When your hair is short and you've definitively decided to grow it out, time suddenly seems to slow down. All of the hairstyles you're looking forward to doing once you've gained inches — half-up, messy buns, ponytails — feel impossibly far in the future. But let Charlize Theron's latest look give you some hope: With a little determination and a world-class hairstylist, you can not only wear a ponytail with short hair, you can also wear a trendy bubble ponytail with short hair.
Theron was seen in the front row at Dior's womenswear runway show during Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday, September 26, looking stunning as always. She wore a sheer, beaded maxi skirt, the drama of which was offset by a classic white button-down. But her hair manages to catch and keep the eye regardless of this major fashion moment.
From the front, it may seem like Theron's hair, which just barely reaches the minimum length requirements to be considered a bob, is slicked back into a simple middle-parted style. But when we get a glimpse from the side, we can see that her go-to hairstylist, Adir Abergel, got creative with what little bit of hair could be pulled into an elastic.
In fact, instead of just pulling it into an elastic, it appears Abergel achieved the unlikely and pulled it into several elastics, separated down the length of the itty-bitty but oh-so-pretty ponytail. And while it may not have the poofy “bubble” look between each of the three hair ties, it still serves up so much more style than a basic pony.
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While there's absolutely nothing wrong with opting for extensions when you want a ponytail with a little more interest, we truly appreciate Theron for proving you don't need a hairpiece — or patience — to achieve that with shorter hair.
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