Lisa Shepherd, 10 Years Younger's Colour Doctor, is championing the bob as this season's hairstyle.
The Tousled Bob is the latest craze to hit the red carpet and big screen alike. Angelina Jolieâs 1920s-esque tousled bob is the star of her latest film, whereas Gwynethâs blonde, charmingly casual yet alluring tousled bob is the symbol of her recent rejuvenation.
Lisa notes how the traditional bob now resembles 1920s chic, is wavy and more relaxed yet is a lot more glamorous than its predecessor.
Tim Scott-Wright, Creative Director at Lisa Shepherd Salons, explains how to recreate the tousled bob look: "Hair should be textured rather than poker straight or ironed, to get the curls use a curl enhancing cream on damp hair and dry with a Diffuser. This will build curl and volume. For a few defined curls use a tong on the top sections of the hair. To finish, mist a little hairspray to keep the curlâ."
Volume, curl and hold are essential to the tousled bobâs creation and curls should sit upon the jaw or shoulder line with a natural spring. Shepherd advises that luxurious, tousled hair should be all about multi tonal effects. Hair should be "lit up with scattered, weaved highlights" she insists for a natural, all over colour effect: "With colour you can add texture, shine, and give the illusion of thicker healthier hair by simply âhighlightingâ certain areas of your haircut. Try a semi-permanent colour as these contain a formulation to add extra shine. The key with highlights is to never have just the one shade of colour or else it will look dull and flat, keep it multi tonal."
The tousled version of the bob is softer, more feminine and is easy to recreate in front of your mirror in the bedroom. Blast wet hair with a hair dryer until it 70% dry and then spritz in a tousled, waving treatment and crunch hair for long, yet poised shoulder length waves. The tousled bob transforms limp hair into ultimate red carpet elegance.
Lisa says: "The celebrities that get it right are Olga (Bond Girl) and Anastasia their hair has almost become like a modern day âflapper girlâ from the 20âs the curl is irregular and almost looks undone. The celebs that get it wrong are the perfectly permed or tonged ones that have almost made too much of the look making it look too forced."