Selena Gomez's new shaggy bob haircut, complete with fringe is straight out of the 60s
Over on Instagram, the actor-meets-singer-meets-beauty mogul (a woman of many talents) shared a selfie, which, in just nine hours, has racked up over 800,000 likes. Impressive, much?
In the picture, Sel debuted a brand new hairstyle, and it's one defined by textured curls, a short collar-grazing length, and, what's more, a fringe! Enter: The bob x shag multihyphenate.
As the star so perfectly demonstrates, the shaggy bob is a hairstyle that combines the chic classic bob with the edginess of a shag, and often a fringe (think Stevie Nicks circa 1962) – making for lots of rock n roll texture and volume. So, if you, too, want to join the shaggy bob brigade, shorter, choppier layers are where it's at.
That said, in the caption of her post, Selena unfortunately reveals that the haircut isn't here to stay; "I would, but I'd regret it, then get it redone so I simply wont #bangs." To bang, or not to bang, that is the question – and Sel chose to not... well, kinda.
Alas, whether she's wearing a fully installed wig or a clip-in fringe extension, there's no denying that Selena looks totally fire with a fringed shaggy bob. Flame emojis, only.
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Lia Mappoura (she/her) is the Beauty Writer at Cosmopolitan UK. Covering everything from viral celebrity hair and makeup news to the latest trend predictions, she's an expert in recognising the season's next big beauty look (before it ends up all over your social media feeds). You'll usually find her putting TikTok's recent beauty hacks to the Hype Test, challenging the gender-makeup binary and social stereotypes, or fangirling over the time Kourtney Kardashian viewed her Instagram Story (yes, it's true). Find her also on LinkedIn.
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