Most modern hairstyles have an old origin. As time passed by, the earliest version of a modern haircut stood the test of time and survived everything with little changes only. And even after these changes, now there are some magnificent styles available that suit the current period perfectly. Crop Top Fade is one of those modern styles with an ancient origin.
The root of the Crop Top Fade goes back to ancient Roman times. King Julius Caesar’s haircut is the original version of this modern Crop style. Fades got added to the mix recently as a modern element to the Caesar Cut and consequently, Crop Top Fade has emerged. Besides having faded sides, the Crop Top Fade style involves having the hair textured and also, there is a presence of noticeable fringes at the front.
Our intention for this guide is to explore everything there is to know about Crop Top Fade through 32 of the most wonderful variations of it. To assist you with understanding each look, we will include pictures of each style too. If you feel attracted to the Crop Top Fade style, you can simply rely on our guide to get the best information and know about these styles with little effort.
Let’s begin.
Table of Contents
- 32 Phenomenal Crop Top Fade Styles
- Temple Fade
- Shaved Crop
- French Crop Top
- Easy Burst Fade
- Mid Texture
- Buzz Fade
- Striking V Fade
- Faux Hawk Taper
- Caesar Crop Top Fade
- Golden Textured Top
- Taper Crop
- Curly Mullet
- Fluffy Top with Hard Line
- Burst Crop with Design
- Textured Drop Top
- Semi Pompadour
- Spiky Faux Hawk
- Short Crop for Receding Hairline
- Blonde Mohawk
- Buzz Crop
- Takuache Crop
- Bleached Top with Texture
- Golden Slick Back
- Mini Pompadour
- Short Asian Mullet
- Textured Mullet with Highlights
- 180 Waves Crop
- Drop Fade Blowout
- Golden Top with Curvy Cross
- Textured Top
- Afro Crop
- Silver Top with Dash Lines
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Wrapping-Up
32 Phenomenal Crop Top Fade Styles
Picking the right style for your hair is a gruesome process. Especially when you have hundreds of options in front of you and need to select only one from them, it becomes a painful experience.
We understand this situation well. We are not letting you scroll through those hundreds of options. Instead, we have selected only the best 32 variations of Crop Top Fade for you to choose from in this section. You can easily go through each style and pick the one you vibe with.
Temple Fade
The Temple Fade is an excellent choice for a Crop Top Fade style. Only the temple area of the head has the fade, and the top hair rocks some amazing textured hair. If your hair is naturally coarse, you can style your front to have spiky fringes easily.
This Temple Fade Crop Top variation also suits those who like minimal looks. Since only the temple areas are faded for it, the look is much more suitable for any occasion you can think of.
Shaved Crop
In case the previous style seemed too dull for you, this Shaved Crop look will knock you out with its bold appearance. It is a more extreme version of the Temple Fade. The sides are entirely shaved for this style. And the shaved area takes a nosedive and creates a flipped crescent shape as it reaches the back. It follows the Drop Fade approach for the area but instead of getting fades, the area is shaved.
The top hair has the standard texture of a Crop Top style. Depending on your preference, you can rock lengthy fringes at the front. You will turn your Shaved Crop into a French Crop Top in that case. This combination is also popular at the moment.
French Crop Top
While both Crop and French Crop have textured hair with fringes in their requirements, the length of the fringes determines which one it is. In this variation, you can see a French Crop Top Fade style. The French version of the Crop houses longer fringes for a different look.
The top hair has medium textures to go with the long fringes. The back of the head is trimmed down according to the length of hair you have at the top. And finally, a smooth blending of all sides is necessary to pull off this French Crop Top beauty.
Easy Burst Fade
Burst Fade haircuts have attractive properties that can enhance any hairstyle. Take this Crop Top variation for example. The curvy line around the ears is followed for the Burst Fade which gives a sound contrast to the top hair.
To maintain the sharpness of this Easy Burst Fade Crop Top, the hair at the back can have a sharp ending as well. While the Burst can almost reach the back of your head, the strong horizontal finishing of the back hair gives the Burst a much-needed lift to appear more intriguing.
