By Laura Simola, InStyle
As the associate art director at InStyle, I see red carpet
beauty inspiration on the daily. And for months now I’ve been thinking
that my 20-inch-long brunette strands needed a major refresh. How did I
know? Because every time I would go to style it, my hair would just
never hang quite right and I’d end up tossing it into a bun. So after
designing our “Bob Squad” story for InStyle’s June issue, I decided to
take a cue from Bella Hadid, Olivia Culpo, and Selena Gomez, and hit the
chopping block.
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I went to see hairstylist Michael Sparks, who co-owns Cie Sparks salon
in Los Angeles with his wife, the colorist Heather Cie. The first thing
he did was take my thick hair into his own hands to feel its grit and
texture. He decided on a length that grazed my shoulders and barely hit
my collarbone. "Any shorter and your thick hair will widen in a triangle
shape,” he said. Sparks cut my hair completely straight in the back
(using a buzzer to do so), and then went back with a pair of sheers to
strategically layer and get rid of some weight. After a quick wave with a
hot iron the resulting bob looked modern and fresh (and not unlike
Olivia Culpo's!).
If you’re thinking about joining the bob squad, Sparks recommends having
a bottle of salt spray on hand. If you have thicker hair like me, you
want a formula that goes on wet, which will “help weigh it down.” If you
have fine hair, consider “drier” texturizers, like Oribe Dry
Texturizing Spray ($22, nordstrom.com).
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