Choppy haircuts are a playful and sassy way to update your look, no matter your hair length or texture. With built-in movement and easy styling, choppy haircuts create an effortless vibe that's always in style. The essence of any choppy haircut is its fresh nature, which relates to the uneven cutting of layers or the covering hair and the nonchalant styling. The uneven length helps to create the impression of movement. The cutting technique is particularly suited for short hair (choppy pixie cuts) or medium-length hair (choppy bobs). Let's explore the world of choppy layers and how to style them for short hair.
Choppy layers offer a multitude of benefits for short hairstyles:
Adds Volume and Texture: For fine hair, extra layering can add the illusion of thickness, a professional stylist can shape fine hair into a punky style with tons of dimension.
Creates Movement: Choppy layers create an effortless vibe that's always in style. With built-in movement and easy styling.
Easy to Style: One of the perks of choppy hairstyles is that they are very low maintenance and can practically style themselves. Thanks to the built-in texture, you don't need to spend hours styling your hair every morning.
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Suitable for Most Women: Choppy haircuts are suitable for most women. Volume and structure are the main focus for choppy bobs.
Textured Pixie: A textured pixie is a trendy short haircut featuring lots of choppy layers that add movement and volume. This edgy look is easy to style and works well for those who want a low-maintenance haircut. It's especially flattering for oval and heart-shaped faces.
Choppy Bob: Choppy layered bob hairstyles are bold and full of personality. The choppy bob is a classic short haircut that's been modernized with uneven layers and a slightly messy finish. This style can be worn sleek for a more polished look or tousled for a more relaxed, beachy vibe. To deserve the title ‘trendiest 2015 hairstyle’ the choppy bob must also be fashionable, it must tease but still be fit for everyday wear.
Modern Mullet: The modern mullet is a fresh take on a retro classic, featuring shorter layers in the front and longer layers in the back. The modern version is a bit softer and more wearable than the exaggerated styles of the 80s, making it a stylish way to make a statement every day.
Think of choppy ocean waves when you style your choppy bob. The fringed haircut is easy to style because smooth lines are not part of its nature.
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Tousle and Texturize: Use hair wax to accentuate the hair strands of various lengths. Distribute a hazelnut-sized dollop of hair wax between your hands and work the wax through the covering hair. The idea is to tousle your hair as much as possible. This helps to create the ‘undone’ appearance.
Air-Dry: Letting your choppy cut air-dry is a great way to show off its natural texture. Apply a texturizing spray like Aussie Sprunch Non-Aerosol Hair Spray to damp hair, scrunch, and let it dry naturally for an effortless, undone look. This spray helps define your texture and enhances your hair’s twists and twirls. Its medium hold gives your hair definition for 24 hours.
Accentuate with a Flat Iron: You may also like to accentuate parts of your hair using a flat iron.
Diffusing: Using a diffuser attachment on your blow dryer can help enhance your hair's natural texture. Diffusing prevents frizz and while keeping the undone texture in the choppy layers.
Rock and Roll Vibe: Take a chance with a razor and fashion a set of unique choppy bangs that ooze a distinct rock and roll vibe. Then, tousle the top of this straight feathered pixie.
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Tomboyish Edge: Short choppy hair doesn’t always have to look tomboyish, but it can if you want. If that’s the vibe you’re going for, be sure to keep the bangs extra short and the top extra choppy.
Weightless Illusion: This layered, sideswept style is a nice choice for thick hair that needs a lighter look! From the blonde hue to the choppy sections that add the illusion of weightlessness, this is a good pick for girls who feel buried in their hair.
Punky Dimension: For fine hair, extra layering can add the illusion of thickness. A professional stylist can shape fine hair into a punky style with tons of dimension.
Retro Street Cred: Go for some retro street cred by pairing two seemingly different looks. Platinum layers fall on top of a natural brown buzz cut.
Multi-Tonal Fantasy: Choppy layers are so cute when treated to multi-tonal color. Part pastel, part full-saturation, this berry hue adds an extra fantasy element to the pixie cut.
Balayage Depth: Fine hair looks much thicker when it’s cut into choppy layers. A blonde balayage color that goes from extreme dark tones to extreme light shades helps create a sense of depth and added texture.
Shaggy Volume: Bright blonde hair is a great way to rock a shaggy bob. Slice through the layers to achieve a more voluminous look.
Cool and Quirky Pixie: Short choppy layered hair looks cool and quirky in the form of the pixie cut, especially when you incorporate a mixture of long and short angled layers.
A-Line Texture: The tousled look is sexy and relevant in today’s beauty world, and, so, now’s the time for a choppy haircut that doesn’t require you to go too short. Instead, go for an a-line cut with fun layers that will work either for thin hair or thick locks.
