Why are we so obsessed with the makeover montage? An eternal conundrum, one we’ll never have the answers to. It is simply a universal truth that it feels evocative; aspirational; forward-looking all at once. As if someone has arrived at their most confident self—after a pivotal moment in their lives. This could be an entire wardrobe overhaul à la The Devil Wears Prada or princess-worthy treatment circa Princess Diaries—but it could also be as simple as a bold haircut. There have only been that many tales of the transformative powers of a good chop.
You too, could always divine your own chameleon moment at any point in time—and it’s not just for when you’re left heartbroken. And there’s nothing like a good celebrity transformation to spur us on. In the past few weeks alone, there’s been plenty to borrow inspiration from. Starting off with the chic, cool girl bob, be it Leighton Meester’s wavy lob or Phoebe Dynevor’s fresh chop. Bixies have been all the rage in 2025, and Hwasa’s most recent comeback ‘Good Goodbye’ came with the debut of her own spin on the half-pixie, half-bob too—as if she was shedding a weight off her shoulders and starting anew. If it’s a fresh spot of colour you’re looking to go with, take cues from Rosalía, whose angelic holo has been drawing eyes from everyone under the sun.
Here, find a visual summa of some of the most groundbreaking celebrity hair transformations this year, that’ll grant you with renewed energy for the year.
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Phoebe Dynevor
Over the past week or so, Phoebe Dynevor’s bob has stuck a landing amid the Internet set. Ready for a change, the actress employed the masterful hands of Cervando Maldonado to freshen up her vibe with a modern take on the classic, mid-length bob.
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Rosalía
Lux has been on everyone’s recent listening history but if there’s something else Rosalía has been garnering attention for apart from her genius musicality, it’s the angelic, bleached halo she’s debuted in line with the album.
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Zoë Kravitz
That’s so Zoë. Ever the cool girl, Kravitz found the perfect time (the 2025 Academy Museum Gala) to debut a new ‘do. A micro bob, drawn up all the way to her earlobes, paired to micro bangs and flipped ends.
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Hwasa
Half-bob, half-pixie, the bixie has been all the rage for the past year—and we can understand why. Hwasa is a recent proponent of the look—swapping out her extremely long tresses in favour of this light, tousled hairdo, visually synonymous with her new single ‘Good Goodbye’, which sings of letting go and accepting a new phase of her life.
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Emma Stone
Earlier in the year, Emma Stone first stepped out on the red carpet in an ultra short pixie cut, but it’s this wavy, longer iteration of her pixie that had us all reeling.
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Leighton Meester
We’ve been enjoying a bit of a Leighton Meester for a while now but nothing screams effortless chic like her wavy chops.
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Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson’s been in the throes of a completely new era—of natural beauty. Her new piecey ginger shag gives layered volume and a bold femininity that can only come with a woman of her stature.
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FKA Twigs
FKA Twigs has never been one to shy away from an audacious and experimental beauty moment. Embracing her inner beauty chameleon for her ‘Hard’ music video, she shows a behind-the-scenes moment of snipping away her locks—to emerge anew with this choppy bob.
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Ariana Grande
She’s a brunette again! After pulling off blonde as Glinda the Good in Wicked: For Good these past few years, Ariana Grande has officially returned to her brunette locks—and even teased it on her Instagram with the caption: “It’s good to see me, isn’t it?”
