How To | Cut Easy Bald Fade with a Freestyle Design 

I've been a licensed barber for 20+years and this dude used more clippers on this haircut than I've used in my whole career!!!

"Don't go to high or you'll raise the fade an make him look like he's in the army"... lol that dude walked out lookin like he was in the army!

Low key you fucked that fade up

This dude just keeps raising the fade higher and higher creating one guideline after the other and never using a guard until its too late. Terrible cut.

dude in the chair is pissed lmaoooooooo

It just seems like he is creating more work than needed be. Overall it came out pretty clean. Gotta use that straight razor for the edge up though.

The funny thing is that only guys critique mens hair. Girls have no clue when we get faded. Im like hey hun im bout to get my fade and she says it looks faded already.

he got hella steps. step 40 turn on the clippers 😂😂

Why would anybody use 10clippers to make a fade.. You only need ONE...

I won't lie I had to fast forward to the end because of all the unnecessary steps you did but end result was fire homie....nicely done

I got this same haircut done with 2 clippers

No you don't bro. I'll try and explain it to you as easy as i can how i fade. Whether you use a wahl senior with a regular blade or a wahl senior with a fade (surgical blade). Or whether you use andis masters with a regular blade. No matter what clipper you own, you can do a whole CLEAN bald fade with one fading clipper and one liner. Multiple clippers used during a fade are for the experienced and are just preference! This is how i start my skin fades: (this is for example with a 2 on top, mid fade) LENGTH ON TOP IS A NUMBER 2. 1. Bald out an EVEN guideline around the head starting at EYEBROW level only with your FADING clipper all the way CLOSED and make sure that whole section is completely cut even. 2. Using your outliners completely bald out under the section you used your fading clipper closed, and leave an 1/8th of a section left between your fading clipper closed and your outliners. 3. Go back with your fading clipper closed, and kind of dig in to fade out the line between the fading clipper closed and your outliners. If the line does not dissapear, then go back with your liners and FLICK out the line. 4. If you are doing a skin fade and have a wahl 5 star electric shaver bald out a section UNDER your outliners, and use your outliner to take that line out (STEP 4 IS OPTIONAL) 5. Now make a 1/4 inch section with your fading clipper OPEN. 6. Put your clipper HALF WAY and begin the fade the bottom line out FLICKING. If the line is still there, go 3/4 closed, and then all the way closed. MAKE SURE YOU ARE FLICKING. 7. After you have blended out the section from your fading clipper open and your fading clipper closed. Make a 1/4 inch section with your 1/16th guard all the way OPEN. 8. Now begin to fade out the bottom line with your fading clipper half way making sure you FLICK. If the line is still there, go 3/4 closed and then all the way closed. 9. Now make a 1/4 inch section with your number 1 guard OPEN. Begin to fade the bottom line out with your fading clipper half way. If the line is still there go 3/4 way closed, then all the way closed. 10. Now depending on if you used andis masters or wahl seniors on this haircut the fade will or will NOT be finished. If you used andis masters the fade will be complete. If you used wahl seniors, you still need to use yor 1 1/2 white guard (3/16) all the way OPEN, and start taking out the line from the 2 on TOP and the OPEN 1 on bottom. Have your 3/16 guard open and work your way from all the way open (MAKE SURE YOU FLICK OUT), to half way, to all the way closed. Then your fade should be completely. I guarantee with proper wrist flicking, even straight guidelines, and even sections your fades with time will turn out flawless. I HIGHLY recommend you try this technique out, it's pretty much dummy proof. Let me know if any of this helped! By the way i recommend getting a wahl fade blade for you seniors if you own a pair, it makes taking out your line from your liners easy!

Its a good cut but theres way too many steps for no reason. i could get this cut done with one clipper.

i dont even cut hair & i watched the whole video! haha. nice dude. so interesting. line up was perfect!

should of just made the beginning guide line with the T-outliner.....

