How To Develop Out A Bob

I’m rising out my shorter hair so that it’ll sit simply above the shoulder and am advised by my hair stylist that what I’m formally doing goes from a “bob” to a “lob”. For the previous two years I’ve swung between these two comically-named hair lengths and have had (clearly) each size in between and so I assumed that I may share some experience on the matter: specifically, develop your hair by way of that difficult center part. When it now not hugs the jaw and appears cool and uneven, however is just not but lengthy sufficient or weighty sufficient to hold properly.

The Lord Farquaad Stage. The Triangular Period. When the hair seemingly solely desires to develop outwards fairly than downwards and will get increasingly wedge-like the longer it will get. It’s hair purgatory: you’re left ready round for an indefinite period of time, questioning what the hell you are able to do to cease your self from trying like a Brownie Chief from the eighties.

Right here’s what – and all credit score goes to my hair colourist and stylist Cassie* for these reducing ideas:

1 – Preserve it trimmed. Don’t assume that by ignoring the reduce because it’s rising out you’ll be able to velocity up the method: it’ll simply look crappier for longer. I’ve discovered that it’s much more necessary to remain on high of the reduce, as a result of in that nowhere land that’s “between jaw and shoulder” any straggliness is a lot extra apparent. The hair ends are simply hanging there, as if on show. So maintain having it reduce usually and:

2 – Ask for a few of the weight to be taken out of the again, in case you have thick hair or plenty of nice hair. I’ve simply had the again sliced into (there’s no layering) to take out a few of the heft and I’ve discovered that my hair is sitting extra neatly and doesn’t billow out behind me just like the hair of a medieval lute participant.

3 – Additionally speak to your hairdresser about getting an A-line reduce. That is when the hair is reduce ever so barely longer on the entrance, progressively getting shorter as you get to the again. We’re speaking delicate quantities of distinction right here, not the complete Vidal Sassoon works – it simply appears to make the form look extra purposeful. Reasonably than apologetic. It’s additionally rather more modern-looking – I get my shorter bobs reduce A-line too, it’s a nifty little trick.

So by taking some weight out of the again and retaining the beautiful A-line reduce that I’ve when it’s shorter, I really feel as if I principally handle to keep away from the dreaded Lord Farquaad triangle-head of doom. The one (huge) boon with rising it, although, full-stop, is that it’s lastly lengthy sufficient to tie again and so if there may be ever a really unhealthy triangle-head day I can simply whack it right into a (nonetheless very puny and little or no) bun.

Actually that’s actually the explanation I’m rising it again out to the shoulder, or simply above it; a lot as I like the messy bob for its prompt coolness and talent to only look nice with little or no styling concerned, I actually miss having the ability to scrape it again right into a bun or ponytail.

Exhibit C (the bun):

Let’s all take a guess at how lengthy it’ll be earlier than I get bored with at all times pulling it again right into a ponytail and need to chop all of it off once more…

By the way in which, there may be completely nothing improper in any respect with having any hair size between jaw and shoulder – my hair stylist really likes the size I’ve now greater than she’s favored every other reduce she’s carried out – it’s only a common hair “hazard space” as a result of it’s the size the place lots of people come unstuck. They begin to develop out shorter hair however don’t have it re-cut and re-shaped as they go and – effectively – we’ve mentioned what occurs. Medieval lute gamers unite.