If you happen to’re something like me, you had a crush on boys with longer, considerably shaggy hair in center college, and that prolonged to 90s heartthrobs like Leonardo DiCaprio and Eric Matthews in Boy Meets World. Now, I’m unsure if I like boys with this haircut or need it for myself. Enter the boy bob, which director of haircutting at Spoke and Weal, Lindsay Victoria, describes as “the proper steadiness between stylish and cool woman” because of the size, undone texture and flexibility of fashion. Wish to get the haircut your favourite 90s heartthrobs had? We now have all of the skilled suggestions to assist get you there.
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What’s the boy bob haircut pattern?
In its easiest kind, a boy bob is a bob that sits barely beneath, proper at or hovering above the jawline, says Lindsay. “It’s characterised by its blunt ends and minimal layering and is barely boxier than the traditional bob,” explains hairstylist Paulina Raciborski. “The look is sharp and clear, and its mixture of softness with daring edges give it extra of a tomboy look.”
Though the boy bob is devoid of harsh or distinct layering, it does have an undone texture feeling, primarily by means of the perimeter or decrease portion of the haircut, says Lindsay. “The skinner and undone ends give it extra of a lived-in type that units it other than a traditional smooth bob.”
What to ask for on the salon
“When asking for a boy bob, request a chin size to jawline bob with little to no layers and a blunt minimize that provides extra of a squared form relatively than a rounded form as it will give extra of a female look,” says Raciborski, who additionally suggests bringing a reference picture.
Lindsay recommends working along with your stylist to search out the precise size that fits your hairline and bone construction. It doesn’t matter what she notes that “the size must be the identical from again to entrance—not angled or A line in the direction of the entrance.” She provides {that a} heart half tends to work greatest for this type. Additionally, word that you really want a textured feeling by means of the ends that isn’t a results of layers, says Lindsay. “The extra the perimeter is damaged up, the higher” for this look.
Who is an effective candidate for the boy bob?
Lindsay says this minimize “works wonders with finer density for the reason that shorter the hair is, the extra dense it turns into.” She provides that it’s additionally particularly nice for many who wish to air dry or have a pure wave. But the boy bob can work with any hair texture and density. To make it work “he quantity of texture added in, density eliminated, or total size might have to be adjusted based mostly on the person’s pure curl sample or density,” she explains.
Raciborski says this minimize can work with many face shapes however goes particularly properly with oval, sq. or heart-shaped faces. “It’s nice for somebody who desires a daring however low-maintenance haircut with a contemporary vibe.”