What Is the Difference Between Hot and Velcro Rollers?

Hot hair rollers use heat to shape dry hair into curls or waves and are typically secured with clips while they cool. Velcro hair rollers have a self-gripping surface that holds sections without a built-in heating element, which makes them useful for lift and shape while hair dries or for extending a blowout between washes.

Hot rollers generally create more defined curls. Velcro rollers lean toward softer bends, root lift and a bouncy blowout finish. Both come in a range of sizes, with smaller barrels producing tighter curves and larger ones creating looser waves. Hair.com’s comparison of hot and velcro rollers explains how the different designs affect the finished look.

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Which Rollers Give You More Volume at the Roots?

Velcro rollers are especially useful for lifting hair at the roots and creating the rounded, airy finish of a salon-style blowout, which makes them a strong value pick if volume is your main goal. Hot rollers also build substantial volume, particularly near the crown, and add curl through the lengths at the same time.

According to Allure’s hairstylist-backed guide to velcro rollers, stylists often reach for them to maintain body rather than create tightly defined curls. Placement matters as much as the tool. Rolling sections upward near the roots helps lift hair that tends to fall flat.

Do Hot Hair Rollers or Velcro Rollers Make Curls Last Longer?

Hot rollers generally win on staying power because heat reshapes the hair as it warms, then the curl sets while cooling. Velcro rollers suit softer movement and all-day volume, and they can also deliver lasting results when hair is set properly and dried completely.

Glamour UK’s hairstylist-backed roller guide explains that heated rollers can help create longer-lasting styles while velcro rollers are particularly effective for volume and bounce. Letting hot rollers cool completely before removing them helps curls hold, and velcro rollers used on damp hair should stay in until strands are fully dry.

Which Hair Rollers Work Best for Different Hair Types?

Matching the roller to your texture is the quickest way to avoid wasting money on a tool that fights your hair.

Fine hair tends to do well with lightweight velcro rollers for root lift without extra heat, though hot rollers help when strands struggle to hold a shape. Thick hair often responds to hot rollers set throughout the lengths, while velcro versions may need extra clips to stay put. Naturally curly hair can be reshaped by either tool, but hot rollers generally work best after smoothing if you want a uniform curl pattern. Damaged or fragile hair benefits from velcro’s no-heat approach, though the gripping surface can snag delicate strands. Women’s Health’s guide to hair rollers covers how technique and hair characteristics shape the result.

“There’s nothing to talk about, [other than] the fact that I love the way it looked,” Chmerkovskiy, 40, exclusively told Us after the Tuesday, October 6, live episode of Dancing With the Stars. “I love the process of getting to know the importance of it, and I got to support a local Black business. They did a fine job, and I’m proud of everything I did.”

The three-time mirrorball champion recently revealed via social media that he styled his hair into cornrows, which quickly raised eyebrows over questions of appropriation. Chmerkovskiy, who had taken out the braids before Tuesday’s performance and denied any “issue” with the styling, further opened up to Us about navigating the backlash.

“People are people. I get so much love, and so I don’t block out the noise,” he told Us. “Listen, I’m a human. Some of the audacity people have to write things, or now make videos of things, I can’t even tell if you’re a real person or [artificial intelligence]. We live in an environment where these networks have brought us all together, but they also empowered a lot of systems at play that participate in rage bait economy, and, you know, we’re all evolving to find tools to deal with that type of noise.”

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He continued, “I don’t think our generation was raised to be equipped for that. We were equipped for that in the real world. We’re learning how to equip ourselves in the social media world, but at the end of the day, I’m not naïve to all the love that we receive and all the sanity that I get to experience on socials.”

Chmerkovskiy didn’t let the backlash damper his night in the ballroom as he and his celebrity partner, Jenna Dewan, impressed the judges with their rumba to Mariah Carey’s “My All.”

“We’ve worked so hard, and I think our intention really was to be grounded in the moment and show our emotions and be vulnerable, slow down, be softer and show a different side of us as a couple,” Dewan, 45, exclusively told Us of receiving a total score of 24 out of 30. “I think that to hear that be felt [by the judges] was absolutely amazing. It was the greatest feeling.”

As for Chmerkovskiy, he also witnessed the Rookie star’s self-esteem grow with the positive feedback.

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“I’ve seen her confidence be, kind of, humbled week after week,” he noted. “Well, definitely my confidence is humbled, and so, I think that’s part of the game. I think it’s important to have a little bit of an ego cleanse and have a little bit of a struggle, and it makes moments like tonight that much more triumphant, and makes me that much more proud of us. Because, without that hardship, you’re not gonna ever enjoy the true nectar of the fruits of your labor, and so, I think we really labored for the last month and a half, and tonight was kind of the culmination of that.”

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The tradeoffs are real. The treatment typically runs $400 to $800, cannot be reversed and may not be a fit for hair that has been bleached, dyed or weakened by earlier chemical services. For anyone considering a consultation, here’s what the signal looks like and what to ask before booking.

What Japanese Hair Straightening Actually Does to Your Hair

Also called thermal reconditioning, the service combines a chemical solution with heat to break and reform the disulfide bonds inside each strand, permanently changing the hair’s structure until new growth comes in, board-certified dermatologist Dr. Hadley King told Vogue. Unlike a surface smoothing treatment, this one rewrites the hair’s internal architecture, and a wash cycle will not undo it.

“Japanese hair straightening is a chemical process that completely restructures the hair bonds that takes any textures such as curly, wavy, and frizzy hair to permanent pin-straight flat hair. It is irreversible and will stay straight until the hair is grown out,” Michelle Hong, founder and creative director of NYC The Team, told Byrdie.

How It Compares to Keratin Treatments and Brazilian Blowouts

If you’ve been researching smoothing services, the three options often get grouped together, but they are not interchangeable. Keratin and Brazilian treatments are semipermanent coatings that tame frizz, add shine and wash out over a few months, and treated hair can still hold waves or curls. Japanese straightening is a full chemical process that permanently flattens the hair, with no gradual fade. Picking between them is less a style question than a commitment question.