Mid Texture
This Crop Top Fade variation comes with medium hair and some attractive mid-textures. These textures give the top hair a lucrative fluffy look. Also, the room is there to play with the length of the hair at the front. You can wear a French Crop style by keeping the fringes long.
To accompany those stunning textured hair, the sides will have Taper Fade for the best result. You sure can try other types of fades, but the Taper Fade is the most recommended one for this look. The combination makes the overall view simply astonishing.
Buzz Fade
This Buzz Fade look is different from other types of Crop Top Fade styles. To begin with, the sides have a high Buzz Fade. And the back hair also follows the same prescription of fade for this variation. The top hair has minimal textures to achieve the Crop appearance.
We understand that Buzz Fades are not everyone’s cup of tea. However, if you feel interested in such a cutthroat look, you can wear it with pride. You can achieve an incredibly rugged presence by just getting this style.
Striking V Fade
The engrossing V Fade works wonderfully with the Crop style. There are scopes to modify the look of the V in the back of your head according to your taste. The top hair is simple and textured to maintain the Crop principle.
The V in the back, on the other hand, is where you can get creative. In this example, you can see outside lines on the V that have added life to the look. In similar ways, you can use multiple outside lines to include some personal touch to your style.
Faux Hawk Taper
This style comes with a nice multilayered energetic look. The hair on top is handled in a specific way to give it some wonderful textures which in turn produces the Crop look. The sides and the back is where customization is possible.
The Faux Hawk is constant for this style. For the sides, we are showing you a perfect Taper to keep it simple. You can wear this Faux Hawk Taper Crop anywhere you like irrespective of the situation.
Caesar Crop Top Fade
The inspiration for this style comes from the popular Caesar Haircut. Although the Crop Top haircut itself is a modern version of the Caesar style, the elements of the original Caesar style almost take over the Crop look of this variation.
The top hair has the Crop factor present in it. However, the hair in the front reveals the Caesar cut prominently. The fringes are shorter than French Crop but they are also a bit sharper than a traditional Crop Fade style.
Golden Textured Top
All the focus is on the top hair for this Golden Textured Top variation of the Crop. The hair has a good amount of texture in them to create a nice-looking style. As the cherry on top, the Golden color multiplies the appeal of this look.
The sides and the back have a High Skin Fade to elevate the style even further. Due to this fade, you can change your hairdo to an Undercut if you feel like trying it out. Isn’t it amazing?
Taper Crop
The Taper Crop is yet another style that can serve you on any occasion. The top hair has excellent and sharp textures that make this Crop variation a coveted one for many people out there.
The temple of your head has the Taper for this Taper Crop. Based on how you like it, the size of the Taper can be adjustable.
Curly Mullet
Curly Mullet meets Crop Top Fade for this style in a royal manner! The front of the hair has fringes from the Caesar Haircut. The sides have standard Top Fade to help accomplish the look.
The middle area of the top of your head has some nice curls that extend toward the back. For these curls, the hair at the back produces one of the most perfect Mullet looks you can ever find.
Fluffy Top with Hard Line
Haircuts with hard lines or hard parts look more amazing than it does with usual styles. Since not many people go for a look with hard lines, it becomes a rare sight to spot any hard part or hard-line style. However, the Crop Top Fade has the mojo to accommodate the marvelous hard lines in one of its variations.
The top hair has a copious amount of textures to generate the Crop look easily. And the hard lines on either side disconnect the fade area from the top. Overall, in terms of the Crop Top Fade, it is a strong and dynamic style for sure!
Burst Crop with Design
Using various designs to elevate your hairstyle is one of the most popular approaches these days. The Crop Top too follows the trend here. The sides for this variation have Burst Fade to create a significant contrast with the top hair.
The design has a continuous line that includes the shape of a lightning bolt in it. The top hair has simple textures that go well with the Burst Fade. Since a design is involved in this style, it will certainly get more focus than the top hair.
Textured Drop Top
The hair length for this variation of Crop Top Fade stays in the medium range for a grand look. The top hair has some subtle textures, and they help the hair appear in a specific way. Those textures introduce a wonderful shaggy appearance to your hair.
The sides and the back are faded well for this variation. In this example, the fade in use is the Drop Fade. You can get Skin Fade as well if you are interested in a more high-spirited look. You can decide whatever you want with this style and wear it like a king!
