Wednesday, 25 November 2009
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The 4 Most Influential Celebrity Haircuts of the 2000s
As 2009 draws to a close, let's talk hair, Lovelies. The 90's had the ubiquitous Rachel haircut (fine, I confess, I had it), but this decade's also seen its share of stylish shears. Let's look at 4 of the most copied celeb haircuts of the 2000s:
The Pob (above).Victoria Beckham has always been a trendsetter, and when she slashed her hair into an asymmetrical mid-length 'do in 2007, women of all ethnicities reached for their phones to book a salon appointment. Rihanna did it (more on her later), and for several month the so-called "Pob" (Posh + bob) was the hottest hairstyle around.
But the fall-out from the Pob was steep, and VB herself chopped hers off into a short pixie cut. This year, Kate Gosselin revived the Pob, but added her trademark swoopy blonde bangs.
Gisele waves. Erstwhile Victoria's Secret angel Gisele stopped shows with her long, flowy locks. With the perfect amount of sleek wave and curl, her hair looked shimmery, soft and natural, and millions of us scampered to our curling irons to gel ourselves into Gisele territory. But we quickly discovered that "natural" actually takes a crapload of work (if you have straight hair like me, that is), and those effortless waves were much harder to achieve without a team of personal stylists. Texture continues to rule this decade, however, perhaps in backlash to the excessive flat ironing of the 90's.
Everything haircut Katie Holmes had. After getting hitched to Tom Cruise, Kate Holmes became an unexpected style icon for the first time in years. She rocked the Pob for a bit, and then flirted with blunt bangs before chopping everything off into a short, feathered boy cut. Short hair became increasingly more popular for women as a result in the late 2000s.
Rihanna got a bold makeover in the latter part of the decade, including slashing her longer locks into a bold pixie cut. But she didn't stop there; using streaks of color and gravity defying product, she improvised with her boy cut, sometimes gelling it into a fauxhawk, sometimes doing unfortunate things like this (eek!). But her experimentation and hair risk-taking came at a perfect time: the crest of the dramatic 80's revival.
Ok, Lovelies, my list might skew a bit recent, so help me remember the hot cuts of the early 2000s. And, spill: did you rock any of these haircuts? Which do you like and which should have never existed?
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Comments (43)
what about kate gosselin?
I had the "pob" as well as others. My fave was my really short pixie, which I could also style into a fohawk if I wanted to. It was perfect for the summer and it was way fun. :)
http://laurag0929.xanga.com/716753722/hair-over-the-past-year-p/ <---these are all from this year, the first one being my pixie.
What about bangs? There were a lot of heavy, blunt bangs this year. Gwen Stefani's pompadour is another that I can think of right now...
My friend has the Pob. It's cool. I had a version of the Rihanna a few years ago. but it was a little longer.
I still miss the Rachel! If anyone catches that reference, comment back!
@Shinbi_Belldandy@xanga - My old roomie has the Rachel still...it's totally cute.
I love Rhianna's looks, but I could never pull them off.
I also think Katie Holmes always looks frumpy...
@Shinbi_Belldandy@xanga - The Rachel(s) will never go out of style, in my opinion. I use the plural because just about any hair style/cut that she had during Friends is totally fabulous. :)
I really like the waves, I've done them but not too often since I have naturally straight hair. I really like Rihanna's cut but it's only for people that can really pull it off. I'm not a fan of Katie's at all.
I only look decent with long hair.
victoria beckham's style is actually pretty nice. dont think i can pull it off though... =[
I seriously don't understand following hair trends. If a style looks amazing on you, but it's not "in style" that's what you should wear, don't you think?
I love my bob :D
I got a bob cut a while ago. It's kind of growing out now though. I've had my hair that way for a while, with bangs at first and now with them growing out and pushed to the side. Not sure what I want to do with it. I love the bob cut, I think it's really cute. I never keep up with fashions though, I didn't actually know it was popular when I got it. I just wanted something new.
My friend just got a pixie cut, it's really cute. =]
The waves look good :)
and I love Rihanna's tattoo! I wish I could pull off her hairstyle
I had a bob cut a few years ago.
Part of me wants to do it again, but I'm too attached to my hair as I haven't cut it in nearly three years.
@LauraG0929@xanga - Oh wow, you're very pretty!
i had the Pob, straight up. it was awesome.
My face is too round for short hair. Yay for natural, long waves.
@CadaverineIX@xanga - Aww, thanks. :)
Gisele's is the best!
waaaaaaves!
@WhenHateIsTheOnlyOption@xanga - same, i want mine back :(
Katie Holmes is always boring.
imma big fan of rihanna's haircut;
ive never been bold enough to have it though,
cuhz i think you need a certain type of face to pull that off;
ive definitely rocked the gisele long waves though.
and of course the bob,
who hasnt? lol
I only like the Gisele waves out of these and the Pob is okay on some people.