted Tips
What to ask your barber
Ask for a modern interpretation of the classic ’90s hair trend, a.k.a “the frosted tips”! Keep the sides sharp and faded with zero-blade clippers and add a thin thunder pattern at the temples to increase the contrast between the blonde and dark areas.
35. Platinum Blonde High Fade With Side Razor Design And Spiky Top
What to ask your barber
Ask your barber to give you a zero fade and stop right at the parietal ridge with a perfectly straight side razor design and start to gradually increase the length towards a spiky 1-inch long top. Arrange those strands with a light hair pomade to make them hold.
36. High Fade With Pink Spiky Top
What to ask your barber
Keep the top long enough to be able to shape it into thick top strands with a wide-tooth comb or by using your own fingers and a cool amount of high-resistance hair spray. Fade the sides with the smallest clippers.
37. Sharp Fade With Spiky Mohawk And Long Beard
What to ask your barber
For guys with natural-colored hairstyles, this mix of a stylish high fade with a 2 inches long Spiky Mohawk will help you achieve the impression of an elongated face and to keep a smooth top that will contrast with the spiky bushy beard.
38. High Skin Fade With Buzz Cut
What to ask your barber
Ask for a combination between a buzz cut and a fade cut with sides reaching a maximum of 1/8 inches and a slightly longer top that will ensure a change in coloring for your hair.
39. High Fade With Red Spiky Tips And Nike Sign
What to ask your barber
For football lovers and sports fans all over the world, this high fade with a bright red spiky top and Nike-symbol-shaped design can be replicated by a specialized barber that can trace the perfect contours for your hair.
40. Disconnected Fade Haircut With Multicolored Spiky Top
What to ask your barber
This super colorful, rainbow-inspired haircut has a high fade done with #0 blade clippers and you can ask your hairstylist to apply as many colors as you wish at the top to make sure you achieve a cool-looking top with a strong separating line.
41. High Fade With Blonde Spiky Top
What to ask your barber
Keep the sides and the beard in check by opting for a smooth fade that starts right at the ears and gradually increases to 2 inch long top that you can layer a little bit to make it look spiky.
42. High Fade Haircut With Neon Green Spiky Top
What to ask your barber
This fun, neon-bright haircut has a cool faded pattern executed on the sides that will help you achieve a great dark contrast and instantly personalize your appearance.
IV. Modern High Fade Haircuts For Men
43. High Fade With Half Pink Half Black Top
What to ask your barber
If you want to make the most out of your short strands, this high fade with half pink, half dark strands creates an amazing contrast with the dark beard and bald fade applied on the sides.
44. High Fade Style With Sleek Top For Ginger Hair
What to ask your barber
This half-half look has a small combover part and a zero fade separated by a subtle razor sideline that you can later integrate into your overgrown hairstyle.
45. High Fade Haircuts for Guys with Twisted Coils Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
This interesting mix of perfectly coiled curls and a high fade with straight temple points can be enhanced by adding a very fine, small razor-side design.
46. High Fade Haircut With Top Knot And Side Razor Design
What to ask your barber
Nothing will make your barber happier than to request this combination between a cool top knot and a shape-side high fade that will elongate your face and give your hair maximum volume!
47. High Fade With Wavelength Top And Artistic Side Pattern
What to ask your barber
Those with natural afro curly hair who want to rock a few wavelength hairstyles can opt for this cool fade and request their barber to add an artistic hair pattern to separate the two areas.
48. High Fade Haircut With Pink Textured Top
What to ask your barber
This amazing haircut has a faded area integrated with the pink textured part and looks really cool combined with the sharply contoured beard and fine mustache that balance the masculine impression.
49. High Fade with a Versace Razor Pattern
What to ask your barber
Get this haircut by first contouring the intricate “Versace” pattern and then by trimming to an overall length of 1 inch of the top strands to create a big contrast with the side fade.
50. 90s Style High Fade for Men with Frosted Tips
What to ask your barber
Ask for a sharp side fade with a spiky top that reaches approximately 2 inches and ask for a spiky, voluminous look.
