Kate Hudson, founder of Fabletics and queen of our hearts, has been in the news recently for her precious baby bump that just keeps growing and growing. But it’s not her baby girl’s eventual debut into the world of celebrity chic that’s caught our attention. Right now, it’s how flawlessly she rocks a short cut.
Pretty much synonymous with her effortless beach waves, Hudson shocked the world last summer when she made quite the chop, revealing a close-cut shave for a movie role. Since then, we’ve seen everything from Leonardo Dicaprio-inspired gelled spikes and sleek side parts, to a lived-in bob with bangs held back by adorned slides.
As much as we love all those looks, it’s her latest, an asymmetrical bob, that has us focused front and center. Not only does her new grown-out look — which she debuted on a walk in LA with her mom, Goldie Hawn — flatter her features, but it also makes us wonder how she grew it out overnight, completely bypassing the awkward mullet-like crop that so often accompanies the process of going from short to long. Since we (sadly) don’t have the blonde beauty on speed dial, we asked hairstylist, Rachel Bodt for a little insight on the lewk.
Considering Hudson was seen just days earlier with super-short hair, as with most overnight celebrity hair transformations, this look is thanks to a wig, but that doesn’t take away from just how natural it looks. Despite it being a piece, this angled cut got us thinking about how to transition short cuts once the goal is to go long again. Bodt tells Allure that she loves using tape-in extensions when aiming to help transition a cut, as they aren’t as harsh on the hair and they add length without being bulky and noticeable up top. “I also recommend only using [tape-in hair extensions] on the interior, longer layers that most show where hair is growing.” She explains that doing will help create a natural-looking growth, because the longest hair is always on the bottom.
Even if you decide against going the wig and extension route when growing out your short hair, when it gets long enough to cut, an asymmetrical style is one that Bodt likes. “[It] is such a great option when growing out a short haircut because most of the length is around the face, so that you can keep growing out the back, evening it out as more hair grows in.” It’s this approach that lets you completely skip over the mullet stage, and it just so happens to look incredibly cool throughout the whole process.
Bodt explains that the only thing that could disrupt that look through the transition is if there are multiple textures at play. “If you have mixed texture or if you feel like your hair isn’t laying as smooth and straight as you’d like — which often happens when you are growing out a super short haircut — you can get a partial keratin treatment,” she says. “That means you only do the keratin treatment on the layers of your hair that you want to smooth out — typically the bottom layers so that they won’t stick straight out as they grow.” A bonus? When you use one of these smoothing, straightening treatments on hair that you’re trying to grow out, it will actually help it look longer in the process. Double win.
Bodt also encourages playing with color and styling techniques when you're growing out your hair. “You can do brighter pieces around the face to elongate and bring attention to the areas you want,”she says. She goes on to say that, on the converse, you can go a little darker in the back to help add depth and make it look less choppy and disconnected as it grows out. “When blow-drying, use a Mason Pearson or Denman brush and wrap hair going against the cowlicks and smooth the ends out,” she says. “You want this to look sleek and polished, not overly textured or puffy.” After blow-drying your asymmetrical bob, Bodt shares her secret for the best lived-in end look: “I think it looks especially cool to only hit a few sections with a flatiron on medium heat, this way your short strands still have some swing and don’t just lay like a board,” she says.
Bottom line: We’re obsessed with this look on our girl Kate. If you don’t want to make the style part of your daily look for the next month, skip straight to the point like Hudson did and throw on a flawless lace-front wig. Or, if you're more partial to extensions, feel free to take 'em for a spin. Whichever method you choose, one thing’s for sure: if you’re thinking about making a chop, you no longer have to worry about ever hitting a weird, unmanageable middle stage during the growth process.
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