Temple Fade (hairstyle)
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The Temple Fade, Sometimes called a "Brooklyn Fade," "Low Fade," or "Blow Out," is a hairstyle that gained popularity in the early 2000s. The hair is faded from skin to 1 cm (1/2 inch) in length from the edge of the hairline up 2 cm (1 inch). The rest of the hair is left the same length, usually 2–5 cm (1-2 inches), depending on the preference of the client. The style is generally defined by hair that is spiked up in chunks using large amounts of heavy products such as hair gel or mousse.
Regardless of its origins, the blowout's popularity was very strong, but peaked and declined sharply (although not into obscurity). It was popularized most notably by Rob Reha, the "Gotti Boys" on their reality TV series Growing Up Gotti, and by popular viral video "My New Haircut". It was trendy mainly the Northeast, particularly in Philadelphia and parts of New York and New Jersey.
Most recently the blowout is featured prominently on the 2009-2011 MTV reality show The Jersey Shore. This show has spawned blowout-themed parties, pub crawls, and viewing parties. On the show, Pauly D is proponent of this hairstyle. He has appeared in viral videos showing others how to create and maintain a blowout.[1]
Jersey Shore's popularity piqued new interest in the blowout cut and spread throughout the United States. Several how-to video tutorials to produce the styles and modified forms have been made. It is popular amongst Italian Americans, Indian Americans, Somali Americans and some Mexican Americans.
The blowout was recently featured in the wrestling blog "Grown Men With Belts." In the blog, a young wrestling fan with a blowout was shown posing with the Intercontinental Title belt. [2]
