From head-turning transformations to cool colour tossups, the hottest celebrities of 2019 know that getting a cutting-edge haircut [1] is the way to go. The best haircuts and hair trends of 2019 [2] have amazed us in ways that we never expected. Let's just say that playing it safe in the hair game is so last year. From bold colour changes (i.e. Ariel Winter's black to orange look) to sexy chic chops (yes, January Jones [3], we are talking about your blunt bob [4]), these celebrities know that a little cut can go a long way. If you are looking to change your current 'do or just want to see how groundbreaking a style change can be, take a look ahead.
These are the most cutting-edge looks [5] so far this year, but keep in mind that these tantalising transformations are just the beginning.
Billie Eilish: Before
For the first few months of 2019, Billie Eilish [6] bounced from a gray to black hair color.
Billie Eilish's Neon Green and Black Hair
Then, the singer revealed a monochromatic beauty look on her Instagram that was complete with new neon green roots in July.
Ariel Winter: Before
The Modern Family star's signature dark hair took a complete turn in early May when she decided to change up her color.
Ariel Winter: After
When they say "orange is the new black [7]," this is what they mean. Ariel Winter gave her dark hair the biggest change, and it's just about the best transformation we've ever laid eyes on.
Hilary Duff: Before
Hilary Duff [8] switched out her sandy blonde hair for a new shade of colour.
Hilary Duff: After
Hilary Duff [9] went brighter and blonder, leaving her long hair behind.
Gabrielle Union: Before
Gabrielle Union [10]'s curly, shoulder-length hair transformed into a cute cut.
Gabrielle Union: After
With a sassy and striking pixie, Gabrielle Union stole the show at the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty [11].
Emma Roberts: Before
Emma Roberts let go of her signature blond hair for a head-turning new colour.
Emma Roberts: After
Emma Roberts looked absolutely breathtaking with her brunette hair colour [12] and bold brows. But let's be real, is there anything she can't pull off?
Ruby Rose: Before
Ruby Rose went from an edgy dark hairdo to something completely new.
Ruby Rose: After
The queen of striking hair colours, Ruby Rose turned her dark hair into a work of (pastel) art [13].
Ayesha Curry: Before
Ayesha Curry [14] rocked long, dark hair until she shed some major length.
Ayesha Curry: After
The Covergirl showed off her sleek, short lob in mid-February in this ice blue pantsuit.
Priyanka Chopra: Before
Always sleek and dark, Priyanka Chopra changed up her hair colour at the start of the new year.
Priyanka Chopra: After
Debuting her light brown hair [15] in January, Priyanka Chopra graced us with the ultimate balayage goals.
Emilia Clarke: Before
After getting a short pixie in September [16], Emilia Clarke knew it was time to change things up.
Emilia Clarke: After
Blondes don't always have more fun, and that's exactly what Emilia Clarke learned after she went bold and brunette.
Khloé Kardashian: Before
Always changing up her hair game, Khloé Kardashian took to the scissors in February and chopped her long, platinum locks.
Khloé Kardashian: After
Khloé Kardashian went for a chic, layered bob [17] and posted on Instagram saying, "I'm addicted to my short hair! I asked Andrew to cut a few more inches off. I love this length!! I love my glam!!" And so do we!
Allison Williams: Before
After going from bright blond back to her roots, Allison Williams shook things up yet again.
Allison Williams: After
Showing off her warm honey hair, Allison Williams [18] couldn't stay away from the lighter side.
Naomi Campbell: Before
Usually showing off her long, brown locks, Naomi Campbell [19] changed up her look completely.
Naomi Campbell: After
After ditching her signature length, supermodel Naomi Campbell graced everyone with her beautiful, curly hair [20].
Charlize Theron: Before
Charlize Theron [21] traded her chic blond bob for an edgy new cut.
Charlize Theron: After
Charlize Theron showed up to the 2019 Oscars [22] with a striking dark brown bob. Might we add, she got it cut that very morning. Bold is really all we have to say.
