The Fundamentals of a standard Fade

Hi I'm a barber at Concept Barbershop in San Jose California. I make How to do Haircut videos for beginner barbers and for anyone that is looking to learn the basics of barbering. In this video I will be demonstrating how to do a Bald fade using the andis cordless masters and a few off the standard barbering tools
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Wahl Magic Clips
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Philips Norelco Shaver
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[@ItsAze]

You're doing an excellent job giving out as many details as possible, even if they seem basic. Love that. Keep it up!

[@conceptbarbershop]

Aze Gallo thank you so much 🙏🙏 I’m happy u noticed that

[@whbragg]

SPECTACULAR!

[@Beboroni]

I’m loving that you’re back bro, excellent fade!

[@conceptbarbershop]

Luis R. Thank you Luis 🙏🙏 I’m happy to be making videos again

[@legendevolution5475]

concept barbershop where’s that funny guy who laughs a lot lol

[@JacksonEye]

This is the best tutorial/video that I’ve seen so far. I’ve watched a lot of videos. After watching this I feel that my blend can look like this. That’s a compliment because of how you walked us through this process. Thank you for this. Nice cut!!

[@conceptbarbershop]

Corey Jackson Photography thank you Corey! I’m happy to hear that

[@Naguilar78]

Back by popular demand!! Killer Kann 😎🔥

[@conceptbarbershop]

Noe Aguilar Jr 🙏🙏🙏

[@junebug8808jec]

Bro you ain't playing when you said you back at it, great video 👍📹🎓

[@conceptbarbershop]

Juan Cordova haha 😆 m trying to

[@vincutz4187]

Back at it again with another dope video!

[@conceptbarbershop]

Marvin Ramirez haha thank you bro! I definitely want to post more often

[@vincutz4187]

concept barbershop I appreciate the content man! I’m in barber school right now and have learned a lot from your videos. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Kiki_slays_hair]

Love ur videos my dood! Thanks for being a great teacher and teaching self love and improvement! It’s imo one of the most important things in life! Much love brother!

[@conceptbarbershop]

keisha wyble thank you so much Keisha! I really appreciate your feedback 🙏🙏

[@Kiki_slays_hair]

Np man! Keep up the positive vibes!

[@ciscocastillo7255]

Best fade tutorial I've seen. You're very systematic. That's what I'm looking for. Your story inspired me. I just bought some oster fast feeds, and now I'm going to cut people's hair, mostly my own right now. I had the problem that everyone was messing my hair up and I was like f this. Lol. Now I do good fades on my hair, and this is with old andis clippers, and Wahl minis that suck because the lever keeps closing.

[@conceptbarbershop]

Thank you for the comment and i really appreciate what you had to say. That’s good to hear and it sounds like you enjoy cutting your hair as well

[@whbragg]

I think you are the best at what you do!

[@conceptbarbershop]

Thank you Will 🙏🙏 i learn from watching many talented barbers

[@amadeus5403]

Great vid I put hard guide lines in as a foundation Then I soften the guidelines “whatever makes the line will also make the line disappear” Then detail all remaining dark spots and left over lines... finished.

[@conceptbarbershop]

Avner Chaim perfect!! Well said!

[@marketwizard8012]

Great video . I’ve never seen anyone do that circular motion technique before . Very interesting.

[@conceptbarbershop]

DertyMontana it works really well for me

[@7emiliano1landa3]

Very good video man great walkthrough speaking from a student at a college

[@SenorDuri]

Damn bro i fr appreciate how quick you got this up, thanks again for that tip man I'm definitely gonna try this on my next cut 💪🏼💯

[@conceptbarbershop]

SidkDuri haha no problem bro!

[@Bigboimalikf]

Love your style bro! Keep it up man.

[@conceptbarbershop]

BigBoiBarber thank you brother 🙏🙏

[@moali121]

Great video, very clean fade

[@conceptbarbershop]

Mo Ali thank you so much 🙏🙏

[@conor95lfc]

Great job man

[@conceptbarbershop]

ExtremeSport thank you so much 🙏

[@Zx14rrrrrrrrrrr]

This looks better than the black spray stuff I always thought that looked silly.

