This season, bid your long hair goodbye with a sleek high fade hairstyle. For men seeking to look and feel cool, this short, sharp cut provides 2 braids high top fade answer.

Essentially, the high fade involves a close shave along the sides and back of the head. The result is a crisp new look that has a vast range of styling options. When it comes to a high fade, your first decision will offer you the choice of three paths. Would you like a taper fade, a skin fade or a bald fade? A bald fade similarly requires a very close shave below a sleek high fade line. The third option, a taper fade, is a little different. If the pompadour had a brother, it would be the quiff.

The similarities lie in the fact that both hairstyles involve brushing the hair up and back away from the forehead. However, unlike the pompadour, a quiff’s volume comes from brushing the hair back like a wave. Clean and crisp, a high skin fade involves shaving the hair underneath the high fade line completely to the scalp. This modern, low-maintenance look allows you to experiment with your hair on top while eliminating any fuss from the sides and back of your head. The high skin fade comb-over provides the perfect, high fashion look for men with thinning hair, seeking to maintain a stylish appearance. The high skin fade allows the head to be shaved clean up to a high point, while the comb-over brushes the hair across to create fullness and depth.