Graduated Bob
Shorter at the back with stacked layers building rounded volume through the crown, angling longer toward the face. The back stays full instead of flat. Finished smooth, with a soft inward curve at the ends.
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The graduated bob is the bob with stacked graduation at the back, falling to the chin at the front — short and stepped at the back, full length at the jaw in front. Victoria Beckham (again) wore the definitive 2000s version (her 'pob'); the modern variant is softer and less aggressive than the early-2000s original.
It flatters round and heart faces — the stacked back adds vertical volume that lengthens round faces, and the chin-length front balances heart-shaped jawlines. Straight hair shows the graduation cleanest; wavy hair softens the back stack into something less visible. The cut works less well on very curly hair where the stack disappears under the curl pattern.
Medium daily maintenance — needs a smoothing blowout to keep the back graduation defined. Air-drying tends to flatten the stack. Trim every six weeks; the graduation drifts as the back grows. The graduated bob has been in continuous rotation since the early 2000s and is one of the cuts most-associated with the era. Ask for 'stacked graduation at the back with the front falling at the jaw — Posh Spice circa 2002' — naming the reference is the fastest path to the right cut.
- Best on
- round, heart, oval faces
- Texture
- straight, wavy hair
- Length
- short (above shoulder)
- Upkeep
- medium · trim every 6 weeks
- Wear
- everyday, work
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