51. High Fade Haircut With Cat Scratches
What to ask your barber
Any barber should be able to execute this amazing hairstyle that has that surgeon-like precision you will most certainly appreciate during hasty days when you can’t arrange your hair in the mirror.
52. High Fade With Baby Bangs And Side Razor Design
What to ask your barber
Keep the sides faded as close to the skin as possible and ask for a small X-shaped razor pattern that continues all the way to the eyebrow. Keep the top reaching approximately 2 inches in length to be able to shape a spiky crown.
53. High Fade With Razor Design And Blonde Highlights
What to ask your barber
Start by clipping the sides at the same length as the top and add a curvy sideline to separate the 1-inch long top from the bald cut areas. This hairstyle will bring an effortlessly cool style to your looks!
54. Sharp High Fade With Combover And Brown Highlights
What to ask your barber
Keep a bit of weight at the top by sporting a 3 inches length that will allow you to comb over the top part and disclose the cool brown highlights while fading the sides with #0 blade clippers.
55. High Fade Haircut with Teal Blue Tips And Deep Side Part
What to ask your barber
Super bright teal-colored tips and dark black roots make a great combination with the sharp high fade haircut applied on the sides and the perfectly trimmed straight angles.
56. High Fade With Straight Short Top Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
In order to get this exact hairstyle, you can ask for a flat top with short zero faded sides and a cool contour for the beard so that you can balance the heavy top with a bit of facial hair.
57. Disconnected High Fade With Pompadour
What to ask your barber
In order to get this high fade with a subtle transition towards a 2 inches long top, you will need a long clippers number around the crown and #0 blade clippers at the sides to create a cool look.
58. High Fade for Men with Pompadour Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
Start by zero fading the sides and gradually increase the length towards a 2 inches long top to achieve a full, smooth top that you can arrange with a bit of hair pomade or hair spray to get a Pompadour.
59. High Fade With Green Blue Colored Pompadour
What to ask your barber
This impressive hairstyle has zero faded sides and a cool 2 inches long top with spiky strands swept upwards and colored with bright green and blue hair colors to highlight the amazing height of your hair.
60. Sharp Subtle Fade With Orange Red Top
What to ask your barber
To achieve this punk hairstyle you can ask for a brightly colored 1/2 inches long top with blunt cut edges and a zero fade for the sides to create a cool contrast and keep the beard in check by leaving it to grow to a considerable length.
61. High Fade With Undone Pompadour Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
While the sides are zero faded, the top strands are cut at an angle to reach an approximately 3 inches height so that you can style them in a spiky undone Pomp.
62. Faded Buzz Haircut For Men
What to ask your barber
If you’re looking for simple stylish high fades haircuts for men example, get this buzz haircut by running your clippers against your hair growth at the top of your parietal ridge, working your way down to the bottom of your crown, which is about an inch above your ear lobes.
63. Smooth High Fade With A Side Part Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
Get the best of both worlds with this part short, partly faded cut that has a thin side part dividing your hair and making you look super dapper! You can apply a small amount of hair pomade to give the side-swept part that extra shine!
64. High Fade With Braided Top
What to ask your barber
Get this look by adding a couple of cornrows with a very fine thin structure and keep the sides clean and faded with #0 blade clippers so that you can achieve a balanced look.
65. High Fade Cut with Sharp Wooly Top
What to ask your barber
This precise high fade haircut has a short wooly top that contrasts greatly with the sides and creates a compact, round shape for your crown adding a bit of weight and color at the top.
66. Stylish High Fade With Artistic Razor Pattern
What to ask your barber
This impressively executed haircut with a clean, zero bald fade for the sides and nape has a cool side razor design that will instantly draw attention to your face.
67. High Fade Pompadour Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
Choose a mix of old and new with a Pompadour haircut that has short faded sides to keep your top height really amplified and contrasting with the stubby texture in the lower parts of the crown.
