French Bob

French Bob is effortless Parisian chic — a short, softly-textured chin-length bob with a little bend. Cool, undone and endlessly flattering.

It adapts to your hair type with small tweaks, which is part of why it's so universally loved. Read on for the step-by-step, the products and the pro tips.

How to get the look

1. 1

   Start on clean, towel-dried hair and mist with heat protectant.

2. 2

   Rough-dry, then section and shape with a round brush or wand.

3. 3

   Define the style — waves, volume or sleekness — working in small pieces.

4. 4

   Set with a flexible hairspray and break it up with your fingers.

What you'll need

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• Round brushOlivia Garden ceramic round brush
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• Ionic blow dryerDyson Supersonic hair dryer
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• Heat protectantColor Wow Dream Coat heat protectant
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• Curling wandghd curve curling wand
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• Sectioning clipsDiane sectioning hair clips
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• Texturizing sprayOribe Dry Texturizing Spray
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• HairsprayLOreal Elnett hairspray
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Your step-by-step product routine

Use them in this order for the best, longest-lasting result.

1. 1

   Protect. On damp hair, mist a heat protectant (Color Wow Dream Coat) from root to tip — it shields the strand and cuts heat damage by up to 70%.

2. 2

   Rough-dry. Take hair to 80% dry with an ionic dryer (Dyson Supersonic) to fight frizz, then smooth and lift the roots with the round brush.

3. 3

   Section. Clip hair into sections (Diane clips) and work one at a time — small sections give a far cleaner, longer-lasting result.

4. 4

   Shape. Style each section with the wand or brush (ghd), curling away from the face and leaving the ends out for a modern bend.

5. 5

   Texture. Once cool, work in a little texturising spray (Oribe) for grit, separation and movement.

6. 6

   Set. Mist a flexible hairspray (Elnett) and break the shape up with your fingers so it moves instead of helmet-setting.

Pro tips

• Less product, placed well, beats a lot of product everywhere.
• Cool each curl fully before touching it — heat sets the shape as it cools.
• Curl away from the face for the most flattering, modern bend.
• Tip your head upside down for the last minute of drying to build root volume.

How to make it last

To keep the style fresh overnight, loosely pin or pineapple it and sleep on silk.

• Silk pillowcase = less frizz, smoother mornings
• Refresh with dry shampoo and a quick re-curl, not a restyle
• Avoid over-touching — it flattens the shape

Common mistakes to avoid

• Cranking the heat to maximum — most hair styles fine at moderate temps.
• Styling soaking-wet hair — get to 80% dry first or it won't hold.
• Curling everything in one direction so it looks stiff.

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