The bob haircut has become a classic for a long time. Every year there are more and more options for this hairstyle. For example, with bangs (oblique or straight), without bangs, elongated, short and many others. It only remains to choose the most suitable and relevant option.
Advantages of an elongated square with oblique bangs
This option is suitable for many girls who want to emphasize their individuality.
The elongated square has such advantages as:
- hides facial imperfections, such as wide cheekbones or a square face;
- you can not risk long hair. Length to collarbone is acceptable;
- the ability to look different every day. Make curls or curly ends, and bangs can be torn or profiled;
- easy hairstyle styling;
- suits all face types. One has only to choose the best option.
Who suits
Despite the benefits of a haircut, it is not for everyone.
Best of all, an elongated square with oblique bangs is suitable:
- wide-faced girls, as it helps to hide massive cheekbones;
- chubby gives proportionality;
- it is better to choose this type of haircut for owners of a long neck;
- best of all, the hairstyle takes on a natural look on thick hair, but this does not mean that the owners of thin hair do not face it, for example, if you create volume on the hair or make waves, then this will be a win-win;
- for petite women, such a hairstyle is better than full;
- you can choose any hair color, ombre, highlights, shatush, bronding, balayazh and pixel coloring are also relevant.
Varieties of haircuts
- The slanting long bob looks charming and fashionable. With an acute angle, the strands in the front can reach the collarbones, and in the back they can be cut short.
- A classic square usually has a small cut and an imperceptible difference in the length of the lateral and occipital strands.
- Graduated square. It is characterized by a kind of disorder with the volume at the roots. Asymmetry is relevant.
- A square on a leg. The haircut dates back to the 60s. It features a short nape and long strands.
- A bob haircut allows you to create various styling, for example, lush, voluminous, careless. The multi-step haircut is lightweight for a graceful, comfortable and natural look.
- A bob with longer front strands will suit many women, despite the need for daily styling.
Bangs variations
Bangs help to highlight or hide facial features.
They are distinguished by their length:
- Short - creative fashion trend. It is often found in young girls who prefer an open face, especially with bright makeup. A simple haircut with one hair length is considered ideal. With short bangs, you can narrow your round face as well as broaden your narrow forehead. With a triangular face shape, a rounded bang will work, but it requires daily care. With wavy hair, straightening is also required.
- Long bangs has long been a priority for women of all ages. As a rule, it is trimmed at the eyebrow.What kind of bangs will be - thick or liquid, it all depends on preferences and on the structure of the hair. Bangs can be made with straight and slightly rounded edges. With smooth edges, it will suit a face with a narrow elongated shape. And bangs in the form of an arch make the face visually smaller. Mostly this option is better suited for women with an elongated face and wide cheekbones. It goes better with a simple haircut, such as straight hair or cascade.
By form:
- Oblique bangs perfectly combined with the cascade, and they do not need special care. Suitable for owners of all ages, add style to any appearance. By density and slope are selected based on the characteristics of the face. You can create different looks, such as combing back or styling your hair to one side. For girls with wide protruding cheekbones, an oblique bang is definitely suitable, especially when it reaches the middle of the ears. If the length is up to the chin in a chubby or in a woman with a square face, then its visual narrowing is possible.
- Straight bangs better for owners of an oval or round face. They help to narrow the round shape and emphasize the correct oval shape. They also focus on the eyes and rejuvenate their mistress. For those with a square or triangular face, it is recommended that you avoid choosing straight bangs. But if it is with ragged ends, then it is quite suitable for these face shapes. Also not recommended for thin hair, as the shape of the bangs will not be clear
By texture:
- Thick bangs makes the face brighter. Popular among the stars because it looks aesthetically pleasing. But more recently, it has only been used by children and young people. Now straight bangs are in trend, regardless of age. Goes well with a hat haircut. Length usually reaches the middle of the forehead or eyebrows
- Torn bangs relevant with a ladder haircut or a cascade. For a bold, individual look, you can tint or color your hair strands. This type of bang requires daily grooming or it will look sloppy.
Haircut depending on the type of face
The main indicator that influences the choice of a haircut is the proportions of the face, which is:
- Oval. Differs in rounded face lines. The width of the forehead and chin is proportional. Hairstyles with elongated curls are recommended. Bangs straight or obliquely cut will be a good addition
- Square. There are equal indicators of height and breadth of the face with a narrow forehead and a wide lower jaw with sharp lines. The best options are to hide the sharp lines. Curls and curls, bangs of an asymmetrical shape are suitable. Hairdressers advise doing root volume.