Height and Volume: Add a little height to your short choppy layered hair by teasing the crown. Short layered bob hairstyles are a fabulous way to add volume if you have fine or lacklustre hair.
Disconnected Edge: If you’re feeling brave and craving a change, this disconnected haircut will make a serious style statement. A totally edgy and alternative haircut like the one pictured here is a good way to show off your rebelious side. Its piecey nature builds a tousled look that is fun, hip, and sharp. Scrunching your disconnected waves gives an overall appearance of thick hair that can stand up to the elements. In fact, the side-parted piece-y bob has a messy, windblown look that is natural and down-to-earth.
Masculine Androgyny: For a masculine, androgynous look, consider a tapered pixie where your locks moderately become shorter from the front to the back of your head.
Sassy Silver-Blonde: Silver-blonde hair is sassy and fun when it’s cut into a short choppy pixie with a long top and side-swept bang.
Ultra-Feminine Swoop: When you add extra-long, swoopy bangs to short choppy hairstyles, you get ultra-feminine looks for all face shapes.
Bold Undercut: The undercut pixie is bold and brazen on a woman of any age. Its shattered, cropped nature can still give off a soft, touchable feel.
White-Blonde Rock and Roll: Embrace that inner rock and roll with this white-blonde color combined with a short angled bob haircut.
Versatile Bob: The great thing about a choppy bob is that it’s versatile and has a potential to be dressed up or down for any occasion. If you’re after a casual, everyday aesthetic, opt for straight locks.
Edgy Overgrown Pixie: If you’re looking for a modern and unique hairstyle with bangs, check out this edgy overgrown pixie.
Ombre Update: Adding an ombre side bangs to a pixie cut is a quick update to the look that is definitely making a comeback. Using texturing pomade is a must with this edgy style.
Tapered Pixie for Fine Hair: Why not just embrace the fact that you’re a “fine hair gal” and make the most of it with a tapered pixie?
Feminine Pixie: A very short pixie can be just as feminine and flirty as a longer hairstyle.
Trendy Gray: A choppy bob style is very popular right now, same as this trendy hair color - many young women are opting for gray and white hair hues.
Office-Appropriate Pixie-Bob: The tapered pixie-bob is a stylish and modern way to wear your choppy hair when you want to keep it office-appropriate.
Weightless Relief: Layered cuts offer weight relief to a full head of hair. Short cuts for thick hair are a fun way to feel suddenly weightless. The natural color makes this a pretty low-maintenance look. To keep hair flowing to one side, use a dryer when hair is still wet.
Bangs with Highlights: The choppy bangs get an extra wow factor with blonde highlights woven through. This spunky haircut is not for the faint of heart - but having a buzz cut (even if just partial) is something every girl has to try at least once. Trust us!
No-Mistake Styling: Disconnected choppy haircuts are easy to manage because they show no “mistakes” in styling.
Hidden Undercut: This hairstyle may seem ordinary, but lift the top layer of hair up to reveal the closely cut strands beneath. The cut is popular for women who struggle with thick or coarse hair that’s difficult to straighten.
Cropped and Sassy: Go for a cropped hairstyle that is short at the ear line and longer on top. Part the top layers to the side and pair them with bangs for a sassy, stylish look.
Textured Blonde: Pixie inspired once again, this textured style is perfect for all the blondes out there. Whether natural or salon created, all blondes should go platinum at least once in their lifetime.
Uneven Ends: Thanks to a very fine finish for the uneven ends and blondish hue this look seems so touchingly fluffy.
Feathery Texture: The fantastic feathery texture and bright refreshing hair hue are the success of this texturized bob.
Cool Girl Chic: This cut is perfection! Flattering for a variety of face shapes, this style is oozing cool girl chic. To hit the mark, ask your stylist for piecey, unkempt layers and carefree highlights with natural appeal.
Rebellious Beauty: This haircut is filled with choppy layers that work well with today’s tousled look. For girls who like to have fun, this style can be dyed a modern gray or very light blonde. Pair it with pierecings or some ink and you have just jumped aboard a rebellious take on the traditional short hair beauty.
Peekaboo Colors: Choppy hairstyles can be a great way to show off your features. Plus, you can hide peekaboo colors beneath the textured strands. The rich tones here work so great with olive skin and green eyes.
Long Crown Layers: If the boyish tapered pixie isn’t quite the hairdo for you, you could try the undercut version with long crown layers. It looks uneven in places, but that’s all a part of the charm! To style, use a straightener on the longer layers for a sleeker appearance.
