#1: Razor-Cut Black Shag Grazing the Jawline
The crown layers are cut with a razor so they do the work of kicking out and separating without looking too stiff. The longest pieces barely touch the jaw, while the interior layers are much shorter. This cut helps create a lived-in fullness that looks effortless in photos and, in reality, requires little fuss. This cut works best with medium to thick, straight, or slightly wavy hair. With fine hair, it will fall flat and lose all texture in less than an hour. The single-process black does something subtle – it helps the movement between layers become visible because the light catches the sheen of the black differently on each piece. This cut works best on round or oval faces. If your face is long and narrow, all the vertical layering will only stretch it to look even longer.
#2 Tousled Jaw-Length Bob with Rooted Blonde Texture
The part would normally fall to one side. However, the off-center part works to mitigate that symmetrically cut bob look. This style features a razor cut bob that hits the jaw with internal layers that provide an bend that looks natural, no need to use a curling wand every day. The lived-in blonde color features dark roots left below the natural root shadow with about 2 inches so the grow out looks intentional rather than neglected. For this to hold its shape, you need medium to thick density hair. Fine hair will go flat by noon and lose every bit of that volume through the crown. This length suits round and oval face shapes well because the jaw-grazing edges create a frame without adding width. If your face is longer or more rectangular, this length can cut you off at the wrong point and make everything feel narrow. It is also worth knowing that this style can only look effortless if the cut is precise.
#3 Textured Chin Bob with Soft Rounded Fringe
The bangs are short and rounded; they sit above the brows and are cut with a slight choppiness which keeps them from appearing heavy and gives the whole haircut an intentional feel rather than just grown out. This is chin-length bob with razor-textured ends and sufficient internal layering to provide soft pillowy volume through the sides without any stacking. This style works for medium-density hair with a natural wave. Round and oval faces will suit this style as the texture at the jawline breaks up the outline instead of framing it like a helmet. If your hair is straight, this may not work for you. The wave is doing a lot of the work in order to avoid a flat mushroom shape that will take effort every morning. The colour is a single-process warm light brunette which is low-maintenance but can look flat in certain lighting.
#4 Wavy Copper Chin Bob with Soft Wispy Bangs
I really appreciate how the copper color is more prominent because the colorist held it warmer and lighter toward the ends and deeper and cooler at the roots without creating a strong grow out contrast. It still reads as natural even though it isn’t. The cut is at chin length and paired with loose undone waves and a soft fringe that is point cut thin to the point she shows forehead. Medium density is best here. If you have thick hair, it will puff out at the sides and lose the relaxed drape. This is a great look for oval and heart shapes as the chin length weight and wispy bangs balance out a narrower jaw. If you have a round face, the width at cheek level won’t help. This shade of copper is going to fade fast and sometimes noticeably within two weeks.
#5 Lived-In Blonde Chin Bob with Razored Texture
Take a look at the ends of the hair. The ends are not uniform because this is razor cutting and not point cutting. It keeps the hair cut from looking like a helmet at chin length on fine to medium hair densities. The colour is a dirty blonde with rooting and lighter pieces near the front which is a natural and low-maintenance look. For oval and heart-shaped faces, this hairstyle is good as the length is at the jawline which does not widen the face. For round face shapes, it can be a struggle though. That length at the chin with a lot of texture tends to focus the look on the width rather than balance it. No amount of styling will change what is done in the cut. Something to mention is the wave pattern from side to side being different which indicates her natural hair texture is being used instead of a uniform curl from an iron. That type of cut is great for day 3 hair. That type of cut will not work for your hair if it is thick and coarse as the razoring will create bulk where it is not needed.
#6 Blunt Jaw Bob with Soft Side-Swept Fringe
The ends of this hair style have been minimally cut, removing bulk but still retaining the blunt edges. This attention to detail avoids the style from appearing to be an unoriginal chin-length bob. The style sits right at the jawline which is perfect for an oval-face shape as they do not have to balance out any features. However, this cut may present issues for round faces as the widest point is right at the ends of the hair. The hair color appears to be a warm, medium brown with the faintest hint of copper. This is likely due to a single-process gloss as the color is very reflective and uniform, which is not common with permanent hair dye. This style of cut is best suited to fine or medium density hair as they will not form a triangular shape at the ends as a result of the thickness of the hair. The side-swept fringe also appears to be grown out past the cheekbone and is blended into the rest of the hair. This means you will have to maintain a deep side part or the shape of the hair will be unbalanced.