68. High Fade With Textured Top
What to ask your barber
This minimalistic yet stylish high fade haircuts for men example takes the natural placement of the hair strands at the top as an advantage to create a cool spiky texture and keeps the sides short and faded to make the look really stunning.
69. High Fade With Blonde Highlights And Messy Top
What to ask your barber
While the nape is clean and the sides are clipped with #0 blade clippers the area around the temples is gradually cut in a narrow shape that has small, uneven blonde highlights added for a bit of color in your dark strands.
70. High Fade Haircut with Blue Orange Top Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
Ask for a mind-blowing color blend with a cool mix of bright orange and deep blue created at the top to bring all the eyes toward your spiky top! Make sure to keep the sides zero faded and ask for a subtle razor design.
71. High Fade With Hard Part And Soft Mohawk
What to ask your barber
To enjoy this amazing look that will instantly highlight your eyes and forehead, opt for a skin-faded side and a 1-inch long top carefully trimmed to cover only the central part of your head.
72. High Fade With Man Bun Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
No list of stylish high fade haircuts for men would have been complete without this urban evergreen: the man bun! It has a cool 5 inches long top that allows you to gather all the strands in a high ponytail while the sides are short-faded to expose your scalp.
73. High Fade With Blonde Psycho Quiff
What to ask your barber
Ask for a sharp fade for the entire head minus the front part where the Psycho Quiff will be shaped. To achieve that, you’ll need a good length of at least 3 inches at the front so that you can shape the strands upwards.
74. Stylish High Fades With Box Braids Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
This practical look has a blurry short fade with a cool braided top that brings all the attention toward your forehead, making your haircut unmissable!
75. High Fade With Straight Hard Part
What to ask your barber
In order to achieve this amazing volume for your short hair, you can choose to clip it entirely around the sides and at the nape and carry a 2 inches length at the top so that the hairs stay naturally spiky thanks to the thick texture.
76. High Fade With Side Razor Design And Red Colored Top
What to ask your barber
This incredible masterpiece has a smooth wavy top with dark red colored strands and a sharp sideline separating it from the high fade. Use plenty of high-resistance styling gel to get this impressive volume for your top strands.
77. High Fade With Short Afro
What to ask your barber
Whether you have naturally curly kinky hair or you ask for a perm, this high fade haircut will help you accentuate that part. Use a wide-tooth comb or a hair pick to keep those curls as fluff as ever!
78. High Fade With Contoured Top
What to ask your barber
To achieve this simple yet stylish look, go for a sharp high fade with a smooth top and a maximum length of 1/8 inches so that your crown stays as flat as possible.
79. High Fade With Small Pomp Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
Get this modern with a twist Pompadour by downsizing the whole haircut’s elements a little bit. The faded haircut should reach approximately 1/8 inch around the parietal ridge while the front strands have a maximum length of 2 inches to allow shaping a small pomp.
80. High Fade With Icy Blonde Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
Allow your crown area to stay spiky and carefully trimmed to gain a spiky texture and clip the sides as close to the skin as possible to create a visible contrast with the blonde platinum top.
81. High Fade With Side Razor Design And Long Top
What to ask your barber
Keep the nape and sides zero faded and create a smooth transition towards a 1/2 inches long crown separated by a side razor design that will make a cool visual effect. Use scissors to create a bit of texture in the top strands.
82. High Fade With Side-swept Wet Top
What to ask your barber
If you want to sport both short and long strands, this stylish high fade has a good portion of the crown area covered in 2 inches-long strands that you will separate with a thin side part. You can apply a bit of hair wax or classic gel styling products to get them a wet, greasy look!
83. High Fade With Short Dreadlocks Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
As stated at the beginning of this article, high fades can be combined with almost any type of top, including short, cute dreadlocks! Check out more dreadlocks hairstyles!
84. High Zero Fade For Platinum Blonde Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
If you want your hairstyle to become the main element of your personal style, then this bleached blonde top will surely achieve that for you! The high fade haircuts for men are as versatile as their longer versions as well.