“They’re all smoothing treatments, but they work very differently. Japanese straightening permanently changes the structure of the hair, and it’s a full chemical process, not a coating. Brazilian blowouts and keratin treatments are semipermanent. They smooth frizz and add shine, but they wash out over time and don’t make the hair pin straight,” celebrity hairstylist Joseph Maine told Vogue.

Chemistry is another point of contrast. Keratin and Brazilian treatments have been linked to formaldehyde use, which has been associated with dermatitis and uterine cancer. Japanese straightening typically does not use formaldehyde.

The Benefits of Permanently Sleek, Straight hair

For anyone who has spent years fighting humidity, frizz and the clock, the appeal is clear. The treatment holds until treated hair grows out, which is a different proposition than paying for a blowout every few days. Daily styling time drops sharply, and the hair resists weather that would usually trigger a full reset. Stylists and clients cite several specific advantages when the service is done well on the right hair type.

Reported benefits include

• Permanently straight, sleek hair with no daily styling required
• Strong resistance to humidity and frizz
• Faster, easier blow-drying on treated strands
• Lasting shine
• No formaldehyde, unlike some keratin treatments

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The Risks, Damage and Who Should Skip It

The chemistry that makes results stick is also what makes the service risky. Treated hair cannot be reversed to its natural texture, meaning you are committed until the straightened length grows out and gets cut off. The process can weaken or dry the hair, particularly if strands are already fragile from coloring, bleaching or previous chemical treatments. Styling options also narrow once the treatment is done, because treated hair will no longer hold waves or curls.

Stylists urge clients to be specific about the look they want before any chemicals touch the hair. “If you don’t want it stick-straight, definitely express that to your stylist, as it can make that hair extremely flat,” Kim Gueldner, celebrity hairstylist and founder of Voel Hair Studio, told Byrdie.

Choosing the right technician matters as much as choosing the service. “Since there are chemicals involved in this style, if done wrong, there can be permanent damage especially if working on dyed hair, previously damaged hair, or just an incompatible hair type. To avoid these results, I strongly recommend doing a test strand and doing your research on going to the right stylist. If you get the treatment continually, it can break weak or broken hair over the years,” Jerome Lordet, owner of Jerome Lordet Salon NYC, told Real Simple.

Very fine hair and hair that has been heavily bleached or lightened are generally considered poor candidates. Results may also vary across different hair textures, including for members of the Black community, which is why consulting a specialist familiar with your hair type is strongly recommended.

Cost, Upkeep and What to Ask Before Booking

Pricing runs $400 to $800, though it varies by salon, hair length and density. New growth typically starts showing around six months after the appointment, and root touch-ups are generally recommended every eight to 10 months to keep the line between treated and untreated hair from becoming obvious.

Aftercare is strict. The chemical change is permanent, but the health of treated strands depends on how carefully they are maintained in the weeks and months that follow. If you’re considering the service, book a consultation with a licensed, experienced stylist who can evaluate your hair’s history and current condition. A test strand, as Lordet recommended, is a reasonable ask and often the difference between a result you love and damage you cannot undo.

What Is a Japanese Head Spa?

It’s a 60 to 90 minute scalp and hair treatment that typically combines a scalp inspection, deep cleansing, exfoliation, steam and an extended head, face and neck massage. Essential oils, conditioning masks, aromatherapy, dimmed lights and soft music are standard.

The ritual took off in Japanese salons in the 1990s before spreading across Asia and the U.S. The global scalp care market is projected to grow significantly over the next decade, driven by hair loss, stress, pollution and aging, according to Forbes. The viral 2022 social media moment, with its low light, gurgling water, foaming lather and rhythmic scalp massage, hit just as ASMR content exploded.

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What Happens During a Japanese Head Spa Session?

Each session opens with a quiet consultation, followed by a microscopic scalp analysis that checks hair thickness, follicle production, blood flow and signs of dandruff, clogged pores or product buildup.

What comes next depends on what the analysis finds. “If your scalp is dry, we use oils, heat and steam to provide intensive skin care,” Nina Baxmann, a Japanese head spa owner in Germany, told MindFood. Heat and steam open the cuticles so products absorb deeper, and sebum plugs or product residue get worked out with scalp exfoliation using fine sea salt crystals. Traditional ingredients include camellia (tsubaki) oil and rice water. Trichologist Penny James told Byrdie the techniques “target and lift the scalp muscles to stimulate blood flow to the scalp.”

What Are the Benefits of a Japanese Head Spa?

Head spas cleanse the scalp, stimulate blood flow, strengthen hair follicles and lower stress and anxiety. Increased blood flow can also help with hair regrowth.

The real draw for many clients is simply where the massage lands. “Typically, when you go get a massage, the focus is always like your back, and I always wish there was more on my head, on my face especially, on my neck. When I saw that they give 90 minutes of just head, face, shoulder massage, I felt like it’s a great way to just focus on the areas that I love,” Karena Kong, a customer at Nen Head Spa in San Francisco, told AP News.

Can a Japanese Head Spa Help with Hair Loss?

A head spa can complement medical care for hair loss, but it isn’t a substitute. Treatments aimed at thinning hair rely on products and massage designed to boost circulation at the roots.

Anyone losing hair should still see a specialist. “It’s important to know and differentiate something that’s done for a health reason or relaxation from seeing a medical expert, a dermatologist, if you are having hair loss,” Zakia Rahman, a dermatology professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, told AP News. Rahman said head spas are generally fine as a complement to actual medical treatments and for people who simply enjoy them.

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How Often Should You Get a Japanese Head Spa?

In Japan, head spa visits aren’t one-and-done. Experts recommend going about once a month and treating the appointment as reinforcement of a daily routine rather than a quick fix.

Shoji Sugimoto, founder of Yolu Beauty Salon, told Who What Wear that cadence matters less than consistency at home. “One might think of it as a facial. In Japan, the visit is only the beginning. Lasting results come from consistency. More than 81% of people in Japan wash their hair every night, so scalp care is already a daily reset before sleep. That nightly rhythm matters more than how often you book,” Sugimoto said.

The 18-year-old was seen sporting spiked red hair with blond shaved sides as he stepped out in Los Angeles on Monday, August 10.