[@conceptbarbershop]

spafro101 yeah it doesn’t last either

[@Funny_vibes23]

Awesome work

[@conceptbarbershop]

EL SALVADOR EN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS thank u so much

[@unwealthybarber]

Hey took your recommendation on the Philips shaver and its way better than the foils. Didnt leave a harsh line and it takes the stubble down so fast. Paid $50 Canadian for it at Walmart no need for Wahl Foils anymore and definitely dont need to buy a $300 Braun thanks again!!!

[@conceptbarbershop]

Unwealthy Barber yes!!! I’m happy it works for you!

[@IvMacCuts]

Clean and precise 💯

[@conceptbarbershop]

Iv Mac thank you 🙏

[@diegoarmandoynfanteabreu6405]

Bien hermano , un hombre muy aplicado en su trabajo 👍🏻 Hermoso trabajo sigue así

[@conceptbarbershop]

Diego Armando Ynfante Abreu muchas gracias realmente aprecio las amables palabras

[@Mike-hy8cs]

Guys he has a good technique but i highly recommend when fading to not constantly be going all around the head when opening your clipper or fading out guidelines. Constantly rotating your client around or you walking around them to fade every time you open your lever can get annoying for them. Instead for example if you blending up to your blade open guideline just blend it out fully up to the guideline on one side. Can do this all the way toward halfway through the back or seperate them into 3 parts left right and back. So you still working all around the head but you do less wasted motions by spinning your client so much. You can do this with every guideline. Its actually faster as well. Good cut though.

[@quest808]

🔥🔥🔥 I appreciate you brotha. Thank you 🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾

[@quest808]

A couple of questions. Was the last guard you used a number 1 and when your erasing the guides are you using the full blade or just the corners?

[@conceptbarbershop]

quest808 yes the last guard was a #1 when I’m doing touch up work I’m using just the corner of the clipper (the 3 teeth technique) when i fading a large area I’m using the full blade. Thank you so much for asking

[@quest808]

concept barbershop when the blade is open at the top of each guideline are you going into the bottom of the next guideline?

[@maershkinschrabs7597]

Good job man I like your work haha you should do another straight razor head shave.

[@conceptbarbershop]

Maershkin Schrabs hahah thank you

[@VForbes]

I like how he kicks his elbow out before he puts the machines on the person's head 1:46 2:35 7:56 , 😂😂😂. That's the movement you do when you're using a corded machine Great tips. 🔥🔥🔥

[@conceptbarbershop]

Vando F. Haha old habits

[@marcthebarber239]

Lmfaooo yessss 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@MrGk01]

Awesome video as always Kann! Gk_barber

[@conceptbarbershop]

MrGk01 thank you so much 🙏

[@bl6369]

Hey bro I love your videos. can you help answer me a question about my fast feed guards. what exactly is the "blending guard"? Is that the same thing as a 1 and 1/2 guard? does it go between the #1 and #2 guards? tks yo

[@conceptbarbershop]

a2fitness I’ve never heard that term before. As far as i know all of the guards are blending guards. But It does make sense to assume what u assume

[@gilbertoquirarte9035]

Dope asf! Thanks gee!

[@conceptbarbershop]

gilberto quirarte thank you Gill!

[@darealmikeg]

@ 6:55 crown of head was that a one guard closed, to fade out top of head? And Thank you, this was very helpful!! @fadeitforgetit

[@MrGipiem]

So fresh man

[@conceptbarbershop]

Mark Prada thank you Mark

[@juliancapucetti8190]

Hey killer kann lmao do u ever do self fades??

[@josuelopez8383]

@contour_kann ive been following your vidoes for a bit now and i like the results the phillips norelco gives you. my 5 star shaver just broke on me so i decided to get that as my new balder and was wondering what your cleaning and maintenance routine looks like for the norelco. thank you.

