A taper starts at short hair whereas a fade starts at skin. Here, we have the skin drop fade. One of my favorites. It's real smooth and easy to do. Start off skinning it bald. You want to go from ...

"A mid fade starts around the temple," Meekins says. This haircut focuses on shorter hair on the side and more on top. "For those with waves or caesars, the drop fade fades around the ears ...

Getting a fade haircut ... are great for short, medium, or long styles,” he says. There are fewer rules around face shape with these ones, since you have so much more hair up top to help ...