Knox was all smiles as he jogged through the City of Angels wearing a cream T-shirt, black shorts, white socks and Crocs, according to photos published by the Daily Mail.

The teenager looked relaxed and slightly sweaty as he enjoyed the afternoon sun on Monday, with his bold new hair color turning heads along his route.

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Knox’s style statement comes amid his family’s ongoing ups and downs with their dad, 62, following Pitt and Jolie’s highly-publicized 2016 divorce. (The former couple finalized their divorce in December 2024.)

As of August, Knox is one of the exes’ two children who have not decided to legally drop their dad’s last name from their monikers after spending much of their childhood being raised primarily by the Maleficent actress, 51.

Maddox, Zahara, Shiloh and Vivienne have all distanced themselves from their famous father over the past few years, filing to only use their mother’s last name , leaving Knox and 22-year-old Pax the actor’s only children who go by “Pitt.”

Us confirmed that Shiloh, 20, was the first to make a change, filing a motion to change her moniker on her 18th birthday in May 2024. The petition was granted three months later.

Zahara, 21, followed suit in April, filing her own petition that was processed that June.

Twenty four-year-old Maddox, who was legally adopted by Pitt after he married Jolie in 2014, filed for his name change in May.

Vivienne, Knox’s twin, has been going by Vivienne Jolie for her entertainment credits, including working as a production assistant on the Broadway show The Outsiders. Us confirmed in July that the 18-year-old officially filed to legally drop “Pitt” from her surname as well.

With every legal filing, Pitt has been feeling his family grow further apart, a source exclusively told Us earlier this year.

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“He feels most hurt out of everything that happened with Angie that his children don’t want a public association with his last name,” the insider said in May. “It’s been very difficult.”

The Fight Club star “still does hope and keeps the door open to eventual reconciliation, hopefully with all of them, but it is their decision,” the source explained.

As each of his children become adults, the insider added that Pitt knows he “has no power and he can’t force them” to keep his last name.

Pitt, for his part, made a rare comment about his personal hardships in an interview with Esquire published on Monday.

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“I’ve never been suicidal except for one little period. And in that one little period, I just thought — I just couldn’t — just didn’t see a way out,” the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actor revealed. “The pain was so oppressive that — I wasn’t going to act on this, but I could feel — I could feel the cold steel of the bullet in my head, and it felt like relief.”

Pitt recalled, “And I thought, ‘Oh, OK, now I understand — I understand suicide, in the sense that it’s just relief. It’s just looking for relief from the pain. But I also think we have incredible survival instincts.”

When asked whether the “oppressive” pain had anything to do with “kid stuff,” Pitt replied, “Family stuff. … We could leave it at that.”

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.

What Is Hard Water Actually Doing to Your Skin and Hair?

Hard water leaves a film of calcium and magnesium minerals on skin and hair, stripping natural oils and disrupting the skin’s protective barrier. A 2021 systematic review in Clinical & Experimental Allergy linked hard water to worsening atopic eczema, and a 2017 cohort study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology found a 5 percent higher risk of atopic dermatitis for every 5-degree increase in water hardness.

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Chlorine oxidizes hair proteins, leaving strands brittle and color-treated hair fading faster. About 1 in 5 Americans showers in chloramine-treated water, which standard carbon filters can’t remove.

How Do You Know If You Need a Shower Filter?

Check your water hardness using the USGS water hardness map or contact your utility. Hard water signs include white mineral buildup on fixtures, soap that won’t lather and skin that feels tight or filmy after rinsing. Chlorine shows up as a chemical smell during your shower, persistent scalp irritation and color that fades faster than expected.

One important distinction: shower filters and whole-home water softeners aren’t the same thing. A filter tackles chlorine, heavy metals and sediment at one fixture — it doesn’t replace a softener for whole-house hard-water reduction.

What Does a Shower Filter Do — and What Doesn’t It Do?

Shower filters use KDF-55, activated carbon or vitamin C to reduce chlorine, heavy metals and sediment. KDF-55 is the gold standard and also handles chloramines — which standard carbon can’t. Stage count is misleading — a simpler filter with a high concentration of KDF-55 often outperforms a “15-stage” product.

Filters need replacing every three to six months. A shower filter won’t soften water, won’t cure skin conditions and won’t meaningfully reduce PFAS — with one exception. Per Interior Medicine’s 2026 rankings, only the Weddell Duo backs a PFAS-reduction claim with published third-party lab data.

Which Shower Filter Brands Are Worth Buying?

NSF/ANSI 177 is the only objective certification — it verifies chlorine reduction. The Weddell Duo is the only filter in current testing with actual certification and published third-party results, topping both CNN Underscored’s 2026 testing and Water Filter Guru’s review. It installs inline in under five minutes, removes 99% of chlorine plus PFAS and particulates, and runs under $100 with refills around $27 on subscription.

Jolie shows 85 percent chlorine removal in in-house testing plus third-party clinical data on reduced dryness and hair shedding — strong if you accept the no-certification caveat. Rorra publishes independent lab results and is the solid budget option.

While getting ready for back-to-back shows, Swift relied on products that could keep up. One of them is the Christophe Robin Delicate Volumizing Conditioner, which just so happens to be now 25% off. Given how her hair has evolved over the years  (yet always keeps its movement and volume), this formula earns its place.

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Getting that kind of lift starts in the shower. The formula is designed to boost hair body without heaviness, using rose extracts to soften strands and baobab leaf extract to help strengthen and smooth at the same time. Translation: you get bounce and hydration in one step . . . no crunchy mousse required.

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Here’s what sets it apart from typical volumizing formulas: it actually prioritizes hair health while delivering lift. The rose extract helps maintain softness and shine (especially helpful for color-treated hair), while plant-based polymers subtly add structure. The result feels soft and natural — like more “effortless movement” than overly styled volume.

Shoppers have noticed. One reviewer said they were “very pleased” with the results and that their hair feels “fuller and thicker” after using it. Another called the scent “divine,” adding that it keeps their bathroom “smelling great.” It’s that rare combination people with fine hair are always chasing — real body that lasts beyond the first hour.

