Beauty

Twee Is not Lifeless But, In keeping with Gabrielle Union’s Beehive-Facet-Bang Combo

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As somebody who got here of age within the late 2000s and early 2010s, I’ve a comfortable spot in my coronary heart for the twee and indie sleaze aesthetics of stated interval. That is why I immediately gravitated in direction of Gabrielle Union‘s newest coiffure, which jogged my memory of these halcyon days carrying American Attire minidresses with ripped tights, pretend glasses and sideswept bangs tucked underneath floppy knit berets.

After all, Union’s look was means, means extra glamorous and trendy than the mega-side bangs of my youth, however I digress. For the Renaissance: A Movie by Beyoncé film premiere in Los Angeles, the actor and her go-to hairstylist Larry Sims took the ponytail up a number of notches with a pop of quantity at her crown, remodeling right into a modern pony that flowed down previous her shoulders.

The pièce de résistance for the premiere, although, was the massive facet bang; the entrance portion of Union’s hair was deeply parted to 1 facet to present the ponytail an additional dose of drama. “Gab giving Black Barbie Opulence,” Sims wrote of the completed look. When seen from the entrance, it is a stylish, traditional pony, however from the facet, that little oomph of quantity provides the horse a ‘60s contact, virtually like a child beehive form. The 2010s meets the Sixties meets 2023, multi function look — this is why the ponytail is such a mainstay in any hairstylist’s repertoire!

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