We tend to think of the classic bob as a sharp, one-length cut, and we may worry that adding layers will ruin the sleek line. But for those who want more movement and texture, a layered cut is actually the secret to a modern look.
If you have been admiring those tousled, effortless styles but aren’t sure how to ask for them, you have come to the right place. Today I am sharing 50 adorable layered bob hairstyles that prove this cut is versatile, flattering, and anything but boring.
1. Gray Layered Bob for Thin Hair
If your hair inevitably thins out due to age, getting a layered bob is an adorable way to make it appear voluminous.
If you want to make it absolutely irresistible, throw in a center part with curtain bangs. Watch yourself make the list next year with this look.
2. Simple Blonde Haircut for Oval Face
If you have a natural oval face, you are going to want something that accentuates your facial structure, and this is exactly the thing.
The layers and the peculiar parting work together to ensure the style is just as adorable as the face.
3. Chic Layered Bob with Bangs
It seems like a good idea to start with something relatively uncomplicated, and this hairstyle meets that criterion for me.
It is a simple layered bob with natural curtain bangs. Seriously, what is there not to love?
4. Layered Bob for Fine Hair
If you are looking to change things up a bit, this blonde bob should work wonders.
From the perfect short crop to the amazing fringe, this hairstyle is a no-brainer for ladies with fine hair.
5. Textured Blow-Out Bob with Curtain Bangs
It is frankly hard to argue against a lob with such an adorable blowout and even more alluring curtain bangs.
The blonde color might be a nice touch too, and the hair’s volume is low-key impressive.
6. Classic Black Bob Haircut
Why use unconventional colors when you can simply get a prettier version of the same style in black?
If you told me a simple wavy black bob with a parting could look this adorable, I’d argue, but maybe it is the model’s smile.
7. Short Layered Bob with Undercut for Women over 70
Nothing feels better than being able to look this good on a gray short layered bob at 70.
The undercut effect adds some playfulness, making it ever so slightly prettier.
8. Chic Soft Layered Bob Haircut
As far as brunette bobs go, this idea is as sleek as it gets without sacrificing the layers.
I can imagine how much more adorable this style will look with a generous helping of curtain bangs!
9. Styled Layered Blonde with Dimensional Highs and Lows
Why use brown or blonde in your hair when you can get both?
This dimensional textured bob uses a cross-section of brown and blonde highlights. Nothing can prepare you for how adorable it looks.
10. Short Layered Bob
Black is an excellent hair color, but it looks even better when you’re getting a layered bob.
You would think the shortness is a disadvantage, but it turned out to be the perfect crop, making the style look even more alluring.
11. Neck-length Bob with Highlighted Layers
What is a more adorable style than a blonde bob with black layers?
I am particularly in awe of how it curves to form an oval that shapes the model’s face. It is freaking adorable.
12. Layered Bob with Versatile Fringe
If you are not a fan of the purple color from the preceding idea, this bright copper style should sweep you off your feet.
With the matching fringe and the perfect crop, nobody says no to this hairstyle.
13. Modern Angled Layered Bob Cut
Color combinations aren’t very common, but who wouldn’t get one if it’s guaranteed to look this good?
The angled, layered bob is already amazing as it is, but the color takes it to another level.
14. Red Layered Bob Haircut
If you are after something flashy, it doesn’t get any better than this red-layered bob haircut.
From the adorable layers to the symmetrical parting and the beautiful crop, this style has it all.
15. Short Bob with Fringe and Angled Bang
If you are into classic bob looks, you will adore this hairstyle.
It uses the classic bob design with a full fringe, using the model’s smile as a catalyst to manifest its allure.
16. Layered Bob Haircut with Women with Glasses
Never let old age hold you back from rocking an adorable layered blonde bob haircut with a side-sweeping half fringe.
Throw in a pair of sunglasses and you are ready for a magazine cover.
17. Straight Layered Bob
This is as straight of a layered lob as you will get, and I am all for it.
The blonde hue seems like the perfect color for this style, and I so much love the smooth crop at the ends.
18. Wolf Bob Haircut
While I am a natural fan of wolf bobs, I still have to acknowledge this one is pretty special.
Despite its layers, it managed to maintain a sleek look, framing the model’s face with its mild curve and adding allure with the symmetrical parting.
19. Short Layered Bob Haircut
If you are not into short shaggy bobs with bangs, you should love short straight bobs with bangs.
Why wouldn’t you when it is presented in an alluring purple color with layers that make it irresistible?
20. Angled Layered Bob Haircut
If you are into brown bobs like me, you will instantly see why this angled layered bob is a must-get.
Even if you don’t fancy the brown color, the angled style and symmetrical parting are enough to win you over.
21. Summer Bob Haircut
Short bobs can be tricky to get right, but this model unarguably gets it spot on.
The black color with brown highlights looks better than I expected, and the symmetrical parting completes the amazing look.
22. Chic Shaggy Layered Bob Cut
Adding some shagginess to your layered lob is pretty tempting, but it may not be so bad after all.
Having it in brown and adding a pair of sunglasses makes it one of the prettiest on this compilation yet.
23. Copper Long Layered Bob
If you are looking for another adorable blonde-ish hairstyle, this copper layered lob is for you.
With its layers and adorable center parting, nothing can go wrong with the style.
24. Messy Layered Bob
Some messiness does no harm to a bob, and in some cases like this model, it can do a lot of good.
Just ensure the bob is well layered and side-swept. Then sit back and watch the magic happen.
