| Lucy Liu's Brand New Short Bob! |
| Karen Marie Shelton |
| Date: 06/15/2006 |
Introduction
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Lucy Liu |
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Over the past ten years working with
Hairboutique.com
I have had the great honor to meet many different
celebrity hairdressers, colorists, stylists and make-up
artists.
One thing that rings true with all of
them is the fact that they are fiercely loyal to their
celebrities and in many cases, they become part of each
others family.
Not only do they work hard together -
often into the wee hours of the morning - they play
hard. They also take vacations together and hang
out at a variety of locations.
Such is the case with
Celebrity Hairdresser Robert
Hallowell who is currently in New York on business
before an extended trip to Europe. Having recently
wrapped his head hairdressing duties on TV's Commander
In Chief, Robert has been hanging out with his longtime
client - Lucy Liu.
Robert adores Lucy and is always
thrilled for the opportunity to work with her
professionally and to spend downtime with her.
When I caught up with Robert in New York (at Lucy's) via
his phone he was busy making fresh herbs and other
goodies in the kitchen for an open house he was
appearing at later in the day.
Lucy Liu's Short Bob
He mentioned that he had just cut Lucy's
hair into the the latest hair fashion into a classic
above-the-shoulders but below-the-chin Bob.
Robert who has worked with Lucy on Charlie's Angels and
Lucky Number Slevin (to name just a few of their hair
collaborations) graciously explained how he created
Lucy's hot new short Bob.
Although Robert is "not normally a fan
of a razor", he explained that because "Lucy loves razor
cuts", he used a "very very sharp" razor to create "a
very rough, very textured edge". He also created a
"classic bob line which is short to long". Robert
elaborated on this line telling me "that he cut the nape
very short" and then the hair was short to long
throughout the rest of the Bob.
I teased Robert about the fact that he
used a razor because we recently had a conversation
about his preference to cut short styles with his
favorite shears. Yes, he agreed, "he doesn't like
the razor on a lot of short cuts" because "it can make
the ends too paper thin". However, Lucy asked him
to use a razor and he did with "really great results".
Robert said that Lucy looks "really
great" with her new Bob and he was very pleased with the
results.
In the past Robert has told me that
Lucy, along with many of his celebrity clients, use his
Prawduct hair care products which evolved from his
own recipes that he created in his home kitchen.
Robert told me that Lucy, who is
currently working on several private projects, wanted
something "easy to style and care for on with her busy
lifestyle". Shortly she will be getting ready to
work on a new film.
With her goals of ease and simplicity in
mind, Robert cut the bob so that in effect Lucy can
"finger scrunch and air dry". For variety she will use
her fingers to "flick up the ends" to give a edgier
look.
Pushing for more details Robert gave me
all the steps to Lucy's easy style:
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Lucy Liu
From
Charlie's Angel Era
With Trademark Long Tresses |
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1. Shampoo
Lucy starts by washing her hair in
lukewarm water with
Robert's New Shine Booster Shampoo - which Robert
said "she likes even better than the original formula".
2. Condition
Lucy applies the New Shine Booster
Conditioner and then rinses well.
3. Towel Blot
Using a thick towel to blot excess
moisture, Lucy detangles her tresses and then applies
Dream Cream.
4. Finger Pick, Push & Scrunch
Once Lucy has applied the
Dream Cream, she lets her hair "air dry" using her
fingers to push her damp strands from the ends to the
roots to give her new Bob lots of natural texture.
Lucy has medium thick strands that have a lot of "bend"
which means that scrunching with air-drying will create
lots of sexy natural texture.
5. Spray Is Optional
I asked Robert what other products Lucy
might use to recreate this style. He said that she
will sometimes spritz her air-dried hair with his
Rawhold Hairspray to give it a little more finished
look.
The beauty of her short new bob is that
it is versatile and can be worn scrunched, tousled,
slightly flicked or silky and finished.
6. Dress It Up
While Lucy's new short bob haircut is
fabulous for her busy but focused lifestyle (pursuing
various private projects), she may still be required at
times to dress up her Bob for photo ops or strolls down
various Red Carpets.
When Lucy wants to dress up her Bob
style Robert said "she can skip the finger picking and
scrunching to utilize a round boar's bristle brush with
her blow dryer to create a more finished and sleeker
style". Using the round brush, Lucy can build in
instant volume and fullness along the crown.
One way that Lucy can can some great
volume along the roots is to utilize Robert's
Super Volumizing Tonic.
7. Adding Shine & Glamour
For very special events Lucy can combine
a round brush and blow dried look with a few passes with
either a curling or flat iron to create different
textures.
Robert noted that for a really dressy
finish she can add a few drops of his
Love That Shine Drops or optionally
Love The Shine Spray for instant glisten, shimmer
and dazzle.
8. Accessorize
Lucy's sizzling new bob is the perfect
length for either the latest headbands or for a silk
flower. Robert reported that at his last
hair show in LA that "everyone seemed to be wearing
either
headbands,
silk flowers or some type of
hair accessory".
Robert confided that one of the very
great things about Lucy Liu is that she has fantastic
style and self confidence which is a major part of her
overall beauty."
Summary
You heard the Lucy Liu Bob scoop first here and directly from the
mouth of Lucy's Celebrity hairdresser, Robert Hallowell who
personally razored Lucy's new style.
The short Bob hairstyle is back in fashion and getting hotter by the
minute. One of the great things about a precision cut Bob, as
Robert Hallowell so helpfully explained is that it can be a wash and
wear style that requires just a good styling cream and some finger
flexing to create lots of sexy natural texture.
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