The Biggest Celebrity Beauty Transformations of 2025

As anyone who has ever had the discomfort of dying their hair improperly or accidentally having it too short can attest, hair is “just hair” and, no Just hair. Yes, it will grow back, and no cut or color will create a truly permanent beauty change. At the same time, most of us have some sort of emotional or deeper meaning to our hair—imagine the sense of loss we feel when we’re forced to chop it off after years of heat styling, or the confidence a new set of bangs can bring.

Whether the same is true for celebrities, we can’t say for sure, celebrities change their looks more frequently than the rest of us change out our Brita water filters. With access to wigs, weaves, extensions, and industry-leading professionals whose skills are nothing short of magical, they try out more new styles in a year than many of us try in a lifetime. What we do know is that their transformation provides ample inspiration for our own transformation.

From subtle yet major changes like Amal Clooney’s (relatively) big haircut to dramatic overhauls like Timothée Chalamet’s shockingly trendy hairstyle, these are the biggest celebrity beauty transformations of 2025.

Janelle James

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this Abbott Elementary School Earlier this year, the actress ditched her usual long, sleek look (courtesy of Los Angeles hairstylist and custom wig designer Joy Johnson) for a choppy pixie—just a taste of what’s to come. The most dramatic change came in June, when James revealed his bleached hair.

Emma Stone

Stone kicked off the new year with a bang — or rather, an elf — after shaving her head for a role in the movie. Bugonia. Her go-to stylist, Mara Roszak, ensured her growing-up red carpet looks were always desirable and never embarrassing.

Rihanna

Between being a billionaire businesswoman, a superstar musician, and a mother of three, Rihanna still somehow finds the time to keep switching up her hairstyle, like going from long waves to an angled pixie.

Anok Ai

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Earlier this year, Saint Laurent designer Anthony Vaccarello personally shaved Yai’s head before she walked in the show, ushering in a new era for the 2025 Model of the Year.

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Kardashian showed off her most dramatic, albeit short-lived, hair transformation yet: a cool, slightly choppy pixie styled by celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton (very reminiscent of mom Kris Jenner).

Emma Chamberlain

Late last year, the natural-haired brunette took her “hair transformation” to the extreme when she chopped and bleached her shoulder-length hair for the first time. She’s spent 2025 fine-tuning it, most recently launching a super-short, super-platinum pixie style designed by Sami Knight.

Brie Larson

Larson is excited about her role in the show Elektra It started in January and has been keeping the cropped look ever since.

Keke Palmer

Palmer, no stranger to frequent hair (and wig) changes, opted for a pixie bob styled by Academy Award-winning stylist Jamika Wilson.

Timothée Chalamet

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Chalamet wore his signature loose brown curls for his role in the film. Dune: Part Three.

Zoe Kravitz

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Kravitz’s retro microwave bob, styled by hairstylist Nikki Nelms, is a departure from the long, loose curls she wears most of the year.

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The biggest celebrity beauty transformations of 2025

Clooney proved that “shorter” is relative when her stylist Dimitris Giannetos chopped off “six to eight” inches of her hair. “Amal has never had a haircut like this before,” Giantos told Fashion then.

Hailey Bieber

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Bieber traded in her long locks for the ultimate cool-girl hairstyle, this blunt bob, created by celebrity hairstylist Justine Marjan.

Rosalia

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Perhaps our favorite color change this year: Rosalia’s Halo. The artful look, originally created by the late Jesus Guerrero and maintained by hairstylist Evanie Frausto, involves meticulous freehand bleaching around the crown of the head. lux Artist’s head.

Sofia Richie Grange

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Richie Grainge is famous for her signature slicked-back bun, which has inspired thousands of tutorials, but she ditched the gorgeous length in favor of a decidedly shorter French bob styled by hairstylist George Curran.

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