ICYMI, we're currently undergoing a bob haircut renaissance – and when collectively speaking, I'm referencing the global masses. Everyone and their mother are jumping onto the short hair trend with none other than Natalie Portman being the latest celeb to debut a dramatic chin-length chop. Bob army soon come...

Earlier this week [October 28], Natalie attended the 68th Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris France. The prestigious individual football awards was established in 1956 and returned in 2024 for the 68th year and for such a coveted event, the actor went above and beyond in both the fashion and beauty departments.

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Accompanying her plunging black floor-skimming gown, Natalie stepped out with a brand new haircut and it's one that we're categorising as the perfect curly bob

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As shown, the cut hovers immaculately a few inches above Natalie's shoulders and has been styled in textured curls. It's a no-fuss take on the classic, timeless cut.

Want to recreate the style yourself at home? Well, we've rounded up a few of our favourite products to do so, including the Clean Curls Super Shine & Define Curl Custard. The product works to shine and define all curl types, while still allowing for a natural hold and movement. Red carpet hairstyling made easy!

Your curly bob tool kit
All Soft Mega Curl Hydrating and Nourishing Shampoo and Conditioner Bundle for Curly and Coily Hair
Redken All Soft Mega Curl Hydrating and Nourishing Shampoo and Conditioner Bundle for Curly and Coily Hair
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Ideal for 3A-4C curl types, Redken's All Soft Mega Curl formulas work to enhance and hydrate your curls for optimum definition and styling.

Baomint Deep Conditioning Treatment 453g
adwoa beauty Baomint Deep Conditioning Treatment 453g
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Crispy curls and coils are not it, so we need to be renourishing our strands on the regs. This treatment is packed with goodness like shea butter, rosemary oil and baobab oil.

Super Shine & Define Curl Custard
Clean Curls Super Shine & Define Curl Custard
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This non-sticky, non-flaking custard gives curls easy hold and definition plus the added benefit of aloe vera juice helps to strengthen strands.

Diffon Supreme
Bellissima Italia Diffon Supreme
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An innovative hot air diffuser? Sign us up! Bellissima's latest model creates soft and defined, voluminous curls by combining a diffuser and a hairdryer in a single tool.


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Lia Mappoura
Beauty Writer

 Lia Mappoura (she/her) is the Beauty Writer at Cosmopolitan UK. Covering everything from viral celebrity hair and makeup news to the latest trend predictions, she’s an expert in recognising the season’s next big beauty look (before it ends up all over your social media feeds). You’ll usually find her putting TikTok’s recent beauty hacks to the Hype Test, challenging the gender-makeup binary and social stereotypes, or fangirling over the time Kourtney Kardashian viewed her Instagram Story (yes, it’s true). Find her also on LinkedIn.