HQ-STYLE-000039QA passed with warnings

Haircut · Undercut

Slicked-Back Undercut with High Fade

A long, controlled slicked-back top with a deliberate short-to-long ridge transition and a clean high fade around the sides and rear.

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Available as a mobile service at homes, offices, and hotels across Greater Montréal.

Three-quarter view of a slicked-back undercut showing its ridge transition and high fade — Reference angle explorer
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Current documented coverage: four verified angles from 0° to 180°. A continuous 360° turntable publishes only after 24–36 consistent frames pass registry QA.
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Required registry views

One cut. Four viewpoints.

A single portrait can hide the taper, fade height, crown, weight line, or neckline. Every published Hairqut record must show the construction from the front, three-quarter, side, and rear. The recorded fashion white backdrop keeps the silhouette readable while preserving fine strand detail.

Front view of a slicked-back undercut with a high fade — Front0°
Documents the natural hairline, backward top direction, volume, and bilateral fade height.

Side90°

Exposes top length and direction, the short-to-long ridge, fade gradient, ear contour, and crown.

Rear view of a slicked-back undercut showing a symmetric high fade and neckline — Rear180°
Documents the rear top direction, fade continuity, occipital blend, symmetry, and neckline.

Hairqut Style Blueprint · Cut geometry

A visual brief your professional can use.

The registered views establish the reference. This blueprint pins the most important construction decisions directly to those source views, then makes adaptation, maintenance, and the chair-side conversation clear.

Verified-angle cut map

Approved-view slicked-back high-fade map

The approved front, side, and rear registry views are annotated only where the backward top direction, natural front hairline, deliberate ridge transition, high fade gradient, symmetric rear fade, and low natural neckline are visible. The diagram follows the QA-corrected high-fade taxonomy and does not invent guard numbers, measured fade height, blend sequence, cutting elevation, product formula, or facial-hair scope.

3 publication views · 6 callouts

Annotated front construction map for Slicked-Back Undercut. Front view of a slicked-back undercut with a high fade — Backward direction and natural front edge
The front view establishes the controlled backward flow, restrained volume, and a visible natural hairline above bilateral high-fade placement.
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Backward top direction
The long top is visibly directed away from the face in separated ridges rather than falling forward or to one side
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Natural front hairline
The front boundary remains softly natural without visible pigment, a carved design, or an aggressively pushed-back edge

Side90°

Approved publication view

Ridge separation and high fade

The profile exposes the deliberate short-to-long ridge beneath the top and a fade gradient that rises high through the side.

Deliberate ridge transition

A distinct short-to-long shelf remains near the parietal ridge instead of being blended into one continuous round shape

High fade gradient

The side transitions from very short near the ear into darker length high on the head

Annotated rear construction map for Slicked-Back Undercut. Rear view of a slicked-back undercut showing a symmetric high fade and neckline — Rear fade continuity and neckline
The rear view confirms bilateral fade continuity around the occipital area and a clean low natural neckline beneath the backward-directed crown.
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Symmetric rear fade
The high fade wraps around the rear with broadly balanced left and right gradient placement
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Low natural neckline
The lowest nape finishes softly and low without a hard blocked line or carved design

Pins locate the reference evidence; the numbered notes make the request legible in the chair. This is an original Hairqut communication diagram, not a universal service prescription.

Provenance: The diagram uses the locked approved publication views, which mirror the formal evidence package byte-for-byte. Its HTML and SVG overlays preserve those pixels and keep every label responsive and accessible. A newer generated raster passed all six exact labels and the high-fade taxonomy boundary but remains internal because its raster output cannot prove approved-pixel preservation and critical labels would not remain semantic.

Reference result

A long dense top directed straight back with separated ridges, deliberate ridge separation, a continuous high fade, natural front edge, and low natural neckline.

Starting-state gate

A professional must assess dry and wet top length, texture, density, growth direction, cowlicks, current fade placement, hairline and neckline history, scalp condition, and styling tolerance before fixing proportions or method.

