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The Beachy Blonde ChopPhotographed by Mikael Jansson, Vogue, June 2017

With the bob taking hold as the most versatile and talked-about hairstyle of the moment, now may be the time to schedule that seasonal short cut. And there’s another, still more practical reason to bid farewell to a few vital inches. As summer’s heat index rises, let’s not forget that the breezy, It girl–approved ticket to warm weather polish is a neck-revealing chop.

For a fun (and fiery!) take on abbreviated length, see Kanye West–protégé Kacy Hill’s flirty wedged bob; model Lineisy Montero’s set of fluffy cropped curls looks cool—both literally and figuratively—with a few well-strategized inches of gravity-defying growth at the crown. Not ready to take the plunge? If a dramatic cut isn’t in the cards, make like Kendall Jenner and simply snip things to a shoulder-grazing length that’s still long enough to fasten into a messy half-up knot. From a piecey textured wave to a banged and bleached chop, here are five reasons to pick up the shears right now.