in this video we're going to be doing a mid fade and I'm also gonna cut off
his beard and we're gonna do this fade with one guard let's get into the
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before we get into this video I just want to say that this method I found it
to work better on coarse hair so try this on coarse hair before you try to
straight hair or any other hair type right here the lever is fully closed
and we're going to start knocking out that bottom guideline and then here we
open the lever halfway and repeat
and then you see me open the lever one more time so this method is gonna be
really really easy guys I promise so here we take the zero guard and this
is the only guard that we'll be using and the lever is fully open and we're
going to go up another inch I didn't show it but I cut the top down with the
one and a half so yes the zero will blend into a one
and a half
and then here we're just smoothing out and you notice how I'm not digging into
the skin I'm just keeping the Clipper flush going with the shape of his head
I'm just knocking down that bulk and then here the lever is fully closed and
you see me debulking even more and as you can see this is almost blending the
hair right here
so really we're just setting at blank canvas here the
zero guard it's still fully clothed and as you can
see the fade is pretty much blending itself out now just how I'm stretching
the skin and then here I open the lever adjust a little bit and going
between that zero open and zero closed
notice how I keep pulling the skin and notice how I'm using the corners of my
blade
see guys it's literally coming together right before our eyes and notice how I'm
not digging you see how I'm holding it flush to see me stretching the skin then
key to getting this fade to work is to stretch the skin and to use
the corner of your blade that's literally all you have to do holding it
flush and again as you guys can see like it's literally faded with one guard
all I did was use one guard I opened it knock down the bulk close it
knock down more bulk and then just literally blend out that guideline and you guys
can watch right here I'm gonna repeat the same steps in the back so here the
lever is fully open going up an inch with that guide line
now you see the lever is fully closed
and you see how I use my thumb to stretch the skin
and here you see me open the lever slightly and go in between them the zero
guard open and the zero closed and it's all about using the corner of the blade
and holding the the clipper flush to the shape of the head and now the lever is
fully closed and I'm just debulking as you can see it blends right into the
fade
and I promise you guys literally the zero guard is the only guard that I use to
do this entire fade all I did was go back and do some touch-up work here and
there but the zero guard is done only one and you can see me now I'm doing
touch up work the zero guard is the only guard that I use for this entire haircut
other than cutting the top down with the one and a half and then here I'm just
prepping the hair for the lineup
now one disclaimer that I will say about this fade method I've only tried it
with the double magnetic guards I have not tried it with wahl guards so the method
that I'm showing you I've only done it with the andis double
magnetic guards he wanted to try something different with
his beard and as you can see his his hair texture is very very tight the hair
is really stiff so you see me just working in it with the trimmer and
his skin is very prone to ingrown hairs so you have to be really
gentle when you shave it and make sure that you get a nice clean smooth shape
it's very important that your trimmers are not set too sharp
shaping up his goatee
when I say his hair is really thick literally in two days he'll probably
have a five o'clock shadow as you can see I'm literally balding the skin out
out with the shaver and you can still see a ghost outline
we're here just proceeding on with the lineup remember we're gonna keep
everything everything natural and we're gonna comb everything to the front so
whenever he brushes his hair there won't be any stray hairs falling over his
hairline
we're gonna repeat the same step on the other side if you guys are gonna try
this fade method comment below
notice how I'm not really chasing the hairline I'm just trying to take off as
little hair as possible and get it as straight as possible so you want to find
that balance
and then here we're lining him with the razor I'm a big advocate for razor
lines it makes the haircut lasts a lot longer in my opinion and this is just
another method that I do to make sure that I get all the stray hairs from the
hairline so that razor gets it's those really really fine hairs that you can't
get and of course it has a special washing and guys let me know how this
haircut turned out if you liked it give it a thumbs up I can't wait for you guys
to try it and give me feedback in the comments if you found some help out of
this video be sure to subscribe and I will see you guys on the next video