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SHORT STORY: Luisa Hartema's Versatile Bob
German model Luisa Hartema has the perfect bob. Find out how three experts would style and/or color her endlessly versatile style.
Lauren Quick・Contributor
2 min to read
The Most Versatile Bob, Ever.
All good pixie cuts must come to an end — or grow out, anyway. The influx of pixie cuts in Hollywood means that there are also some pixies that are ready for the bob, post-pixie growth style one.
Enter Luisa Hartema, German model and blonde bombshell (bobshell?). Her blonde bob is the perfect picture of versatility in a short haircut that is often underrated as one-dimensional. Whether straight and parted down the middle, crazy curly and voluminous or sleek with a dramatic, side-swept bang, Hartema proved there is no reason that a bob can’t hold its own with longer cuts.
Luisa Hartema walks the runway at the Minx by Eva Lutz show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2014/15 at Brandenburg Gate on January 15, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes Benz)
"The modern cut works really well with megawatt blonde such as Luisa's," says George Papanikolas, Matrix celebrity colorist. "To achieve her look, lift the base color two to three shades, and then do a heavy highlight to enhance the cut. For the base color, stay within two to three levels of your client's natural level. Lifting the base gives an overall lighter, brighter appearance and brings out the beautiful honey tones."
Model Luisa Hartema walks the runway at the Stylight Fashion Blogger Awards at Brandenburg Gate on January 13, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes Benz)
"Spring 2014 is all about texture," says Faatemah Ampey, editorial stylist. "If you're looking to spice up a bob, try tousled tresses. Dry the hair with a thickening spray or volumizing mousse. Section hair at the parietal ridge and place in a loose topknot. Begin curling hair away from the face in 1-inch sections. Work your way around toward the back-center of the head, stop and repeat on the other side of the head. Release the topknot hair and repeat the same 1-inch vertical sections, moving away from the face. Let the curls cool, then finger-comb the hair, scrunch and spray, and voila: sexy hair!"
Luisa Hartema attends the Shop the Runway presented by Fashion ID show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2014/15 at Brandenburg Gate on January 18, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Target Presse Agentur Gmbh/Getty Images)
"To give your clients this look, begin with a volumizing mousse," says Deborah Gavin, Keratin Complex's international artistic director for color. "Then, blow dry the style, lifting at the root. Use a soft setting spray and a rounded-edge flatiron to smooth but also blend. Last, tousle the ends."
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