Short Choppy Hairstyles

If you are bored with your plain straight hair, and looking for a bold and hip haircut style, then choppy hairdos are the way to go. Choppy hairstyles give an edgy and unique look, and the cut is such that you don't have to maintain the style much. However, you can combine your choppy hairstyle with some other hairstyles, which will add more to the style, but one will also need to maintain the hairstyle more. Whenever going for any choppy hairstyle it is important that you first select a good base hairstyle. Mentioned below, are the various base hairstyles out of which you can choose, the one that suits you the best.

Hairstyles for Women
When it comes to selecting a base hairstyle for choppy haircut, there are many options. Some popular ones are graduated bob, layered haircuts and scene hairstyles. You can go with a short asymmetrical bob hairstyles, by cutting the hair at the nape of the neck shorter and longer at the sides of the face. You can also go for some layered short haircuts, and flip the hair ends outwards. Make sure you accompany choppy bob hairstyles with side bangs, to balance out the look. You can part your hair at the sides, then work on hair to cut them layered. Then accompany this style with some side bangs. You can also consider cutting hair into real shortcut, and two strands at the sides of your face longer, for a fresh look. Scene hairstyles look edgy, however a lot of care is required to maintain these hairstyles.

Hairstyles for Men
Guys can go with the popular layered haircuts with side bangs and the hair length maintained a little longer at the nape of neck. You can also go with a faux hawk haircut, cut the hawk real choppy and style it with gel. Or simply cut your existing hair choppy, and accompany these hairstyles with bangs, that are also cut choppy.

Hair Cutting Tips
After you are done selecting a good base hairstyle, follow these steps to cut your hair choppy. If you have no experience in hair cutting, then approach a stylist.

• Shampoo and condition your hair. Then towel dry, make sure you don't blow dry them, because wet hair should be maintained, so that cutting them becomes easier. You can use a spray nozzle bottle near, in case your hair go dry.
• To cut your hair choppy, you will need to work on all strands of your hair. To make your style look more choppy select smaller section of hair strands.
• So, take a strand of your hair and hold it at 45 degree angle. Then tilt your scissor, and make a cut near the end of the hair. Keep the crown hair shorter in length while cutting them choppy, and hair near the nape of the neck longer. This way work on all hair strands.
• While defining your bangs, select very small hair strands and cut them choppy at the edges.
• This way finish cutting all your hair choppy, to create variation of different choppy hair strands that give a layered short haircut look.

To keep your hair looking good, make sure you keep conditioning them. Choppy hairstyles are not difficult to maintain, here are some tips to style short choppy styles. Hairstyles like faux hawk or very short hairstyles might need some styling gel. The rest of the hairstyles just need to set properly, which can be done using a comb and hairspray.

If you want your choppy hairstyles to look even more stylish and unique, then accompany them with some chunky highlights, you can play with bold hair color ideas and go with colors like copper on black hair, black highlights on blond hair, some hot pink or purple colors for scene hairstyles, etc. Also, to maintain your choppy hairstyles, you will need a trim every 3-4 weeks, depending upon your hair growth.