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The Italian bob is a trend

The Italian bob is currently dominated by summer hair. While a revival of many BOB -HAAR literations -from graded bobs and 90s bobs to the longer “praise” style -the Italian bob leans into the relaxed atmosphere of the summer months.

What is the Italian bob?

While the Italian bob has been there for a while, it made waves in 2022 when actor Simona Tabasco was adorned with our screens like Lucia in The White lotus' Second season.

Their uniform bob with his beaten ends and Wispy Pony quickly became the haircuts for girls everywhere, including Gigi Hadid and Ana de Armas, both of whom put their own shoot on it.

“The Italian bob is a pine roller haircut that is defined by its blunt, minimal layers and a deep side or a medium part that creates volume at the roots,” explains Elliot Bute, Stylistin at Hershesons, Fitzrovia. “Super -Sleek or with gentle waves for a soft finish with quiet luxury can be up to date. It is low -maintenance and universally flattering. '

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BUTe quotes Audrey Hepburn as one of the previous muses for this hairstyle and popularized the chin-long blunt cut in the 1960s, while Sophia Loren's side-away wave interpretation pours the more demanding Dolce Vita bob trend near Dolce Vita.

How to style the Italian bob in 2025

This year's Italian bob keeps his clean finish, but it looks a little more relaxed than the retro feeling of the look last season. Think of “clean, almost architectural lines, very few layers, with the ends that fray so easily after movement,” says Bute. It is luxurious and polished, but far away from prim and right.

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This bob can sometimes resemble French Bob, but differs in terms of texture and surfaces. “The French bob is said to be withdrawn with chopped, disassembled ends and serious layers” Elle UK.

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Styling tips for Italian bobs

Fine or thin hair: Use a root attacks or add gentle waves to create body to create the ends to avoid thinning tips.

Thick hair: Remove the mass by preventing undermine or internal layers. Keep dull edges to present the shape without volume overload.

Curly hair: Slide slightly past the pine so that the curls can be jumped without abrupt the chin, a few soft layers in the neck to prevent a triangular silhouette.

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Slim and polished: Use a round brush and guide the ends inwards. End with a shiny spray.

Soft waves: Use a barrel curling iron, changing direction of the wraps. Fingers comb the hair to break the curls and spray a volume formula on the roots for additional volume.

Who should try the Italian bob?

There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to hair, but the jaw length and the facial emergency notette of Italian bobs naturally improves oval, heart -shaped and square faces.

How to keep the Italian bob

In order to keep the lines crispy and prevent the ends from being overlooked, but it recommends that to refresh Bute every six to eight weeks.

'Condition religious. A shiny or protein -infected mask that shines at the top once a week and keeps strength and always use a thermal protection spray or a cream from styling to protect the blunt ends, ”he says.

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Medina Azaldin is the beauty editor of Elle and Harper's Bazaar UK and works on pressure and digital functions. She has journalism experience for more than seven years and previously wrote for red and good house keeping. If you do not demy the latest skin care products, sniff out the next big perfume trend or reveal science behind wellness practices, you will most likely find it in Hatchards Piccadilly or watch a crime series with your cats. Oh, and she is also a competitive cheerleader.

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