Cute hairstyling

Niki Taylor in Cool Messy Bob Hairstyle

   For most of Niki Taylor's modeling career in the 90s, she had long blonde hair in traditional American style.

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   But she finally had a big makeover and then sported this cute chin-length bob. The slightly messy look makes it cool, too.

   The problem with many if not most very straight bob hairstyles is they look exactly like wigs! So if you don't want to look as if you're wearing a wig, you may need to mess up your hair a bit and/or add waves/curls.

   These two ads show you two ways to style a bob. The top photo (1999) shows the cute summer beach style and the bottom one is a little edgier.

   Niki no longer has short hair; in January 2008 she was spotted in New York wearing a natural-looking very long pretty hairstyle.

   You can see bob haircuts for 2010 online if you're interested in the most up-to-date looks. (Niki is out of spotlight now while she raises her new baby.) In 2010 bobs may be on their way out for a year or two. (They don't stay out of fashion for very long, it seems.)

Images Courtesy Liz Claiborne and Ellen Tracy.