The original $42 price tag makes this feel like a splurge, but the current discount brings it down to $32 — a much easier entry point for something that can last months. It’s not about replicating a stadium tour glam routine, but if your hair suddenly has a little more bounce, shine and staying power? This volumizing conditioner is a win worth adding to your everyday lineup.

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“How does my mother look like this? ☠️,” Giannulli, 26, wrote via her Instagram Stories on Friday, April 17, alongside pics of the mother-daughter duo at the LACMA occasion.

Loughlin, 61, and Giannulli attended the museum’s gala on Friday, where the YouTube star stunned in a black Elie Saab gown with a sheer lace bodice and a dramatic black skirt. Loughlin, for her part, wowed in a slinky silver Rebecca Vallance frock with her hair styled in a bob.

While the Full House alum has long worn her tresses in lengthy auburn waves, she switched up her ‘do on Friday. Loughlin’s hairstylist, David Robert Naumann, subsequently denied that the actress wore a wig for the red carpet.

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“It’s not a wig. I’d know,” Naumann wrote via Instagram comment later that night, also noting that he gave Loughlin the “chop chop” for the outing.

Loughlin has recently been putting herself back out there since she separated from husband Mossimo Giannulli in late 2025 after decades of marriage.

“Lori has been putting herself back out there after her split from Mossimo and is dating again,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly earlier this month, noting the actress is “just having fun and keeping things light and casual.”

The insider further pointed out that Loughlin, who shares Olivia Jade and 27-year-old Bella with her estranged husband, “feels like she got her spark back.”

“[She] is in such a good headspace lately,” the source told Us. “The dust has settled, and she’s really leaning into this season of life, enjoying her independence, spending a lot of time with her girls and having fun.”

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Loughlin also mounted an acting comeback, recently reprising her role on Hallmark’s When Calls the Heart.

“It feels amazing and my girl [Erin Krakow] here has been championing this for a long time,” Lori Loughlin said at the Hallmark Christmas Experience in December 2025. “When did I find out? Maybe like a month ago, two months ago, and I just want to thank everyone at Hallmark for being so loving and so welcoming … and this just feels incredible.”

She gushed at the time, “I mean, you guys all know it, we have such a special cast, and such a special bond and it’s just so nice to be back with my family.”

Hallmark previously cut ties with Loughlin in 2019 over her connection to the college admissions scandal. She served two months in prison in 2020 and paid a $400,000 fine.

“Every child deserves hope,” Underwood, 45, captioned an Instagram photo on Friday, December 12, to raise awareness for Music Gives to St. Jude Kids’ fundraising efforts ahead of the holidays. “Become a Partner in Hope with @stjude and get your @musicgives shirt at musicgives.org and help kids facing cancer. ❤️.”

While many fans were excited to see the American Idol alum teaming up with the children’s hospital and promoting the nonprofit, several users didn’t recognize Underwood in the snap.

“Still very pretty but looks like a different person,” one user wrote in the comments section, seemingly referring to Underwood’s darker hair, which she parted down the middle and styled in beachy waves.

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Another person replied, “Didn’t even look like Carrie,” which a third fan agreed with. “It doesn’t look like her. 🤷🏻‍♀️,” the third user wrote.

“Who is this a picture of?” another person asked in the comments section.

A separate fan confessed, “If this pic wasn’t on her page, I’d never know who this person is.”

The confusion over Underwood’s hairstyle could be explained by the fact that from the moment the musician was introduced to fans on American Idol in 2004, she was blonde.

Over the years, Underwood’s shade of blonde has varied, but it usually skews toward platinum or golden.

In August, the Grammy winner unveiled her hair switch, trading in her iconic blonde for “bronde.”

“Well, the last time I saw my natural hair color, I was probably about 12 years old, but I thought it might be time to give it a second chance,” Underwood wrote via Instagram at the time. “Thanks, @hairbykatelin_ at @parlour3beauty for helping me get back to my roots! #NewOldMe #Bronde.”

Despite stepping out for several public appearances over the last month with her bronde ‘do, many fans were surprised to see Underwood’s browner locks close up in Friday’s upload. (Her latest selfie appears to be a shade darker than her August hairstyle.)

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“Who????? This is not Carrie Underwood stop,” one user wrote in the comments section on the singer’s Friday snap.

Other fans, however, fully embraced Underwood’s choice to go darker, with one person writing, “Love your hair color. 💞.”

“Beautiful! Love the hair color! You do you!!!🔥,” a separate user responded in the comments section.

A third fan called Underwood’s fresh style “super cute,” while a fourth individual replied, “Your hair is super cute that color, love it 😊🩷.”

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“Loooove the low lit hair 💕 flattering,” a different user gushed.

Another person called Underwood’s shade “inspiration” for their own color change. “Love your hair I’m wanting to go darker as well! Your an Inspiration , thank you for all that you do! ❤️,” they added.

More than a decade prior to her hair update, Underwood revealed she was open to ditching her signature blonde, telling Refinery29 in 2012, “I’d love to do a little more with hair color. I’ve always been blonde! The problem is, I don’t want to shock people.”

She explained, “If I dyed my hair brown, I don’t want people think I’m turning dark and serious. I wish I had started changing my hair around in the beginning, then it wouldn’t be such a big shock if I did something like that now.”

The Legally Blonde actor, 54, debuted lightened locks at the 93rd Hollywood Christmas Parade on Sunday, November 30. He wore a blue-and-red flannel shirt, dark blue pants and a gray blazer to the event. 

In the past few years, Luke — the typically brown-haired brother of Owen Wilson, a natural blonde — has voiced enthusiasm at the prospect of making a third film in the Legally Blonde franchise. He famously played Emmett Richmond, the love interest of Reese Witherspoon’s inimitable heroine. (Emmett and Elle got married in the 2003 sequel.)

Luke addressed a potential new movie in 2022 after reuniting with his fellow cast members.

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“I think I know as much as you all, but we did have a Zoom-call get-together last summer where the whole cast — Jennifer [Coolidge], Matthew [Davis], Selma [Blair] — all got together and talked, so it really was great to see everybody,” he told Good Morning America that year. “Reese is such a sharp individual, I think she’s probably just waiting for the script to be right and the time to be right. It’ll be really fun to make another movie.”