Way too many steps. That's a $100 haircut.

lol dude raise the bald fade like six times its crazy dwl

Ey man just wanna keep it real with u and im not sayin this to be mean to be hatin on u but more as an encouragement but there was way too many steps u used to do this fade. To be honest i never seen so many steps and levels on a fade. U mentioned about that u didnt wanna make the lines too high otherwise it would giving him a army fade but thats what u gave him was an army fade. It was a really high fade and i really didnt even see the fade til u got to the top. It looks a #1 guard til u got to the top. I didnt see any blend after the finished cut. I know it "looks" more professional when u have all of these steps to making a fade but all those steps made this fade to look horrible. Once again im not sayin this to be hatin but just to point out some things to help u in the future. Much love and keep cuttin. U should check out Chuka Torres youtube page and check out his skills. Thats what i have done to help me be a better barber. Also, Vic the barber is a good one too. And i really like Victore Moore youtube page too. They all got mad skills so check em out. Humble yourself and watch their videos. It really helped me save time from making unneccessary mistakes in my barber skills.

one of the worst cuts I've ever witnessed....that David Silver Deluxe

Gave the dude props like he's been waiting for it his whole life

Client looks mad as hell lmao

As a barber for 17 years I learned less is more. Too much work & tools but I like it.

Great work! I get the same results just using the Wahl Designer clippers (and I'm a chick) lol. #CosmoAndBarbersRULE! 😁

Off the bat these steps are to advanced for beginners

That is the best technique ever because you cut twice on every guidelines so the blend is extremely clean I don't like blending without guidelines it's a lot of work but it's clean as f

Bald the sides 1 1/2 on top and blend the middle out. I had never used masters or any other adjustable clippers but it was just so many steps my next customer salty from waiting so long. not to rush the product but its the same result. Keep grinding tho bruh

nice job bro...tight finish..dont worry bout them guys..you be you and stick with what you do best. Once again nice cut..loved it. and i learnt alot from you..dont look like no army finish cut.

😂 bro! I was actually trying to learn from this vid, but something didn’t seem right. Thought I was going blind bc I WASN’T seeing what this guy said he was doing! All I saw was a bowl-cut with different clippers, at different heights. Then finally, I saw something like a fade. If people in prisons only use a comb and a piece of razor to bust out the cleanest fades, there’s no excuse for this dude to have all that gear to make a bowl cut...with a blend.🤷🏽‍♂️ I’m not a barber, what do I know

Clean cut man but what is the instrumental called on this video ?

It do go down !!!!

I wouldve made my guide line with the outliners balded it out the made another guide with the half faded that out with the zero then cut the top and bamb give me my money

great cut no doubt but there were a few extra steps in fading out the bald area that could have been done a lot different and saved a lot of time instead of raising the bald line up. the edgers and the balding clipper didnt do much besides push the line up. like i said cut turned out great but could've been done a lil easier and quicker. nice cut.

This has to be one of the hardest tutorials to learn off. And the techniques used weren't standard. Don't get me wrong the haircut came out great, but it could've been done with a quarter of the steps. This would take someone an hour to do when a haircut shouldn't take longer than 30 minutes.

Why so many clippers???

You said not to bald the sides too high but that's exactly what you did. You gave him an army cut. It was so high that the clients line up was not that visible.

I'm not hating,but your using too many clippers just for one bald faded

worst fade ever went way to high n used 20,000 machines to do one haircut wasting time. use one machine cuts less time and effort out

exactly I'm like he's using 10000 tools to do something simple I'm frustrated then he was calling the taper blade a surgical blade like wtf

Making line after line after line. I'd like to see a vid with a great barber working top down or mid up then down.

Yes love the fade. That's a cool technique I can't wait to try out.

I thought you were going to leave the fade lower. Homeboy still looked like he just joined the marines.

every little hair counts hella freshhhhh bro

The song is Travelog - Bugseed or aka Nameless by Wiz Khalifa

dude i love the passion you have when you cut

Haircut came out really good , but way to many steps that unnecessary , not hatting we all have our ways of cutting hair... Bottom line clean haircut ..

Certified barber shops are rare out here in thy Antelope Valley

Nice bro...keep cutting....one piece of advice until u get better at recognizing immediately where u need to be as far as length.....fade down instead of fading up which u doing now

Damn too many steps man, could’ve started with the T outliners to make ya first guideline then blend everything out with the 1 n zero guards, then going back and balding him out with the 5star wahl shavers, just seems like way too much effort put into a simple bald fade, I respect the grind though💯🙏🏽

Half a dozen machines to get an army haircut?!

Very good instructional video man. I like how you explain each clipper you are using with the type of blade and guard. Also it is very helpful when you explain what position your lever is on. Ive watched a ton of videos and yours is by far the best because you explain every single step you are doing when cutting and when adjusting your clippers. And props to your camera man! always keeping the camera steady and focused.

