I have been firmly a part of team bob since 2021. In September of that year, I took a meeting with iconic hairstylist Garren and asked for a trim..
. an hour later I left the salon with “The Linda” . Since then, my chin-skimming bob has become a part of my signature pin-up beauty look – but inspired by this year’s Met Gala ’s “Sleeping Beauty” theme (and all the long hair we’ve seen on celebrities), I felt like I had reached peak bob and was craving something new, but wholly unattainable in the time frame – butt-skimming hair.
No hair growth supplement or oil on the market could fulfil this dream in a timely turnaround, so I found myself in the back room of West Village’s Bellami Beauty Bar on a Friday morning. And that’s where I would be firmly planted for the next six hours while celebrity hairstylist Dhairius Thomas and his team (six hands were on deck) transformed my Italian bob into Botticelli lengths . “Having long hair is like having long nails, it’s a luxury because it takes a lot of maintenance to keep up,” says celebrity hairstylist Andrew Fitzsimons , who recently released an Ariana Grande-length ponytail extension with Bellami.
“Back in the day, the only way to get length was to take the time to grow your hair out, and for a lot of people, there’s a certain length that either your hair stops growing or stops looking good. But now, extensions are the perfect option for someone who wants to have it for a night or a month.” I wanted s.