Summer sees us drop the extra layers, skip jackets and swap out heavy foundations. As for hair? The urge to go shorter is real. Summer bob haircuts are a stunning direction to head in if you want your hair to feel lighter, breezier and ready for the warmer weather we’ve been promised (currently eyeballing the weather app).
The bobsession is showing no signs of slowing down and the bob has continued to recruit (and hold onto) high profile fans including Gigi Hadid, Hailey Bieber, Ayo Edibiri, Megan Fox and Zendaya.
As for how to wear it, these are the summer bob haircuts that will be headlining the season…
The Y2K bob
Our love for the nineties hasn’t subsided, but we’ve also been mining more recent archives with Y2K holding our attention for several seasons. Alongside butterfly motifs, handkerchief tops, low-rise jeans and colour tint sunglasses, ironed-straight hair and A-line bobs, are back. This bob shape sees slightly more length at the front than the back – we’re not talking a Posh Spice-level pob gradient, but some subtle extra length that allows it to curve under the chin, Ashley Olsen-style.
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The hydro bob
For a sporty, shower-fresh vibes, the hydro bob has already been building its fan base this year with celebrities like Tyla (who wore a hydro bob to the Met Gala) and JLo (who wore a hydro bob to fashion week) getting on board. The trend sees misted strands add a fresh “fashion” twist to bob cuts that crucially, is easy to introduce. The focus is less on the exact bob shape and more on the liquid, wet-look finish. Plus, top hair pro, Tom Smith, says you can achieve it by running a hair mask through your bob which means even healthier strands.