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Rihanna’s 9 most iconic hair moments of all time

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This week, Rihanna announced the launch of her rumored Fenty Hair line. With that, she released her first campaign where she teased the products while wearing the jacket blonde inverted pixie hairstyle. She sported a trendy look as she made her way around Fenty’s suburbs, causing fans to wonder if Fenty Hair was also giving freely wigs. Although we were promised that regenerative hair care linespeculations will not be far off as the most well liked beauty girl has a history of changing her appearance on a dime.

The “Pon de Replay” artist invented the fringed bangs in 2005, alternating between wavy hair extensions and a layered, face-framing brown hairstyle (hint: her have a look at the BET Red Cross Benefit Concert).

She then discontinued it all in favor of the more experimental Disturbia era (versus her latest suburban blonde hairstyle). She darkened her hair from brown to black and wore eye-covering bangs to the side throughout the 2007 Cipriani Wall Street concert series. From short to shorter, her shaved sides in 2010 were paired with an extended, honey-blonde top as seen on the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.

Later that 12 months, the blonde transformed into “redhead Rihanna” for the MTV Europe Music Awards, marking her return to the long-haired look she started off with. When it involves her most viral look, her mullet (the present trendy look) was ahead of its time and rocked behind her on the 2012 Victoria Secrets fashion show.

Between her Swarovski crystal-covered locks on the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards and her pink pixie cut on the court at a Clippers game, together with memories of Rihanna’s wigs, extensions and natural hair, her fans are eagerly awaiting this release. Fenty Hair Drop next week.

Now that she’s showing off her Bajan blonde hairstyle, let’s take a have a look at Rihanna’s 9 most iconic hair moments of all time below.

Fringe bang

Releasing her debut single “Pon de Replay” in 2005, Rihanna turned fringe bangs into one of her signature styles on the time.

NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 09: Singer Rihanna poses for a photograph backstage on the “SOS (Saving OurSelves): The BET Relief Telethon” benefiting victims of Hurricane Katrina at BET Studios on September 9, 2005 in New York City. (Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images)

Abbreviation

Unlike her current suburban hairstyle, her then-fairy Disturbia was a dark, eye-covering look by Ursula Stephen, marking her experimental era.

NEW YORK – OCTOBER 9: Rihanna arrives on the Cipriani Wall Street 2007 Concert Series at Cipriani Wall Street on October 9, 2007 in New York City. (Photo: James Devaney/WireImage)

Shorter cut

From short to shorter, Rihanna shaved the edges of her head but left the highest part relaxed blonde to create a two-length effect.

Singer Rihanna arrives on the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards held on the Staples Center on January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic)

Rihanna’s red

Moving on to the longer look, her romantic red look showed us just how far her range goes, not only in terms of cut, but in addition color.

MADRID, SPAIN – NOVEMBER 07: Musician Rihanna attends the 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards at La Caja Magica on November 7, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

Runway mullet

The viral mullet that Rihanna wore while walking the Victoria Secrets runway has gone down in history as one of her most iconic moments.

NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 07: Musician Rihanna performs throughout the 2012 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on the Lexington Avenue Armory on November 7, 2012 in New York City. (Photo: Michael Stewart/FilmMagic)

Bobby scarf

This outfit didn’t include unpacking the silk press. Instead, she used pearl clips to maintain her award-winning look in place.

LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 24: AMA Icon Award winner singer/recording artist Rihanna poses backstage on the 2013 American Music Awards on the Nokia Theater LA Live on November 24, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/AMA2013/Getty Images for DCP)

Pink fairy from the side of the manor

Perhaps her most memorable look, Rihanna’s pink pixie cut, is back within the Fenty Hair campaign, but in blonde.

LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 15: Rihanna attends the NBA playoff game between Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on May 15, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo: Noel Vasquez/GC Images)

Swarovski pin curls

Her hair is roofed in Swarovski crystals and Nineteen Twenties curls are still visible under her durag as she takes us back to a bygone era.

NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 02: (EDITOR’S NOTE: Photo comprises partial nudity.) Fashion Icon Award winner Rihanna participates within the Winners Walk throughout the 2014 CFDA Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2014 in New York . (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

Elegant soccer mom

As a mother of two, Rihanna entered the recent mom era by wearing a beanie over her Bajan blonde Dior Couture hairstyle.

PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 22: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY – non-editorial use requires permission from Fashion House) Rihanna walks within the Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2024 show during Paris Fashion Week on January 22, 2024. in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

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