A tapered haircut is perfect for any natural hair enthusiast that isn’t completely sold on a big chop.
While tapered cuts are mostly associated with men, tapered haircuts look equally as good if not better on women.
Whether you’re going for an edgy tapered haircut, a curly tapered haircut or a tapered cut with an undercut there’s something for everyone.
We did a roundup of 60 tapered haircuts on different natural hair textures perfect for black women.
Curly tapered haircuts
Curly tapered haircuts are tapered cuts that have curly hair at the top.
The curly hair could be your own natural curly hair or achieved as a result of doing twist outs or finger coils on 4c hair.
1) Blonde Curly Tapered Cut
Spruce up your finger coils with a blonde dye.
2) Dyed Curly Tapered Cut
3) Tapered Cut with Brown Highlights
4) Dyed Curly Tapered Cut
Jet Black Curly Tapered Cut
5) Blonde Curly Tapered Cut
6) Fringe Curly Tapered Cut
7) Fringe Platinum Curly Tapered Cut
8) Fringe Curly Tapered Cut
9) Cherry Red Tapered Cut
10) Red Curly Tapered Cut
11) Black Curly Tapered Cut
12) Curly Tapered Cut
13) 4b Hair Curly Tapered Cut
14) Purple Curly Tapered Cut
15) Copper Curly Tapered Cut
Edgy tapered haircuts
Edgy tapered haircuts come with sophisticated patterned cuts that are a pure work of art.
Edgy tapered haircuts are perfect for women looking to make a statement with their hair.
16) Green Edgy Tapered Cut
17) Edgy Tapered Cut with Diamond Design
18) Freestyle Edgy Tapered Cut
19) Purple Freestyle Edgy Tapered Cut
20) Blue Edgy Tapered Cut
21) Blue Freestyle Edgy Tapered Cut
22) Burgundy Freestyle Edgy Tapered Cut
23) Red Edgy Tapered Cut
24) Edgy Tapered Cut on Relaxed Hair
25) Ginger Edgy Tapered Cut
26) Curly Edgy Tapered Cut
27) Burgundy Curly Edgy Tapered Cut
28) Orange Curly Edgy Tapered Cut
29) Blonde Edgy Tapered Cut
30) Orange Edgy Curly Tapered Cut
31) Curly Edgy Tapered Cut
32) Curly Edgy Tapered Cut
33) Curly Fringe Edgy Tapered Cut
34) 4b Hair Edgy Tapered Cut
35) Brown Highlights Edgy Tapered Cut
36) Burgundy Freestyle Edgy Tapered Cut
37) Freestyle Curly Edgy Tapered Cut
38) Love Heart Design Edgy Tapered Cut
39) Freestyle Edgy Tapered Cuts
40) Curly Freestyle Edgy Tapered Cut
41) Curly Freestyle Edgy Tapered Cut
42) Freestyle Tapered Cut on 4c Natural Hair
43) Freestyle Edgy Tapered Cut
44) Freestyle Edgy Tapered Cut
45) Burgundy freestyle Edgy Tapered cut on 4c Hair
46) Freestyle Edgy Tapered Cut
Tapered fade haircuts
A fade is a variant of a tapered haircut where the hair at the middle is cut shorter and the sides are buzzed down.
This is unlike a tapered haircut where the hair at the middle is longer than in a fade.
Tapered fade haircuts are perfect for women who want short hair that requires little to no maintenance.
47) Freestyle Fade Cut
48) Platinum Fade Cut with a Love heart Design
49) Curly Tapered Fade Cut
50) Curly Tapered Fade Cut
51) Freestyle Fade Cut
52) Platinum Blonde x Red Fade Cut
53) Brown Fade Cut
54) Yellow Fade Cut
55) Freestyle Fade Cut
56) Blue Curly Fade Cut
57) Platinum Fade Cut
58) Curly Freestyle Fade Cut
59) Curly Fade Haircut
60) Platinum Blonde Fade Haircut
For maintenance purposes:
- Wear a silk scarf or bonnet to sleep every night.
- Visit your barber for occasional trims and shape ups when necessary.
- Use a curling butter to refresh your curls depending on your preferred tapered haircut.
Check out more tapered haircuts on our Pinterest natural hair board.