Beyoncé Just Tried the Love-It-Or-Hate-It Haircut She's "Always Wanted"

Brooklyn becomes you. After making headlines and going viral online for attending Luar's warehouse fashion show in the borough's infamous neighborhood, Bushwick, during New York Fashion Week, it seems Beyoncé left BK with more than just the milestone of her nephew walking the runway, but also, some fresh hair inspo. Need proof? Look no further than the two hair transformations she debuted on the cover of CR Fashion Book—deep cooper red curls and a head-turning asymmetrical long mullet.

Obviously, it may not have been her stop in Bushwick that inspired the new cut — these hair experimentations are likely the result of her new haircare brand, Cécred — still, we celebrate the creativity involved. The internet, however, is convinced it's not a coincidence.

Though the dark orange-red hair she debuted yesterday would be just as shocking alone, it's the stretched, multi-colored mullet that is causing a stir online. Created by a long-time hair collaborator of hers, Jawara, the out-of-character hairstyle was truthfully one of the chicest interpretations of the mullet we've seen. Like all mullets, the bulk of the hairstyle was short and kept close to her head, then had a tail extending from the small of her neck.

However, in the case of Beyoncé, this rendition started as a bowl-cut of sorts for the top half, and instead of a tail falling down the middle of her head behind her, this one started on the left side of her head and fell across her shoulders in addition to the small of her neck. 

Then, the new look got even more fun with the addition of color. Like a true Brooklynite (joking, again, of course), Beyoncé's hair wasn't just one color. Though the tail of her mullet was solidly black, the top bowl-cut-like half was a tie-dye of black, white, and gray—marbling along her hairline until it faded into the all-black ends. 

In the interview for the cover, she told the publication, "I always wanted an asymmetrical cut in the '90s, but my mother wouldn't let me do it. So I'm having the time of my life at this shoot."⁠ We, for one, have had the time of our lives seeing her in such a hairstyle, not to mention reading the online discussions it spurred—some calling her the new queen of Brooklyn, others joking the haircut teases an edgy hyperpop sound for Renaissance Act III, and others simply, hilariously, just not vibing with the new look. I guess you could say the new hair is just as divisive as its silhouette.

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