We were so excited when we saw Zendaya appear on the red carpet for the Dune: Part Two premiere at Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. Because right before our eyes the actress was sporting the chicest micro-bob. And we were nearly certain it wasn't a wig.
Thrilled by the bold chop, we were pouring over the pictures of the, quite frankly, ridiculously A-list cast.
Posing alongside co-star Florence Pugh, Z's bob was short AF and looks like it belongs in the coolest of Berlin art schools. But then we saw more photos and it was clear we had been completely hoodwinked and bamboozled. This was no haircut. Miss Z had tricked us.
In a hair tuck hack similar to the one used recently by JLo at the Grammy's, Zendaya's hair has been loosely tied, twisted, and tucked up underneath itself, fastened invisibly to give the illusion of a short bob. At least we were right about it not being a wig?
If that first pick didn't convince you, zoom in on this bad boy. This is way more than curled under ends.
If you've been tempted to join the short hair club and go for a bob, this is a great way to play act before you take the plunge. Not to mention an ideal visual of what you'd look like and how it would suit your face. To be honest, if you master the tuck this well, you'll never even need to get a bob haircut; you can just tuck daily till the trend is over and you want long hair back.
Everyone's clicking on...
Now, that would be some fast growth.
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Elena Chabo is Cosmopolitan UK's former beauty writer, working on everything from buzzy celeb news and trending beauty, to sincere first-person reviews and engaging video content for social media. She also creates meatier features and expert-led how-to guides, for print and online. Her passion for Black beauty, textured hair, and the ways beauty interacts with culture, society, identity and relationships, quickly took over her writing career and led her into beauty journalism. Following an MA in Magazine Journalism in 2017, she cut her teeth across various roles at Stylist Magazine, before taking on a Digital Writer role at Good Housekeeping. It was here that beauty took centre stage and she launched and ran the site's first stand-alone beauty section. Remaining at Hearst, she joined the Cosmo beauty team in 2022. Find her on LinkedIn.
