The Bridgerton bob is the regal haircut to have on your radar

Dearest gentle reader, this is the bob you need to be saving for your next haircut.

As we count down the days until the release of the fourth season of Bridgerton on Netflix (we hope you have 29 January pencilled into your diaries already), it’s not the storylines and love interests we’re fawning over. Instead, it’s the hair.

While we might not have any spoilers for the fate of Benedict Bridgerton’s love story, what we do have is Eloise’s new haircut. Yes, the Bridgerton bob is here.

The famous fictional family’s second-oldest daughter has ditched her long locks in favour of a chin-length cut and a full fringe to match. Even for the British Regency era, this is quite the hair transformation.

It confirms that even the Bridgertons share the same impulses as us to chop our hair off – no one is immune. The bob trend comes for us all at some point, just ask Eloise.

The Bridgerton bob is the perfect combination of subtle waves, with ends that flick out, and the bangs revival we’ve been seeing everywhere lately – it ticks a lot of trend boxes. It’s everything we loved about the shape and texture of the French girl bob, but paired with a set of blunt bangs that aren’t too far off a micro-fringe.

It’s a subtle nod to Joan of Arc’s signature style, but with a modern update. There’s no denying it’s a bold look, but it seems very appropriate for Eloise’s character.

If you’re not quite ready for such a blunt fringe as the Bridgerton bob, here are some softer, more wearable bang and bob-inspired pairings to mull over while we wait with high anticipation to see what this new hair era means for Eloise.