Semi Pompadour
The appeal of Pompadour has always been high due to its stunning look and easy maintenance. Also, it is a versatile style that can be coupled with other hairstyles. In this example, you can see the Crop variation of the Pompadour.
Since adding textures to the hair is fundamental for a Crop style, the Pompadour is mostly short for this look. Meanwhile, the sides have a great Taper Fade to accompany the Pompadour. The combination of the Taper Fade and Pompadour gives you a mighty style that you can wear for a long time.
Spiky Faux Hawk
This variation of the Crop Top Fade brings to you a youthful style that can turn heads everywhere. First of all, the sides have Taper which determines the area for the Faux Hawk. Then the rest of the game is played on the top of the head.
The back of the head has its hair trimmed down to match the Taper from the sides. Then, the top hair produces wonderful spiky hair for the whole head. And the magnificent Faux Hawk is created from the way you manage your top hair.
Short Crop for Receding Hairline
The popular belief is that Crop hairstyles do not work with a receding hairline. Since the hairline goes toward the back, having the front fringes is impossible. However, the rest of the two elements out of the three for the Crop Top is manageable with this hairline.
The sides may have a Buzz Fade for this style. And the top hair will be textured to give you a Crop appearance. When you have these two things present in your hair, you have the look of the Crop Top Fade without too much effort.
Blonde Mohawk
A Blonde Mohawk look is popular enough to be considered by many people as their favorite hairstyle. But there is more that can be added to this Mohawk. For instance, you can texturize your Mohawk to give it a Crop Top look.
Since you already have the Mohawk, the sides should already have one from Taper, Fade, or Shave. You only add texture to the top hair to make sure that you have a Crop appearance. That’s it!
Buzz Crop
The Buzz Crop is an interesting choice for a Crop Top Fade style. Primarily the hair length of a Buzz Cut is incorporated in this style. For the sides, you can get a Mid Temple Fade which looks great with the Buzz-styled hair.
The top and the back will have the traditional Buzz length in order to maintain consistency.
Takuache Crop
Takuache Haircut is a culturally adapted version of the original Caesar cut. Since the principles are almost the same for these two styles and the Crop Top Fade, it is easy to bring the Takuache into the Crop and merge them together.
That is exactly what we are doing in this Takuache Crop. The sides have Temple Fade but the frontal sides of the temples have a cleaned-up look. This is where the Takuache’s characteristic flourishes. And accordingly, the top hair and fringes have enough textures to produce a fine Crop Top Fade look.
Bleached Top with Texture
This Crop Top Fade variation comes up as a great choice if your target is to get a vibrant style for your next haircut. The style resembles a Mohawk if you consider the hair’s presence at the top. However, the hair in the back takes away this idea.
Now, the top hair is bleached white and given enough textures to create an edgy style here. The sides have excellent-looking Drop Fade that are rounded around the ears. It almost looks like a mixture of Drop Fade and Burst Fade. Looks wonderful, isn’t it?
Golden Slick Back
The Crop Top Fade conquers the Slick Back world in style for this variation. Slick Back styles are a part of the classics. Crop styles make an entry here and introduce irresistible textures to the hair.
Now, you can choose your favorite fade or taper style for the sides here. Also, we are showing you a Golden look in this variation, but you can select your own color and wear the textured slick back to wow your surroundings.
Mini Pompadour
Crop Top Fade styles utilize short hair. For this reason, it is impossible to have a full-on Pompadour style with the Crop Top. However, you can modify the look by keeping the fundamentals of a hairstyle intact.
The Pompadour here almost has a side-swept look. The sides have a High Top Fade to fulfill the requirement of the Crop Top Fade. And although the top hair is swept over, the texture is still highly visible.
Short Asian Mullet
Asian Mullets grew in popularity through the influence of TikTok videos and BTS. Some BTS members wore a special kind of Mullet that is high in texture. When you take this style and add Temple Fade to it, you get a much-desired Short Asian Mullet in Crop Top Fade form.
The fringes are long and have sharp textures for the Asian Mullet. The back is also long and sometimes it creates a big tail-like appearance. After adding the Taper or Fade to it, the Crop Top Fade appears right away.
