Stacked Bob Maintenance
It doesn’t exactly look like a do-it-yourself hairstyle. How often will I need to visit the salon for trims to avoid it looking “out of shape”? Would one visit per month be sufficient?
A: You’re right in that the stacked bob is generally going to be more of a “high-maintenance” style because it isn’t exactly one that lends itself to do-it-yourself trims.
Most gamine-short haircuts result in the eyes becoming the center of focus on the face. This is primarily due to the fact that these styles keep the attention centered on the area around temple-level (or at least below the parietal ridge) which is the zone in which the eyes rest.
If you go with a traditional taper, the shortest portions of the taper will probably be less than half an inch in length, which after a month will have more than doubled in length according to the averages of hair growth. This means that you will need to have it “touched up” at least every three weeks if you want to keep the sharp, clean finish in the nape area.
However, by over-directing the hair and creating a slightly longer nape length (say, three-quarter inches or so) you can easily give yourself from a month to six-weeks between salon visits. This should coincide with color retouch services if you choose to include a color treatment in the new look.
Just remember that shorter hairstyles, while they are generally easier to maintain in the day-to-day, have an added cost in more frequent salon visits because the hair growth rate makes shorter styles change more rapidly than long styles.
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See also:
What is the difference between concave, inverted & stacked bobs?
What would be the best thing to do if I want to grow out my angled bob?
How to cut a short stacked bob
How to save on haircuts and hair care