Taxonomy correction

The original generation brief requested a uniform short undercut, but the approved views consistently show a high fade. The canonical name and Blueprint follow the visible high-fade evidence.

Full specification · evidence graded

What is known, what must be assessed.

Every field is marked by its evidence boundary. “Unknown” is intentional: the registry never invents hidden technique, anatomy, timing, or price.

Construction

Technical specification

Taxonomy and naming: Visual QA corrected the working uniform-undercut taxonomy to a high fade because that is what all approved views consistently show; the canonical name retains the undercut family through its deliberate ridge separation.; Recorded
Top length: The registry records approximately 10–12 cm through the long top and enough crown length to maintain backward direction.; Recorded
Direction and finish: The top is directed straight back with separated ridges, restrained volume, and controlled low sheen.; Recorded
Ridge transition: A deliberate short-to-long shelf remains visible near the parietal ridge rather than being blended into one connected round shape.; Recorded
High fade: A continuous fade rises high through the temples and sides and wraps around the rear occipital area.; Recorded
Rear continuity: The backward-directed crown meets a broadly symmetric rear fade without a visible isolated patch or design line.; Visible
Front hairline: The approved result keeps a natural-looking front boundary without visible pigment or aggressive pushback.; Visible
Neckline: The lowest nape is clean, low, and naturally tapered without a hard blocked finish.; Recorded
Weight distribution: Length and density remain concentrated through the top and crown while the side and rear fields transition progressively shorter below the ridge.; Visible
Guards and measured fade height: No guard numbers, lever positions, measured fade height, fixed ridge coordinates, or lineup enhancement are established by the approved evidence.; Unknown
Cutting and blend sequence: Clipper direction, blend order, shear method, top elevation, overdirection, subsection size, texturizing, drying temperature, and product formula are not visible in the finished result.; Unknown
Variation boundary: A lower or mid fade, fully blended ridge, forward or side direction, hard blocked neckline, wet-look finish, or materially shorter top is a variation rather than this exact reference.; Recorded

Adaptation

Hair and suitability

Reference texture: The registry records a dense 1C-straight visual reference; this is an appearance record, not a suitability limit or guaranteed behavior for every texture.; Recorded
Texture and natural fall: Assess straightness, bend, wave, curl, frizz tendency, and dry fall before promising backward direction, ridge definition, or controlled volume.; Assess
Density distribution: Assess front, temple, top, crown, ridge, rear, and nape density before preserving top weight or raising a fade.; Assess
Growth direction: Front growth, cowlicks, crown whorls, side direction, and nape pattern affect backward styling, ridge balance, fade symmetry, and neckline finish.; Assess
Porosity and product response: Not recorded; assess absorption, dryness, buildup, chemical or colour history, and response to conditioning, heat protection, hold, and sheen categories.; Assess
Condition and heat tolerance: Assess breakage, weak ends, prior lightening or chemical services, repeated heat, and scalp comfort before directional drying or high-hold finishing.; Assess
Scalp and edge condition: Assess irritation, sensitivity, lesions, thinning, prior pushback, nape bumps, and tolerance before close fade, trimmer, heat, or product work.; Assess
Face shape: No universal face-shape claim is supported; personalize top height, ridge weight, backward direction, fade placement, and front edge to the person and goal.; Assess
Achievable starting state: The current top and crown must retain enough healthy length and density for backward direction; a short top, high prior disconnection, sparse ridge, or compromised condition may require growth or adaptation.; Assess
Finish dependence: Apparent height, separation, sheen, ridge definition, and hold vary with texture, humidity, drying method, heat, product, activity, and elapsed wear.; Recorded
Cultural provenance: The evidence package establishes descriptive contemporary cut and styling terms only; it does not support a culture-specific origin, ownership, or historical claim for this record.; Unknown

Service handoff

Booking service: mens_haircut_style
Appointment duration: Not specified in canonical evidence; confirm after current top length, density, growth direction, existing fade, ridge state, hairline and neckline history, and finish expectations are assessed.
Price: Not stored in this style record; the current booking service controls price and any corrective, colour, chemical, extended styling, or facial-hair work requires separate confirmation.

