Sometimes it’s to create authenticity for a role.
Other times, it is to break away from the monotony of a role they have essayed for years.
A few opt to switch up their hair shades for personal reasons like self-expression or boredom.
Different colorists had tried to make her blond again without success."
Kate Hudson
Kate Hudson is definitely on the list of iconic blonds who rule Hollywood.
But Kate is actually a natural brunette.
When her hair grew back into a brunette pixie cut, the actor was almost unrecognizable.
“I wasn’t prepared for that.
It’s so liberating,” she said.
“Hair is your greatest accessory!
Changing your hair is [the] best way to transform yourself.
This week we changed @charlizeafrica look.
In 2019, Heigl traded her signature blond hair for a dark, brunette look.
The “27 Dresses” star shared her brown locks to the eyes of her shocked fans viaInstagram.
“If you haven’t caught my stories this will be a shock for you..” she wrote.
Katherine Heigl’s transformationwas for her role as Tully Hart in the Netflix drama series “Firefly Lane.”
“Well…it took three hours and three processes but…I’m a brunette!”
she shared on Instagram (viaToday).
In April 2020, the “Lizzie Mcguire” star shared thesurprising transformationwith her fans through anInstagrampost.
While the look was very recognizable, the silver-colored hair made Kardashian almost unrecognizable.
The look was shared with the world by Chris Appleton, the reality TV star’s hairstylist.
Seeing if blondes have more fun!
Silver white hair vibes!
Colour and cut by me,” Appleton wrote onInstagram.
Kristen Stewart
It’s not just iconic blonds going brunette that has caught our attention.
Kristen Stewart, resident brunette from “Twilight,” has made a surprising switch up too.
In 2017, Stewart chopped off her hair and dyed the very little that was left blond.
Speaking withToday,the actor revealed that this was in preparation for a movie.
“So for me, I was like, ‘It’s practical!
I mean, I’m not going to be able to have touch-ups once I put the helmet on.
I must shave my head.'”
“It feels amazing.
I just want to head bang all day.”
In 2017, the actor and singer was seen spotting a violet buzzcut.
She shared the look onInstagramwith a matching t-shirt and everything.
In an interview given toRefinery29, Palmer got into the motivation behind the switch-up.
“I cut my hair for a couple of reasons.
The first being, I wanted to start over,” she revealed.
I really want to be able to let my hair rest and become its own thing.
I also really wanted to be bald!
“For me, style is all about self-expression.
“I’m a strawberry and a shortcake sooooo new nickname?”
She then wrote onInstagram.
It is not uncommon for actors to change their looks after long stints as a certain character.
But not now we have an alternate image.
A few years ago, the “Charlie’s Angels” star decided to switch it up a bit.
Liu traded her signature long, jet-black silky-smooth hair for a blond look.
The color that got the beauty industry talking was debuted at the 2018 Obie Awards.
She revealed that she used a special lightener and not normal bleach.
“Lucy thought she’d have to cut her hair short if she wanted to go blond.
If I used normal bleach, her hair would probably have ended up on the floor.”
What most people probably don’t know is that she is a natural blond.
According toElle, the process took her six hours.
In a walkthrough of her iconic looks for Elle, Meester commented on the platinum blond look.
“I have this platinum hair now which is the opposite of natural.
I have not gone platinum before.
In March 2020, the “Maleficent” star shared her new pink hair through Instagram stories.
During her time as a brunette, Fanning had confessed toE!
Jennifer Love Hewitt is one of the iconic brunettes that we lost to the colored hair pandemic.
she captioned the picture where she is seen smiling with twinkling eyes.
Tagging Lee, Hewitt wrote in the caption: “Don’t be mad, lol.
I really miss you!”
It seems like Twain has traded her signature brunette waves for straight, icy-blond tresses.
In an interview given toInStylein January 2023, the “Man!
I Feel Like A Woman!”
singer talked in detail about a newfound confidence that might have been the motivation behind this look.
“I’m way more fearless than I would’ve been [before].
Years ago, I would’ve been more conscientious about, ‘Is this too over-the-top?'”
I just love fashion for that.
Just when you think there’s nothing left to be created, somebody creates something new.
I’m so inspired by that.
