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Will a blunt bob give me the outcome I want?

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JustCosy · 19/08/2024 22:29

Early last year, I chopped off all of my (very damaged) hair that left me with approx 2 inches of hair on my head. I spent a year wearing wigs and had about 7 inches of growth within that time.
My hair grew back with weird layers as expected, the back being far longer than the front. So I have cut my hair into a short blunt bob, so that it is all one length. I love how thick and healthy it feels, but my ultimate hair goal is collarbone length, no layers, all one length.
I'm assuming that because I've cut it all one length into a bob, I will achieve my goal just by leaving it alone and letting it grow now?

Thanks for reading!

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myladyjane · 20/08/2024 05:20

Possibly but I think it may depend on your hair growth patterns and texture.

Anecdotally, my own experience is that my hair grows out as well as down - left to its own devices it sort of sprouts wings behind my ears. As a result, I could only achieve a neat blunt bob look with a lot of styling which worked against what my hair wanted to do - as a consequence always looked a bit wrong. I have a lot of fine hair with bends and cowlicks.

It would work for both my daughters however - one has wavy/curly thick hair and one has fine very straight hair but both of them have hair that grows down iyswim.

Garlicfest · 20/08/2024 05:27

I cut mine straight across (must do it again, I'm a shambles) but the back grows faster, so it soon regains that downward curve. Wishing you more compliant hair!

Hucklemuckle · 20/08/2024 07:37

Doesn't quite work that way. Hairs don't all grow at the same rate as they are all individually on their own little growth cycle.

That's why a blunt cut ends up soft edged over time. Front often grows a little slower too

henlake7 · 20/08/2024 14:19

It will probably look better with regular trims as it will keep the ends blunt. Just trim small amounts less frequently.
I have mine in a blunt bob and I love how low maintenance it is (my hair seems to be the right texture for this style).

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