Ariana Grande’s 15 most iconic hair moments

A baby-faced Grande embraced her natural, dark curls back in her Broadway days.

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After landing the role of Cat Valentine in Victorious, the then-16-year-old made a complete hair 180. She debuted a head of freshly-dyed and straightened crimson hair at the Fantastic Mr Fox premiere.

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Three months after Victorious hit our screens, Grande appeared on the MTV Movie Awards carpet with long, waist-length hair. She amped up her character’s signature look with the help of some extensions. Dyed to match her red-velvet-coloured hair, the bright shade mimicked her character’s favourite cupcake flavour. Now, that’s iconic.

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Newly dyed hair is a sign of one thing… transformation. For the actress, this signified the start of her new singing chapter.

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A year later, fresh on the pop scene, Grande launched her first album and, more importantly to us beauty devotees, new signature hairstyle. Channeling some serious 2013 energy (iykyk), the  artist was a convert to the half-up pony. She later revealed that her strong loyalty to the style was a result of the hair damage accrued from constantly dyeing her hair.

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We’re loving this mod ‘60s moment. As for the honey blonde colour and slightly flicked ends? *chef’s kiss*.

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Don’t freak out, don’t freak out, Ariana Grande wore her hair curly! For the first time in seven years, the singer finally gave fans a (rare) glimpse of her natural hair texture.

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It wouldn’t be a hair evolution without the appearance of bangs. Grande manages to do the unexpected by pulling off a full fringe and crimped pony.

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The high pony; reimagined. Single-handedly sparking a hair ring trend, three tight mini braids feed into a Rapunzel-worthy ponytail. Boy, does that look heavy!

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Elsa, is that you? In line with her fourth album release, Grande dyed her hair a stark platinum. 

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If this isn’t the most voluminous bubble braid you’ve ever seen, we don’t know what is. Rapunzel, eat your heart out.

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This is a true intergalactic beauty moment. Statement wing aside, the wet-look wavy hair and lavender highlights capture all the attention.

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The side-swept bang has made a comeback! The Voice judge went back to her (dark) roots with a slicked-back high pony, sans extensions.

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Grande blessed her fans with another glimpse at her natural curls. Don’t mind us as we attempt to recreate this ethereal, loose-tendril look.

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And we’re back to blonde. Marking her return to acting, the Don’t Look Up star will be playing Glinda the Good Witch in the two-part film adaptation of Wicked.

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