Top 25+ Choppy Bob Ideas for a Low-Maintenance Summer Haircut

Curtain Bangs

Rihanna's take on the choppy bob features minimalist curtain bangs (in that, really, they're choppy bangs parted in the middle) and glossy, wet-looking waves. Notice how textured and edgy her style is? It's thanks to the layers.

Retro Wavy Bob

Julianne Hough's retro bob demonstrates how a choppy bob can take on a softer style with rollers. If you're after a true layered, choppy bob, Aziz says to ask your stylist about a razor, thinning shears, or point-cutting techniques before the chop. "These will ensure that your stylist is familiar with this trend and knows exactly what you are looking for," she explains.

Textured Side Part

Naomi Campbell mastered the choppy bob with this piecey, textured, side part 'do. The combination of layers, waves, and a flipped side part add body and voluminosity. This edgy, effortless style proves that it doesn't take a lot of hair to make a big impact.

Curly Side Part Bob

Here, Yara Shahidi pinned back the hair along her hairline to add more definition to the angular cut. If you have thick, coily hair, layers can also help remove bulk and add bounce and shape.

A Shaggy Lob

Jenna Ortega's layered cut is the blueprint for an effortless, undone, choppy look. Wispy curtain bangs and face-framing layers are the key. Her locks graze her shoulders, but a shorter variation would look just as good.

Deep Side Part

When it comes to landing a choppy bob, you can go as heavy or as light as you like with the layers. Gabrielle Union achieves the look with long layers paired with a deep side part. The effect is face-framing layers and side bangs that accentuate her features.

Tousled Layers

Sydney Chandler's effortlessly choppy bob is the product of layers and a modest fringe. While many people believe bangs to be difficult to maintain, McLaren says that a softly layered look like Chandler's can be perfected with mousse and shine cream. "It's a true carefree style that lasts," he says, noting that it works well to provide separation while highlighting the blunt chop that looks layered.

Feathered Ends

Jennifer Lopez's straight, choppy bob if a universally flattering length. To recreate her look, ask your stylist for a collarbone-skimming cut with razored ends and piecey definition.

Center Parted Bob

To create volume at the bottom of your choppy bob—like Lucy Boynton's, above—McLaren says that using hairspray is key. For best results, he suggests misting hairspray into your styled strands, then tilting your head from shoulder to shoulder, prompting your ends to bounce out. Use a lightweight hairspray so your hair doesn't look crunchy.

Curly Bob

Another way to look at the choppy bob is to think quite literally of the chop. The shorter your bob is, the more chopped it will appear. So even if you have curly hair like Zendaya's, above, you can showcase a more chopped appearance despite a lack of layers or extra piecey strands.

Thick Fringe

We love Kerry Washington's wavy bob, complete with blunt, choppy bangs. To achieve a shiny bob like Kerry's, consider spritzing your styled hair with a shine spray. A light layer of hair oil can also achieve a similar effect, just avoid the roots and bangs to keep the hair from looking greasy.

Layered Curls

Pattern Beauty founder Tracee Ellis Ross rocks a layered cut that shows off her 3c curls in all their glory. Her curly bangs complete the look.

Side Part Bob

A choppy bob haircut can look picture perfect no matter which way you part it. Laura Harrier proves that with her voluminous, layered cut worn in a deep side part. Plus, this style is great for showing off a pair of statement earrings.

Longer Layers

While most of Cate Blanchett's hair is the same length in the picture above, her face-framing layers give her bob a choppy, defined quality. Feeling inspired? Bring this picture with you to the salon, and make sure to ask them how to style it if you want to be able to copy her exact texture, too.

Side-Swept Bangs

Taraji P. Henson has made a case for bobs more than once in her life. To copy her look above, ask your stylist for side-swept bangs and soft layers. Then, when styling, blow out your bangs and add waves to the rest of your hair.

Lived-In Lob

Not sure a bob is quite right for you, but still want to chop your ends? Consider a choppy lob like Karlie Kloss's above. The shoulder-grazing cut features long layers that can be worn straight or easily volumized for a more tousled look.

Textured Waves

Jessica Biel's textured bob features piecey waves with a slightly wet effect. A side part adds extra body and volume.

Sleek and Subtle Chop

Margot Robbie's chin-grazing chop features blunt ends, but subtle waves help add body and texture. A side part adds shape to this otherwise sleek cut.

Curly Retro Chop

Florence Pugh showcases a retro take on the choppy bob with her layered curls and side-part swoop.