Jodie Turner-Smith's Flicked Bob Might Be the Chicest Hair Moment of the Summer

Elle

4 days ago

The bob—in all its many shapes, forms, and never-ending trends—is undoubtedly the most coveted haircut of summer '25. As for the latest celebrity to cosign the short, chin-length crop? Jodie Turner-Smith just debuted a sleek, flicked bob at Comic Con during the first leg of the Tron: Ares press tour.
While the actor's character, Athena, has a bleached-blonde buzzcut in the sci-fi action film, Turner-Smith opted for a jet-black crop for the press tour. Turner-Smith's new flicked bob was thanks to the work of hairstylist Coree Moreno, who described it as 'a chic effortless push back, with no extensions, just a soulful silk press.' The focus was on her natural hair and using the right products to tend to her scalp. '[We put] love and intention into treating and preparing her crown,' said Moreno.
Moreno says that healthy hair and versatility were at the forefront of Turner-Smith's bob. 'Jodie, myself, and the team agreed on something sleek and timeless with a bit of Tron edge,' he explains.
For those after something similar, Moreno achieved the look 'by treating and fortifying the hair to prepare her natural curls.' Then, he slicked back the hair with wax and hair polish, 'to sculpt and mold the hair into shape.'
Moreno employed a little-known trick called the 'invisible foundation technique,' which he describes as 'a hidden-modified half-up-half-down to keep structure' and so that the silhouette looks sleek from the front view.
After the foundation was constructed and the desired shape achieved using a flat iron, Moreno finished Turner-Smith's bob with a simple flip to help elevate the look.
The actor paired her flicked-out crop with a snow-white manicure courtesy of Ginger Lopez. Law Roach, stylist to Celine Dion and Zendaya, also dressed her in a two-toned white and blue Alaïa set and a matching leather jacket and skirt for the evening.
It's not the first time the actor has selected a flicked bob for the red carpet. Last June, she wore a bob with baby bangs and a perkier sixties-esque flip to promote her role in Star Wars: The Acolyte. Her then-hairstylist, Ursula Stephen, was responsible for the coquettish crop.
From: ELLE UK