An afro taper is a haircut that sports gradual hair tapering. It’s an inventive and chic haircut compared to other types of tapered cuts. An afro taper sports the precise lining and skills of the conventional tapered fade coupled with that sexy afro hair on top. This haircut gives you many different styles to experiment with. Below is a gallery of 25 cool ideas to keep you inspired.
# 1 Precision Taper
Add some shine to your natural medium hair by applying elegance gel. Give it that neat combed look and make a high precision zero tapered fade on the temple. Finish with a clean razor outline for that sharp look.
# 2 Kinky Mohawk
Go for a fresh Mohawk that sports kinky hair on top. Give it that classic shape by creating a tapered low skin fade finished with a cool razor outline that gives it more edge.
# 3 Highlighted Shape-Up
Give the top that sexy curled look and let it drop into a fresh tapered fade on the sides. Settle for a blended look at the back and add a vibrant red tone on one-half of the top. Make this haircut stand out with a razor outline.
# 4 Classic Temp Fade
Give your natural hair a medium buzz cut. Add some classic twist to it with a fresh tapered temp fade that’s cut down to the skin to disconnect the beard. Keep it clean and sharp with a razor outline.
# 5 Kinky Shape-Up
Go for that thick kinky look on top sporting a light brown highlight. Let it drop straight into a tapered buzzed fade that stretches to the back to create one cool shape-up. Complete this haircut with a razor outline.
# 6 Soft Curly Mohawk
Create some softness in your Mohawk by styling in some light curls that add to its visual volume. Give it a fresh taper at the top edge of the forehead and finish by sporting a high skin fade on the sides.
# 7 Fresh Dip
Settle for a thick and curly afro. Give it a tapered light trim that makes the hair dip from the crown towards the back. Create the perfect complement of a low narrow buzz cut that dips towards the back. Let the buzzed cut end in a skin fade at the temple and the nape.
# 8 High-Front Afro
Stand out in a high-front afro that’s styled to dip towards the back. Give the sides a light trim and finish with a tapered cut along the top edge of the forehead.
# 9 Fresh High-Top
Sport more length on top and style it into a shape-up with a straight light trim to the sides. Complete in style with a tapered zero fade that dips towards the back in style.
# 10 Flat Top
Look great with a flat-top haircut and give it that tight trim along the edges for that neat look. Give it a sharp drop to a tapered high skin fade on the sides and the back.
# 11 Textured Buzz with High Skin Fade
Go for a textured buzz cut that sports elegant waves on top. Let the sides drop to a high skin fade creating a haircut that’s clean and fresh.
# 12 Cool Scissor Trim
Give your medium coarse hair a cool scissor trim and ensure to leave the hair at the center to create that short Mohawk style. Finish with a fresh tapered fade on the sides for that clean look.
# 13 Flawless Fresh Cut
Go for a high top that’s combed to perfection. Create rounded edges at the top and drop it to a low tapered temp fade. Make everything look clean and fresh with a razor outline.
# 14 Edgy Cut
Give your coarse natural hair a unique transformation. Do this with a tapered cut on the temple and the top edge of the forehead. Let it end in a low skin fade that disconnects the beard in style.
# 15 Crispy Fade
Style your kinky hair to dip towards the back. Settle for a taper along the top edge of the forehead and sport a crispy tapered on the temple and the nape. Keep it sharp with a razor outline.
# 16 Sharp Multi-Taper
Give your soft natural curled hair a unique transformation. Settle for a low tapered skin fade sported on the temple and the nape. Stretch it to the top edge of the forehead to create one sharp look that’s simply sexy.
# 17 Mohawk Afro
Settle for a neat combed look in your afro hair. Give the sides a high buzzed fade to create one sweet Mohawk that looks sharp and preppy.
# 18 Clean Blend
Give your medium hair some texture at the top and style into light curls. Go for a high undercut that drops to a high skin fade both on the sides and the back. Finish with a fresh taper along the hairline at the forehead.
# 19 Fresh Buzzed Fade
Make it simple and clean with a short buzzed haircut. Let it end in a low skin fade at the temple to disconnect your chinstrap beard in style. Give it an upgrade with a fresh razor outline.
# 20 Drop Fade with Curls
Go for spongy curls that are given a low tapered skin fade that dips towards the back for that fresh and creative look.
# 21 Clean Mid Fade
Settle for some light texture in your hair and give it a low buzzed cut that sits neat at the top. Drop it gently into a mid fade cut that’s made to dip towards the back for that creative finish.
# 22 Sharp Buzz
Go for a short buzz cut that ends in a low skin fade at the temple. Give it one sharp lining that gives the haircut more edge.
# 23 Low Drop Fade with Messy Top
Give your medium natural hair a messy yet cool look at the top. Let it transition into a low drop fade that hugs the sides and back in style.
# 24 Mid Fade Buzz Cut
Settle for a textured short buzz cut that drops to a mid fade cut. Let the fade cut dip towards the back and finish with a sharp razor lining that stretches to the beard.
# 25 Wavy Buzz Cut with Temp Fade
Texture your hair and create a medium buzz cut that sports a skin fade at the temple. Make it stand out with a sharp razor lining produced to the beard.
An afro taper is a very impressive haircut that’s worth all the effort. It’s definitely a great way of getting that haircut that looks clean and fresh. Make an effort and try experimenting with one of these styles.