7 Iconic Celebrity Hairstyles

It is amazing to see how some hairstyles gain iconic status so that they are imitated by men and women all over the world. Here we give you some such popular hairstyles made immortal by celebrities.

Jennifer Aniston ‘Rachel’ Cut – Unless you spent your days without a television in the 1990s, you couldn’t have missed out the Rachel Greene cut styled so well on Aniston in the TV series named ‘Friends’. The layered bob mid length hair was the style of 11 million women, all desperate to be Jen Aniston!

Amy ‘Beehive’ Winehouse Hairstyle – This style was created by Margaret Vinci Heldt, a Chicago based stylist, in the 1960s. Dubbed as ‘the beehive’, it became the cult hairdo when singer Amy Winehouse sported the style. The rounded mass of hair on top of the head was seen on every fashion model and common working girls!

The Jean Harlow ‘Blue Rinse’ – This hairstyle came as a revolutionary breakthrough for the older generation in the 1930s. Actress Jean Harlow washed her hair with methylene blue after bleaching it in order to give a platinum color effect to it! Her onscreen avatar was copied by older women who wanted white, as opposed to yellowish, hair post bleaching. Peroxide sales went up by 35% in two years!

Vidal Sassoon ‘Bob’ Cut – The Bob cut was introduced in the 1920s but became popular during the early 1960s. The geometrically asymmetric cut gives a chic look to a woman’s face. Sassoon popularized it as a cut that gave a boyish look to a woman’s face.

The Marcel Grateau ‘Perm’ Look – The soft curls are not only for women and this was proved by Frenchman Marcel Grateau in the late 1870s. The mass of soft waves on the top of the head is perfect for men who have cropped wavy hair. For this generation, Kevin Keegan and his mossy bundle of hair are an inspiration to get the perm style!

The ‘Pink’ Hairstyle – This was unique indeed! To be named after the color of your hair has not been repeated in history after Pink, the American singer, actress and musician who shot to popularity in the late 1990s. Streaking one strand of your hair in a bold color was first popularized by Pink. Today, we may have seen her locks dyed in a multiple colors, but did you know that the highlight was originally a pink strand at the top of her upswept short crop?

The Kate Middleton ‘Natural Look’ – And you thought that the Duchess of Cambridge’s look was very sensibly dull? A poll suggests that thousands of women have been inspired by Kate’s natural shiny chestnut mane to adopt a natural timeless hairstyle. Richard Ward, the personal hairdresser to Kate Middleton says that the beautiful locks take time to make as they are first pin curled and then blown dry to make proper curls at the end. If you have long flowing hair, this can be your next look!