[et_pb_section admin_label="Section" fullwidth="off" specialty="off" transparent_background="off" background_color="#ffffff" allow_player_pause="off" inner_shadow="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" custom_padding="0px||0px|" padding_mobile="off" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" make_equal="off" use_custom_gutter="off"][et_pb_row admin_label="Row" make_fullwidth="on" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" use_custom_gutter="on" padding_mobile="off" allow_player_pause="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" make_equal="off" parallax_1="off" parallax_method_1="off" column_padding_mobile="on" gutter_width="1"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="on" border_color="#868686" border_style="solid" custom_padding="20px|20px|20px|20px"] It’s that time of the year. We are at this point past Christmas and preparing for the New Year. Will 2018 be a good year for us? Will we accomplish new goals? What about looks, what will look good next year, especially when it comes to haircuts? Well, the answer is that there is no simple answer. The year ahead presents us with so many possibilities that it all boils down to preference. You hear the terms taper and fades a lot. But what do they actually mean? And this is an important distinction because each of these in turn has a number of possibilities on their own. But let’s start with the basics: In a taper cut the top and sides will be longer than the rest byabout two to four inches. You will need to cut less hair on a taper than a fade. And the contour around the hairline is not cut to the skin. Now a taper can be classic with no defined partition between the si des and the crown or it can be part sided, some people even ask for the famous “lazy line” that makes you look clean cut every day of the week. There’s also short tapers like the one Jay is sporting in this photo, with up to an inch of hair in the longest point and gradually getting shorter heading towards the neckline. The best thing about this cut is that it’s very low maintenance and easy to handle during this time of the year that we are taking our toque on and off all the time. Tapers are not limited to men, as many ladies like to wear long tapers, which is still shorter on the sides than the top but never enough so that you could see the scalp. So many hairstyles to choose from and such few months in the year! The best thing to do is come to Sport Clips Dixie Dundas today and talk to one of our expert barbers. We are located at the Creekside Crossing plaza, between the new Dollarama and the Dixie Go Station and we are open every day of the week! [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" custom_padding="20px|||"] [smartslider3 slider=2] [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]