| Short Hair Job Requirement: Lauren Holly |
| Karen Marie Shelton |
| Date: 04/15/06 |
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Lauren Holly
01-18-06
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Rumor has it that the producers of TV's
hot Navy crime drama, NCIS, wanted Lauren Holly as part
of her job requirement for her current role to crop her
shoulder length lush red strands into a
short hair style.
Lauren joined the top rated show in the
Fall of 2005 as NCIS Director Jenny Shepard who is a
former flame of Jethro Gibbs and now his boss.
When she first appeared on the show, her
hair was just past shoulder length. Part way into
the first season, Lauren appeared in an episode
with an ultra short choppy razored style.
Her new drastic short
hair cut was actually part of the plot. Dialogue
was included about her new hairstyle and whether or not Jethro Gibbs, the former love, had noticed her spikey
new style.
Being an avid short hair style watcher,
I was riveted by the way that Lauren's hair
transformation from below the shoulder to super short
and choppy, was part of the show's plot lines. It
actually appears that Lauren did cut her hair short as a
result of the producer's request. Images of Lauren
getting cropped appeared on the Web through
Entertainment Tonight. In fact, you even had the
option to purchase some of the images if you were so
inclined.
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Although Lauren went from long to super
short for her role, this is not the first time that the
Scorpion actress (October 28, 1963) from Bristol,
Pennsylvania has made a significant length shift.
Since Lauren started her acting career
as a guest star on Hill Street Blues back in 1984 she
has adopted a range of hues from blonde, brunette to
ruby red, lengths (very long to very short) and styles
from stick straight to wavy.
Landing on the popular ABC soap, All My
Children in 1986 she captured many hearts as Julie Rand
Chandler before leaving for good in 1989. Making a
fatal acting error, she turned down the role of Pet
Detective with unknown comedian Jim Carrey and watched
fame and fortune follow Courtney Cox Arquette instead.
Not wanting to make the same mistake again, Lauren
signed on with Jim Carrey for Dumb And Dumber and not
only did her career soar, she fell in love with leading
man.
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Lauren Holly
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After a long romance and a rocky, short
lived marriage, Lauren continued acting in a string of
TV and film roles. She made a big splash on TV's
Picket Fences and then found a home for a few years on
the popular Chicago Hope.
Although she had a small role in What
Women Want with Mel Gibson, she looked gorgeous in the
role and this lead to other acting opportunities
including acting in Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women
of Camelot which won rave reviews. Shortly after,
she married her current husband, an investment banker
and settled down with a ready-made family of adorable
adopted little boys.
In press interviews before her first
appearance on TV's NCIS Lauren reported that the was
thrilled to be reunited with Mark Harmon, whom she had
worked with before (Chicago Hope) in a previous series.
Although Lauren was not a stranger to a
super short cut when she went under the knife for her
job on NCIS, my favorite short hair look that she wore
was back in June of 2000 at The Best Buddies 8th Annual
Benefit dinner (see image below) for people with developmental
disabilities.
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At that point her hair was a hue of
strawberry blonde and she had a blunt cut bob that ended
parallel with her chin. Lauren has basically a
heart shaped face with a well defined chin. The
short blunt cut bob balanced her chin and with full
below-the-eyebrow dusting bangs, the style made her eyes
pop. It was a short hairstyle that was along the
same lines of a short spikey style that she wore on the
red carpet in February of 2000 for the premiere of The
Whole Nine Yards.
Lauren who has a dark version of natural
blonde hair has run the gamut of colors. Her fans
over the years have been very vocal about what styles
look good on her or not.
Her style is ideal for medium to thick
strands. To maintain the shape it will be
necessary to have any new growth removed every four
weeks or so.
While there are no hard and fast rules
about which short hair style works best for individual
face shapes, work with your hairdresser to adjust the
style to flatter your own face shape.
Steal Lauren's Style
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Lauren's current short cut, which was
performed in conjunction with Entertainment Tonight and
not her regular hairdresser, was most likely created
with a combination of scissoring and razoring to create
a layered shape and to reduce bulkiness.
If you look closely you will notice that
there is a hint of contrasting textures at play here.
The barely-there fringe is soft and etches finely into
Lauren's forehead directly subtle attention to her eyes.
The sides huge the face line but gently
expand into a fuller shape behind the ears where the
shape merges with the spikey top and back.
The beauty of a short crop like Lauren's
is that there is no right or wrong way to style.
Start with your favorite shampoo and
rinse out conditioner. Remember that if hair is
colored or chemically treated that it is important to
use supportive hair care products.
To get extra lift and volume either use
very little rinse out conditioner or use one designed to
add volume. Finish with a cool or cold water rinse
to close the cuticle and help build in natural shine and
fullness.
Apply a firm holding mousse, gel or
similar product to towel blotted damp strands. For
extra volume apply a volume enhancing product to the
roots.
Use fingers or, if you prefer, a vented
brush to rough dry using a blow dryer. If you
prefer, use finger scrunching and lift individual
strands to build in volume.
Once hair is completely dry apply a tiny
bit of wax to fingers and pinch the very tips of the
strands to get lift and definition. if you prefer
a soft look, finish with a styling cream and/or
hairspray. For extra shine apply a tiny bit of
shine spray, drops or cream to the palms of your hands
and light brush over the tops.
Summary
Since Lauren is a professional working actress it is
not really all that surprising that she had to go with a
drastic short cut as part of her job on the sizzling
NCIS show. Her role as The Director requires an
image that telegraphs a no-nonsense approach. Her
new cut definitely fits that bill.
There is no doubt that Lauren has met her
professional responsibilities to go with a short cut
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