#7 Shaggy Blonde Pixie Bob with Rooted Fringe
Take note of how the bangs have been cut with a point-cut technique. The bangs appear a bit thinner at the temples and fuller at the center of the fringe. This style avoids the helmet head look, which is an important detail. This hairstyle is a grown-out pixie cut that is ear-length to jaw-length. The shaggy layers at the top give the style lift without the need for styling products. The shadow at the roots really creates lift while the blonde locks give some dimension to the hair. This style suits round and oval face shapes, but not square jaws because the layering at the sides isn’t thick enough to balance the look out. If you have thick coarse hair, your hair will not look like this. The shape is reliant on fine to medium grad hair softly which will give the style the best look. If your hair is difficult, you will find it a struggle to style this look.
#8 Chin-Length Dark Shag with Soft Curtain Bangs
You can see that the layers are cut to be shorter at the crown and left longer and choppier at the jawline. That is what gives it relaxed movement and stops it from looking thin at the ends. That graduated internal layering takes medium to thick hair and makes it feel weightless. With fine hair, this exact cut will fall flat within the hour. The bangs are also point cut and were made to be wispy. They sit above the eyebrows and are textured enough to split towards the center, and this actually frames round and oval shaped faces optimally. One last note, the rich dark brunette reads as single-process, and without some dimension through the mid-lengths, she may end up looking heavy fast if she has very dense hair. This is a great wash-and-scrunch cut for someone with natural wave or body who wants to stop fighting their texture.
#9 Soft Brunette Micro Pixie with Wispy Fringe Detail
If you look closely at the fringe, you’ll notice some pieces are cut to just above the brow, mid-forehead, and others barely reach the brow. That shows some real restraint with the point cutting technique (one of the most common cutting techniques) and it’s what keeps it looking effortless rather than blunt. The very top has just enough length (about an inch and a half) to give a wave, and that works well because the sides and nape are cut very short. Round and oval shaped faces will wear this haircut very well. If you have a long face, this cut could emphasize the narrow features because it has so much exposure at the temples and cheeks. This cut works best with medium density hair. With very fine hair, the wispy fringe can go from looking intentional to looking sparse, and with a cut that short there’s no way to hide behind product when the whole cut is two inches or less.
#10 Soft Chin Bob with Blonde Money Pieces and Deep Side Part
What gives this piece its overall structure, is the way the sides have been layered internally. This adds roundness to the overall look without overly adding weight at the jawline. That little bend towards the ends is no curling iron, but rather the natural outcome of point cut layering with medium density hair. The blonde elements, which are face framing, hand painted, and kept fine enough to appear as light reflecting on the hair rather than highlights. This cut works quite well for round and oval faces because of how the deep side part works to create this elongating asymmetry. Without effort, your hair will not have this much body. If it is very straight and/or very thin, it will just hang. Conversely, if your hair is coarse and thick, the ends will curve outwards instead of in giving you this shape that you didn’t ask for and losing that coveted inward curl.
#11 Warm Brunette Ear-Length Bob with Side-Swept Fringe
Observe how the weight is placed precisely at the cheekbone area, this is intentional. The bulk on the interior has been point cut, maintaining the roundness, while avoiding excessive pouf on the sides, particularly for those with medium to thick straight hair. This is a genuine ear-length bob, differentiating it from a grown-out pixie. The clean and intentional perimeter line makes a significant contrast. The side-swept fringe blends beautifully into the rest of the hair, which is a great feature for oval and heart-shaped faces. However, this length can be quite unflattering for round faces, as it hits at the widest part and creates a stagnant appearance. The color is a warm chestnut with very fine highlights, almost imperceptible, woven through the mid-lengths to reflect light without being overly noticeable. This cut may look unflattering on fine hair, as it will cling to the head without any layers to provide volume from underneath.
#12 Chin-Length Curly Bob with Warm Caramel Ends
Look at how the color is only at the ends of the curls, and is not painted through the midshaft. That’s on purpose. A balayage on curly hair this short has to touch where the curl bends outwards, or else it looks like a stripe. The placement is nice here. This is a chin length bob dry cut into the natural curl pattern, with layered graduated shorter towards the crown to keep the volume up, lifting rather than pulling down. This works really well for medium to thick curly or wavy hair. Thin curls will lose this shape within a day. For those with a rounder face, this length can widen things as it hits right at the jaw with no length below to create a downward line. It is best for oval and heart shaped faces. One thing to know: humidity will shrink this cut by an inch or more, and will throw off the proportions.
#13 Warm Copper Chin Bob with Soft Inward Bend
Everything bends inward asymmetrically which gives this style its character. This is a single-length chin bob on medium density straight hair with minimum layering so the weight sits low and the shape holds itself. The copper hue is warm but not too red; probably a demi-permanent gloss on a light brown base. Oval and heart shapes suit this style best as the jaw-length perimeter will soften without adding width. Round faces will struggle with this length. It will hit right at the widest point and just sit there. If your hair is textured, you will need to put a round brush through this every wash to get this smooth bend. Without waves or frizz, this gives you the best chance for effortless clean bends.
