Taper vs Fade vs Skin Fade: What to Ask Your Barber

Every week at our corner of Avenue A and East 4th Street, the same scene plays out in the chair. Someone sits down, pulls up a photo, and says “just a fade,” and the barber asks three questions before touching a clipper, because “a fade” describes about forty different haircuts. The taper, the fade, and...

Best Barber Shop Near Me in NYC: An East Village Guide

Finding a barber in New York City sounds simple. Type “barber near me” into Google, scan the map, pick the shop with the most stars, walk in. Then forty minutes later you’re staring at a cut you don’t love, wondering why the photo on Instagram looked so different from what’s in the mirror. The problem...

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