HQ-STYLE-000001QA passed with warnings

Haircut · French crop

Textured French Crop with Mid-High Skin Fade

A short textured crop with a forward, irregular fringe, dense wavy movement on top, and a continuous skin-to-length fade around the sides and rear.

Français · Crop français texturé avec dégradé à blanc mi-haut

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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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Three-quarter view of a textured French crop with a mid-high skin 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 textured French crop with an irregular fringe and mid-high skin fade — Front0°
Documents the fringe width, top silhouette, temple height, and facial balance.

Side90°

Exposes the temple transition, parietal blend, crown weight, ear contour, and neckline.

Rear view of a textured French crop showing the fade gradient, crown, and natural neckline — Rear180°
Documents the crown, occipital blend, fade continuity, symmetry, and rear neckline.

Hairqut Style Blueprint · Cut geometry

A cut 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

The published front, side, and rear references, annotated against the canonical construction record. Pins point to the visual evidence; the detail below explains what to preserve.

3 publication views · 6 callouts

Technical front cut map for Textured French Crop. Front view of a textured French crop with an irregular fringe and mid-high skin fade — Top and fringe
The short crop reads through forward texture rather than a hard, straight fringe.
01
Top
Approx. 4 cm with short, choppy movement
02
Fringe
Short, broken, and directed slightly forward

Side90°

Approved publication view

Fade and crown

The side should transition continuously from skin into the textured top.

Fade

Mid-high skin-to-length transition

Blend

No disconnected shelf at the parietal ridge

Technical rear cut map for Textured French Crop. Rear view of a textured French crop showing the fade gradient, crown, and natural neckline — Crown and perimeter
The rear keeps the gradient continuous and the neckline deliberately natural.
01
Crown
Retain enough weight for controlled movement
02
Neckline
Softly tapered rather than hard-blocked

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 cutting prescription.

Provenance: The diagram renders the locked approved publication derivatives. The separate formal source package remains preserved byte-for-byte; both sets are approved, but they are not byte-identical and the transformation recipe was not recorded.

Visual effect

Compact texture above a clean tapered silhouette.

Starting point

Enough top length to establish a short, broken fringe.

Adaptation

Texture, density, cowlicks, hairline, and current length change the finished outcome.

Consultation

Confirm before the first cut

Look at the front hairline, temples, and crown growth before deciding the fringe length.
Agree on fade height and how much scalp exposure feels right to you.
Confirm whether the desired forward texture is achievable from the current length and density.
Bring the four registered views and say which silhouette matters most to you.

Care plan

Keep the intent, not a fixed schedule.

1
Daily
Create forward texture
Use a small amount of matte product on dry or towel-dried hair; work it through and direct the top slightly forward.
2
2–3 weeks
Refresh the fade
A clean skin fade grows out quickly. Refresh sooner if the side contrast is central to the look.
3
4–6 weeks
Reshape the crop
Restore the top texture, fringe proportion, and smooth blend as growth changes the silhouette.

Home kit

Product categories, not product pressure.

Cleanse

Gentle shampoo

Keep the scalp and short layers clean without relying on heavy residue for texture.

Style

Lightweight matte paste or clay

Start with a pea-sized amount for separated, low-shine movement.

Shape

Hair dryer with a concentrator nozzle

Optional: add a little controlled direction before finishing with product.

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Professional brief

Hand this brief to your professional

Use the verified views and cut map to agree on fringe, fade height, and what is achievable from your current hair before the cut begins.

The four registry reference views
Your preferred fade height and scalp exposure
Your current length, density, growth pattern, and styling routine

Book with this Blueprint

Blueprint v1.1 · reviewed August 10, 2026. Pins and labels were cross-checked against the published four-view reference and canonical construction record. This is a communication standard, not a universal cutting prescription.

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. 4 cm
Reference texture: Dense 2C wavy
Fade: Mid-high skin fade
Finish: Matte, minimal product

Cut construction

Top: Short, choppy point-cut layers with dense visible movement.
Direction: Directed slightly forward into a short, irregular fringe.
Sides: Continuous mid-high skin-to-length fade without a disconnected shelf.
Temples: Clean, natural transition without a painted or overly sharp lineup.
Neckline: Softly tapered with a natural finish.
Reference colour: Dark brown; colour is not a defining feature of the cut.

Quality assessment

Visible, not implied.

91/ 100

Publication threshold: 85. Assessed July 19, 2026.

Identity consistency88

Haircut geometry89

View compliance98

Hair realism91

Anatomy realism92

Photography consistency90

Provenance completeness95

Why this record passed with warnings

The rear crown appears marginally fuller than the three-quarter reference but remains within the same haircut family.
AI-derived viewpoints are internally consistent illustrations, not proof that one physical 3D subject was photographed 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 (recorded by the formal evidence package). Underlying model identifier not exposed.

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