- Women's cut
- Short
- Clean & classic
Blunt chin bob
A short, classic women's cut with 8–10 in (20.5–25.5 cm) on top, finished with a blocked neckline.
Also asked for as: bob, chin length bob, blunt bob haircut, classic bob, one length bob
- Top
- 8–10 in (20.5–25.5 cm)
- Best on
- 1A–2A
- Recut
- 6–8 wks
- Styling
- 5–10 min
Traditionally suggested for
Fine hair (a blunt line looks thicker), oblong faces (Milady: chin length works best), heart and diamond faces, a round jaw (straight line).
Stylist convention
Who it fits
Hair comes first: these decide whether the shape can hold.
- Best on 1A–2A hair (straight and wavy).Hair physics
- Possible on 2B with adjustments; your results name the variant.Hair physics
- Low to medium density.Hair physics
- Holds up through a Norwood 3 hairline.Barber consensus
- Scores higher if you have fine hair.Hair physics
- Scores higher if you have low-density hair.Hair physics
- Scores higher if you have a rounded jaw.Stylist convention
Who should skip it
Any one of these moves it down your list, or off it.
- 2C–4C hair (wavy, curly and coily): the shape depends on a texture it can't hold, so we rule it out.Hair physics
- A hairline past Norwood 3: at stage 4 it's shown with a caveat; beyond that we hide it.Barber consensus
- Scores lower if you have a square jaw.Stylist convention
- Scores lower if you have coarse hair.Hair physics
Barbers also flag: A square jaw or a large chin (end above or below the chin), 2C+ hair (turns into a triangle), dense coarse hair.
What to tell your barber
The catalog spec, in barber terms. Your own card adjusts it: part side from your crown whorl, curl notes for your texture, and a QR code your barber can open.
Read this to your barber
“One length at jaw or chin; minimal layering; slightly weighted perimeter.”
- Sides
- One length at the jaw or chin
- Top
- 8–10 in (20.5–25.5 cm)
- Neckline
- Blocked (squared-off line)
- Technique
- Minimal layering; slightly weighted perimeter
- Product
- Smoothing cream
- Recut
- Every 6–8 weeks
Upkeep and yearly cost
Priced at $30 a cut. Your results use your own local price.
- Trim every
- 6–8 weeks
- Per year
- 7–9 cuts a year, about $210–$270 at $30 a cut
- Daily styling
- 5–10 min a day
- Product
- Light product
- Heat tools
- Not needed
Proportions, by face shape
Where the blunt chin bob places in our engine’s geometry-only top 10 for a textbook face of each shape: a top-3 pick for oblong and diamond. Proportions are the smallest part of a real score; your hair counts for more.
Related cuts
- Stacked / inverted bobShort · 1A–2B
- French bob with bangsShort · 1B–2B
- Classic pixieShort · 1A–2B, 4A–4C
- Long pixie / bixieShort · 1A–2C
See the blunt chin bob on your own face before you sit down.
Free analysis first. Previews only change your hair, and if one doesn’t look like you, the redo is free.
Check it on my face