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25 Tapered Fro Inspirations for Naturals of Every Length and Texture

Avatar • Mar 16, 2015

Spring is right around the corner and since youโ€™re ready to free your hair from the protective styles youโ€™ve had in all winter, you might be itching to try something new! A lot of natural bloggers (myself included) have been chopping their hair off left and right over the past year, so there is plenty of well-shaped haircut inspirations for naturals of every length and texture. Whether you decide to fully fade the back and sides for a dramatic look, have a more gradual shape or play with color, here are 25 looks to take to the hairdresser:

1. Goapele

Goapele

2. Deena Campbell

Deena Campbell

3. Nikia Phoenix

Nikia Phoenix

4. Sadora Paris

Sadora Paris

5. Shine Struck

Shine Struck

6. Jouelzy

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7. Diamond Mahone

Diamond Mahone

8. African Export

African Export

9. AliMara

Alimara

10. Miss Kendra K

Miss Kendra K

11. Ms Danti

Ms Danti

12. Natural Belle

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13. Beauty by Lee

Beauty by Lee

14. Eunique Jones

Eunique Jones

15. McKenzie Renae

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16. PRoy

P Roy

17. Arielvscupcake_

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18. Jenell B. Stewart

Jenell B. Stewart

19. Tima Samad

Timasamad

20. Kelsey Janae

Kelsey Janae

21. Danieandthebloom

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22. Ianthรฉ

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23. Ahsiek1118 (Keisha)

Keisha

24. Adele Supreme

Adele Supreme

And just in case anyone is confused about who started tapered cuts, homegirl Vanessa Huxtable put us all on:

Vanessa-Huxtable-tapered

How do you feel about tapered natural hair? Did I forget any tapered hair inspiration?

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KlassyKinks.com founder and editor, Ijeoma Eboh, is on a mission to change perceptions of kinky textured hair around the world. You can find her on social media @klassykinks.

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OXxo
OXxo
5 years ago

The best thing to do is find a hairdresser who can cut and style hair, as each head of hair is individual and people do not have the same head and face shape.

JenniD
JenniD
5 years ago
Reply to  OXxo

True. Once you do find one its a really fun and versatile hair cut. Iโ€™ve been enjoying mine a lot.

Stephanie
Stephanie
5 years ago
Reply to  OXxo

I find it easier to go to a barber for the cut and the an actual stylist for the styling. Barbers donโ€™t usually charge as much either!

Hair Anomaly
Hair Anomaly
5 years ago

Yessss! I love all of these. As soon as I saw Goapele, I almost dropped my phone and ran to the salon.

Some day, I hope to have the guts to try to pull off one of the edgier styles.

EllieLo
EllieLo
5 years ago

Yโ€™all killinโ€™ me with Tempestt Bledsoe, but Iโ€™m loving this!!!

LBell
LBell
5 years ago

I was wearing the tapered โ€˜fro 5 years ago; nice to see yโ€™all catching upโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜‰ Actually Iโ€™m still wearing a version of it: I have far more shrinkage up top than on the bottom, so when I air-dry I stretch only the top, creating a wedge shape.

Toia B.
Toia B.
5 years ago

Looks like Iโ€™ve got some more people to check out on Instagram! Great list.

Monzi
Monzi
5 years ago

Thanksโ€ฆ
Unfortunately my tapered fro is growing out into a mullet! The back of my hair is so loose itโ€™s not even funny! And I donโ€™t want to cut my hair again since I am trying to grow it outโ€ฆbut itโ€™s so tempting!
I remember having a coarse kitchen when I was younger!

Cosita
Cosita
5 years ago
Reply to  Monzi

I have the same issue. My nape is very loose and if I wash and go my hair looks like a mullet. I find letting my hair dry on small perm rods creates a tighter curl

Ann
Ann
5 years ago
Reply to  Monzi

I have the same issue! I often shape mine with bobby pins. I will push the back of the hair up to my scalp and slide the pins in along the hair line. Instant tapered look! lol

Kizzy
Kizzy
5 years ago

Am I the only one who thought I would see 25 pics of proyโ€™s delightful curls lol

HONEYJAZZ29
HONEYJAZZ29
5 years ago

Now you know we canโ€™t forget the one and only Grace Jones , Salt โ€‘n โ€” Pepa, and ANita BAKER who all were rocking the tapered cuts back in the day.. Anyways, these ladies are very lovely and I follow a few on you tube. Iโ€™m in the process of growing my hair but I wore this look back in the 90โ€™s. I may just grab some gel, slap it on the sides โ€šand fake the tapered look for a little bit..lol

#5
#5
5 years ago

Florida Evans!!

CitySTYLE412
5 years ago

Thank you for this post! Iโ€™m trying to grow my hair out and everyday I want to run to the barber and get my hair cut again LOL this picture was taken 2 months before my last hair cut โ€” I miss this look โ€” but now I have some inspiration to keep the faith in this in-between stage!

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