[@conceptbarbershop]

josue lopez usually at the end of the week i give it a thorough clean. I take out the heads and wash them with hot water and then spray it with cool care

[@68azstylereal73]

We love your videos man👌👌 if you was to be honest how would u rate the cordless masters? And i know u like you magic which one out the 2? Much respect sir.

[@conceptbarbershop]

68azstyle real first off i want to say that I’ve always been a fan of the masters because of the quality of their machine and their purple guards (very good guards). The cordless masters are very similar to the original. They cut very good! It’s a strong machine, the battery life is much better, the noise level is very similar to the magic clips. The magic clips are about $65 the masters are $220 big price difference. Both good machines.

[@carliebeau5329]

Female barber thanks from Jersey. Excellent

[@conceptbarbershop]

carlie Beau thank you Carlie 🙏🙏

[@wallomaie1752]

Why not put the 2nd guideline with the 0 guard fully open..because after your 1st guideline you start with the 0 guard and work up till the 0 guard is open?. I have a feeling that it is just so you can have a greater difference in hair length between the 1st and 2nd guidelines so that you can see the zones better.

[@conceptbarbershop]

Wallo Maie yes exactly! I believe that how i did it can help keep the fade a little darker

[@danny_muwahid]

Good video man, which hair comb is that?

[@conceptbarbershop]

Daniel Rodriguez thank you so much! I’m not sure what it’s call, i got as a gift

[@demodemo9698]

Great video 🔥 could you explain why do you need to pass the #1 if your going to use the 1/16 guard in that same exact area? Why not start with the 1/16

[@conceptbarbershop]

Demo Demo because the 1/16 guard open blends into the #1 guard

[@demodemo9698]

Hey thx for responding means a lot for us subscribers. Yea I figured that you used the 1/16 because it blends into the 1 open. but it doesn’t seem like it on the tutorial. KZbinrs mention that it blends right in. But when I watch the tutorial and other tutorials it looks like you went over exactly where you did the 1 open. Also isn’t it supposed to blend into the 1 closed not the 1 open? Would love it if you made the video on this subject. Thank you man

[@thatotherguy3165]

Hey man awesome vid ! I have trouble seeing lines in the head when I’m just looking at it, it’s only when I look at it in the mirror is when I can see all the lines I need to blend out. Do u have any tips to be able to improve my eye ?

[@conceptbarbershop]

That other guy to improve your eyes? I heard carrot juice helps lol but like i mentioned in the video try leaving a dark line when creating your guidelines

[@thatotherguy3165]

concept barbershop what do u mena leave a dark line ?

[@conceptbarbershop]

That other guy what do you mean improve your eye?

[@killuminatitaly8182]

The second guideline is the 1 guard fully open?

[@yuvarajm6771]

Super

[@marcthebarber239]

Do u have a similar vid with the wahl system?

[@conceptbarbershop]

432Marc yes i do it’s later back in my videos

[@pyro_1901]

What gard are u using on the last line?

[@saveionlove1335]

Was that #1 guard open @ 2:00

[@conceptbarbershop]

saveion ruiz-smith it was slightly open

[@saveionlove1335]

At 7:02 was the one closed? Or what were you doing?

[@GroovyBearTV]

Ima ask my barber to give me this haircut 🔥🔥🔥

[@conceptbarbershop]

GroovyBearTV 🙏🙏🙏

[@elacomedido]

Homie looks good.

[@oweyougrams]

I just started barberschool Which (Specific)Videos should I be watching to Learn better

[@conceptbarbershop]

oweyougrams you should watch how to cut with guidelines

[@rafid6324]

What’s the name of that combs ur holding in ur hand? Every KZbin barber uses it. I wanna get it

[@HungNguyen-eh3dx]

Ys park combs

[@izikhaimov6957]

You use regular blade or fade blade??

[@conceptbarbershop]

איציק חיימוב i use the fade blade

[@petex718]

Have u tried the Andis Master Premium guards with the metal clip on the cordless masters?