#14 Feathered Copper Pixie with Golden Strand Work
Let’s talk about the copper. Notice how the gold accents were painted only on the top layers and left the base warm and rooted underneath? This keeps the whole piece from looking like one flat color. The cut itself is a heavily layered pixie with razor-textured ends that create a nice feathery and piecey movement throughout the crown and the fringe. It needs medium to thick density to pull off that much texture without going see-through. On fine hair, this will fall flat within an hour. This looks especially great on round and oval faces because of how the side-swept fringe and ear-length pieces narrow the proportions, and her soft jawline proves that. This color will not age gracefully between appointments. Copper fades fast and those golden accents will shift warm, so expect upkeep every four to five weeks if you care about keeping it intentional.
#15 Wavy Shag Bob with Soft Fringe and Toffee Balayage
The bangs on this cut add a lot to the look because they are cut soft and choppy, which helps them blend into the waviness of the hair instead of being heavy and sitting down on the forehead. This makes the cut look more intentional and makes it look less like a grown out cut. This is a chin length shag with bob with some length interior layers. This allows the hair to be naturally wavy and lets the hair be voluminous without going too wide. The toffee pieces placed randomly in the hair help it look more dimensional and help the hair look less like a solid block of color. Round faces look great with this look. The crown of the hair and the bangs help to add some height to the look. For straight thin hair, this cut will look very different. The texture and fullness is what makes the look so voluminous. The layering looks to be done with a razor to help keep the ends more soft, and you can see how some pieces are at different lengths. The weather will change the look a lot, and not always in a good way.
#16 Rich Auburn Chin Bob with Soft Layered Fringe
Take a moment to feel the weight at the cheekbone. It is intentional. The crown layers are done in a way that adds height without the poof (crazy volume). The layers taper down to thicker strands near the jaw to avoid widening a round face. This copper tone is a single process with a root shadow that is a little darker. This is what gives the color its dimension without having to do highlights. It looks expensive. If your face is narrow or angular, this length and fullness will not be beneficial because the volume sits right where a round face needs structure, and where a long face does not need anything. This is ideal for medium to thick hair. Fine hair will lose that crown height before lunch. The fringe is also working, sitting just above the brows and blending into the sides so there is no harsh line and growing it out will be a breeze.
#17 Ash Blonde Side-Swept Pixie with Shadow Root
The design for this icy blonde pixie looks great because of the dark root. Without that color, the look would be flat. The stylist definitely found balance in the color, as the contrast at the crown becomes quite natural due to the root shadow that blends into ash platinum. The haircut has clean tapered edges around the ears and nape, and real length is only kept up top and in that long sweeping fringe. Hair that is straight to slightly wavy and of medium density is the ideal type. This fringe will not lie like that if your hair is coarse or very curly. It definitely won’t. This cut works best on oval and heart-shaped faces because the bang sweep nicely balance the width of the face. The close sides also show the jawline nicely. Round faces won’t get that angular look though. One detail to especially point out is the point cutting that ends of the fringe, which keeps the tips looking soft and not blunt. This creates separation at the forehead that’s nice and piece-y.
#18 Choppy Brunette Pixie with Toffee Pieces
The most important aspect of the style is the razored ends. Without them, the hair would be too long and the style would be too top heavy. Instead, the texturizing allows the hair to separate into pieces and allows each piece to hold its own shape in the desired direction. The toffee highlights are only on the pieces that are brightest at the top and at the edge, while the sides and back are darker brown. This is meant to keep the style from being too uniform. This style works best with medium or thick hair that has some wave or natural bend to it. This type of style will not work well with fine hair because it will cause product build up that will look greasy. Oval and heart shaped faces will suit this style best. For round faces, there is not enough height or angularity to the cut to offset fullness through the cheeks.
#19 Short Curly Crop with Warm Chestnut Depth
The cut is a tighter fit than it may appear. The trick many people miss is that the mass at the top may make it appear that the whole head is full and rounded, but the weight is actually removed around the ears and nape to prevent the shape from going excessivly wide. This cut is designed for naturally curling and densely coiled hair. If your hair has looser waves, or curls, or is on the thinner side, you won’t get this result. The color of the hair is a rich chestnut brown base. The warm tones catching light through the curls are likely from a few hand-painted highlights rather than foils. These highlights create a sun-kissed look instead of a stripy effect. This look is ideal for oval and heart-shaped faces. Round faces will be more challenged, as there is no length to balance the width that the curls added at the crown. This style of cut looses its purpose after four or five weeks.
