Want a change without cutting everything? A neat and chic hairstyle is essential.
Want to change your mind with the return of sunny days, without cutting everything off? With the temperatures rising, the desire for hair freshness is felt, but without falling into a too radical transformation. Mid-length cuts then appear to be the ideal compromise: they bring change while maintaining length. In this dynamic, the square remains a safe bet. Timeless and structuring, it frames the face with elegance, but can quickly seem too demure if it is not revisited. This season, a very specific version stands out as the most desirable alternative.
Highly requested in salons and already spotted on many celebrities, this revisited square seduces for its assumed minimalism. In France, Michèle Laroque has already adopted it, confirming the appeal of clean and sophisticated cuts. Internationally, Margot Robbie was also seen with an ultra graphic version which reignited the craze around this trend. His name? The blunt bob. It is a straight cut bob, without gradient, with clean and precise lines, which immediately gives the impression of density and thicker hair. As hairstylist Joel Goncalves explains in ELLE UK, it’s a “of a single length, with a clean line all around the head“, which contributes to its rendering that is both minimalist and sophisticated.
To adopt it, you must request a clean cut, generally at the level of the jaw or slightly below the shoulders, with perfectly straight ends. Maintenance is then based on regular visits to the hairdresser in order to maintain the precision of the line. When it comes to styling, it’s all a question of finish: ultra-smooth for a sophisticated look, slightly wavy to soften the features and modernize the whole look. Good news: its clean structure and face-framing effect also make it a particularly flattering cut for more mature faces, which it can help to revitalize by bringing freshness and definition to features.
Neither too strict nor too classic, this new generation bob ticks all the boxes of the cut that is easy to adopt but impossible to ignore. An ideal transition to sunny days, which instantly adds style without apparent effort. And often, it’s just this kind of subtle change that ends up becoming the most impactful.