In 2020, Luke exclusively told Us Weekly, “Of course [I’d do it]. As for the Legally Blonde that we’re hearing about now — I don’t know anything than the usual man on the street. And that’s really the truth. I’ve heard they’re writing it and trying to put it together, but they’re keeping it pretty firmly under wraps.”

Luke’s other major film credits include The Family Stone, the holiday classic where he portrays Diane Keaton’s slacker son, and Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums, opposite Owen, 57. He also starred in Old School, My Super Ex-Girlfriend and The Skeleton Twins.

While Legally Blonde 3 remains in development, Witherspoon, 49, spun off the prequel Elle, casting Lexi Minetree in a Prime Video series focused on Elle’s teen years. The show is expected to be released next year. 

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“I loved working with Reese, and definitely, that’s one of those movies where I never had that happen before to such a degree where when it came out, I’d go back to Texas and there would be little squadrons of girls who would come up at that age, like, 8 to 12 and 14, and they would have all these questions about Elle,” Wilson previously told Us. 

“They’d ask where she was and what she was doing and was she as great as she seemed,” he continued. “It’s just a good feeling. It’s one thing to make a movie people like, it’s another thing to make a movie that does well, but to have one that gets legs because of how people feel about it, that is a great feeling. To have a movie make a jump to generations.”

“Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!” the Real Housewives of New Jersey star, 53, said in an Instagram Story video on Thursday, November 27, showing off her blonder locks.

Giudice’s light blonde hair appeared to be freshly cut as she wore it down, straight with a middle part for the holiday.

The reality star wore black pants, a white fuzzy short-sleeved sweater and cheetah-printed boots as she showed off her family’s Thanksgiving spread.

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Giudice, who had all four of her daughters home for the day, gave her followers a look at their two turkeys, ham, green beans, sweet potatoes and more delicious foods before posing for family photos.

“Blessed and forever grateful🫶🏼,” her eldest daughter, Gia Giudice, captioned a series of snaps from the celebration.

In one group shot, Teresa posed with Gia, 24, and her and ex-husband Joe Giudice’s three other girls, Gabriella, 21, Milania, 19, and Audriana, 19, in front of her spiral staircase with a chandelier hanging in the background.

Teresa and her daughters also posed for a picture with her husband, Louis “Louie” Ruelas, and Gia’s boyfriend, Christian Carmichael, who were on hand for the turkey-filled festivities.

Teresa’s lighter ‘do stood out in each and every picture, especially beside her three youngest children, who all have darker brunette hair.

The Housewife’s new look comes a few weeks after she attended BravoCon 2025 in Las Vegas rocking a honey blonde shade.

As many RHONJ fans know, Teresa is a natural brunette, but has switched up her hair color over the years to go lighter from time to time.

While Thanksgiving appeared to be an intimate family affair for Teresa, she is back on good terms with her brother, Joe Gorga, and sister-in-law Melissa Gorga as of BravoCon weekend after years of family turmoil.

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Teresa surprised fans over the three-day event when she praised “beautiful” Melissa, 46, during a panel when asked who slays the Real Housewives reunion looks. The women nearly broke the internet when they posed for a picture together on November 14.

Teresa was also spotted hugging her brother, 51, that same day, which went viral among Bravo faithfuls.

“I saw my husband’s relief, and for me, that’s the most important thing. It’s the siblings, and it’s the kids, and this trickles down,” Melissa exclusively told Us Weekly at the time, confirming that the two families had called a truce. “To see the relief in Joe’s eyes and in his face, to me, I’m like, ‘I’m game. Let’s go. Let’s do this.’”

Melissa noted that the group “can’t really hash it out too deep,” because their feud goes back too far, so instead, they’ve agreed to say, “Listen, we’ve all made some mistakes here, and it’s time to move forward.”

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“We are trying to move forward and learn about life a little bit,” Melissa added. “This is just going on for too long. Obviously, there’s been some talks and some time for everyone to think about what we’re really doing. It’s time for it to end.”

Gia, who publicly feuded with her uncle and aunt amid her mom’s strained relationship with the pair, also told Us at BravoCon that things had turned a corner.

“I think it’s a relationship that we’re both excited to rebuild and work on,” the Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test season 4 winner said on November 14.

Andy Cohen also weighed in on the family’s reconciliation, noting it was part of the reason for RHONJ’s current hiatus.

“I told both of them … that’s one of the reasons we didn’t pick cameras up,” Andy, 57, explained to Us on November 14. “They have to do this for themselves. It should have nothing to do with us.”

Celebrity hairstylist Jennifer Yepez revealed to InStyle that she used a viral shine-inducing oil to achieve the luminous look. “Salma has very thick hair, and I love to use oil on her ends,” Yepez said. “The Verb Ghost Oil was perfect [for] the look.” According to the stylist, “It hydrated and gave the perfect texture that I wanted for her rock and roll cool girl hair.” After applying a few drops to Hayek’s hair, she “scrunched it in on the ends.”

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You’ve probably seen this silky oil go viral on social media and wondered if it lives up to the hype. Hayek’s Academy Awards do is just one instance of how awesome it truly is.

VERB Ghost Oil is available on Amazon, and it’s one of the retailer’s top-selling hair treatment oils. The weightless smoothing oil softens and combats frizz while hydrating and delivering radiant, glowing tresses. Boasting over 8,400 reviews and 6,800 5-star ratings, shoppers are swooning over this oil. The cult-favorite product works on all hair types and textures!

Customers with fine, brittle hair and others with bleached and color-treated hair left reviews agreeing that this oil is a haircare essential. “This product is so true to its name — it doesn’t weigh my hair down, even over leave-in conditioner and styling product, and helps tone down the frizz in my hair after I diffuse it without making my hair greasy or clump together,” one shopper wrote. The same shopper called out another positive attribute. “Plus, it smells great,” they added.

For best use, apply two to three drops on damp hair for extra heat styling protection or to dry hair to enhance shine.

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Never did I think I would be able to get Djerf’s shaggy-chic curtain bangs and full curls without serious hair stylist intervention . . . until I tried the Shark HD430 FlexStyle Air Styling and Drying System, which is now discounted by 43% for Black Friday. Not only did this tool help me achieve her look, but I was able to do it in just minutes — that’s how quickly the air styler speeds up the process. It’s truly upgraded my hair routine forever — and it’s now on super sale!

