AI haircut concept: mid skin fade with a stepped coily top, front view.

Front

AI concept: mid skin fade with a stepped coily top, left-side near-profile view.

Subject’s left-side view

AI haircut concept: mid skin fade with a stepped coily top, opposite-side view.

Subject’s right-side view

AI haircut concept: mid skin fade with a stepped coily top, rear view.

Back

mid skin fade · coily hair

Mid skin fade with a stepped coily top

Sculpted coily top with two different flat height planes forming asymmetric step across top, angular silhouette; mid broad skin fade. No shaved graphics. Compare the front, both side references and rear view to discuss the outline with your barber.

What to ask your barber

I would like a mid skin fade with a stepped coily top. Keep the stepped coily top shown here, and agree the retained length before cutting. Let’s agree where the fade sits, how much skin or short hair is visible, and how it connects to the top. Check the other side and back together before cutting.

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How to style this look

  1. Lift and arrange the top lightly with a pick, fingers or a brush suited to your texture.
  2. Keep product light so the upper plane and corners do not collapse into a rounded shape.
  3. Ask your barber to maintain the chosen planes and outline; a reference picture is not an exact cutting measurement.

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