By Megan Riedlinger
6:59pm PDT, Sep 3, 2023
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Jessica Chastain, is that you?! The normally red-headed Oscar winner made fans do a double-take when she arrived at the 2023 Met Gala on May 1 sporting new platinum blonde tresses — an homage to the night's honoree, late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. But the look was only temporary: Jessica was wearing a wig!
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"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Dorit Kemsley went from blonde hair to brunette locks in the spring of 2023. "I just felt like I needed change," she told Page Six Style at her Homeless Not Toothless Hollywood Gala in April. "Being a blonde, it's very high-maintenance. And I'm so high-maintenance as it is, I just feel like my hair should not be as high-maintenance!"
"The brown hair for me," she added, "I wanted something fresh, I wanted something different and it felt like, 'You know what? It's about time.'"
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Nearly two months after welcoming her third child, model and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen debuted a fresh cut and red-tinted color on Instagram, captioning her reveal, "Breaking news: woman gets new hair color !!!!!!!!! love you @colorbymattrez! @rikkigash @krisstudden." Husband John Legend complimented her in the comments, calling the new hue "Gorgeous."
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Natural brunette Julia Fox revealed an unexpected new hair color — gray — when she attended the Jonathan Simkhai show during New York Fashion Week: The Show on Feb. 10.
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We didn't recognize Shania Twain when she hit the red carpet at the 2023 Grammy Awards in a fiery red wig. The country music icon donned one of the wildest ensembles of the evening and completed her look with a bold rep lip that nearly matched her stick-straight locks. It wasn't the first time she wigged out this year: See what we mean next…
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Shania Twain looked practically unrecognizable in a stick-straight platinum-blonde wig at a party for Republic Records artists hosted by Baileys at Beauty & Essex in Los Angeles on Feb. 1.
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Kim Kardashian debuted her newly cut long face-framing fringe on her Instagram Story on Feb. 8. "We cut bangs, guys," the reality TV star and SKIMS shapewear mogul said in a video clip.
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Pete Davidson debuted a new bald look at the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Jan. 31.
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Megan Fox rocked a new blonde bob — complete with bangs — on her Instagram Story on Jan. 27.
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Brad Pitt flashed a smile — and showed off a new shorter haircut that he debuted days earlier at the 2023 Golden Globes — at the French premiere of his Paramount Pictures movie "Babylon" on Jan. 14.
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Hailey Bieber debuted a sleek new bob while out and about in New York City on Jan. 27.
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Is 2023 the year of the bob? Lizzo took to Instagram on Jan. 25 to show off her very own shorter hairdo, which featured white-blonde streaks. She captioned her new look, "ITS GIVING BOBBIANA."
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In January 2023, DJ-producer Skrillex made headlines with his new look. He showed off his transformation — a far cry from the shoulder-length locks and partially shaved head he rocked when he came to fame — in a Jan. 27 selfie on Instagram.
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Kaley Cuoco has long been a blonde, but the "Big bang Theory' and 'The Flight Attendant" star debuted a new brown shade at the Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 10.
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"Think Like a Man" and "Shazam!" actress Meagan Good debuted new bleached blonde hair at the "Making Mold Moves" unveiling in New York City on Jan. 25.
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Usher debuted a new bright orange-red hair color at the Rick Owens Fall/Winter 2023 fashion show in Paris on Jan. 19.
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Raven-Symoné rocked a very unique dye job — colorful polka dots on her bleach-blonde buzzed 'do — at the premiere of Netflix's "You People" in Los Angeles on Jan. 17.
