In the early days of getting a new, significantly shorter haircut, it's all I can think about. I can't resist the compulsion to run my fingers through my hair or do a double (or triple) take in a mirror, reveling in how much lighter I feel. Elle Fanning, debuting a bouncy, just-below-the-chin-length bob at the Cannes Film Festival, is currently in that stage.
"It's never been this short ever," Fanning tells me on a video call from the L'Oréal Paris suite at Hôtel Martinez in Cannes, France. She fluffs the slightly, curled edges and tosses her head side-to-side to show off the length—a massive departure from the long, ribcage-length hair she's known for onscreen (in period dramas like The Great) and off (strolling through New York City in her favorite dresses). "It feels so good."
