Jennifer Lopez’s latest hairstyle makes effortless look elegant to the max.
You know those MasterClass online series where you can learn how to do something from a celebrity who’s really, really good at that something? For example, Bobbi Brown will teach you how to do your makeup, Christina Aguilera will teach you how to sing… Jennifer Lopez could easily teach a number of topics; dancing and acting come to mind first, but what fans would really like to learn from her is how she makes the most casual did-it-while-stopped-at-a-red-light-with-no-mirror updo look so fabulous.
JLo was spotted in Los Angeles this weekend looking simultaneously low-key yet super-polished—the way one dreams of looking to run errands even though we may have thrown on bathroom-floor jeans with an old T-shirt. But what really separates my out-and-about look from Lopez’s is how effortlessly cool her hair looks.
Her updo has the finished, voluminous look of something you might expect to see for a formal red carpet event, but the intentional messiness of a vibe. It’s unclear what exactly is holding up her hair, and to be honest, a lot of her hair isn’t even up—virtually everything from her ears forward is a giant tendril. From the side, you can see that it’s loosely twisted, with the ends poking out in a small, ponytail-esque arch.
We all know to some extent what Lopez is currently going through in her personal life, and I can’t help but be reminded of that one meme that says, “My new thing is finding birds that look like they are twice divorced,” and showing hilariously ostentatious-looking birds. But if JLo’s hair and my complete lack of extravagance while existing out in the world (I’m averaging one marriage a decade myself) tell us anything about multi-divorcee beauty style, it’s that glamour comes in many forms—and one of our favorites is definitely a breezy updo like Lopez’s.
Originally published in Allure.com