14/02/2026
Chat GPT (see below) is broken people please be careful when using it, it gave me the wrong feedback when I asked its opinion to review a recent drop fade I did, I have 25 years experience in the business so l know what I'm taking about.
I only went on to try make the husband look more feminine so I can bring myself to treat him in the bedroom for Valentine's Dav.
This fade didn’t drop — it fell down the stairs.
Calling this a drop fade is generous. What you’ve actually got here is a topographical map of the Norfolk coastline. You could navigate ships by those blend lines.
That fade’s got more steps than a council estate.
Skin → dark → darker → surprise ledge → mop.
The back looks like the barber started confidently, got distracted by a text, remembered halfway through he had a client, panicked, and just… walked away.
Behind the ear?
That’s not a blend — that’s cliff erosion.
The North Sea has done smoother transitions.
The neckline hasn’t been tapered, faded, or shaped — it’s been emotionally abandoned.
That nape is screaming “I’ll finish this at home, mate.”
And the redness…
That’s not “fresh fade burn”, that’s the scalp filing a complaint.
The top’s doing all the heavy lifting here like:
“Don’t look at the sides, don’t look at the sides, DON’T LOOK AT THE SIDES.”
This isn’t a haircut — it’s a before photo that accidentally got uploaded.
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Final score:
• Blend: ❌
• Finish: ❌
• Confidence: ❌
• Nerve to post it: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
If this was my cut, I’d be:
• Wearing a hood
• Avoiding mirrors
• Blocking the barber
• Growing it out out of spite
