Dua Lipa Tried Out a Blonde Shag and Bleached Brows

What are we going to do with ourselves once Dua Lipa’s “pop star red” hair era is over? Mourn, obviously—but I actually think we’ll be okay in the long run. While I fully believe hair color is important and communicates a lot about you to the world at large, Dua Lipa is Dua Lipa no matter what shade she’s rocking. Also, she looks good in anything.

See for yourself.

In anticipation of her upcoming album, Radical Optimism, the superstar is releasing three zines (“Duazines”) with Beauty Papers magazine. For the grand finale of the release schedule, she paired up with photographer Brianna Capozzi for a major blonde hair moment and an array of images that so many commenters thought were actually of Britney Spears (blonde, iconic, popstar… we’ll give it to them—but this is Dua through and through).

In the snaps, the Londoner’s hair is colored a warm blonde and chopped into shaggy layers with some short bangs thrown in for good measure. The styling could be best described as “unkempt”—there are strands flying in every which direction a lá bedhead, minus the help of a silk pillowcase.

The hairstyle was the work of the fantastic Jonathan De Francesco, who specializes in ultra-editorial concepts. While generally the same in each image, the messiness and angles differ slightly, making her look a little Ziggy Stardust in some shots and a little Cynthia from Rugrats in others.

The rest of her glam team for the shoot consisted of makeup artist Sam Visser, who added a pop of very coral lipstick, and nail artist Shigeko Taylor, who crafted a pretty “naked” French manicure for the occasion. Lipa’s brows were also bleached—a stylistic choice borrowed from another recent album photoshoot.

For the other two Duazines, the “Training Season” artist wore two other hair colors/styles. In the first, she tried out a short brunette ’80s shag by Malcolm Edwards that should absolutely be taken into future everyday hairstyle consideration. Her cherry cola locks returned for the next set of images, where Benjamin Muller give her a blowout with a soft retro wave.

Ms. Lipa, you do make me radically optimistic—most specifically about the future of hairstyling.