Close one eye if you find the normal, old-fashioned bob cut to be (cough) boring. Close the other eye if you aren’t ready to lose hope in the entire bob cut class just yet.
Oops, now we all can’t see.
What if we told you that there is a bob haircut for the exact look you have in mind, minus the guesswork and unending lamentations to your BFF?
Say hello to the inverted bob haircut, a.k.a. your style enhancer extraordinaire. True to its name, it starts out longer and fuller at the front and gradually gets shorter towards the back.
Effortlessly chic yet remarkably easy to pull off, it is arguably the most versatile bob haircut out there (take that, A-line bob cut). Wear it lightweight, spruce it up with a surprise undercut, or texturize it with subtly fading layers–you name it.
Read on for the best inverted bob hairstyles that cover every whim of hair, from thick to wavy, and have us fully ready for a bold, beautiful, any-season refresh. Bring in these inspiration shots and your stylist won’t think you’re crazy for asking.
1) Inverted Bob for Thick Hair
An inverted bob is a great way to remove the excessive thickness and help your mane look and feel lighter. And, yes, you can make your bob messy or sleek, depending on your mood.
2) The Inverted Dramatic Bob
Bored? That’s nothing a bob haircut with a sharp, angled perimeter can’t fix.
3) The Inverted Graduated Bob
If you prefer a smooth, clean look that accentuates your facial features, this bold cut with a rounded back is destined to be your next hairstyle.
4) Inverted Bob with Side Bangs
Can’t decide between an inverted bob and bangs? Go for both with this hairstyle; side-swept tresses with curled under ends will make the out-of-the-ordinary cut even more special.
5) Short Inverted Bob with Undercut Back
Two words: chic and cute. That’s all this hairstyle has to say; add some balayage highlights for added volume.
6) Inverted Bob for Thin Hair
Layers on layers is the name of the game when it comes to cutting a thin-hair inverted bob. Angle it slightly, make it messier, or give the ends a slight curl to create an illusion of fullness.
7) Wavy Bob With Blonde Highlights
Even women with thick, rowdy hair can get in on the action, don’t you worry. This choppy, textured bob complete with subtle hints of blonde hits all the right (angled) notes.
8) Short Stacked Inverted Bob
If you’re on the fence about making the big chop, this layered approach gives you the best of both worlds with its sleek, voluminous front and shorter, stacked backside. Here’s the best part: it works brilliantly for women of all ages, regardless of face shape or hair type.
9) The Flattering Long Inverted Bob
Long hair can make an even bigger statement with an inverted bob that suits all textures and all seasons. Just be sure to pick a variant that will bring out your individuality and feminine boldness with seamless ease (textured bronde bob, anyone?).
10) Angled Inverted Bob for Straight Hair
Straight hair is marked by strands that have a lack of oomph (boooring). One of the biggest tricks to give straight hair some zing and allure is with the usage of a blunt inverted bob; feel free to add a tousle in the back for a well-balanced look.
11) Inverted Textured Silver Bob
Model your favorite color with this bob for thin hair. The messy strands will only help your plight.
12) Cool-Toned Blonde Inverted Bob
If this doesn’t give all the motivation you need to experiment with a champagne bob this year, we don’t know what will. The edgy yet soft look is everything!
13) Textured Inverted Bob
Textured hair, don’t care? More like, textured hair, more flair (with the right styling option, of course); make yours an inverted bob and, if possible, throw in a root fade to keep the look young and classy.
14) Medium Inverted Bob
Who said hair with loose waves can’t look chic and cheeky at the same time? Achieve just that with this puffy, no-fuss hairdo.
15) Classic Inverted Bob with Choppy Layers
Noticeably the coolest cut in the room, the blunt bob rests teasingly on the collaborne and features razor-cut ends and layers. If we were to pick just one hairstyle from this list that exemplifies an on-trend tousled-hair experience to a tee, it’d undoubtedly be this one; choppy for the win!
16) Super-Curly Side Parted Inverted Bob
Transform basic medium-length hair with chocolate brown spirals drenched in mousse or gel. The outcome is a picture-perfect bob that screams simple sophistication.
17) Inverted Bob with Face-Framing Strands for Thin Hair
For those with fine hair, a short inverted bob is an easy way to go. Ask for lightweight face-framing strands to give your face the attention it needs and deserves.
18) Lob Haircut with Waves and Balayage
As if this snug hair color didn’t already have us calling up the salon, the wavy, balayage-heavy layers of the cut itself have us ready for a chop. This is, quite frankly, the perfect “not too drastic” transition style for long hair.
