Shakira Leads Mermaid Waves Summer Hair Trend at the ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran' World Tour

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Shakira shook more than just her hips on Monday night at her 'Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran' world tour stop in Los Angeles; she whipped her strawberry blond hair, too.
Continuing the North American leg of the concert series, the 48-year-old Colombian singer, born Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, took the SoFi Stadium stage with mermaid waves in keeping with the Mod summer hair trends.
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The drawn-out ripples swept over Shakira's head like a rainbow as she danced around on stage singing a medley of her hit songs. Her roots added volume to the otherwise elongated style, allowing her dark underlayers to shine through the lighter parts of her hair coloring.
Though the style wasn't anything new for the 'Waka Waka' performer, the choice felt particularly appropriate given the current obsession with mermaid waves and the three-barrel wave tools going viral online now. A simple search for 'waver' on TikTok will generate more than 30,000 videos of influencers, stylists and hair enthusiasts alike using the hot tool to create the aquatic-inspired look.
On the red carpet, several stars have sported the textured style such as Cazzie David, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ariana Madix and Kate Hudson. Some have combined the waves with other reemerging fads like the side part and the wet hair look.
Shakira has been a leader of the intentionally messy aesthetic for years. Indeed, the curls have matured as she has. In 2005, Shakira's muddy blond hair was kept short; the ripples taking the shape of coils, teased and tossed about. Here, her hair bore a natural finish as if she'd let it air dry after the shower. Now, Shakira's waves appear structured and intact; however, she's come to favor a blowout aesthetic, too.
Celebrating the release of her new hair care brand, Isima, which officially went on the market back in June, the music artist spoke with WWD about the role her hair has played in the formation of her persona through her many eras, on and off the stage. 'My hair has been my identity for a long time. My entire life I've felt that way, and I've had a love-hate relationship with my hair,' she said. 'I love it because I need it, but I also hate it when it makes me suffer.'
Isima launched with eight products: The Reset Clarifying Shampoo, Iconic Densifying Scalp Serum, Delicia Reparative Hair Oil, Curls Don't Lie Curl Perfector, All In Restorative Leave-In Conditioner, Riquísima Hydrating Shampoo, Suavísima Hydrating Conditioner and Súperbomba Triple Repair Peptide Mask.
'I want it to be inspiring for other women,' Shakira told WWD. 'I want it to be empowering for women, I want my community to feel that finally they don't have to be underserved, and I don't think the old saying of 'less is more' is true for hair care,' she said. 'More is more with hair. Mine always needs more, right? That's the whole thing, the whole back-and-forth with the Isima team.'
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