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38 Non-Boring Ways to Wear a Lob

In-between hair is here to stay.

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The bob is a classic haircut go-to, but let it grow out this summer with easy hairstyles from Selena Gomez, Emma Stone, Gabrielle Union, and more celebs who nailed the lob. Long live the long bob.

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Margot Robbie

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Margot Robbie doesn't typically deviate from her signature lob. Why mess with a good thing?

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Zendaya

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Hair chameleon Zendaya has switched up her look a number of times but we must say this '60s-inspired bouffant is one of our favorites.

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Hailey Baldwin

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Hailey Baldwin has been sporting a new lob (and beau) as of late. The center part and dark roots give off the perfect California-girl aesthetic.

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Viola Davis

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How to get away with... the best curly bob around? Be Viola Davis. She sports natural curls that hit just above her shoulders for a full and beautiful lob.

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Mila Kunis

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Bad Mom Mila Kunis' upgrades her wavy bob with feathery bangs. The ombré brown tips are also a nice contrast to her dark roots.

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Kerry Washington

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The Scandal star's side part and loose waves are an easy look to recreate (with the help of a flatiron and some hairspray) and look great on all face shapes.

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Selena Gomez

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Curl your ends inward toward your face to soften a blunt bob like Selena Gomez's.

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Emma Stone

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Emma Stone gives her shiny lob side bangs and feminine waves.

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Riley Montana

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Model Riley gets the best of both bob/lob words with her cut: when curly it's a short bob, but straighten it and her hair will grace her collarbone.

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Thandie Newton

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The Westworld actress opted for a angled bob with an ombré dye job (reminiscent of a certain friend's iconic 'do).

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Olivia Munn

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Olivia chopped off her long hair in favor of this layered lob, worn here in beach waves and with a deep part.

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Aja Naomi King

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For a formal event, wear your love like Aja Naomi King in polished, bouncy curls.

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Kim Kardashian

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Try Kim Kardashian's angled lob for a statement cut that's just a deep part and a hair straightener away.

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Tracee Ellis Ross

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Tracee Ellis Ross wears her voluminous curls in the round, with springy bangs at her forehead.

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Daisy Ridley

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Daisy Ridley parted her lob down the middle and alternated curling forward and backward for a textured look.

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Emilia Clarke

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Easily copy Emilia Clarke's low-maintenance beach waves with a spritz of sea salt and a little zhuzh.

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Keke Palmer

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Keke Palmer's lob went full '70s with tight tendrils that fall just below her shoulders.

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Gabrielle Union

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In true Gabrielle Union fashion, this straight, simple, and ultra-shiny cut looks flawless.

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Jourdan Dunn

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The British model's style is the sun-kissed-ombré cool-girl hair we all dream of.

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Kiernan Shipka

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Mad Men alum Kiernan Shipka offers up lob hair-spo in the form of a summery half-up braided style.

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