19) Shaggy Inverted Bronde Bob
The ever-popular shag looks even cuter given a scrawny, modern cut. Keep locks wavy and sprinkle in some blonde highlights for a sassy, unassuming look that’ll have you the prettiest on the block!
20) Inverted Shaggy Bob with Curtain Bags
Shaggy bobs are excellent for taming voluminous and unruly tresses, which makes them incredibly popular hairstyles for thick hair. In addition, they’re pretty versatile–you can wear your shaggy bob short, styled smooth, or with curtain bangs for an extra spicy look.
21) Lime-Green Inverted Bob
All it takes is a sizzling bold hair color, straight tresses set off with an arched fringe, and voila, you’ve got one helluva inverted bob!
22) Soft Purple Inverted Bob
What hair color would take you back to your childhood better than this subtle girlish purple? Not to mention, it’ll cure any dullness your current hairstyle is evoking; here’s to looking and feeling younger!
23) Short Inverted Bob for Older Women
Try as we might, we can’t outrun time–and that’s okay. What we can do, though, is stay true to ourselves and age gracefully, and this short flattering bob with a sleek undercut can help us do precisely that.
24) Stacked Inverted Bob for Thin Hair
Volume is a fine-haired girl’s best friend. The key to mastering the look lies in soft waves concentrated towards the crown of your head.
25) Well-Defined Curls
Just look at the texture on this bob. It is absolutely mesmerising! If you’re gonna give up your straight locks for curls, make sure they look as cool as these ones.
26) Straightened Black Inverted Bob
This longer version of a sharply angled bob cut is perfect for any low-maintenance gal out there with naturally straight black hair. The blunt ends make your mane look naturally thicker overall and the shoulder-grazing length is an in-between balance that doesn’t weigh down roots (what’s not to love?).
27) Blunt Cut Inverted Bob
Fake it until you make it with a razor-sharp, shoulder-length bob that instantly makes thin hair look fuller–and keeps your gals in constant awe.
28) Shaggy Shoulder Grazing Bob with Highlights
We’ll take this sassy textured bob and then some. The combo of bronde color and golden highlights lends itself to so much versatility to make your layered locks a true any-place head-turner.
29) Stacked Bob with Babylights
We’re convinced the answer to all our problems is a trip to the salon and a new inverted stacked bob. For thick hair, babylights are easy and exquisite.
30) White Blonde Wavy Lob
This long, sliced bob makes a statement, and we’re imagining it saying something fierce.
31) Subtly Unruly Earthy Lob
We love a classic shag, but dare we say it doesn’t tickle everyone’s fancy? This uneven bob meets us in the middle with caramel-toned curls and cute bangs for a much more modernized version.
31) Inverted Balayage Bob with Swooping Layers
We love our hair volumized to the skies down here, and this layered bob certainly agrees. The precise, rounded cut adds even more style and verve.
33) Layered Platinum Blonde Bob
Platinum here, platinum there, platinum for everyone! When paired with an inverted bob style, the result is, well, perfection; extra textured, extra sassy, easy-moving hair that’ll have everyone thinking you’re headed for the red-carpet.
34) Inverted A-Line Bob
Liven up your locks by opting for the ever-so-stylish inverted bob with an A-line twist. The soft layering on top works some serious magic on oval and round faces alike, bringing a devastatingly cool addition to your features.
35) Striking Bronze Lob
When in doubt, ask for all the hues for good measure. Sporting golden, strawberry blonde, and light brown shades, there’s no eye color or skin tone that this trendy V-shaped bob can’t flatter.
36) Messy Bob with Razored Ends
Those ends look like they could pierce through rock faster than your mum’s side-eye, which is saying something. The subtle balayage over ash brown highlights is the perfect compliment to an already well-textured, voluminous cut.
37) Feathered Inverted Bob with Fringe
We wish we could feel half as cool and sophisticated as this blonde bob with medium layers and fringe paired with the most stunning strawberry highlights this side of the Pacific.
38) Inverted Asymmetrical Bob for Thin Hair
Thin hair and an undercut go together flawlessly (you know, for that extra dash of volume and texture). Enough said.
39) Voluminous Chin-Length Bob
If you haven’t heard, there’s a modern volume-focused haircut taking over salons, and lucky for us, anyone can rock it. Long, chin-grazing strands will elevate any face shape, while the layers on top will add some much-needed texture and bounce; call it frivolity without being over-the-top!
