Short Hairstyles for Women

1.  Lob with Birkin Bangs

MEGAN FOX

Megan Fox recently debuted a total hair transformation—a chic lob with overgrown Birkin bangs. Plus, she opted for a new color as well, trading in her signature dark hair for a caramel blonde hue with dark roots.

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Shoulder-Length Beachy Waves

JENNA ORTEGA

Recreate Jenna Ortega's SAG Awards look by adding a few loose waves to your hair. The style is giving effortless, beachy vibes.

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Retro Flipped Bob

LIZZO

Lizzo is a hair chameleon and has rocked every style imaginable. However, this retro flipped bob is undoubtedly one of our favorites. It's super fun and elegant.

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Icy Blonde Bob

KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN

Kourtney Kardashian is inspiring us to play around with cuts and colors. Her new icy blonde blunt bob is super edgy and cool.

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Modern Marilyn Bob

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Zendaya is also leaning into the beauty of bobs right now. This look is all about voluminous, bouncy curls.

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Blunt Mini Bob

HAILEY BIEBER

Hailey Bieber recently debuted a chic layer-free mini bob, featuring a middle part and blunt ends.

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Two-Toned Tresses

KAIA GERBER

If you don't want to fully commit to a bold color, experiment with dying your ends, like Kaia Gerber did here.

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Deep Side Part With Texture

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Technically, Cara is growing out her super short hairstyle—but we're obsessed with her side-swept bob. If you're currently growing out a pixie crop, let Cara be your inspo.

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Asymmetric With a Slight Undercut

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Taraji P. Henson has given us several aspirational short-hair looks, but this asymmetrical crop with a shaved side is one of our favorites.

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Fluffy Pompadour

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Oh, hello, shiny pompadour. We're used to seeing Alicia Keys with long braided hair, but we're very much enjoying this cropped 'do.

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Wet-Look Bob

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Irina Shayk stepped out with a seriously daring choppy bob and fringe combo at the Dsquared2 Milan S/S 19 fashion show. We love this fierce look on her.

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Tousled and Short

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This windblown crop of Kerry Washington's is giving us serious just-got-out-of-the-convertible vibes.

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Wavy Mohawk

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Kelly Osbourne's signature lilac roots make quite the statement when styled in a wavy mohawk. Give your shorter hair volume with Oribe's Swept Up Volume Spray ($42) after you've washed and blow-dried it. 

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Curly Pixie

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Ruth Negga's haircut makes for ideal inspiration for anyone with naturally curly hair. "If you have curly hair, rock your natural texture," advises Heath. "I love R+Co COOL WIND pH Perfect Air-Dry Crème ($32) to help the hair air dry. Work with your texture, rather than fighting it."

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Center-Parted Bob

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Jenna Dewan has had short hair for a while, but at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards, she revealed an even shorter, sleeker bob complete with a center part. Oh, and we love her yellow eye shadow, too.

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Wet-Look Lob With Side Part

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Upgrade that lob with a slicked-back wet look, like Selena Gomez. Ask your hairdresser for longer layers so you can transform your look from day to night with products.

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Styled Pixie

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Kate Hudson makes growing out a buzz cut look effortless with this textured crop adorned with a simple black headband at the 2018 Golden Globes. 

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Bob With Short Bangs

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Solange Knowles's short hairstyle will suit diamond-, oval-, and square-shaped faces. According to Grenia, the key to a similar style starts in the shower. "Prep curls using a hydration boosting shampoo and conditioner (I love IGK Thirsty Girl Anti-frizz Shampoo and Conditioner, $27) and for best results, leave the conditioner in the hair for an extra five to ten minutes, brush well and rinse. Using a microfiber towel, gently squeeze excess moisture from the hair." Allow to air-dry and you're golden.

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Side-Parted and Short

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The Crown's Claire Foy proves a simple quiff can make a short haircut look seriously cool. And might we add, her bejeweled top pulls the entire look together in a rather regal way.

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Bleached Pixie

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Zoë Kravitz proves how striking a pixie crop could look, especially when it's super blonde. Note the mussed-up texture, which makes it look both effortless and cool.

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Blunt Bob With Bangs

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Sam Rollinson shows how a micro bob can look seriously cool, plus the piecey fringe frames her face.  

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'90s Short With Bangs

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If you think short hair and baby bangs don't mix, check out Keke Palmer's pixie with a petite fringe and think again.

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Undercut With Swoop

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The side shave and the quiff are very reminiscent of Miley Cyrus, but that's not a bad thing. We love this hue and cut on Katy Perry.

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Blunt Lob With Side Part

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Not content with simply having super-short hair, Nicole Richie has also gone for that super-platinum blonde we love.

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Pixie With Texture

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Michelle Williams is arguably the queen of the short haircut. This platinum crop, which she debuted at the Academy Awards, is a stunning iteration of her shorter 'dos, and it might well be our favorite. 

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Pixie Afro

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Lupita Nyong'o's short haircut suits oval- and heart-shaped faces.

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Avant-Garde Buzz

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Here's how to own a buzzcut: project confidence by drawing even more attention to the style with buzzed-in designs on one side of the head.

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Blunt Bob With Texture and Bangs

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If you're after something universally flattering, look no further. Yara Shahidi's curly bob hairstyle suits round-, oval-, square-, heart- and diamond-shaped faces.

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Spiky Pixie

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The best way to rock a short crop is to add product and spike the hair sky-high. To get something similar, make sure you ask for it to be cut long at the front, so you have length to play with.