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The multi-styling tool comes with five interchangeable pieces that curl, volumize, smooth and dry, taking your hair from post-shower to finished. The round brush attachment has been a key piece in getting my hair dry within minutes after a shower, helping to get my hair prepped for curling. The two 1.25-inch wrap curlers were the main stars in getting my Djerf-style curls. I use both — one to do the left side, then the other for the right. I’m not kidding when I say the curlers suck up and curl my hair so quickly, each is done in seconds — and actually stays!

The best part is that the tool minimizes your hair’s exposure to hot temperatures, measuring and regulating temperatures 1,000 times per second, helping to keep it healthier and stronger. The attachments can be switched with just the quick flick of a button, and the head can also be angled to make it easier to style. It also features three heating settings so you can choose your ideal temperature, as well as three speed settings so you can find the right one.

I’m far from the only person who’s become totally obsessed with this air curler, though. Over 7,000 have been bought by shoppers in the last month alone — a massive amount for a hair styling tool. And over 4,000 of them came back to Amazon to give the tool a five-star rating and rave review, one deeming it a “Dyson alternative.”

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If I had one gripe about the curler, is that it’s definitely louder on the ears, but it’s still more than worth the quick, full-bodied, ’70s-style blowout it gives me. I’ve tried hundreds of beauty products, and frankly, I would pay more than the $300 price point it sits at to get this kind of hair every day. Thankfully, you don’t have to. Now is the time to snag the air curler on sale for just $230 on Amazon — a savings of $70!

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The Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress initially chose to shave her head to accommodate multiple wigs and body paint on the set of 2024’s Wicked, in which she plays the green-skinned witch Elphaba. Erivo loved her new look so much that she decided to keep it after filming on Wicked and its 2025 sequel, Wicked: For Good, wrapped up.

“This is what I want to look like,” she told Harper’s Bazaar in October 2025. “I love a heel, I love a nail, I love a jaw, I love a bald head, I love a good outfit. It is legitimately a way of just expressing parts of myself.”

The actress now shaves her own head and has even incorporated bleaching or shaving her eyebrows in order to look like “a pretty thumb.”

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Keep scrolling for the background on Erivo shaving her hair and eyebrows.

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When Erivo was cast as Elphaba — a.k.a. the Wicked Witch of the West — in director Jon M. Chu’s film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Wicked, she knew she would have to undergo an extensive physical transformation.

Since she’d have to wear four different wigs throughout the filming of Wicked and For Good, Erivo thought it would be easiest to completely shave her head. Speaking to Vanity Fair in 2024, the actress recalled her reaction when she first saw “green-scalp Cynthia” on set after several hours in the makeup chair.

“[I looked] like a little bald-headed green lady,” she teased.

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The bald look may have taken some getting used to, but Erivo completely embraced it once she finished shooting the two Wicked movies. Erivo remembered wanting to do something radical with her hairstyle for a long time, even though her hairdressers always hesitated.

“[My hairdresser] would only cut some of [my hair]. So I left with a haircut that I didn’t want,” Erivo told Slate in 2023. “I allowed [my hairdresser’s] fears or something she was projecting onto me to affect how I made my decision.”

Erivo confessed that she also used her previous shoulder-length hairstyle to distance herself from others — both in her work and in real life.

“I was doing it for such a long time,” she recalled. “I remember saying to myself, ‘I’d like to walk into a room and have people just see my face.’”

While she faced some opposition for choosing to go bald, Erivo assured Elle in 2024 that she is no longer influenced by others’ fashion tips.

“I keep spotting people saying, ‘Why is she bald? She needs to get a wig,’” she admitted with a laugh. “Why does it bother you so much that I don’t want to wander around with blonde tresses? I like my bald head. There’s nothing wrong with my hair – it grows in very fast. I just like my face.”

She went on, “When I walk into a room, I’m not pretending. I’m gonna come in with my nose ring, I’m gonna come in with my earrings and my many piercings and my nails, and I made that decision a long time ago to just, like, be [me].”

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As with her hairstyle, Erivo initially decided to shave her eyebrows in preparation for Wicked but she enjoyed the look so much that she kept it in her everyday life.

“I have no eyebrows. I shave them off on purpose,” she confirmed to W Magazine in October 2024. “Whenever I’m talking to my makeup artist, I tell her that I just want to look like a pretty thumb.”

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Erivo may not have preferred to keep her eyebrows but they were a necessity for her Wicked character, Elphaba. In 2024, Wicked makeup and hair designer Frances Hannon walked People through the process of stenciling a specific eyebrow design for the film.

“We used eyebrow stencils because Cynthia shaves her eyebrows,” the designer said. “I worked out the best shape and had them all bespoke made.”

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Erivo needed several hours in the makeup chair every day on the set of Wicked, depending on how much green body paint was used for any given scene. Before filming even started, she took part in several “green tests” where Wicked’s makeup team tried to find the right shade of green for her skin.

“Some greens really didn’t work,” she told Vanity Fair in 2024. “We had alien-esque ones that were just too far.”

The makeup team ultimately went with a shade of green that had a “highlighter-yellow undertone” because it looked the most realistic on camera.

“On brown, it reads like skin,” she explained.

Aside from her wig and green body paint, Erivo wore colored contact lenses and lipstick to complete her Elphaba costume.

The current Miss Nevada, 22, boldly competed in the 2025 Miss USA preliminary round on Wednesday, October 22, without her wig during the evening wear portion of the competition.

Sickler initially came out for the swimsuit round in a long brunette wig, while rocking a red two-piece, per footage posted online. But when it came to the evening gown portion of the preliminaries, held in Reno, Nevada, Sickler made a bold statement by covering her head with a bejeweled silver headpiece, which matched her shimmering silver gown.

“I cannot believe I just walked THE Miss USA stage!!” Sickler wrote on Instagram after Wednesday’s preliminaries.

