Michelle Obama's Voluminous Bob - StyleList

Michelle Obama trades in her ladylike 'do for a modern bob. Photos: Associated Press | AFP/Getty ImagesMichelle Obama is letting it all hang out -- her hair, that is!The First Lady showed off a voluminous new 'do at a funeral mass for Jean Biden, mother of Vice President Joe Biden, on January 12, 2010 in Wilmington, Delaware. She had been wearing her hair styled in ladylike chignons and tight ponytails for the past Hair extensions two months -- keeping her shoulder-length locks tucked away.What do you think of the First Lady's full bob?To mimic, Mrs. O's heightened crown, celebrity hairstylist Danielle Caputo suggests holding the curling iron at the base of each curl, and then feeding hair into the curl. "This approach will build more volume than the reverse (and more common) method of curling the hair from ends to roots."Click through the gallery for all of Danielle's step-by-step instructions to volumize your hair, and visit our Hair Basics section for more easy hair how-tos. Could your strands use a little extra oomph? Celebrity hairstylist Danielle Caputo shares and easy trick for adding quick volume to your hair. The process looks a little complicated, but once you've got it down you'll have big, lush locks, in minutes. Feather hair Sebastian Mlynarski for AOL Gather the top section of your hair like you're creating a Mohawk, then fasten it with a hair clip. Sebastian Mlynarski for AOL Gather the rest of the hair back into a ponytail. This will divide the hair up into easy sections for you to style. Sebastian Mlynarski for AOL Now that the rest of the hair is pulled back, you can unclip the top section to start adding volume. You will ultimately be dividing the top section into three smaller sections, each of which you will spray first with hairspray, comb through with a fine tooth comb, curl back with a wide barrel curling iron, and clip them into place to hold the curl. Sebastian Mlynarski for AOL TIP: Hold the curling iron at the base of each curl, and then feed hair into the curl. This method will build more volume than the reverse (and more common) method of curling the hair from ends to roots. feather extension Sebastian Mlynarski for AOL This is what your head should look like when all three top sections have been curled and clipped. Hello, faux-hawk! Sebastian Mlynarski for AOL Section the ponytail into two (if your hair is thick, do three sections). Spray each section, comb it through, and then curl using the same method described previously. Sebastian Mlynarski for AOL Help the curls set by cooling them with air from your hair dryer, using the cool setting (or button) to help accelerate the process. Caputo recommends blowing the air in the direction of the curls. "Doing it against the the curls will cause the hair to frizz up," she says. Sebastian Mlynarski for AOL Once the curls have cooled off, take pins and ponytail out, then flip hair over and muss it up at the roots with your fingers. Sebastian Mlynarski for AOL Spray with a little finishing spray, and there you have it, shiny, voluminous waves.