At a glance
- Style
- Textured bob
- Face shape
- Round
- Verdict
- Works with a tweak
- Why
- It adds width at cheek level, where this face is already widest.
- Ask your stylist to
- keep the sides tighter than the top
What to ask your stylist
Ask your stylist to keep the sides tighter than the top. Describe a chin-length bob with layered, piecey ends, then point out the width beside your cheeks.
The aim is to keep the bob's texture without making that area the fullest part of the cut. The textured bob guide covers the basic shape.
Put the height above the cheeks
Height on top lengthens the outline more than any other change. Extra width at cheek level does the opposite. For a piecey bob on a round face, the placement of that fullness matters.
Look at the cut from the front, including the top and both sides. If the sides spread beside your cheeks, that's the detail to discuss. You can compare other outlines in the hairstyle guide.
Book a trim every six weeks
Upkeep: a trim every six weeks. At the appointment, check the chin-length outline and whether the sides still sit tighter than the top.
Describe where the shape feels too wide, rather than asking for less texture everywhere. The adjustment concerns the sides; you can still ask for layered, piecey ends.
Judge the tweak on your own photo
The free face-shape finder confirms your face-shape prototype from one selfie. The hairstyle try-on then shows this cut on your own photo.
Look at the space beside your cheeks and the height above them. A textured bob on a round face works with a change in those proportions. Decide whether that outline matches what you want from a shorter cut.
Questions people ask
- Should I avoid a textured bob because my face is round?
- No. Treating a caution as a ban is the common mistake. Nearly every cut works on every shape once the relevant detail is adjusted.
- Can I keep the piecey ends?
- Yes. Piecey ends belong to this cut. Ask for tighter sides rather than removing the texture from the whole bob.
- What makes this bob look rounder?
- Width at cheek level sits where your face is already widest. Keeping the sides tighter than the top addresses that specific issue.
Written from the measurements and ingredient facts on this site, then checked for the usual mistakes. Not medical advice.
Related pages
The closest pages in this section, picked by topic rather than by date.
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