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She continued, “This dream has been so many years in the making, and to finally step into this moment feels surreal. I never imagined I would walk that stage in this way, but I always hoped I would do it with confidence, authenticity, and grace. I am so proud to have achieved that goal, especially by being the first woman to walk the Miss USA stage without hair.”

“What makes this even more special is knowing it isn’t just about me. I am the first woman with alopecia universalis to compete at Miss USA,” Sickler wrote. “I am living proof that no trial can stand in the way of your wildest dream.”

“Tonight, I walked with gratitude — for Nevada, for my sisters, and for every step that brought me here,” she concluded.

In the comments section, many of Sickler’s friends and followers praised her for embracing her natural look on stage.

“My Queen!! You add so much value to the world!!” wrote makeup artist Anna Cantu. “Thank you for trusting in me and all the hard work you have shown for the last 3 years !! You belong on a big stage!! You are already a ICON!! Love u so much.”

Another person wrote, “Literally brought tears to my eyes watching you live out your dream tonight, and in the most inspiring way! Your beauty was radiant! 🤍”

Sickler first opened up about her alopecia diagnosis in September. In an interview with People at the time, the pageant queen said she began losing her hair in December 2024. She was initially diagnosed with partial hair loss, before her doctor told her she had alopecia universalis, which causes complete hair loss.

“[The doctor] basically said, ‘I’ve tried everything I could,’ and that was like a dagger in my heart,” she said. “I remember coming home, and I looked in the mirror and I had never felt uglier. My hair was all in patches, my eyelashes were completely gone, I had no eyebrows, and I honestly couldn’t recognize myself anymore.”

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After experimenting with wigs and regaining her confidence, in July, Sickler won the Miss Nevada competition and the right to compete in Miss USA.

“I lost all my hair, and I definitely didn’t think that I would be walking on the Miss USA stage without any hair, but I am,” the model said. “It took me a long time to finally be able to see myself as beautiful, and I think that’s the first step. I think if you see yourself as beautiful and you own it, then other people will too.”

Kelce, 36, strolled up to Arrowhead Stadium ahead of kickoff wearing a navy leather jacket with a periwinkle collared shirt underneath. He completed his game day ‘fit with coordinating slacks and small sunglasses.

Kelce also appeared to debut an even shorter buzzcut on Sunday. He often turns to either Patrick Regan or Vince Garcia to handle his mane.

“We’ve grown a really great relationship,” Garcia exclusively told Us Weekly in April of working with Kelce. “Throughout the years, he’ll come to my barbershop [or] he’ll come to my house and get cut. The majority of his commercials I’ve done with him. He keeps me around to get him ready for an appearance or a TV show.”

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He continued, “Over the years of doing that consistently with him, it’s just like any relationship. The more you see each other, the more you grow personally. He’s a great dude, man. A great friend, as well.”

After getting all spiffied up, Kelce is gearing up for the Chiefs’ Sunday afternoon home game against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Kelce, the Kansas City team’s starting tight end, has had the support of his family, friends and fiancée Taylor Swift at many of his games during the current 2025-2026 NFL season.

Kelce and Swift, 35, started dating in summer 2023, and they got engaged two years later in August.

“He’s just my favorite person I’ve ever met — no offense to everyone else,” the “Fate of Ophelia” singer said on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon earlier this month. “The fact that this is the person that I get to hang out with every day forever … that’s the whole thing of it. You look at [the ring] and you’re like, ‘I get to hang out with him forever,’ and this represents that.”

Kelce proposed to Swift with an old mine brilliant cut diamond ring that was custom-designed by Artifex Fine Jewelry’s Kindred Lubeck.

“I had shown him a video [that] I just thought was so cool,” Swift recalled of Lubeck’s work during an October appearance on the U.K.’s Heart radio show. “I had shown him a video a year and a half ago, and he was just paying attention to everything, it turns out.”

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She continued, “When I saw the ring, I was just, like, [gasping]. I was like, ‘I know who made that! I know who made that! And also, you listen to me.’ He did amazing, it was, like, ‘You really know me. I didn’t know what I would want, but he did somehow, and that’s kind of a flex.”

Swift has been present at all of Kelce’s home games so far this fall, last attending his October 12 matchup against the Detroit Lions with her man’s parents, cousins and other friends. For the Sunday Night Football game, Swift stunned in a custom GANNI jersey dress that had odes to the Chief and her favorite No. 13.

In a touching show of love and solidarity, Matt shaved his head along with Jasmine as she navigated her health journey. The couple smiled with matching buzzcuts in new photos she shared via Instagram on Thursday, October 16.

The TLC personality, 39, noted that she has been battling an autoimmune condition, “which means my body’s immune system mistakenly attacks my hair follicles,” adding that stress and the postpartum period “can make it flare up even more, which is why it sometimes comes and goes.”

Jasmine and Matt welcomed their first child together, a baby girl named Matilda, in March and announced her arrival the following month. Jasmine is also mother to two sons, Juance and JC, from a past relationship.

The mom of three went on to gush over the man who captured her heart alongside a video of him taking an electric shaver to his scalp.

“The way he cares and loves me is something that I never imagine to experience 🥹🩷,” Jasmine wrote in her caption. “I was not expecting him to actually do this 😭 but he just wanted to show me that’s just hair and I’m beautiful and loved regardless.”

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Jasmine praised Matt for being an amazing father and supportive partner in a sentimental social media tribute on Thursday, which also marked his birthday.

“I’m endlessly thankful for you, Matt. You’ve loved me so gently, cared for Matilda so deeply, and opened your heart to my boys with the kind of love only a real father can give,” she continued, sharing PDA photos. “You’re the best dad ever and the biggest blessing in our lives.”

Jasmine went public with her pregnancy news in February as fans were watching the Panama native and her estranged husband, Gino Palazzolo, attempt to work through their issues during season 2 of 90 Day: The Last Resort.

Gino, 56, and Jasmine first met online in 2019 and made their TLC debut on season 5 of 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days, prior to walking down the aisle in June 2023.

During their time on The Last Resort, Gino agreed to have an open marriage with Jasmine after she vented about an ongoing lack of intimacy in their relationship.

