A gorgeous curly redhead walks into Elysium Salon wanting to recreate 90210‘s Jessica Stroup’s bob. This sleek style takes commitment for any gal to pull off, but it takes extra commitment for someone with curly hair. But our redhead was down, and Elysium stylist Jade Young was totally down. Jade chopped her past-the-shoulders hair into a sexy and stylish new ‘do. Check out how the cut went down, snip by snip!
Bye-bye long hair! Jade starts the cut with a precise blunt line in the back.
After the hair is taken to the correct length, the shape is created, and the bob gets an angled line at the jaw.
Jade blows out the hair pin straight with Oribe Gel Serum and Oribe Royal Blowout. Once the style is smooth, she goes back in for some final snips to perfect the cut.
Voila! A perfect bob with bangs. The finished look is amazing. And apparently Jade’s client was so blown away by her “after” that she passed out from sheer joy!
If you guys are planning on an upcoming hair makeover–whether it’s a major chop, hair color transformation, new bangs, extensions, a Brazilian Blow out, or whatever–photograph the process and email it to me here! I’d LOVE to feature it on Hair On The Brain!
Damn, I didn’t realize this style was allot of work. I liked it because it looked to carefree!
Angie: It depends on the type of hair you have. If you have straight hair or minimally wavy hair with a more fine texture, it wouldn’t be as much work–especially when you want to wear the style more wavy. It does take a little extra to get that super straight/sleek look though, but if your hair is straighter to begin with, it won’t take that long. 🙂
Amazing i’m going to get this cut today!
Heather: That’s so cool! Please report back on how it goes. 🙂
I love how this cut draws attention to her beautiful, petite features. The way her hair cups her chin emphasizes that adorable mouth of hers! I would love to see her hair before, though, too. I bet curls were gorgeous on her.
Kate: I am sure her hair was great before too. The color is so amazing. I think this bob would look really cool wavy too, like Jessica wears it. It’s a really versatile and flattering cut.
love it! she looks great!
This is such a great look…but what really makes it are the bangs they really give it edge. Love it!
Renee: I love the bangs too. So cute.
I’d love to see a post about how to style this look. I got a very similar cut yesterday. I’d love to know how to get pretty, carefree looking waves or curls like Jessica’s… I am not having too much luck so far. 🙂
Kait
I have wavy, thick dark hair but I really want hair like that. Would it look okay, considering my face really is not as angular as Jessica stroup’s? Also would bangs look ok?
I’ve been wanting to get this haircut, but I have curly hair as well, any pictures on how the bob would look natural?
Hi Rosario: I would do a whole post on short and curly hair or curl/wavy bobs. That would be a good post… I think that is a SUPER cute look. I happen to love it! Not sure what your hair texture is like, but here are some random examples:
Katie Holmes: http://bit.ly/hWp65E
Kelly Osbourne: http://www.stylebistro.com/lookbook/Short+Curls/GmdQng-ooTS
January Jones: http://www.stylebistro.com/lookbook/Short+Curls/-0zRKJ52gI8
Charlize Theron: http://www.stylebistro.com/lookbook/Short+Curls/wUsUDekpQE8
Rihanna: http://www.stylebistro.com/lookbook/Short+Curls/xej3Qw7MaBj/Rihanna
While the finished product looks fine, it looks nothing like the photos of jessica strop