![]() ![]() It's an art form to create a style that is all about the execution of the cut and basically styles itself, either straight or curly, if done well.” “The French Bob is definitely all about the cut and not about a manufactured style. I’ll use my hands and frame the jawline and I’ll push the bangs around with my fingers and arrange them. So it’s already starting to dry and the waves are coming out. Especially when using a razor -because you’re not afraid it is going to affect the mechanism of the razor (unlike a scissor)- I’ll apply products as I go. ![]() Sometimes when I’m cutting, especially when there is a wave in the hair, after I complete the nape I might add a little oil to the ends or salt spray so it starts to set up in the natural way it’s going to fall. The more you get your hands in it and see how hair is falling, that will tell you what is needed.” Many people have a lot of density behind the ears so I’ll actually take upside down “v” sections and make openings with the razor and carve out pieces within. “It depends on the person’s hair and their growth pattern and density. I might, though, do a little finish work on dry hair.” "I cut wet and maintain consistent moisture throughout. You can melt away unwanted texture for beautiful natural movement that you can’t really get with scissors. He created these little feathers at the nape of the neck, creating this graduation and softness that took out the bulk and allowed the bob to move. Then one day, I saw Howard McLaren, one of the founders of Bumble and bumble, use a razor to create a bob on his model, and it blew my mind. When I was 19, I was at a Sassoon salon and cutting with scissors. Here’s a brief look at their finest – and why they do it best.“I prefer cutting my bob with a razor. They’ve kept the look alive for decades, shooting us with Cupid’s arrow every time a French female actor’s hair pertly bounces beneath her ears. The French have owned this look for the best part of a century. Another iconic example is Natalie Portman in Leon – which, by the way, was directed by a Frenchman. Tarantino with Pulp Fiction, for example, had Uma Thurman don a bob as a nod to the French New Wave. American incarnations were often hat-tips to their French originators. Since then, the bob has become synonymous with French female actors. Once again it was the height of chic, worn by young characters who lead exciting lives around the backstreets of Montmartre. But only with the arrival of the French New Wave, in 1960s Paris, did the bob regain any of the boldness and originality that helped define the look in its early days. ![]() You can see its first comeback in the 50s, with Motown singers like Diana Ross. Soon the trend simply started to wane into the 30s and 40s, with women growing their hair out into different styles. Naturally that meant it lost its significance of something daring and edgy. But by the tale-end of the decade, the style had become so popular (thanks to Brooks) that it was said to be the dominant hairstyle for women in the Western world. It was the mark of a free-spirited woman who went against the grain, who was independent and had an insatiable hunger for living. Most people think of Louise Brooks, the American actress, as one of the first to popularise the bob haircut in the 1920s. And, well, the point is: the French have sort of always been ahead of the curve in matters of style, haven’t they?ĭuring the 1920s, the bob was genuinely a bold fashion statement. ![]() But before her, way back in the 1890s, came Polaire, a French actress described as having “a shock of short, dark hair”. She was the very picture of chic, with her face tightly framed by a dark pincer claw bob. Most people think of Louise Brooks, the American actress, as one of the first to popularise the bob haircut in the 1920s. From guides to histories, this is where we shed light on past subcultural movements and educate our readers on current trends and various goings-on. Welcome to Beauty School, the corner of Dazed Beauty dedicated to learning. ![]()
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