Textured Mullet with Highlights
In yet another Mullet variation of the Crop Top Fade, we are showing you a great hairstyle that has highlights in it. The top hair has all the textures that look awesome in straight hair. And the back hair ends in a Mullet to ramp up the look.
In terms of the highlight colors, we strongly suggest sticking with dark shades. As you see in the picture here, brown color is applied as the highlights, and the hair looks simply stunning in it!
180 Waves Crop
Waves hairstyles are tremendously gorgeous for how they look. They may ask you to put extra effort to maintain them, but the ultimate result always tells you that it is totally worth it. Now, when you are ready to give up your Waves, you can give this Crop Top Fade a try.
We are talking about 180 Waves in this variation. The top hair will contain the waves, and the sides can have Buzz Fade to complete your Crop Top Fade. The existing texture of the 180 Waves is more than enough for the Crop Top. Nothing else needs to be done!
Drop Fade Blowout
Curly Hair gives you some amazing choices for your hair. You can style them in various ways. One of the most popular approaches involves having a Blowout Fade. However, you can take it up a notch and give the Blowout Fade a Crop Top treatment.
In this case, you can try out a Drop Fade with the Blowout. The texture of your curly hair will blend into the Crop Top and give you an amazing outcome straightaway.
Golden Top with Curvy Cross
Cross Design Haircuts are usually favored by devoted people. But there are also many individuals out there who wear Cross Designs simply for their looks. This Crop Top Fade variation offers an excellent choice to anyone who falls into either of the categories.
To make things more thrilling, the top hair is dyed with a golden color. The sides have a fade where the Curvy Cross design appears. The top hair produces a curly look through its texturizing. How good is that?
Textured Top
As a simple hairstyle, this Textured Top looks on point due to its excellent textures on the top hair. Each side can have a Skin Fade to boost the appearance of the Crop Top Fade style.
It is also a great option for people who have receding hairlines. The faded area starts in a perpendicular direction to your receding hairline. As a result, this haircut always looks natural and fitting.
Afro Crop
The Afro Crop variation presents a great opportunity for the ones with Afro hair to get a Crop Top Fade. The style is pretty straightforward because the texture of the Afro will be utilized to the maximum for this look.
For the fade, the favorite approach is to get a Temple Fade with Afro. However, you can experiment with the type of fade you want to get and pick up something you like.
Silver Top with Dash Lines
For the final style of our guide, we are introducing you to a Crop Top Fade that comes with a simple yet effective design. In the faded area just above your ear, there are two short dash lines.
It keeps things to a minimum but at the same time, you get something extra for your style. And the top hair is dyed in silver as the final touch. When all the elements are put together for this style, you get a drop-dead gorgeous look that will always make you stand out.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
We selected some of the most asked questions for this section of the guide. We will answer those questions here for giving more information about the Crop Top Fade styles.
Q: What face shapes suit a Crop Top Fade style?
Ans: Although Crop Top Fade styles suit all face shapes, it looks best on round or oval faces. Depending on a particular Crop Top Fade hairstyle, it can be suitable for a square-shaped face as well.
Q: Will a Crop Top Fade make my hair look thinner?
Ans: No. Actually, a Crop Top Fade will make your hair look thicker due to its textured appearance.
Q: Is a Crop Top Fade style suitable for older people?
Ans: Yes. Crop Top Fade styles suit people of all ages without any problem.
Q: Can a Crop Top Fade work with long hair on top?
Ans: We do not recommend getting a Crop Top Fade if you want to keep long hair on top of your head. It defeats the purpose of having texture on your hair.
Wrapping-Up
Crop Top Fade hairstyles have always been in trend for their fabulous looks. These styles give you the attractive look of textured hair along with some interesting fading options for the sides. Also, Crop Top Fade works great with short to medium hair which is also one of its biggest selling points.
Due to its popularity, Crop Top Fade has gone through many kinds of modifications over the years. We picked 32 of the best variations of this style and presented them to you in this guide. You can find your perfect Crop Top Fade style here to wear next.
We have covered everything regarding Crop Top Fade in this guide. But if you still have any questions in your mind, feel free to ask us in the comment section below. We will get back to you.
