Tip-full Tuesday: Faux Bob

I'm currently trying to grow my hair out - I've been trying since before we got married in 2010, but I keep asking to chop it off then decide within a week that I should have continued to let it grow it out. Now that temperatures are pretty consistently in the 3 digits (I may not be fully ok with that), the thought of chopping everything off again is sounding attractive - but so is having long hair.

Enter the Faux-Bob. You've seen celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Kristen Stewart, Demi Lovato, Taylor Swift and Amy Adams rock the faux-bob on the red carpet countless times. You may have even been fooled thinking that they had chopped off their gorgeous locks (I know I was a few times)! The faux-bob is a great way to get your hair off your next without having to resort to a pony tail, or a bun and it's pretty simple to do too!

 All you will need is:

• A brush
• A rat-tail comb
• Bobby pins
• Clips
• Shine spray (optional)
• Hair spray (optional)

Step One:
Brush your hair and make sure you have any and all tangles out.

 


Step Two:
Using the rat-tail comb, separate your hair into two sections - one upper and one lower. I suggest starting at one ear and drawing a line with the comb up and over to your other ear.

Clip it out of the way using an alligator Clip.

Step Three:
Section out the hair you did not clip out of the way into 2 sections, making sure that the section you will not be working on first is slightly larger. (it doesn't have to be perfect)

Step Four:
Taking the first section (I used the section near my left ear), roll your hair under about 2 inches (More of less depending on your hair length and how short of a bob you are going for. Secure at the nape of your neck with a bobby pin. For added security, add 1-2 more pins to make sure it stays in place.

Tuck

 & Pin

 Step Five:
With the remaining hair, separate it out, this time make sure the next section you will be working with (I used the section near my right ear) is slightly larger, leaving about a 2 inch section in the between the two sections. Repeat Step Four.




Step Six:Now take the last section (the middle section) and smooth out gently with the rat-tail comb. Tuck and pin. This will ensure that your hair looks uniform and not separated out.



Step Seven:

Before releasing the top section

Release the hair you clipped up. If your hair is layered and shorter on top you may not need to do anything except finish up the style.


 

I just teased the hair at the crown of my head and let it fall onto the back.

    However, the hair that frames my face is significantly longer and needed to be tucked and pinned. Again, depending on the length, you may not need to do this - you may be able to pull of the A-line bob. I felt like my hair was a little too long in the front to make it look like a good A-line, so I tucked and pinned.










Step Eight:This is entirely optional:
Finish off with a slight misting of shine spray (I use Unite Eurotherapy's Shina Mist) or hair spray (I use Unite Eurotheraphy's MaxControl).


Enjoy!

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