Professional requirements

Skills

Preserving and shaping long top and crown length for controlled backward direction without flattening natural movement
Maintaining deliberate ridge separation while building a symmetric high fade around the temples, ears, and rear
Choosing guards, lever positions, blend steps, and neckline method from the current cut rather than a fixed recipe
Finishing a natural front edge and low neckline while adapting heat, hold, and sheen to texture, condition, scalp, and routine

Tools and product categories

Professional clippers, trimmer, guards, combs, and section-control tools selected after assessing the current cut and growth pattern
Shears or top-shaping tools appropriate to the actual length, density, condition, ridge plan, and intended separation
Directional drying and heat-protection categories selected for texture, porosity, scalp, and agreed temperature plan
Medium-hold low-sheen styling category chosen for desired separation, movement, buildup tolerance, and home routine

Safety and starting state

Confirm before service

Current dry and wet top length, density distribution, texture, porosity, condition, natural fall, and crown growth
Existing fade height and symmetry, ridge connection, front hairline, temple edge, rear blend, neckline, and prior pushback
Scalp sensitivity, irritation, lesions, thinning, nape bumps, chemical or colour history, heat tolerance, and product response
Requested top height, backward direction, ridge separation, fade placement, sheen, hold, maintenance preference, and separately scoped facial-hair work

Do not promise unchanged

Do not promise the recorded 10–12 cm backward top without enough healthy usable length, density, and compatible growth direction.
Do not blend away the deliberate ridge or lower the visible high-fade taxonomy while representing the result as this exact record.
Do not raise an existing fade, push back the front edge, add pigment, or block the neckline without explicit agreement and current-state assessment.
Do not perform close clipper, trimmer, heat, or high-hold product work over active irritation, lesions, unexplained bumps, or significant sensitivity without appropriate assessment.
Do not prescribe guards, measured fade height, blend sequence, top elevation, heat setting, product formula, or facial-hair work from the finished images alone.

Evidence and governance

Source package: os/hairqut-styles/registry/entries/HQ-STYLE-000039-slicked-back-undercut-high-fade

Asset relationship: All four approved publication images mirror the formal package byte-for-byte.

Generated media: The approved style views depict a fictional AI-generated subject; the underlying generation model and request ids are unavailable. The on-page diagram is a deterministic overlay on those locked views. A newer generated composite passed all six exact labels and the high-fade taxonomy boundary but remains internal because its raster output cannot prove approved-pixel preservation and critical labels would not remain semantic.

Privacy: No real customer photo, identity, or biometric record is used in this Blueprint.

Booking handoff: The Blueprint links to the existing mens_haircut_style service; duration, price, availability, corrective scope, extended styling, colour or chemical work, and any facial-hair service come from the current booking and consultation flow.

Freshness

Asset quality, corrected taxonomy, and provenance package assessed 2026-08-01.
Blueprint geometry, internal image-generation evaluation, and full specification reviewed 2026-09-12.

Consultation

Confirm top direction, ridge separation, fade height, and finish

Agree on how much top length and crown connection must remain to direct the hair backward without forcing unsupported volume.
Confirm that the short-to-long ridge should stay deliberate rather than being blended into a conventional connected shape.
Map a symmetric high fade from the current side and rear state; guard choice, blend sequence, and exact height belong to the professional assessment.
Confirm a natural front edge, low natural neckline, preferred sheen and hold, and whether facial-hair work is excluded or separately requested.

Care plan

Keep the intent, not a fixed schedule.

