The nape bob is sexy, understated, and so easy to maintain

Forget plunging necklines and mini skirts, the sexiest way to show a little skin is through your haircut, which may explain why the nape bob is trending. Short styles (and bobs in particular) still have us mesmerised, so, we're switching raised hemlines (although, tbf, we might do that, too) for slicing an extra few inches off our strands.

What is the nape bob?

We keep spotting the nape bob on some of the most stylish influencers. The jist is, it should be cut short enough so that if you lean forward, the back of your neck is exposed. Length-wise, like the name suggests, it should hit at the nape of your neck, or from the front, it should be lobe-length or a little lower.

Why choose the nape bob?

The chop coincides rather nicely with roll-neck season, meaning you can maximise the drama of your favourite knits which can also help to frame and elongate elegant necks. But it also means that lower necklines, and off-shoulder cardigan situations benefit from some slinky bare-neck action. Plus, it shortens drying and styling time and looks phwoar air-dried, (which means more time for snoozing) and offers up a fresh-start style, which is exactly the energy we need.

How to wear the nape bob?

There's a few different ways to wear the nape bob, but we've rounded up some of our favourites below…

For a boyish take on the trend, the key is not to over-style the cut. Rough-dry or air dry it for a casual, effortless texture.

The style may be super short, but that doesn't limit your styling options, like this cute half-up nape bob goes to show.

Wear it slightly stacked, which sees the hair right at the nape getting razored to create a fuller, chunkier-feeling bob at the back.

For a more casual take on the trend, flip it to one side (which bonus, will give you extra volume).

We love this blunt out-grown Frenchie bob which hits at the lip line. Pair it with a heavy, luxurious lash-length fringe for extra oomph, like Taylor Lashae.

Emphasise the slick, short shape with ultra polished styling, like this razor straight, ultra silky, ultra sharp nape bob favoured by Taylor Russell.

This chop wouldn't look out of place in a '90s romcom and with nostalgia remaining one of our favourite trends, this cute cropped one-length nape bob (complete with throwback snap clip) is a very cute way to wear the style.

This blunt-looking bob imperceptibly slopes downward from the nape and hits at the chin to leave most of the neck bare.

A straight-up A-line nape bob which works particularly well if you want a risqué length at the back, but more length at the front. It will expose a little neckline when you lean forward, but if you want to make it more dramatic, take the A-line shape and just ask your hairdresser to shorten it a couple of inches.

We love an ear-tuck which gives a relaxed-sexy vibe, whilst adding a practical element (it gets our hair out of our face).

This slightly graduated bob has a teensy bit more length at the front than the back, but the rolled blow-dried shape adds a curved, cutesy volume.

So for a chop that makes the cut, the nape bob is top of our radar.

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