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Hairstyle File: Rihanna's Red Hair Evolution

Rihanna is many things; she's one of the most glamorous international pop stars in the world; she's a perfumista (we're loving Reb'l Fleur); and ever since last summer's "Last Girl on Earth" tour, she's become a redheaded coif chameleon.   Since then, her crimson coiffure has gotten longer, shorter, curlier and straighter — and everything in-between! From a tough buzz cut to a fluffy, Ann Margret-inspired bob at last night's Billboard Music Awards, check out the evolution of RiRi's trendsetting scarlet strands.
Hairstyle File: Rihanna's Red Hair Evolution
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By Tia Williams · Updated October 28, 2020

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Rihanna is many things; she’s one of the most glamorous international pop stars in the world; she’s a perfumista (we’re loving Reb’l Fleur); and ever since last summer’s “Last Girl on Earth” tour, she’s become a redheaded coif chameleon.
 
Since then, her crimson coiffure has gotten longer, shorter, curlier and straighter — and everything in-between!

From a tough buzz cut to a fluffy, Ann Margret-inspired bob at last night’s Billboard Music Awards, check out the evolution of RiRi’s trendsetting scarlet strands.