How to Style Hair like Kate Gosselin from Jon & Kate Plus 8

Kate Gosselin has an interesting hairstyle, referred to sometimes as a stacked bob hairstyle, that has gotten attention from viewers of Jon & Kate Plus 8. Nothing like the Dorothy Hamill bob, the Kate Gosselin bob is relatively unique. To get your hair like Kate Gosselin's, follow these steps.

The Kate Gosselin haircut: Her hair consists of varying lengths on both sides of the face. You'll note that the right side is longer, especially with the bangs. Kate's bangs kind of free-fall over to the right side. Study the back of Kate's hair. Above the base of her neck, it is shortest. Around that are varying, chop-like sections that are longer as you move out from the base to towards the sides. You'll need to work with a proficient hair stylist to get this kind of cut.

Once you have your hair cut like Kate Gosselin's, make sure your hair is clean and free of any extraneous agents like styling gels. You'll also note that Kate's hair isn't exactly "thick" or naturally voluminous. Kate Gosselin's hair appears to be naturally very straight and stick-like. The Kate Gosselin hairstyle will likely also work with thicker hair. Try it no matter what your texture, if you are entranced by the Kate Gosselin bob hairstyle. Though straighter hair seems to work best, use a volumizing shampoo.

You then need to add some bounce; use a conditioner that also adds volume. After hair is washed and deeply conditioned, apply a leave-in conditioner. You can use either a gel type, or a spray type. But make sure it's applied thoroughly.

It's obvious Kate Gosselin uses mousse. So apply mousse generously. To achieve a true Kate Gosselin appearance, you must sweep the left side of your bangs over to the right side of the face. Next, use sculpting gel or sculpting spray. You apply this to the bangs on the right side, to get them to stay where you want them, the way Kate Gosselin has hers.

Now, spray the bangs to hold them in place, sweeping down on the right side of the face. Don't saturate the hair, though. But expose it to a mist-like application of the spray. To finally set the Kate Gosselin bob in place, use a diffuser for the blow-drying, and blow dry. The diffuser is to be set on low. Blow till all the hair is dry. If you don't use a diffuser, you'll end up blowing the hairstyle out of place.

Use a pick for touch-ups, to set in place any stray strands. Spritz on some spray and you're done.

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