#20 Swept-Back Undercut Pixie with Mocha Dimension
At first, the fade on the sides looks tighter than it actually is. It could be a zero or one and then faded up two inches from the bottom. The contrast is doing all the work for this cut. The top swept back would look flat otherwise. To hold this volume, medium to thick hair that is straight or wavy is needed. Fin hair will collapse the style by noon. The client’s hair features a cool mocha base with subtle weave highlights. This gives a natural dimension and avoids stripiness. The fade on the left side is clean, but the right side is asymmetrical. It adds length and balance to the face. This look is suitable and flattering for heart-shaped and oval faces as the height on top elongates the appearance of the face, and the close sides expose the jawline beautifully. However, round faces will an exposed look that can be difficult to style. This is ideal if you are looking for a fresh haircut every 3-4 weeks. The sides fade quickly losing the shape and clean-ness.
#21 Layered Brunette Pixie with Piecey Crown Volume
Before you look at the after picture (which we will also provide), look at the picture you see above. This is what medium density hair looks like prior to being styled. It is flat to the roots, the ends are frizzy, and the hair is shapeless and directionless. The pixie on the right addresses all of these concerns. The internal point cutting adds volume and separates the hair. This allows the hair to look as if it has doubled in volume. The top is longer, which avoid the style becoming flat to the head. The fringe area contains short cuts, and the front has longer pieces. This works wonders on oval and heart shaped faces, but round faces may struggle a bit because they lack the length on the sides to create that counterbalance. Most people will be surprised to hear that her hair color is still the same. It is the cut that makes her natural brunette hair appear richer, and that is because the damaged length has been removed. If your hair is fine or straight, that textured, tossed look will only last a day without product.
#22 Tapered Pixie with Warm Blonde Dimension
The root shadow does the most work here. That dark base at the crown creates the illusion of thickness and lifts the entire top section, which is crucial because this cut depends on the volume at the crown to maintain its shape. Without that contrast, this would look flat on anyone with fine or medium density hair. The ear taper is fitted and clean, point cut so it’s close without being too shaved. Oval and heart shapes find this flattering, but round faces will face challenges. The length at the top sweeps forward into a soft side fringe that will ease the forehead and that little bit of extra texture stops it from looking too much like a helmet. If your hair is coarse, thick or extremely wavy, you’ll struggle to get this shape to cooperate with you the way it does here. You’ll be fighting it every morning.
#23 Textured Brunette Pixie with Caramel Ribbons
This may take some time to fully appreciate what has been done. The fine pieces of caramel blended into a rich brunette base help the hair have some interesting dimension. A pixie of this length all in one dark color can feel heavy and shapeless. Look at how the color is placed on the points of the hair that are textured, lifted, and separated. This is intentional placement, not an all over balayage. The cut is layered (:razor cut:) through the top with shorter sides, and enough length on top to give the illusion of choppy, directional movement to the front. This requires a medium to thick density of hair. With fine hair, it will just lay flat. Oval and heart shapes do best with this as the wispy front softens the look without concealing the bone structure. If your face is round or square, this much volume at the top and none on the sides will definitely exaggerate width. Every four weeks, you’re back in the chair.
#24 Curly Pixie with Sun-Kissed Highlights
Both sides are cut short and close to the head in a tapered style, while the top is left long enough for the curls to form fully. That contrast is what makes this style stand out . The curls themselves are all different in size with some winding tighter which shows that the stylist is working with the clients hair texture as opposed to the clients hair being over manipulated. The highlights are painted and they only fall on the curls that are hit by light which leaves the base darker underneath and also makes the nape area darker. If your hair is straight, this cut won’t look like this. Full stop. Genuine curl pattern of 3A and above is required and the density needs to be medium to thick in order to achieve the volume on top without it falling flat by noon. The exposed ears and close sides narrow things visually while the curly crown adds height so this look is ideal for oval and heart-shaped faces. Round, fTheace’s however, will look wider. The grow-out is the real drawback because once those tapered sides start pushing past a few weeks, curly regrowth at the temples gets unruly fast and the shape dissolves.
#25 Swept Brunette Pixie with Honey Lowlights
The volume at the crown is doing all the heavy lifting and it’s possible because the sides are kept close and the layers through the top are point cut to fall forward without stacking. The longest pieces barely graze the cheekbone on one side while the other ear is almost fully exposed. That asymmetry is intentional and it flatters oval and heart-shaped faces especially. Round faces this exact shape will widen you. Fine to medium density hair is ideal for this because thick hair will fight that airy lift and just sit heavy. The honey toned highlights are hand painted where the light would catch so that the brunette base doesn’t read flat. This cut will not look like this in three days without some product and a heat blast at the roots.