25. Blonde Bob with Short Bangs
Blonde is one of the few recurrent colors in this compilation, but one more is never too much.
The right proportion of messiness, short bangs, and a side parting are enough to make this style one of the most adorable on this list.
26. Cute Messy Black Layered Bob
If you prefer black styles to blonde, this idea is the closest thing to the preceding one you will find.
It has some elements of a wavy lob, but at its core, it is another messy layered bob, and that is excellent too.
27. Blonde Bob Haircut with Long Curtain Bangs
Blonde isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but not when it is served with long curtain bangs and in the perfect crop.
Even if you are a coffee person, you just have to admit this blonde bob is too delicious to pass on.
28. Soft Shaggy Bob with Fringe
A full fringe only goes naturally with a layered bob, and the package becomes measurably better when it is in blonde.
Add some shaggy texture and the amazing length, and you will understand why this style is on this list.
29. Sassy Short Bob with Highlights
I am not sure if this style is brown with blonde highlights or blonde with brown highlights.
But whatever it is, it is surely making it onto my ‘hairstyles to get’ list.
30. Centred-Parted Layered Lob
This brownish-layered lob walks the path of the initial hairstyle in this compilation, and I can tell you it is not a bad path from experience.
The center parting creates symmetry, giving the style a more balanced look overall.
31. Layered Bob Haircut with Smooth Edges
You can already tell how much I adore smooth-looking hairstyles, especially when they are layered.
Try adding a center parting to the mix and see how quickly I add you to this list.
32. Classy Blonde Layered Bob
Blonde is one of the classiest hair colors out there, and it shows in this hairstyle idea.
Throw layers into a blonde bob and you have this adorable specimen of a hairstyle.
33. Classic Old Hollywood Bob Haircut
Getting something classic is easy, but making it classy can be challenging.
This gray curly bob with layers is the perfect balance between classy and classic. It is an absolute masterclass.
34. Layered Bob Cut for Women over 50
Adorable layered bobs do not discriminate based on age, as you can tell from this idea.
If you wear it well enough, it will look as good on this 50-year-old model as it would on a 15-year-old.
35. Chocolate Brown Layered Bob
The most special thing about this bob is its color: a dark chocolate brown that we can all agree is adorable.
The well-defined layers are also amazing, and the perfect length makes it nothing short of adorable.
36. Shaggy Bob Cut
One way to make your bob more exciting is by adding a bit of shagginess to it, which is what this model has done.
She also incorporated the center-parting idea from the preceding style, making it an all-in-one beauty.
37. Side-Parted Long Layered Bob
This is not the first blonde idea in this compilation, but one this long and alluring is a first.
I am a fan of the layered look and the unconventional shaping; it simply makes the underlying bob pop.
38. Brown Perfectly Layered Bob
We have seen black and blonde, so it is only natural that the next idea is brown.
It is pretty much the same as the initial hairstyle idea, but in brown, making it twice as pretty, in my opinion at least.
39. Classy Layered Bob for Older Women
If you are after a classic layered lob you can wear to work every day, nothing beats this idea.
While the model is an older lady, this hairstyle doesn’t seem age-dependent.
40. Pink Blow Out Layered Lob
If unconventional colors are more your style, this pink-purple layered lob blowout should work for you.
I won’t normally color my hair, but if I would, this color would be top of my list.
41. Long Bob with Smooth Swept Bangs
Lobs aren’t for everyone, but if they are for you, you will love this idea. The layers are amazing, but it has no center-parting.
However, the smooth bangs are pretty enough to ensure you don’t need one.
42. Soft Layered Bob with Highlights
A black layered bob with brown highlights is the kind of combo I see myself getting, especially when I know it will look this good.
The natural wavy texture also seems like it will work well with curtain bangs, but we can’t confirm that.
43. Textured Bob with Square Layers
I am not a big believer in the entire white hairstyles idea, but this idea has me rethinking my stance.
You may think the layers are its biggest attraction, but I am more interested in the overall structure.
44. Blonde Face Framing Lob
Lobs are pretty, and we decided that long ago, but who could tell wavy lobs are even prettier?
If you have the length and the blonde, replicating this look is a no-brainer.
45. Textured Layered Bob with Curtain Bangs
I am not exactly a fan of messy bobs, but when you present it like this, it makes it difficult to say no.
I have been reviewing hairstyles for years, and I have not seen something have a similar balance of shagginess and organization.
46. Chic Blonde Bob with Bangs
I am not sure if the blonde color is what I love most about this hairstyle or the black bangs.
Maybe it is the bangs or even the center parting. One thing I am sure of, however, is that everything I just mentioned is insanely adorable.
47. Gray Textured Layered Bob
We have seen so many colors that I can’t believe we haven’t seen a gray bob.
Whether you are a senior going gray or a young lady who is into the color, gray is an adorable way to wear the hairstyle.
48. Brunette Short Bob with Stepped Layers
We have discussed layered bobs in black, blonde, white, and even purple, but brown continues to take the cake for me.
When you present it in a package like this with stepped layers, who even wants any other color?
49. Short Layered Bob with Bangs
I am not sure if it is something about the bobs or the length, but the layered shaggy styles in this compilation tend to look exceedingly beautiful.
And now with flawless curtain bangs, what we have here is a 10/10 hairstyle.
50. Wolf Bob Haircut
While I am a natural fan of wolf bobs, I still have to acknowledge this one is pretty special.
Despite its layers, it managed to maintain a sleek look, framing the model’s face with its mild curve and adding allure with the symmetrical parting.