[@conceptbarbershop]

Pete X i haven’t, do you recommend it?

[@Mike-hy8cs]

The premium guards are good and cheaper than the magnetic guards. They have the same performance as the purple guards. Only reason i bought them though was cause the 0 on the premium guards is like the old 0 guard that andis used to sell that they changed. The new 0 on the purple guards is terrible so i just use the premium one and it gets the job done.

[@RobertoMartinez-pk5sq]

Clean

[@conceptbarbershop]

Roberto Martinez thank you Roberto

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@@conceptbarbershop instagram?

[@conceptbarbershop]

Roberto Martinez @contour_kann

[@davids9981]

Clean bro! Where are u located

[@conceptbarbershop]

Jose we’re located in San Jose Ca. On Stevens Creek

[@sisco0304]

Good fade but you should pull the skin up every time you touch the client with any machine so that it gets closer and work less the only exception is when creating first guide line my opinion that’s what I learned

[@conceptbarbershop]

That is a good technique to get a clean cut

[@sisco0304]

concept barbershop yes I’ve been using that technique I just learned it not to long ago so my bald head last longer when I shave down plus if I shave up it won’t irritate my head but I hardly shave against the grain

[@rayl2379]

How do you Luke new cordless masters ?

[@conceptbarbershop]

Ray L i switched out the blade that it came with to the fade blade and i really like it. The machine is not heavy and it doesn’t heat up, the battery life is great!! The noise level is about the same as the magic clips. Over all great machine

[@rayl2379]

@@conceptbarbershop I got mine about a month ago love it

[@intuitiveclass6401]

Wahl Senior cordless or Masters cordless?

[@conceptbarbershop]

IntuitiveClass haha Masters cordless is the best out

[@intuitiveclass6401]

thanks brotha

[@Mike-hy8cs]

@@intuitiveclass6401 masters no doubt in my mind i have both. I love the cordless senior but nothing is easier for fades to me than the andis masters cordless.

[@cscstackhouse1]

What was the last guard you used... You didn't say.

[@conceptbarbershop]

corey stackhouse i use the #1 guard

[@maureenhagerty6328]

Are those the magnetic guards? Didn’t realize there was a zero....newbie here

[@conceptbarbershop]

Maureen Hagerty yeah they are haha and yes they have a 0 guard

[@maureenhagerty6328]

Awesome. Great tutorial. Thanks so much!

[@armandomurillo8431]

Nice cut! Is tht the fade blade or regular?

[@conceptbarbershop]

armando murillo thank you Armando!! It’s the fade blade

[@bknow2920]

👌🏾

[@conceptbarbershop]

Brooklyn Clark 🙏🙏🙏

[@TheSagejunioro]

👍

[@whbragg]

You can cut my hair anytime!!!

[@chevreromero6280]

Wouldn’t it be easier to bald out if you used a 00000 blade or trimmer

[@conceptbarbershop]

Chevre Romero the 00000 gets it close but the shaver can get it even closer

[@chevreromero6280]

I meant using the 00000 to bald out the bottom hair and then go over it with the shaver. The jump from the 00000 to shaver is a lot smaller than the 000 with magic clips to shaver jump.Using the Magic clips and then directly using the shaver will make the shave more rough.

[@vkai1205]

Why did you stop using your no guideline technique?

[@conceptbarbershop]

Janette Mok because the no guideline technique requires some experience and there’s been a lot of Barber students messaging me saying that they’re struggling with the method. So i decided to make videos starting with the basics

[@MLG.SAFARII03]

Baby that’s not hair spray it’s GOT2B GLUE It’s hair glue. Be careful with it because this is what most women us you glue their wigs down !

[@Petunia500]

Great barber but terrible video, u did all the work and couldn’t even show ur finished result

[@rustcohle3803]

I would've murdered the barber who did that to me in the thumbnail...

[@marcthebarber239]

What?

[@vic5687]

Nice video but That fade needs work

[@conceptbarbershop]

Vic 56 yeah i should of faded it a little more