Methodology · reviewed 15 July 2026
TaperMode is a reference catalogue and communication tool. It is not a barber, appearance-analysis service, review platform, or virtual try-on.
Current haircut images are generated illustrations. They are not client photographs, do not show how a cut will look on you, and have not been reviewed by a practicing barber. A single angle can omit important side, back, neckline, and growth-pattern detail.
Hair-texture, fade-type, upkeep, and face-shape labels are editorial catalogue tags. Filters return records containing every selected tag. They do not calculate confidence, attractiveness, suitability, or a predicted match.
General catalogue results are alphabetical. Homepage features are a small editorially selected set chosen for category variety. TaperMode does not display popularity numbers, ratings, review counts, or demand claims without a named source and method.
The brief translates choices into plain language and flags obvious tensions. Only an in-person professional can assess current length, density, hairline, whorls, cowlicks, shrinkage, growth direction, and technique constraints.
The workflow uses recurring themes observed in public professional consultation material: begin with a reference, ask about practical routine and desired outcomes, make keep and avoid preferences explicit, acknowledge constraints, and read the final plan back before cutting. These sources informed the product structure; they do not constitute an endorsement or a review of TaperMode.
Twelve distinct style guides are treated as primary catalogue pages. Closely overlapping combinations remain available for existing links but are not submitted in the sitemap and are marked noindex until they can justify unique, reviewed value. Face-shape pages are also noindex because those suggestions are subjective and currently thin.
No current style page claims barber review. A future review state must name the reviewer, scope, date, and corrections before that label appears.
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