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Center-Parted Wavy Lob

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Got a diamond-, oval-, heart- or square-shaped face? Try a blunt bob like Jourdan Dunn's. Got some texture to work with? Don't be afraid to play with it. "There are so many great products that enhance your natural waves or curl while preventing frizz," Heath says. "You can use a product like R+Co. MOON LANDING Ant-Humidity Spray ($33) on your curls once they are dry, too."

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Slicked Back With Volume

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As seen on Ruby Rose, this unconventional cut is easy to pull off when you've got an amazing face and incredible eyebrows.

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Blown-Out Pixie

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Jennifer Hudson keeps it short, spiky, and chic with this pixie cut. Use some hair pomade or texturized cream to keep the front piecey-looking.

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Super-Blunt Bob

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Coco Rocha has tried out many different hairstyles in her time, but we do love this short, sharp bob on her. The '90s-style fringe is definitely something we can get on board with, too.

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Slightly Side-Parted Bob

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We can feel ourselves growing more sophisticated just by looking at this sleek bob on Regina King.

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Natural Pixie

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A slightly longer pixie allows you to show off your natural texture (just be sure to use a smoothing cream to keep the hair well-hydrated).

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Center-Parted and Ear-Length

Hikari Mori is the first person to make us swoon over this haircut since Shawn in Boy Meets World.

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Buzzed on the Sides

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This short platinum shave has been Cynthia Erivo's signature look for a while, and we can certainly see why.

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Tousled Pixie

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Remember when Natalie Portman shaved her head for her role in V for Vendetta? While the star was growing her hair back, she also ended up with this gorgeous pixie crop. 

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Pixie With Length

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Halle Berry rocks a seriously punk-rock fringe in the front of her short, angular 'do.

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Chin-Length Bob With Heavy Bangs

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Taylor Swift's bob hairstyle is great for square-, diamond-, oval- and heart-shaped faces.

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Natural and Classic

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We love all of Viola Davis' hair looks, but her natural curls with a subtle red coloring are always a highlight.

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Middle Part With Fluffy Texture

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Queen Bey has been wearing her locks long for a while, but let's not forget this great honeyed bob moment. If you have natural curls, try air-drying hair to achieve this look. "Using a towel, begin ‘scrunching’ hair to compress and encourage the natural curl pattern," advises Grenia. "Where desired, pick up 1-2 inch sections, twist hair in the natural direction of the curl, and gently compress. This is a great way to even out curl pattern and add texture to areas where hair may naturally be straighter."

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Combed Forward Pixie

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Jessie J's short, textured haircut is perfect for oval- and heart-shaped faces. And we just love this blonde hue against the singer's skin tone.

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Straight Up and Styled

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Comedy queen Leslie Jones' pompadour is equal parts cool, quirky, and trendy.

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Side-Part With Slight Waves

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Charlize Theron's short, side-swept cut suits heart-, diamond- and oval-shaped faces.

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Old Hollywood

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Rihanna's classy 'do is giving us major Old Hollywood vibes a la Mia Farrow. Perhaps it's the straight across baby bangs?

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Tousled and Short

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Anne Hathaway's short haircut is longer on top, which gives her the flexibility to play with her parting and the texture to mix up her hairstyle on the daily. 

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Side Part With Length On Top

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Morena Baccarin shows us how to pull off the perfect pageboy cut while still keeping things feminine.

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Chin-Length

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Mia Wasikowska's side-parted bob looks soft because the unfinished ends balance out the sleek texture.

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Classic Blowout

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Camilla Belle's curled bob is a great example of retro-inspired without feeling dated.

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Short With a Single Braid

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Think you can't embrace braids with short hair? Think again. Here Mulligan has used a small fishtail braid to pull the hair off her face. Clever.

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Blown-Out and Slicked Back

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Long layers, slicked back like Demi's, are a chic style for any occasion.

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Short With a Headband

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Queen of the short haircut, Ginnifer Goodwin got the headband memo.

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Side-Parted With a Retro Twist

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Jessica Alba's wavy, tousled chop is effortlessly chic, especially with her honey blonde color.

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Razor-Cut Ends

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Rita Ora's shaggy, front-combed pixie is making us re-evaluate our relationship with the term "combover."

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Bang-Length

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The fringe on Sienna Miller's cut is a cute way to do the super-short crop.

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Asymmetric With Natural Texture

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Amandla Stenberg's natural curl pattern gives way to the prettiest, face-framing spiral bangs.

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Bob With a Blowout

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We're loving the ease of Gabrielle Union's blown-out bob and swept side bang.

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Air-Dried and Short

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If you're into just-rolled-out-of-bed hair, Thandie Newton's textured pixie will be right up your alley.

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Retro Bob

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Lily Collins knows how versatile a bob is. Wear it sleek, textured, or style it with retro Marcel-esque waves for a party.

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Bob With Subtle Beach Waves

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Calling all beach-wave lovers: Ciara's deep side part is the ultimate way to show off that texture.

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Longer on Top

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Trust Tilda Swinton to go for something a little more left field. This quiffed short crop is made all the more dramatic by the shade of bold blonde. 

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Accessorized

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Even a super-short haircut like Emma Watson's can take an accessory. A small decorative comb is an easy way to elevate your look.

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Long Pixie

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When Kate Moss stepped out with this haircut in 2001, everyone dashed to the salon. The beauty of this look is that it hasn't lost its power, and it's as chic and modern today as it was then.