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SHORT HAIR STYLING SIMPLIFIED

PHOTOS/POST: KRISTIN ESS

Hi bob + lob lovers! We’ve done a few tutorials, like THIS, THIS and THIS for you guys but I realized that we don’t have anything for the “uncoordinated” (as you often refer to yourselves in your emails)! So… we have to fix that. These are great for girls on the go who are rushing to work or trying to switch it up after work before heading out to dinner or on a date! All 3 of these can be mastered with little to no hairstyling skills. I snapped a quick photo down below of all the tools + products we used so you could see them! Let’s peep these looks…

This is simply a half-up, twisted bun, but we let the ends fall out. Start with your natural wave. If you don’t have natural wave, add some! Prep your hair before creating the bun by letting your natural wave air dry or you can use a 1″ barrell Hot Tools curling iron or you can do {flat iron waves} using the GHD 1″ classic styler.

• Spray in a little Love + Salt wave spray and scrunch.
• Pull half the hair up and twist into a bun. Insert your bobbypins. {OMG how gorge are these rose gold bobby pins!?}
• Finish off with a veil of strong holding hairspray to keep it from unraveling. Here we used THIS ONE to get serious hold without any crunchhhhh.

This is exactly what it looks like! Two sparkly hair pins holding one half-up section together. Prep wet hair using Sexy Hair Soy Leave-In conditioner on the ends and Redken Hot Sets at the root. We used this Elchim blowdryer with a nozzle + this Ibiza round brush to give the hair a little lift at the root.

• Once the hair is dry, we smoothed through very quickly {optional} using our GHD flatiron.
• Gather a thin section and pull it back to create your half-up look.
• Add one bobby pin on one side of the section and the other on the opposite side. It double inforces and looks cute! Here we used these sparkly Ban.do bobbies!
• Tip: Spritz a little Sexy Hair Spray + Play Harder inside the bobby to get it stay put!

Last but not least the faux bang! This has been around for ages but I think we forget about how much it can change your look! It’s such an easy ‘do!

• Prep wet hair using Oribe Grandiose Mousse then rough dry or air dry. If your hair has a little wave or curl, leave it!
• Create a deep side part using your tail comb
• Spray a little Oribe Dry Texture into the bang area.
• Add a little Sexy Hair Spray + Play Harder to the inside of your bobby pin.
• Swoop a piece over and pin!
• Add a little more dry texture and gently pull at the bang area until you feel the bang looks right.
• To create additional texture in straight hair, we used a pea size dab of Redken Rough Paste 12. Warm it up in the palm of your hands and work it into the root. Drag whatever is left on your hands through the middle and ends.
• Add a little hairspray to hold the bang in place if you feel the need!

1. Elchim Blowdryer
2. Bobbypins 
3. Ibiza Round Brush (medium)
4. Love + Salt beach spray
5. Hot Tools 1″ spring iron
6. Ban.do flash bobbypin set
7. Oribe Dry Texture
8. Redken Rough Paste 12
9. Tail comb
10. Redken Hot Sets
11. GHD flat iron
12. Sexy Hair Soy Tri-Wheat Leave-In
13. Oribe Grandiose Mousse
14. Sexy Hair Spray + Play Harder

{And in case you’re on the hunt for this gorgeous blouse, you can find that right HERE!}