Ouch! Clients grown in cut was clearly a mid fade and after MANY steps and MANY types of clippers AND trimmers, the client left with a HIGH fade. ..never to return again! LOL, but seriously, hopefully you have grown and refined your process since this post.

been cutting for 20 years bald fades should not have this many steps. this cut is basic. 3 guidelines at the most. you have to simplify your craft.

Before I would do a 0 on the sides 2 or 3 on top n 1 to blend in the fade I'm done 10 20 mins now I jus straight razor the sides n I'm done

My man good job keep working too many unnecessary steps but u got it develop ur system and work it

I think its funny how all these licensed barbers need all kinda clippers and liners to fade sumbody head n I cut hair out my house n all I have is sum Wahl baldfaders and andis t egders....they try to make ppl think u need all that expensive shit and u really dnt js

the look on dude face is priceless. .lol

If some day I woke up and say "Im gonna be a killer" I will get this haircut.

GOOD JOB MY BOSS ,,, MAY ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS YOU FOREVER

5 machines one cut wooooow. know it out with 3

Loving the way you balded it but bro you realize you kept making a new line for yourself and was going too high.. You're fading steps are too long bro make them short like go from a #00000 then go to a 1 to blend

I don't even cut hair but he was just taking his line up and up and up😂

Song is wiz khalifa -nameless

I can du this fade with just whal senior tliner you can still see the line! After half a dozen clippers used

Don't listen to hate u gonna get it it takes time

how come he said he used two wahl seniors , one with a normal blade and one with surgical blade if the blades were exactly the same? unless one was zero gapped?

the finished product was nice..But Dayuum you took da Long way

that is not Bald Fade EASY. that is bald fade with too many steps, look good doh

Came here for the tutorial, and now I want to know what’s the instrumental playing in the background

Would have done this with a 5 star senior, and outliner and the shaver. Why did you creat so much extra work for yourself?

All one needs is the Model 10 change out the blades 0000-000-0A-1-1A done

Please can anybody explain the length 1g closed......1g open....is 0 guard longer than no guard open.....please respond

How short does it cut does it cut against the grain because that would suck it will come back out thick and would have to shave the sides back down so the hair could grow naturally and not thick and ruffing up my clippers

hi..i just bought wahl senior from us...i used in uk..so i bought also a frequency 60 hz convertor...the only problem is..after 1 haircut is getting to hot , i cant hold it in my hand....do any one has same problem ? pls help ..thank you and apreciate

Clean Cut

Big up s keep doing wat u doin Labthabarbr

Where could i find the 3 whole fade blade for the seniors?

I can do that in jus 15 minutes with 2 clippers...

damn papi chulo looks dope, you are very detailed thanks for the video!

how are there no comments on this video?

homey just wanted a quick 15 minute fade. probably sat there for a fuckin hour.

So many lines made to blend out. I only make three. Whatever works though. I'd be finish in ten minutes.

I agree with the first few comments 2 many steps. it was ok. I did my taxes while i watched

watching this faded me.

no need for all the clippers.. really crispy but you raised the guideline a good distance

where can I get the surgical blade for my wahl seniors ?

could send link from every machine you used for that cut specifically for me to buy.

How long would this haircut take using your strategy?

I've been cutting for about 6 months now, I can't find a bald fade tutorial using just one clipper and liner....am I just going to have to get more clippers to get a clean bald fade? I have seniors..should I get some masters?

this video just made me mad, too many steps that are not needed, youre just raising the line up with no fade actually being done. toooo many clippers being used. all you need is some t outliners and fading clipper

do you really need to use that many clippers or could you have just used one or two, honesty? ive seen barbers do that very same fade with one clipper and maybe a shaver. why make it complicated?

im Bearly starting and I could even do a better cut just practice doing the fade more lower and you'll get it

This look hard i dont think i could do this on my own head without fucking it up.

good stuff 1 love

how come all of the cuts on this channel sucks?

Is this a high fade or mid fade?

why so many clippers? I need to know help please

Yeah it might be a higher fade than normal but the fade dope.

Nice cut but that's definitely a high fade your skin line should be at eyebrow level or lower to leave room to blend

I think the barber is orthodox christian!One the right hand he have a orthodox bracelet!God bless!Amen.

Nice video but way to many steps and clippers. You could have achieved this same look with just your masters and outliner. Wahl 5 star seniors are just as lethal. I use one type of fade clipper at a time and if I can't get the line out with my master that's when I go to the arsenal for my senior or fade master. Keep cutting. It only gets better with time and practice.