40) Super Wavy Bob with Undercut and Dark Root
You won’t find a bolder, more classy dip into the inverted bob pool than this deliciously layered cut with a touch of bronde. Round face gals, take that W!
41) Twisted Bob
WHAT. A. TWIST. Scream ‘badass’ in caps with this easy-to-wear hairdo with a braid-like detail for the ages.
42) Inverted Angled Bob with Short Layers
Think you can spare a few minutes in the A.M. before heading for work? This chic angled bob haircut has your name written all over it; the short, striking layers won’t take too much time to style and even if they do, it’ll be absolutely worth it!
43) Steeply Angled Short Inverted Bob with Stacked Layers
This is proof that a classic angled bob doesn’t have to be boring, thanks to stacked, meticulously textured layers that act as major volume enhancers.
44) Bright Copper Inverted Bob
This color is smooth as butter and not your basic copper. The brighter shade adds zazz to your complexion, and the trendy asymmetrical cut makes it even cooler.
45) Layered Shaggy Inverted Bob with Highlights for Thick Hair
Spruce up thick hair with platinum, ribbon-esque highlights and dark roots, which layers help stand out even more.
46) Rounded Bob With V-Shaped Layers
There’s nothing boring about this bob. The cut is all about giving your hair color the dimension it so desperately yearns for.
47) Graduated Bob with Voluminous Crown
Even if you’re asking for a subtle, laid-back take on the inverted bob haircut, you can ask for short, precise layers and slight stacking in the back to create a funky, graduated bob with a crown (yes queen!).
48) Ash Blonde Bob with Copper Babylights
It’s almost never a bad idea for babylights, if we can bring ourselves to make the chop. This blonde bob gets its signature sass from the shoulder-grazing, feature-enhancing layers and copper babylights that perfectly complement the depth underneath.
49) Center Parted Messy Hair Bob
Effortless, chic, and endlessly flattering, center-parted styles are making a comeback; this look works best on neck-length wavy or straight hair. Bonus points if you can steer clear of beanies; let the oh-so-cute flyaways do the talking.
50) Soft-Layered A-Line Bob
Look peerless with the A-line version of the world’s beloved inverted bob. Throw in soft layers and you have yourself one of the bounciest, voluminous, most well-defined hairstyles you’ll ever rock.
51) Bulky Curly Bob
Head-turners don’t get any better (and bolder) than this! For a bouncier-looking finish, keep the hair length at the jaw level.
52) Graduated Pixie Bob
We can’t get enough of this super sleek pixie bob with blonde highlights laying delectably against those jagged ends, and neither will you. Granted.
53) Very Short Bob
Your dimensional blonde bayalage tresses are in for a treat. The volume-pumping cut and elegant babylights will have them swearing by your stylist.
54) Short Side-Parted Inverted Bob with Combover Bangs
Comb-over inverted haircut paired with loose, subtly tousled waves worthy of running your fingers through is ideal for women with oval shapes. And with its versatility, this kind of style could seamlessly move day to night; LOVE!
55) Neck-Length Stacked Bob
Something about a short, stacked, wavy bob always leaves us wanting to get a hot chocolate mocha and then proceed to take over the world. This look is perfect for bronde hair babes.
56) Mid-Length Inverted Bob with Grey Blending
A medium-length bob that looks fantastic with grey blending and a simple fringe is the go-to for older women who crave a stylish low-maintenance hairstyle. Your silver strands couldn’t be more thankful.
57) Inverted Bob with Curled Under Ends
Not quite a classic wavy bob, not quite a shag–this cut is easy, breezy, and everything a thin-haired babe needs to live her best life.
58) Curved Bob
The layers of this inverted bob are tender and sweet, and they can highlight your best features when combined with the right styling approach. Hint: tucking a few strands behind ears instantly adds seamless volume and finesse to an already-spectacular cut.
59) Brown Face-Framing Inverted Bob
This hair color and the acutely angled shape with feature-defining layers certainly won’t go unnoticed!
60) Angled Bob with Bangs
We can tell you what’s not to love about this bob: nothing! The angles, the silky smooth bangs, and the blunt ends culminate into a funky, youthful cut fit for any occasion.
Bobs for All!
The inverted bob is a bonafide all-action, do-it-all haircut: unapologetically gorgeous, it will work with the shaggiest of shags and the thickest of thick hair.
All it takes is an ounce of courage and a little bit of vision and you’ll be able to make any of these hairstyles your own.
So, put away your beanies and scrunchies and get ready to try on a unique inverted bob!