50 Choppy Bobs for Trendy Low-Maintenance Looks
19. Highlighted Coif with Movement. High-contrast ombres, balayages, and standard highlights allow for more dimension, depth, and accentuate movement in the hair.
The choppy bob is a contemporary take on the classic short style. With tons of textured layers and movement, you can create a beachy vibe on the fly or polish hair with a straightening iron for a simple, sleek look. Versatile crops like the ones we have picked for you here are key to an effortless, yet put-together coif. With just a few tweaks in shape, there is a textured crop for just about anyone.
Check out these fifty styles sure to inspire you.
1. Inverted Bixie with Flyaway Layers. A blonde balayage accentuates the textured nature of the inverted crop. The rootiness of this ashy blonde allows for lots of depth.
2. Shoulder-Length Crop for Messy Waves. Ultra-light highlights work beautifully with naturally curly locks. Lightening treatments, however, can take a toll on your strands, so make sure to utilize deep conditioners and leave-in treatments.
3. Layered Wavy Curly Coif. The key to a super-curly style is to start the ringlets at the root as opposed to the midshafts. You can also use a small barreled curling wand and alternate directions when curling the strands to produce the illusion of more curls.
4. Chin-Length Shape with Side Bangs. A swoopy side fringe produces volume and can conceal “stress spots” where people may find their hair thinning.
5. Jaggy Blonde Crop. If you’re thinking of going blonde, consider also opting for a shorter length to remove the damage-prone ends that may be further injured by bleaching.
6. Box Shape with Blunt Ends. A cool-toned blonde is the perfect color for ladies with cool skin undertones, while a square shaped crop complements a round face.
7. Short Brunette Coif with Bangs. Long straight bangs can double as side-swept bangs if needed. Simply sweep your fringe to any side and blowdry towards the back of the head or pin in place.
8. Textured Red Crop. The sliced copper tresses make a statement. The fiery red balayage works especially well for skin with warm undertones.
9. Dramatic Angled Shape. A steeply angled style delivers a unique and stand-out silhouette. Teasing the crown can enhance the slant by enhancing the lift.
10. Textured Bronde Bedhead. Sliced crops naturally encourage textured locks, however, you can further support the tousled effect of your layered coif by incorporating sporadic messy waves.
11. Jaw-Length Inverted Bixie. An inverted crop can either be steeply angled or subtle. Style those long face-framing pieces to flatter your favorite facial features!
12. Statement Blonde Crop. A blonde with a mix of warm and cool tones can complement any skin undertone.
13. Beachy Look with Long Side Bangs. A golden caramel brunette color is summery and pairs perfectly with this silhouette for a beach-inspired look. Simply spritz a sea salt spray from midshafts to ends and tousle the hair for an extra beachy vibe.
14. Shattered Shag for Fine Hair. The short coif works well with thin hair because it generates volume, texture, and movement that flat, fine hair normally lacks.
15. Stack for Thick Locks. Thick wavy strands may benefit from the crop that utilizes layering techniques, removing unwanted bulk from the hair.
16. Low-Maintenance Gray A-Line. The gray-tinted blonde coif is a great option for a woman transitioning to her silver locks. The silvery blonde masks the regrowth, while the crop can remove the remnants of any previous dye jobs.
17. Put-Together Midi Shag. It’s so easy to style a look like this: pick a straight or curly finish, add some height with a backcombing technique, and run your fingers through your tresses for an undone, yet put-together look.
18. Stack with Long Front Strands. Big voluminous waves on a stacked crop are trendy and fit for any age group. A simple, subtle balayage is the ideal match for such a coif.
19. Highlighted Coif with Movement. High-contrast ombres, balayages, and standard highlights allow for more dimension, depth, and accentuate movement in the hair.
20. Basic Textured Midi. Sometimes a modest, solid color and a textured finish is all you need to create a beautiful and easy look. Adding in a light wave to the lower sections can generate essential volume.
21. Inverted Shape and Graduated Texture. Are you searching for an inverted crop that stands out? Opt for a sharply angled stack with layering in the crown to achieve an out-of-the-box coif.
22. Layered Thick Midi. Textured silver styles are punky and edgy yet still sophisticated. Straighten your locks for a polished, refined look or soften a bold color with messy waves.
23. Shoulder-Grazing Razored Shag. Many younger women try the gray hair trend today. However, embracing this style needs a polished, well-thought-out base to prevent your locks from looking wiry and unkempt. Adding shine with a dry oil spray can also promote a more refined look.
24. Short Sticking-Out Locks. A very short textured crop is great for someone trying to transition from a pixie to a longer length. Employing a stylish bixie can make the most out of the awkward in-between length.
25. Jaw-Length Shag with Midshaft Bent. When creating a wavy look for a textured crop, midshaft waves work perfectly. Once you have finished curling, tousle a bit and let the layers settle, allowing for a beachy style that still doesn’t look like a bedhead.