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Jasmine proposed the idea of ethical non-monogamy to Gino after speaking with a sex therapist while filming the show, revealing she couldn’t stay in a relationship without any physical connection, following which she introduced Matt into the picture. (Jasmine and Matt formed a connection after crossing paths at a Michigan gym).

Fans have watched Jasmine’s journey unfold on the franchise as she navigates her new life with Matt, while still legally married to husband Gino.

On the September 14 episode of 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?, Jasmine broke the news to Gino that she was pregnant and moving to Florida with Matt.

“Well, I hope you have a good life,” Gino told Jasmine, to which she responded, “I will.”

“I bring the Utah curls with me everywhere I go,” Jessi, 33, told Us Weekly exclusively while promoting her upcoming appearance at the “LadyGang” podcast’s upcoming LadyWorld festival — and day passes are still available. “It’s funny, because I’ve been doing hair like that forever. It definitely is, kind of, a Utah look.”

However, when Secret Lives of Mormon Wives premiered via Hulu in September 2024, the hairstyle took on a mind of its own.

“Everyone just gravitated towards it and gave it that name. We just capitalized on it and ran with it,” Jessi explained, telling Us that she’s “excited” to bring her hairstyling skills to Destin, Florida — where the three-day event is taking place.

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Jessi also told Us that LadyWorld is the “perfect platform” to bring her JZ Styles business (which she’s had for nine years) to the masses.

“I can’t, obviously, teach everything I do,” she explained. “But this is a chance for me to help women style their hair at home and teach them how to gain that confidence on their own. I’m excited to do that because everyone can take a little piece of it with them.”

Jessi added, “It’s really cool that a lot more people are interested in it, and we get opportunities like this. … I feel like hair is something we all have, and we can all relate to. So I’m just excited to be a part of it.”

While the “Utah Curls” took the world by storm thanks to Jessi’s reality show, there are more beauty trends in the state for people to try.

“Utah in general is, kind of, a vain state,” she joked. “We love our Botox, our lashes, our hair, all of it. I feel like Utah in general, we just take care of ourselves because we do want to look good and feel good.”

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Jessi wants more people to embrace the “do things for yourself to feel better” mindset.

Aside from bringing JZ Styles to LadyWorld, Jessi is also gearing up to bring “a little friendly competition” to the weekend by hosting “LadyGames,” a pop culture showdown.

“One of my goals in the industry is to host things. I teach educational classes in front of big groups. I’ve been doing that for eight years now. So public speaking is something I feel super comfortable with,” she told Us. “I’m excited to expand that, especially in such a fun setting. I think it’s going to be amazing.”

Day Passes for the three-day LadyWorld festival are still available.

The Princess of Wales stepped out with her husband, Prince William, on Monday, September 8, with her signature brown hair after surprising royal watchers with blonde locks last week. The couple took a trip to Sunningdale on Monday to celebrate the memory of Queen Elizabeth II on the third anniversary of her death.

For the outing, Kate, 43, stunned in a plaid outfit with her long brown hair curled while she and William, also 43, visited the National Federation of Women’s Institute, a cause the late queen supported prior to her death. (Prince Harry, for his part, was spotted leaving flowers on Elizabeth’s grave amid William and Kate’s outing on Monday.)

While Kate and William were honoring the queen’s memory, her hair was still the topic of conversation for most royal watchers. Eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice that Kate returned to her normal hair color after briefly going blonde earlier this month.

Royal watchers first got a glimpse at her honey blonde hair late last month when a photo of Kate was snapped through a car window. She kicked off September by showing off the full hair transformation for an outing with William at the National History Museum in London.

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Kate’s hair caused quite a discussion online, with some users wondering if she got hair extensions or if the look was temporary. Princess Diana’s former hairstylist Sam McKnight was among the people to slam the haters.

“I am shocked, horrified, dismayed and disgusted by all the nasty comments about the Princess of Wales today,” he shared via Instagram Stories on September 4. “A woman’s hair is very personal to her, it’s armor, defense, confidence and so much more.”

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McKnight continued, “I cannot believe how evil and lacking in any kind of empathy are the comments, the majority made apparently by other women, attacking a vulnerable other young woman, who has no choice, by dint of who she married and the role she took on, to bravely face the public.”

Former royal butler Grand Harrold also weighed in on the “beautiful” hair change during an exclusive interview with Us Weekly.

“She’s been through a real s*** time. Why not enjoy? She’s not afraid of doing that,” Harrold said, referencing Kate’s cancer battle. “It is a bit sad when people are saying, ‘Oh, she’s colored it because she’s ill. Oh, she’s color it’s a wig.’ I’m thinking, ‘Leave her alone.’”

“It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for: my ponytail tutorial,” Faith, 22, said in a Saturday, August 23, TikTok video. “I’ve been holding off on doing this video because it’s definitely been a trial-and-error process, but I think I finally got it down pat.”

The New Zealand native made the famed Cowboys cheer squad for the first time earlier this summer, where director Kelli Finglass allowed her to rock an updo for practices and games. (Most DCC members wear their hair down in bouncy curls if they have long hair.)

For Faith, she starts her styling process by applying BondiBoost’s Rapid Repair Bond Builder and Finishing Oil to her blonde locks.

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“This also is a heat protectant that seals the split ends and adds a nice shine at the very end,” she explained. “Now, [I] go in with the EverLast Airstyler. This has six different attachments, but today we’re going to be using the round brush. I use this to add volume, straighten it a little bit and flick out the ends.”

Faith uses the Airstyler on both her natural locks and her ponytail extensions to ensure everything looks equal when she hits the sidelines.

Next, Faith combs her hair into a middle part and “sections off” a portion of her mane. She then clips in her extensions and adds “some gel to the side.”

“I do two ponytails, so I do one underneath the extension in it, and then I flip it upside down [and] tie that one up,” she explained. “It’s key to making it stay while doing all of this activity because I’ve tried multiple other ones, and this one works the best.”

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Using a total of three hair ties, Faith secures her high pony in place and then smooths out any lingering flyaways with BondiBoost’s branded wand.

“This just locks down those final flyaways,” she said. “I’m obsessed with it [and] I take it with me when I’m on the go.”

Whenever Faith styles her pony for game days, she also “teases” the strands even more for extra pizzazz.