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Buzz Cuts to Bold Colors! See the Most Iconic Celebrity Hair Transformations of 2023: Photos

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Updated on: Dec 28, 2023 6:44 pm·

By Elizabeth McGowan and Beth Shilliday

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Kim Kardashian

The Skims founder tried out a honey color styled in long, straight locks for the 2023 GQ Men of the Year gala in November.

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The Nope star rocked a golden blonde wig for the 2023 Soul Train Awards in November but changed back to a brunette look for her hosting duties.

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Rihanna

The entrepreneur showed off reddish-blonde highlights while having dinner in New York City with boyfriend A$AP Rocky in October.

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Tom Schwartz

The Vanderpump Rules star debuted a brand-new platinum blonde ‘do while posing for a picture with a fan on August 13. People were shocked by the restauranteur’s hair transformation, comparing it to his ex-wife Katie Maloney’s blond era during 2013’s season 2 of the Bravo show.

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Celebrity Hair Transformations 2023: Photos of New Styles

Rachel Recchia

The Bachelorette season 19 colead flaunted her bleach blonde locks after previously teasing the summery color, while debuting her bleached eyebrows.

One thing is certain, Rachel’s unexpected transformation was the slay of the season!

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Zooey Deschanel

The New Girl star ditched her signature brunette hair and bangs and transformed into a Farrah Fawcett beauty!

Zooey debuted her dazzling gold locks to her Instagram followers in May, who seemed to love her new look.

The Pussycat Dolls lead Nicole Scherzinger swooned over the hairstyle commenting, “Giving me Olivia Newton John vibes!”

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Jennifer Garner

Holy smoke show! The A-lister debuted a shocking and beautiful new hairstyle in a May TikTok video with Allure. Jennifer ditched her uniform brunette locks for straight and layered strawberry-blonde hair and it may be our favorite hair transformation of 2023 so far.

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Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain ditched her iconic red locks in favor of bleached blonde hair during the 2023 Met Gala.

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Florence Pugh

Florence Pugh showed off her new buzz cut while attending the 2023 Met Gala.

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From New Cuts to Colors! See the Most Iconic Celebrity Hair Transformations of 2023: Photos

Emily Ratajkowski

EmRata was spotted in April rocking a blonde bob cut wig on the set of a photo shoot in Spain.

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Julia Roberts

The iconic actress showed off her brand-new long bangs during an event with jewelry company Chopard on March 27, 2023.

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Brian Austin Green

The former Beverly Hills 90210 star debuted platinum blonde locks at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards.

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Brock Davies

Vanderpump Rules star Scheana Shay’s husband, Brock Davies, shocked fans after he posted a video of his wife doing the honors and chopping off his long locks, which he donated to Locks of Love. Hairstylist Natalie B. then finished the cut.

“It Really Is All Happening….” he captioned the clip, referring to Scheana’s famous tagline. “Decided to change it up, what do you think? I wondered what kind of man I would be if I didn’t have a man bun… Thanks @natalie_b_hair for the cut and @locksofloveofficial the hair is coming your way!”

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Billie Eilish

The singer debuted long, straight jet-black hair extensions that matched her voluminous gown at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 12.

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Michelle Williams

The Best Actress nominee showed off her brand new pixie cut at the 95th Academy Awards.

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Chrissy Teigen

Chrissy unveiled a classy burnt red hair color and shoulder-length cut on March 8.

“Breaking news: woman gets new hair color!!!!!!!!!” she captioned her Instagram post that day.

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Kourtney Kardashian

Kourtney debuted an Addison Rae-inspired short, blonde bob on March 5.

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Dixie D’Amelio

Well, hello miss girl! Dixie debuted bleach-blonde hair at Paris Fashion Week in February.

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Kristen Stewart

The Academy Award nominee ditched her long blonde locks and debuted a brunette mullet at the February 16 Berlin International Film Festival.

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Maren Morris

The country star underwent a big change and cut her hair into a chic bob on February 8. Maren switched up her ‘do just days after she bleached her eyebrows at the Grammys.

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Kim Kardashian

Every time Kim switches her hair up, fans notice! She took to her Instagram Stories on February 9 and showed off her gorgeous curtain bangs and killer abs.

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Shania Twain

The “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” artist debuted her new platinum blonde locks during a February 3 appearance on The Late Late Show With James Corden.

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Kourtney Kardashian

The Poosh founder decided to go for an extra-short bob, taking at least four inches off her shoulder-length look. She debuted her new ‘do in an Instagram video on February 3, while also showing off the sizable amount of her locks that had been chopped off in a pile on the salon counter.

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Emily Ratajkowski

Em ditched her long locks as she debuted a wispy bob haircut and bangs while in New York City for the Marc Jacobs Fashion show on February 2.

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Pete Davidson

The comedian debuted a shaved head while out and about in New York City on January 31.

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Megan Fox

The Jennifer’s Body actress debuted a light blonde bob cut on January 27 via her Instagram Stories, ditching her original dark brown locks.

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Blake Lively

Blake Lively changed up her famous blonde locks, debuting her new red ‘do on January 26.

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Hailey Bieber

Hailey debuted her freshly chopped hairstyle via TikTok on January 21.

“Oops,” she captioned the sassy post with a knife emoji.

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From long layers and curtain bangs to a *very* short bob that hangs right at her jawline, Idina Menzel flaunted her new ‘do via Instagram on January 17.

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Bella Hadid

Bella Hadid dyed her signature brown locks to honey blonde in late 2022 before chopping it into an old Hollywood-style bob months later!

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Kaley Cuoco

The soon-to-be mom was beaming on the Golden Globes red carpet as she debuted her new brown hair color.

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Brad Pitt

Brad subtly showed off his spiffy new hair cut at the January 10 Golden Globe Awards, revealing he had chopped off the ‘do he had in 2022.

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Lily James

The Pam & Tommy star flaunted her bouncy hair cut at the January 10 Golden Globe Awards.

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Shiloh Jolie-Pitt

In photos published by HollywoodLife, Angelina and Brad’s daughter was spotted showing off a brand-new buzz cut in January.

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Shawn Mendes

The “Mercy” artist was seen out and about rocking a sharp buzz cut in early January, according to photos published by HollywoodLife. By the time he hit the Oscars, it was starting to grown out.

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