If you've been bracing yourself against January's arctic temperatures, you'll probably have noticed a particular hair hack making the rounds: the ‘turtleneck bob’, also known as the ‘turtleneck tuck’.
Only this morning I was struck by how the only women in my train carriage who didn't look dishevelled in today's gale force winds had artfully tucked their strands into the funnel-neck collar of a jumper, trench coat or even just a scarf.
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A hairstyle popularised by Victoria Beckham, the turtleneck bob involves either pulling a roll-neck jumper over your head and leaving the ends of your hair tucked inside. Or rolling the hair under and securing the look with the collar.
It's essentially a style for looking chic in bad weather – and looking effortless in the process if you have a jawline-grazing bob, lob or long hair.
It's also a quick and easy way to create a faux bob. “The turtleneck tuck is a trick that we’ve used in pictures over the years to give a ‘graphic’ look to hair, where it doesn’t actually exist," says top hairstylist Luke Hersheson.
But while it sounds simple enough to create – and doesn't exactly smack of perfection – it's worth heeding some insider advice to nail the look and take it from the blustery streets or ski slopes to cocktail hour.
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One trick, says Luke, is to balance heft on the crown with sleek, shiny strands. “Hair needs a nice “sheen” for this look and I would recommend more of a luxe blow-dry to give hair a little bit of height at the front, so it feels more '90s supermodel. This will help give hair a little bit more volume when tucking it in."
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To prep the hair for an effortlessly smooth, bouncy blowout, Luke relies on the Zhoosh Foam – a hybrid dry shampoo/texturising foam – to give roots extra oomph. To keep the look approachable and effortless, Luke also recommends pulling out a few face framing strands.
Aside from the weather, static is likely to be the biggest issue for longer hair types to overcome, so you may want to use a smoothing product to tame flyaways (Larry King Flyaway With Me Kit and Fenty Hair The Controlling Type are both good).
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Ultimately, the turtleneck bob scoops your hair up into a fresh, no-commitment hairstyle. "Sometimes, in winter, wispy hair can feel a bit insipid on top of big chunky knits, so tucking your hair into your jumper gives you a nice graphic shape around your face and provides a bit of framing.”
For more from Fiona Embleton, GLAMOUR's Associate Beauty Director, follow her on @fiembleton.
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