What you can ask for
A fade is a gradient: from skin to short on the sides, blended cleanly into longer hair on top. The variations are mostly about where that gradient lives.
- Low fade — the line sits just above the ear. Reads conservative under most office dress codes. Good first fade if you're not used to skin-short sides.
- Mid fade — the gradient meets the temple roughly halfway up. The most-requested variant at Omnitura by some distance.
- High fade — the skin-short section reaches almost to the parietal ridge. Bolder, needs maintenance every 10-14 days.
- Skin (or bald) fade — the lowest point of the gradient is razor-blended into the skin. We use a flexible single-blade for the finish.
- Taper — the gentlest option. Only the temples and nape are graduated; the rest of the sides stay one length.
How a session runs
You'll be shown to the chair by whichever senior barber is free. We start with a two-minute brief at the mirror — what worked last cut, what didn't, what's growing in. Then a quick wash with a clarifying shampoo so the fade reads true to your natural hair density.
The fade itself is built bottom-up. We mark your guide line first, then bring the gradient in three stages: clipper-over-comb, scissor-over-comb on top, then a freehand blend with a finishing trimmer. A neck shave and a quick brush-down close the visit. Most guests are out in 35 minutes; thicker or longer hair pushes it closer to 45.
Aftercare we genuinely recommend
Skin fades grow out faster than people expect — usually a visible line of demarcation by day 10. If you want it crisp for an event, come in 3 - 4 days before, not the morning of. For styling, a matte clay holds shape without the wet look; we sell a few we like at the front. We don't make commission on shelf products, so feel free to take the recommendation and buy elsewhere.