26. Sliced Crop with Three-Tier Color. Face-framing highlights on an inverted shape accentuate its angularity. Incorporating a light wave can enhance facial features depending on where the bends are placed.
27. Asymmetrical Uneven Crop. Messy waves done with a thin barreled curling iron can generate some pretty mermaid-style curls and uniformity that balances their unkempt feel.
28. Sliced Curled Collarbone Shag. The texture of naturally wavy or curly hair is aptly delivered with a midi shag. Since curly hair tends to dry out easier than straight strands, always invest in maintaining moisture within your curls.
29. Neck-length Two-Tier Crop. A mid-length blunt shape can be a plain-looking hairdo, but a difficult one to keep it perfectly styled. That’s why, if your hair is not naturally straight and sleek, opt for a textured crop with sparse highlights and graduated sections to spice up your look and avoid the time-consuming styling.
30. Sleek Rounded Layered Bixie. Cool-toned grays, previously only common among older women, are now making their way into the younger scene. With a new wide range of age-appropriate colors, you can pick almost any hair hue for your medium-length coif no matter your age.
31. Short Rounded Sliced Shag. The side-parted peek-a-boo is sexy and sophisticated. To emphasize its sensuality, blow-dry hair with a round brush for extra body and tousle it with fingers.
32. Edgy Inverted Stack. Victoria Beckham, the queen of inverted crops, perfected the rounded angled shape. The secret lies in the crown layers which employ the stacked technique to boost height and body in the back of the head.
33. Straight Textured Inverted Crop. The mark of a truly well-done balayage is how it appears on a straight style. This A-line is beautifully brightened by subtle highlights, more intense near the face and fading out towards the nape of the neck.
34. Straight Sliced Black Stack. The textured ebony crop has an accurate shape and a standout texture. Employ leave-in conditioners and finishing sprays to maintain shine and prevent frizz.
35. Shattered Shape with Rounded Back. The blunt finish captures the full-bodied volume of thick hair. A straightened coif is the right way to accentuate the glossiness of a fresh crop.
36. Deconstructed Crop with Accurate Bottom. Styles with irregular bends on a rounded chin-length crop add movement and grittiness to a soft look.
37. Neat Interior Shaggy Exterior. To tone down the waviness of a look or revive second-day curls, use a curling iron to generate small waves near the ends.
38. Bedhead with Beach Waves. Slept-in looks are the perfect canvas for a beachy wave. Use a dry shampoo and 1 1/4 curling iron to shape big body waves.
39. Very Short Jaggy Crop. A square shape provides a more structured look that works great if you want to lift up your face a bit.
40. Asymmetric Disconnected Look. What a cute asymmetrical idea! Teasing hair is a good way to provide fullness and body for thin strands. Always tease at the top of the head, gradually moving towards sides.
41. Slightly Deconstructed Geometric Shape. Overnight braids help to achieve waves without the damaging effects of heat styling. Simply divide hair into sections, braid, and wake up to beautiful waves.
42. Asymmetric Sliced Comb-Over. Razored layers create a very fine-tuned graduation for added body and shape but without the apparent layering.
43. Collarbone Shag with Bangs. A coif with bangs takes a little more effort to style; straight full bangs work best for naturally straight strands.
44. Longer-in-the-Front Neck-Length Shag. Thick locks have natural volume and body. However, fuller hair can also lack movement and texture. Layering generates movement and dimension in thicker strands.
45. Inverted Shape with a Center Part. The middle part is clean, sleek, and elegant. For a messy chic style, try curling pieces of hair and combing through for a polished yet disheveled look.
46. Above-the-Shoulders Disconnected Crop. Uniform wavy coifs can be skillfully broken up by disconnected textured pieces. Midshaft waves are quick, easy, and great at blending sleek roots with messy ends.
47. Face-Hugging Coif with Soft Waves. If you have thin strands, wavy and curly looks should be a staple in your hairstyling routine for the reasons of added movement, volume, and depth within your delicate tresses.
48. Neck-Length Jaggy Shag. The square silhouette of the crop is softened by the cute straight-from-the-ocean waves.
49. Straight Crop with Shattered Pieces. A messy neck-length shag with little to no layers is well suited to round faces as its lankiness can conceal the widest parts of the face.
50. Shaggy Comb-Over with Face-Framing Highlights. This edgy shag is the epitome of volume. Layers, volume-conscious styling, and backcombing truly contribute to the coif that is full of body.
Short-to-medium shags are ideal for all hair types, as they create texture and remove bulk in poofy, thick locks, while also adding volume and movement to flat thin strands. It’s a win-win look for short-to-medium hair we encourage you to try if something you’ve seen above has made a way to your heart.
