The bob hairstyle is so classy, chic and cool it will never go out of style, there are simply some versions that become trends of the moment (witness the long bob and the shaggy bob).
If you are considering getting a bob and you have a distinct face shape -- either round, long, square or heart-shaped -- you may consider a bob that will be flattering on you. Your goal is to make your face appear as oval as possible.
I am usually of the opinion that round faces aren't well-suited to bobs. Why? A round face can look rounder with hair cut to the chin, encasing the head like a helmet. The best bobs for round faces are long bobs with or without long, side-swept bangs.
Cameron Diaz (who has a round face), challenges my thinking with her bob.
Diaz stepped out on the red carpet in May 2012 with her hair cut into this adorable bob. Apparently she wasn't thrilled with the cut when she got it because it was much shorter than she expected.
"I just burst into tears and started crying, and I felt so vulnerable," Diaz said to Jay Leno on his show. Apparently, Diaz was so upset, she yelled, which made her stylist cry.
"I ended up writing her a few emails after, the next couple days, assuring her I wasn't going to kill her."
But the style looks good on her. Here's why:
If you are considering getting a bob and you have a distinct face shape -- either round, long, square or heart-shaped -- you may consider a bob that will be flattering on you. Your goal is to make your face appear as oval as possible.
I am usually of the opinion that round faces aren't well-suited to bobs. Why? A round face can look rounder with hair cut to the chin, encasing the head like a helmet. The best bobs for round faces are long bobs with or without long, side-swept bangs.
Cameron Diaz (who has a round face), challenges my thinking with her bob.
Diaz stepped out on the red carpet in May 2012 with her hair cut into this adorable bob. Apparently she wasn't thrilled with the cut when she got it because it was much shorter than she expected.
"I just burst into tears and started crying, and I felt so vulnerable," Diaz said to Jay Leno on his show. Apparently, Diaz was so upset, she yelled, which made her stylist cry.
"I ended up writing her a few emails after, the next couple days, assuring her I wasn't going to kill her."
But the style looks good on her. Here's why:
- Side-swept bangs, which add angles to otherwise soft features.
- Lack of body. Diaz's hair doesn't have much body, which is good, because you don't want too add width to the sides of the head when you have a round face.
- Diaz has a long neck. Women with short necks need length to elongate their necks. You don't want a bob to hit right at the jaw, as Diaz's does, when you have a short, thick neck.
She looks great, although she didn't keep her short hair for long. Months later, she was pictured growing it out.
See The Best Short Hairstyles for Round Face Shapes to see what other short cuts work on a round face.
By Julyne Derrick
