The Best Celebrity Hair Changes of 2015
Follow along as we track the most noteworthy celebrity and model hair transformations of the year.
Follow along as we track the most noteworthy celebrity and model hair transformations of the year.
Miley Cyrus
When: December 2015
What: A Bob
Why we love it: The singer is ending 2015 on a subtler note—at least where her hair is concerned. Cyrus, who's experimented with pastel dye and dreadlocked ponytails this year, showed off a simple ombré bob on Instagram that's youthful and sweet.
Princess Sofia of Sweden
When: December 2015
What: A Long Bob
Why we love it: The expectant mom shed her long layers for a collarbone-grazing cut that refreshes her entire look.
Lauren Conrad
When: December 2015
What: A Red Hue
Why we love it: When you think of Lauren Conrad, it's hard not to automatically picture the California blonde that we've known since her Laguna Beach days. But that's precisely why we love this daring decision to trade in her golden locks for a set of strawberry strands. It's almost the New Year, after all. If you're going to make a big change, now is the time to do it.
Adele
When: December 2015
What: A Bob
Why we love it: The singer knows her stuff when it comes to hair and makeup, so we aren't the least bit surprised that she pulled off the tricky task of making a bob work with thick hair. The key is to thin out some of the weight with long, razored layers, all of which should hit below the jawline, and to style with a flatiron instead of a round brush.
Kate Middleton
When: December 2015
What: Mid-Length Cut
Why we love it: The Duchess of Cambridge showed off a fresh new haircut with full, flirty volume at the ends—the perfect length for softly highlighting bone structure.
Emma Watson
When: December 2015
What: A Bob
Why we love it: The actress' boyish new cut has just the right amount of choppy layers and balances out her small, feminine features.
Nicole Richie
When: December 2015
What: Gray Hair
Why we love it: We admire Richie's willingness to switch up her hair color on a whim; this time, it's a pretty mix of gray, silver and lavender highlights that look cool with a short cut and fun choker.
Khloé Kardashian
When: December 2015
What: A Bob
Why we love it: The reality star can't seem to get enough of her short hair courtesy of hairstylist Jen Atkin—she cut even more off over the weekend for a layered chop that hits above her shoulders and is a nice change from her sisters' longer looks.
Hayden Panettiere
When: December 2015
What: A Long Bob
Why we love it: After bravely revealing her battle with postpartum depression, the Nashville actress has since allowed freshly shorn locks to be the catalyst for a new beginning—and a chic new look. "Chopping hair off is like getting rid of metaphorical and literal dead ends," she wrote on Twitter. "Off with the old and growing the new."
Jenna Dewan Tatum
When: November 2015
What: A Choppy Bob
Why we love it: Dewan Tatum has been a member of the bob club for a while now, but this freshly chopped cut, courtesy of celeb stylist Jen Atkin, takes the look to even chicer territory.
Alessandra Ambrosio
When: November 2015
What: A Long Bob
Why we love it: The Victoria's Secret Angel let her longtime hairstylist Frankie Foye give her a gorgeous new cut that's full of soft, piece-y layers that bring out her highlights and frame her face.
Naomi Campbell
When: November 2015
What: A Bob
Why we love it: The supermodel debuted a short, layered shag at the British Fashion Awards last night—a fun, low-maintenance change from the long style she's had for years.
Gigi Hadid
When: November 2015
What: A Bob
Why we love it: If there was one celebrity we didn't expect to cut her long waves into a blunt, chin-length bob, it was Gigi Hadid, quintessential Malibu Barbie. But the model shocked on the AMA's red carpet with seriously short hair and an ultrasexy dress—a new look for a new year. UPDATE: Turns out Hadid's new hair was actually a wig (the world's greatest).
Kendall Jenner
When: November 2015
What: Bangs
Why we love it: Jenner's piece-y new fringe on the AMA's red carpet adds an edgy vibe that makes clear if it wasn't before that she's all grown up and breaking out on her own.
Rose McGowan
When: November 2015
What: A Shaved Head
Why we love it: The actress showed off her newly bald head on Instagram with the caption "Honestly, it's liberating." Whether the buzz cut is for fashion or feminism, we are all in favor of breaking out of the mold.
Katy Perry
When: November 2015
What: A Bob
Why we love it: The singer's sleek jet-black bob is a sophisticated change from long ombré. In the wrong hands, it could feel stuffy, but Perry knows exactly how balance the style with edgy makeup and accessories.
Lorde
When: November 2015
What: A Mid-Length Cut
Why we love it: At first glance, we barely recognized the singer without her signature length and big curls—a testament to the power of a simple cut—then we noticed just how shiny and swingy her hair looked and vowed to book a trim and glossing treatment immediately.
Rihanna
When: October 2015
What: Blue Hair
Why we love it: The singer has been playing things cool on the hair color front for awhile, but she went true blue for the CBS Radio We Can Survive concert last night. The color, which changed depending on the light, looks especially cool with a matching mani and dark red lips.
Khloé Kardashian
When: October 2015
What: Short Hair
Why we love it: While she's experimented with color in the past, the reality star has always maintained luscious long locks...until now. She let her hairstylist, Jen Atkin, cut her golden mane into a trendy lob. After everything Kardashian has been through lately, we hope her new look feels like some weight (literally) lifted off her shoulders.
Kendall Jenner
When: October 2015
What: Pink Hair
Why we love it: While the pink hair in the selfie the model posted on Instagram is either the result of a wig or temporary color spray, we're feeling the overgrown roots and red lipstick, the latter of which works surprisingly better than we would have guessed.
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