the trendy square of the moment!

A new hairstyle trend that has been shaking up the beauty world since September, the hacked bob is a square cut that is all the rage on social networks and among celebrities. Focus on this fall-winter hair trend that invites us to cut our lengths short.

Definitely, the bob cuts are far from having said their last word! If we thought we knew everything about the bob after its straight, plunging, asymmetrical, long, ultra smooth versions, wavy or with bangs, the trend hacked bob proves us the opposite!

The hacked bob cut: what is it?

The "hacked bob"Which can be literally translated as" pirate square "in French, is a short bob with tips usually reaching the level of the jaws and which has a deliberately messy and messy style because it seems to have been cut roughly, like with a knife. And this is precisely the desired effect, as Luke Hersheson, the hairstylist to the stars, recently explained to our colleagues at Glamor UK who asked him about the subject to decipher the trend: "A lot of people have asked for sharper, bulkier bobs", he then said to the magazine, talking about the famous hacked bob, before adding that this type of square was cut so as to give the impression that it had been “Cut with a knife” (Mulan and his sword style for connoisseurs), even if the latter is of course made with scissors.

In short, this trendy cut is a wild bob, a deliberately imperfect short bob, which by nature has a slightly tousled effect, and which allows us to display a very stylish casual look every day. Why deprive yourself of it?
Especially since this new version of french bob, has the advantage of being able to sublimate all types of hair. You can therefore adopt it whether yours are smooth or curly, thin or thick! On thick hair, its unstructured appearance makes it possible to lighten the bob cut to avoid the helmet effect of short bobs. But this wild bob is also great for bringing movement and volume to thin hair that is sorely lacking. Worn on straight hair, hairstyle hacked bob revitalizes the hair and brings a I do not know what rebellious, while this wild bob also lends itself very readily to highlighting the wavy texture of curly hair, which then makes it very easy to style.
No wonder it has already seduced many stars like the top model Kaia Gerber or the actresses Lucy Hale and Lucy Boynton, and that it is now established as the trendy haircut of fall / winter 2020 .

How to maintain your wild square?

To style your hair on a daily basis, just play on the relaxed aspect of the cut by accentuating its tousled effect, using a salt water spray for example. All you need to do is shit a dash of it into your short lengths before hand-creasing them and ruffling your locks a little for a relaxed and sexy hairstyle.

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Thanks to its particular structure which is based precisely on the absence of straight lines, the hacked bob is very easy to maintain because its regrowth is natural, and its aspect which has always been irregular and raw makes it possible to facilitate the transition from short hair to hair. longer. In particular, it avoids the worries of irregular – but then unsightly – regrowth that usually occurs with the regrowth of a square cut with very straight lines.

Why such a craze for this wild bob?

If this unstructured bob is so successful and has become a real hairstyle trend this fall, it is largely thanks to the dissatisfaction with our hair look during confinement, which was the source of new expectations at the back to the hairdresser as revealed by Luke Hersheson: “Because people went without their hairdresser for so long and their hair took on a shape and length that they didn't necessarily choose, I noticed that clients were much more open to change”. And it is true that the wild hacked bob responds in every way to these new expectations of shorter and more voluminous hairstyles (because the weariness of the raplapla lengths has been too much felt), more free (because styling habits have changed for cooler style) and more stylish (because our look has been neglected for too long). It offers a casual look, it’s perfect for saying goodbye to long split ends and getting healthy hair back, while making us look like the hottest fashion girls.

To get an idea, here are 3 examples of hacked bob at the top of the trends unearthed on Instagram!

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