It’s safe to say that nothing acts as a better cherry on top of impeccable make-up and styling than a flawless hair ‘do. Curled, cropped or coloured, the coiffure has the power to say it all in the beauty realm. The possibilities are, after all, endless: You could layer your strands to contour and accentuate your features. Or stain the tail ends of your mane to make a statement. Opt for timeless tresses or experiment with avant-garde cuts. It’s no wonder then, that humans are obsessed with hair makeovers but still cautious of their lasting effects—even turning to TikTok’s up-to-the-minute slew of hair length, style and colour filters or AI hair salon apps before resolving to commit to a persona-defining crown for the next few weeks or so. Even then, the intensity of a regular earthling’s fresh hair look is usually constrained by various factors, leaving us the option of living vicariously through momentous, recurrent hair transformations flaunted by celebrities, be it on the red carpet or through pixels on a handheld screen.
This year, celebrity hair transformations are bigger and better than ever. Bubblegum and cotton candy hues straight out of 2014’s Tumblr-inspired lookbook have been pushed into the spotlight by the likes of Megan Fox and Kylie Jenner, with only the former sticking with her pink tresses. Red is undergoing a renaissance, trending across all aspects in all its glorious shades—cherry as favoured by Dua Lipa, or negroni red streaks on Billie Eilish’s electric roots. Feminine, bouncy blowouts à la the ‘80s have gained traction as Beyoncé prances into her cowgirl era and radical, crossover cuts screaming sci-fi sophistication were spied at the Schiaparelli show.
Whether they remain for a week or for a whole season, celebrity hair ‘dos are certainly nothing less than our Roman Empire. Below, Vogue Singapore’s curation of the most iconic celebrity hair transformations of 2024 for you to glean new hairspo from.
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Megan Fox
Fox bid the fiery-red bob of late 2023 goodbye for a soft, bubblegum pink. The gentle, marshmallow-like shade threw us back a decade when pastel shades were all the rave and the Tumblr-inspired aesthetic was still a thing.
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Kylie Jenner
The youngest Kardashian-Jenner paid tribute to known Kardashian matriarch, Kris Jenner, with this crisp cut occurring shortly after her pink stint.
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Dua Lipa
Consistency is key. 10-time Grammy nominee Dua Lipa stayed faithful to her cherry-cola mane all through the series of awards shows that kickstarted the year, complementing the red carpet standard of glamour while ingraining this in-vogue shade into our consciousness.
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Ice Spice
There’s nothing more satisfying than gazing at a shiny, silky sheen of perfectly straightened strands. Ice Spice ditched her crown of ringlets for a satiny waist-long style, with not a stray hair out of place. The only constant? Her signature ginger shade.
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Beyoncé
Queen Bey announced her cowgirl era with big Texan-blowout hair at the Super Bowl—a move that is undeniably on brand with her upcoming country-coded album.
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Jennifer Lopez
The Schiaparelli show was full of surprises, one of them including J. Lo’s angular jaw-length cut. The addition of face-framing tendrils and a wet-hair finish further added to the chic factor.
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Billie Eilish
Strikingly bright roots atop a dark base have become somewhat of a signature of Billie Eilish in recent months—and for good reason, seeing how no one else is doing it quite like her.
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Camila Cabello
Camila Cabello’s drastic conversion from brunette to blonde can only mean one thing—a highly-anticipated comeback is in the works.
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Zendaya
No one stole the Schiaparelli show quite like Zendaya, who turned up in a dramatic hairstyle comprising angular, blunt micro-bangs and choppy, pin-straight hair. The epitome of futuristic, other-worldly beauty.
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Florence Pugh
Just when we thought the connoisseur of crisp cuts had exhausted all short-haired styles, the princess of Dune: Part 2 sported a tasteful crossover between the pixie and the mullet—also known as a ‘mixie’. Playfully on fleek are the flipped-up ends, proving that cropped hair can be just as sensational as the opposite.