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When the high-fade gradient loses definition
Refresh without moving the boundary
Reassess the current fade before cutting; the recorded 2–3 week range is typical guidance, not a universal interval or permission to raise the fade.
2
When the ridge or top balance changes
Recheck the full silhouette
Review front length, crown weight, backward direction, ridge separation, and rear connection together; the recorded 4–6 week range varies with growth and finish preference.
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On styling days
Build direction before product load
Use an assessed drying direction and only enough medium-hold low-sheen category to support separation without flattening the top into a wet-looking block.
4
If scalp or edge symptoms appear
Pause close work
Tenderness, irritation, lesions, unexplained bumps, or inflamed areas require assessment before further close clipper, trimmer, heat, or product contact.

Home kit

Product categories, not product pressure.

Cleanse

Gentle scalp and styling-product cleanser category

Choose formula and frequency for the current scalp, porosity, buildup, service history, and styling routine.

Prepare

Light conditioning and heat-protection categories

Select for strand condition, porosity, drying method, and temperature plan; the record establishes no fixed heat setting.

Hold

Medium-hold low-sheen styling category

Use the least amount that maintains backward direction and separated ridges without excessive stiffness, residue, or wet-look shine.

Shape

Directional comb or brush category

Select tooth or bristle type for the assessed texture, density, scalp, and desired separation without pulling across a sensitive hairline.

These are care and tool categories, not paid placements or a substitute for professional texture, density, porosity, condition, growth-pattern, scalp, edge, heat, and product assessment. No brand claim, fixed heat setting, guard prescription, product formula, or guaranteed hold is present.

Professional brief

Hand this evidence-bound slicked-back high-fade brief to your professional

Use the four approved registry views to align on visible top direction, ridge separation, fade placement, rear continuity, hairline, neckline, and finish, then let the professional determine lengths, guards, blend sequence, elevation, heat, and product from the current hair and scalp.

The four approved registry views and the QA correction from a requested uniform undercut to the visibly supported high fade
Approximately 10–12 cm of recorded top length where the current density, growth, and condition support it
Straight-back direction with separated ridges and restrained volume
A deliberate short-to-long ridge transition above a symmetric high fade
A natural front hairline, low natural neckline, controlled low sheen, and separately scoped facial-hair work

Book with this Blueprint

Blueprint v1.2 · reviewed September 12, 2026. Every diagram pin and technical field was checked against the approved front, side, or rear publication view, the locked canonical record, and the formal evidence package. Guard numbers, measured fade height, blend sequence, ridge coordinates, top elevation, overdirection, natural response, porosity, heat setting, product formula, duration, price, facial-hair scope, and continuity across AI-derived views were left unknown or assessment-required rather than inferred.

Canonical reference data

The source record behind the Blueprint.

These are the canonical attributes of the illustrated record. The Blueprint above translates them for a consultation; this section keeps the technical source explicit.

Top length: Approx. 10–12 cm
Reference texture: Dense 1C straight
Sides: High fade
Finish: Controlled low sheen

Cut construction

Top: Long, dense length remains through the front and crown.
Direction: Combed straight back with separated ridges and restrained volume.
Transition: A deliberate short-to-long shelf sits near the parietal ridge.
Sides/rear: A continuous high fade blends cleanly around both ears and the occipital area.
Neckline: Low, clean, and naturally tapered.

Quality assessment

Visible, not implied.

95/ 100

Publication threshold: 85. Assessed August 1, 2026.

Identity consistency93

Haircut geometry94

View compliance99

Hair realism94

Anatomy realism95

Photography consistency95

Provenance completeness95

Why this record passed with warnings

The original construction prompt requested a uniform short undercut; visual QA corrected the canonical taxonomy to a high fade because that is what the generated set consistently shows.
OpenAI built-in image generation was used; the underlying model identifier is not exposed by this surface.
AI-derived viewpoints are internally consistent illustrations, not proof that one physical subject was photographed continuously from four angles.

Registry provenance

100% AI-generated from scratch.

The four images are an intentionally matched fictional reference set made specifically for this Hairqut record. Fictional person; no real person or celebrity was used as a reference. The set passed deterministic asset checks and a separate visual consistency assessment.

Generated media record: OpenAI built-in image generation via ChatGPT. underlying model identifier not exposed.

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