6 Short Cuts That Make the Case for a Dramatic Holiday Hair Makeover

wish it was magic hour 24/7

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With 2018 inching its way into our periphery, the itch for a New Year, New Me makeover is a tangible one. But why wait the requisite month to transform your look? One scroll through recent above-the-neck overhauls on Instagram bears witness to a parade of celebrity It-girls showing off dramatic chops that make picking up the shears seem like a undertaking best embraced with gusto.

Of course, as a closer look will confirm, personalization is key. For Bella Hadid, a long bob is best carried off with high-gloss texture and finger-raked flips, its polished nature still allowing the model to pull off sleek on-the-go buns and ponytails, while Margot Robbie’s peroxide chop skews piece-y and beach-bound—all the better for stylized wet-look moments.

Idiosyncratic details define the season’s most head-turning snips: think Sofia Boutella’s golden micro-bangs, which fall well above her power brows, or Amandla Stenberg’s still-fresh fade, which instantly elevates chin-skimming baby braids. Kristen Stewart’s grown-out pixie prowess has taken unexpected guise, transforming into a reimagined (and surprisingly wearable) mullet that reads punkish, irreverent and, of course, impossibly cool. And for fans of bold pigment, Truly Young’s Kool-aid bright bob is the answer for those who have grown weary of millennial pink. Here, six mid-holiday haircuts worthy of breaking out the champagne.

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Thanks to @thetariqnevar for embodying that cleanliness is next to godliness with this clean ass wave he gave me… and @niasoulesalon for da braids. The most hardworking sweet and painless braiders in ATL

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Actress #SofiaBoutella @sofisia7 at the P&S x Nordstrom girls dinner

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Getting ready #margotrobbie for an upcoming photoshoot good #hairday #texture #patidubroff #hairbyrenatocampora

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Me and this fire cracker made a movie and it’s going to #sundance2018 she had my back and I’ll love her forever! Congrats to our hard working cast and crew! #lizziethemovie #lizzieborden #fallriver thanks to @originalpinkiemasters for giving us a safe place to let our hair down!

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