Is there something equally as thrilling and terrifying as a brand new haircut? Not in my world. The anticipation of getting a brand new look runs parallel with the concern of praying you’ll prefer it. And that is very true for these of us who’ve cherished having lengthy hair for years however are getting the itch to cut it right into a shorter type just like the lengthy bob we’re seeing all over the place this 12 months. The concept of a brand new look is exhilarating, however you received’t know the fact of it till you really do it.
Anytime I’ve thought-about chopping my hair (past a normal trim), I’ve despatched numerous inspo pics to my mother and sister hoping for suggestions on whether or not or not they assume it’s a good suggestion for me. They all the time reply with “Attempt it! It’ll develop again,” and as you possibly can think about, that has not been useful in my decision-making course of. I like them each dearly, however I’m solely speaking to the specialists about haircuts any further.
This 12 months, the lengthy bob is trending because of celebrities like Kim and Khloe Kardashian, Zendaya, Selena Gomez, Lea Michele, and extra. It has all the time been a well-liked type due to its excellent (not too quick and never too lengthy) size which makes women all over the place wish to make the chop. However earlier than you do, I urge you to listen to what just a few superstar stylists need to say about it:
1. Everybody can pull it off—if it’s executed proper
Stylists agree that everybody can pull off a protracted bob so long as it’s reduce proper for his or her face form. For instance, Michael Duenas, a star hairstylist and the founding father of Veluer Inventive, says “if in case you have a protracted oval face form and also you do a protracted bob, it can intensify the size of your face. Generally hiding your cheekbones. You probably have a protracted face and you continue to want to have a protracted bob, it is vitally essential so as to add some face-framing layers or items round your cheekbones to carry them again out.” The easiest way to do that, in keeping with Duenas, is with lengthy curtain fringe. Face-framing layers and fringe are additionally advisable for these with spherical and heart-shaped faces.
2. Keep common salon appointments
So as to preserve the precision reduce {that a} lengthy bob requires, you could guarantee that your stylist has room of their schedule for you about each six weeks. In case you go too far past that, “you possibly can simply inform if the bob isn’t clear” in keeping with Duenas. So should you’re the sort of one who actually doesn’t like sitting in a salon chair (*raises hand*), possibly a protracted bob reduce isn’t the best transfer for you based mostly on the required upkeep alone. And no, this isn’t the sort of haircut I might advocate sustaining with a pandemic trim-it-yourself state of affairs.
3. Talk your hair texture
You probably have any type of pure curl texture, speak together with your stylist about it earlier than they begin chopping to ensure they perceive it. Virginia Gamez, a stylist at Rita Hazan, says that totally different curl textures “aren’t one measurement suits all.” Relying on how tight your curls are, they are going to bounce up and completely change the type as soon as your hair is dry. With that stated, Gamez recommends chopping looser curls when they’re moist and the Curl Slicing Approach for actually tight curls.
No matter you do, simply don’t be like 10-year-old me who went to the closest salon subsequent to the grocery retailer, didn’t inform the stylists I had curly hair, and ended up with a haircut that my household nonetheless laughs about. As soon as my hair dried and curled up, it was not cute.
4. Have the best styling instruments
Now for the enjoyable half: styling! Gamez recommends utilizing a Mason Pearson brush (as a result of it can give a pleasant pure bend to the hair) and a flatiron (particularly one by GHD) so as to add “cool woman” texture and waves.
You probably have curly hair, put on it pure to emphasise your curls, or if you need your hair to be straight in your bob, Duenas loves to make use of a Denman brush for the primary 3 inches of your root and a big spherical brush for the remaining. With this, you’ll wish to just remember to’re not “bringing the comb all the way in which to your root as it can herald pointless quantity,” as advisable by Duenas.
5. Hold it longer to have the ability to put on your hair up
Don’t have any concern, you possibly can nonetheless put on your hair up in your favourite “That Woman” coiffure (a slicked-back bun or ponytail) should you select to chop your hair into a protracted bob. A collarbone size reduce virtually all the time ensures that it is possible for you to to get your hair all the way in which up, however a very good trick your hairstylist can do is “take the entrance of your hair and convey it again to the place you sometimes do your ponytail,” says Duenas. “This may decide the shortest size which you could go,” he added.
If all else fails, discover a number of the bobby pins which might be laying round your own home (and in each purse you personal) and pin any hairs up that fall onto the nape of your neck.
6. Know what to do when it begins to develop out
Whether or not you might be liable to getting sick of a haircut simply otherwise you simply wish to be ready, relaxation assured that there’s a approach across the awkward growing-it-out section. Duenas says that the trick is all in taking the burden out of the ends. He says “it helps so as to add in some smooth commencement to lighten the burden to the ends so it doesn’t hit your clavicle and begin flipping out. It additionally ensures you get good motion and will likely be simpler to type.” If all else fails and you might be nonetheless getting Jane Jetson vibes, Gamez says to decorate with hair pins or braids.
Supply: The Every Girl
