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Jessica Alba’s New Lob Is the Shortest Her Hair Has Been in Four Years

She just chopped off nearly half a foot of hair.
Jessica Alba poses in a dress with feathered shoulders and a pearl headband
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Jessica Alba's Honest Beauty brand may focus largely on skin care and makeup, but she definitely knows a thing or two about hair. The actor-turned-entrepreneur consistently has one of the most coveted coifs in Hollywood — a testament, perhaps, to Honest Beauty's only two hair products, a shampoo and a conditioner — with its gorgeous highlights, enviable volume, and head-turning length. But apparently it's possible to get bored even with hair as beautiful as Alba's if the fact that she just cut off about half a foot of it is any indication.

Over the weekend, Alba debuted a new lob at the Baby2Baby Gala — a significantly shorter style than the mid-back length she's been sporting for the last few years. In fact, Alba's hair hasn't been this short since 2015, which was the last time she wore it just barely skimming her shoulders. On Tuesday, Alba shared a Boomerang video on Instagram showing stylist Jesus Guerrero playing with the new cut, and Guerrero himself shared a few photos of Alba on his own grid, calling his work "A little chop 💇🏽‍♀️ chop."

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Alba's hair was parted in the middle and blown straight, with a cute inward flip at the ends. She also topped it off with one of the biggest accessory trends of 2019 — a padded headband, which was covered in pearls that complemented her Ralph & Russo gown.

"A few years ago I was rocking a lob and my hairstylist Jesus was inspired by my previous looks," Alba told People about her new look. "He wanted to bring back my shorter hair and accessorized it with a chic headband that matched my dress to tie everything together."

And we have no doubt her new lob looks just as chic without the headband as it does with it.


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