85. High Fade with Side-swept Top And Deep Side Part
What to ask your barber
High fade haircuts for men are surely as classy and clean-looking as any other hairstyle out there! This mix between a high fade and a deep side part is a modern version of the Executive haircut.
86. High Fade With Thin Side Part
What to ask your barber
This simple, super clean look has a bald fade haircut done with #0 blade clippers and a super short top that allows tracing a super subtle, thin side part to create a bit of shape.
87. High Fade With Cornrows
What to ask your barber
Cornrows are a great addition to the high fade haircuts for men or any other type of haircuts really! These stylish thin braids closely attached to your scalp can be installed with the help of a loctician.
88. High Fade With Small Pomp Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
If you have stick straight hair, you will surely benefit from opting for a high fade done with #0 blade clippers and a 2 inches long top or longer to allow a small smooth shape to be contoured on your head.
89. High Fade With Side Part And Combover
What to ask your barber
Any gentleman would enjoy having this type of high fade haircuts for men that mixes both old and modern elements in the same ensemble! This trendy look should be easy to replicate by any barber.
90. High Fade with Subtle Blonde Highlights And Hard Part
What to ask your barber
To highlight the beautiful texture in your hair you can ask your hairstylist to add a couple of blonde highlights and you can add a cool deep hard part to accentuate the high fade.
91. High Fade With Box Braids And Beard
What to ask your barber
High fade haircuts for men and box braids go hand in hand! There is no better way to enjoy a zero fade than by making a contrast by installing two side cornrows that stop right at the back of the head.
92. Zero Fade With Blonde Smooth Top
What to ask your barber
If you take pride in your bright blonde hair color, you can choose to create a high fade and keep a 2 inches length that will give you a bit of weight and bring the focus to your eyes.
93. High Fade With Swept Back Strands
What to ask your barber
High fade haircuts for men include the two-level haircuts as well, in this case is this cool, voluminous top, cut at an angle that you can arrange with a bit of hair pomade to stay swept on the back no matter the weather conditions.
94. High Blurry Fade With Caesar Top
What to ask your barber
If you love timeless looks like Caesar Haircuts, you can adapt them to include highly faded sides while trimming the top just enough to create a bit of a fringe above your forehead.
95. High Fade Haircut with a Small Pomp Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
When confronted with a receding hairline, it’s highly advisable that you adopt a high fade that you can complete with small pomp arranged with hair wax or hair pomade.
96. High Fade With Swept Over Top Hairstyle
What to ask your barber
This perfectly chiseled haircut has a lot of distinctive elements that work together to offer a cool, impressive allure you can polish with a fine-toothed comb while fading the sides as close to the skin as possible.
97. High Fade With Front Facing Dreadlocks
What to ask your barber
Dreadlocks and high fade haircuts for men can be combined successfully to achieve a cool textured cut that will amplify your hair’s volume instantly and offer your hair a personalized look.
98. High Fade With Multicolored Top
What to ask your barber
Going for a multicolored look with bright red colored strands and blonde and red spikes will require the help of both a hairstylist and a skilled barber that will shape the high fade.
99. High Fade With Side Razor Design And Blonde Top
What to ask your barber
Colored high fade haircuts for men include this sharp-colored blonde top mixed with zero faded sides and you can ask for a strong side razor design if you want an edgy modern touch.
100. High Fade Haircut with a Razor Pattern and a Top Knot
What to ask your barber
If you want to obtain this look, you must ask for a bit of length at the top and add a cool razor design at the sides to bring a bit of variation to the stubby cut. Use an elastic band to create a cool knot at the back.
101. High Fade With Side Razor Design And Cornrows
What to ask your barber
Two perfectly parallel, tightly braided cornrows will instantly personalize your choice of high fade haircuts for men. Get this impressive look with the help of a skilled loctician.
Conclusion
No matter if you usually sport a Pompadour, Mohawk, retro-spikes, or other classic hairstyles, these elements are almost always compatible with high fades haircuts for men. The biggest advantage of these haircuts is that they allow you to sport that style for months in a row and don’t look bad when overgrown so you can give them a try!
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