- Round. A narrow or medium-sized forehead is characteristic. From wide cheekbones, lines go smoothly to the chin. Short-haired hairstyles look great on straight hair with root volume. Long haircuts or an elongated bob are suitable for a curly female image or thin-haired one. Will make the face an oval tail at the crown
- Triangular (heart shape). There is a narrowing of the cheekbones sharply down to a pointed chin with angular lines. Typical for Slavic appearance. Haircuts that allow you to visually expand the chin, for example, with tips curled outward, an elongated version of the bob, are relevant.
- Diamond-shaped. For widely spaced cheekbones, narrow forehead and chin, an elongated square with curls or large waves is suitable.
- Rectangular. An elongated face type, with the width of the forehead, chin and cheekbones approximately equal in value. With such features of facial features, voluminous curls and haircuts with bangs of any variation will look great.
According to hairdressers and stylists, the haircut is best for oval and round faces.
Long bob for curly hair below the shoulders
Some people mistakenly think that curly hair doesn't need styling. In fact, they are cared for more thoroughly than direct ones.An elongated bob looks better with oblique bangs on small curls than on large waves.
For curly women, shoulder-length haircuts, such as page, bob or bob, are suitable.
As a rule, an elongated bob is more suitable for chubby women. With a rectangular shape, asymmetric options will look relevant. With a full face, asymmetry also remains and plus oblique bangs.
How a long bob gives volume to fine hair
- You can use a round comb to style your hair. With its help, you need to twist the curls both inward and outward. This method adds volume to the tips.
- The rounded shape will help to visually add volume to the hair. You can use a round natural brush.
- It is recommended to dry hair with warm or cold air to prevent hair becoming even thinner. If you pull the hair up and dry it, you can get volume.
- It is possible to achieve the desired volume by coloring, for example, two-tone. Almost all modern creative methods of staining give volume, these include coloring, 3-D staining, bronzing, etc.
- Henna helps to thicken the hair structure. It may be colorless.
- For styling, it is better to use sprays. It is better to refuse foams, mousses, gels.
Options for styling the square
To lay an elongated square with oblique bangs, you can use foams, varnishes, sprays, mousses:
- The oblique square should be styled with an iron, after using the foam and dividing the hair into strands.
- You can do styling with a parting on the side, fixing it with varnish.
- Back combing is done with hair foam and a round comb.
- The bangs can be stabbed with invisible hairpins, hairpins, or braided a little on the side.
- Put away in a Greek rim or pick up with a regular rim.
- The French waterfall for bangs starts from the temples, not leading back, but weaves near the hairline, collecting strands from the sides, leaving free strands in the back.
- With a zigzag parting, you can give your hairstyle a voluminous look, even if the hair is naturally not thick. To do this, the hair should first be combed to one side and thoroughly dried with a hairdryer. And as it dries, shift the strands to the opposite side. At the end, you need to bend forward, and then sharply straighten up. Make a zigzag parting with a comb and fix.
Styling secrets
For simple styling of an elongated square with straight or oblique bangs, you will need:
- Wash your hair or simply wet it if it is clean.
- Dry with a towel.
- Apply mousse along the entire hair length.
- Part any variation.
- Dry your hair with a hairdryer, grabbing the strand from above with a round brush and gently combing down, directing a stream of air to the brush.
- Start with the front strands and bangs and end with the back strands.
- Fix the hairstyle with varnish.
The scheme of any styling is approximately the same. When making curly curls, for the convenience of the process, you need to arm yourself with hairpins. Styling products are selected based on the type of hair and the degree of fixation.
The bob has become the most common hairstyle of our century. Women have come up with a lot of options for this haircut, from a bob to an elongated bob. Bangs have become an integral part of this hairstyle, a more modern version with oblique bangs pleases the eye.
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I thought for a long time how to change my image and in the end came to the conclusion that the best and least painless option is to change my hairstyle. I always wore long hair, so the choice on the square fell almost by itself. I am very pleased with this hairstyle. Would recommend to anyone looking to upgrade their bow. And most importantly, minimal care is required.