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Home • Hair

Top 10: Hairstyles of the Week 2-28-2013

The week in chic from luxe curls to bold bangs.
By Nicole Marie Melton · Updated October 28, 2020
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01
Kelly Rowland

Where: BET’s Rip The Runway 2013 at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.

Why: Rowland has been on a weave winning streak lately!  We adore her long, swingable tresses and chic, eyebrow-grazing bangs.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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02
Naomi Campbell

Where: The 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar party at Sunset Tower in West Hollywood.

Why: Campbell traded in her straight hair for these soft waves paired with her signature forehead fringe.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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03
Joan Smalls

Where: The Emilio Pucci fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2013/14 in Milan, Italy.

Why: The bold bangs trend is showing no signs of slowing down. Smalls worked her fun fringe on the runway in style.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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04
Kerry Washington

Where: The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica.

Why: Washington’s full bangs and soft waves made for a perfectly tressed look.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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05
Emayatzy Corinealdi

Where: The 21st Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party in West Hollywood.

Why: Not many starlets are rocking a fierce pixie cut these days. Corinealdi’s sassy crop is in a league of its own.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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06
Angela Bassett

Where: The 85th Academy Awards Official New York City viewing party.

Why: Bassett looked stunning in a short and spiky cropped cut.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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07
Solange Knowles

Where: The 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar party at Sunset Tower in West Hollywood.

Why: Knowles is one of our favorite curly girls. This cascade of coils reflects her free-spirited persona.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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08
Garcelle Beauvais

Where: LoveGold Celebrates Fred Leighton at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.

Why: A sexy side ponytail is a simple look to create yet it packs a major punch.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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09
Paula Patton

Where: The 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar party at Sunset Tower in West Hollywood.

Why: Patton dazzled—literally and figuratively—in soft, shiny curls paired with an exquisite metallic gown.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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10
Danai Gurira

Where: The 21st Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party in West Hollywood.

Why: Gurira flaunted an elegant, super-short haircut with a glowing smile.

Top 10: Week's Best Hairstyles
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