Rachel Bloom: Before
The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend star gave her rich brown hair a new burst of colour.
Rachel Bloom: After
Rachel Bloom debuted cool, blue strands in mid-February. Go bold and go blue is what we have taken away from her show-stopping look.
Jaime King: Before
Jaime King chopped her long, honey-brown hair at the beginning of the new year.
Jaime King: After
Jaime King switched to a chin-length bob [23] and her reason for doing so was more than moving. "This is more than a look for me this is the process letting go."
Rowan Blanchard: Before
Rowan Blanchard went from dark brown hair to a striking new cut.
Rowan Blanchard: After
Debuting a spiky pixie, Rowan Blanchard proved that she can rock any hair [24] style, length, and colour.
Katherine Langford: Before
The 13 Reasons Why [25] actress Katherine Langford switched up her brown hair for a completely new look.
Katherine Langford: After
Katherine Langford added major colour to her hair with this fiery red [26] hue. The red hair makes her green eyes (literally) pop.
Madonna: Before
Blond and beautiful, Madonna [27]'s hair was a staple of her rock star look.
Madonna: After
Madonna [28] took a walk on the dark side with her new brunette pixie cut [29]. Even the queen of pop knows when it's time for a change.
Karlie Kloss: Before
Karlie Kloss rocked shoulder-length hair during 2018, but made a change when the new year rolled around.
Karlie Kloss: After
Karlie Kloss [30] posted this Instagram saying, "You've been chopped." Healthy hair never looked so good!
Jamie Lee Curtis: Before
Jamie Lee Curtis embraced her salt and pepper hair for years all the way up until 2019.
Jamie Lee Curtis: After
Jamie Lee Curtis rocked all white hair at the Golden Globes [31] in January and she looked better than ever.
Selma Blair: Before
Out with the old and in with the new was Selma Blair [32]'s haircut motto.
Selma Blair: After
Selma Blair went for a cutting edge bob [33], and it's safe to say that she is our new hair role model.
Ashley Tisdale: Before
Ashley Tisdale [34]'s signature dirty blonde hair got a (major) pop of colour.
Ashley Tisdale: After
Pretty in pink, Ashley Tisdale turned heads with her new pink lob [35].
Lucy Hale: Before
Jet-black and beautiful, Lucy Hale's hair gave her an edgy and sophisticated look.
Lucy Hale: After
The Pretty Little Lairs star posted this photo on the first day of 2019 showing off her glam, multi-coloured blonde bob [36] with shining accessories.
Rumer Willis: Before
Rumer Willis transformed her bright blonde lob into a whole new daring look.
Rumer Willis: After
Rumer Willis went for bold, black bangs and absolutely rocked them.
Chrissy Teigen: Before
Chrissy Teigen's once shoulder-length brunette hair took a glam turn in early March.
Chrissy Teigen: After
In her Instagram story, Chrissy Teigen debuted her light and bright bob [37], and we are so here for it.
Cate Blanchett: Before
This Aussie actress switched her hair from playful blonde to a dark and sophisticated look.
Cate Blanchett: After
Cate Blanchett [38] showed off her glowing, brunette strands at a British award show.
Emma Stone: Before
The Favourite actress always rocked her red-hot locks, until this year.
Emma Stone: After
Emma Stone [39] debuted her brunette [40] hair in mid-January.
Behati Prinsloo: Before
Behati Prinsloo gave her honey brown hair a run for its money in mid-March.
Behati Prinsloo: After
The supermodel showed off her hot pink colour in this steamy Instagram photo. Has pink ever looked so sexy?
Jada Pinkett Smith: Before
Jada Pinkett Smith [41]'s warm brunette hues got a new look a couple months into 2019.
Jada Pinkett Smith: After
Jada Pinkett Smith [42] took to the lighter side and went full-on blonde. Although she sported light highlights earlier in March, she decided to take the plunge and dye it all.
Nicole Kidman: Before
Nicole Kidman [43]'s chic blonde hair underwent a change for a new, eye-catching colou.
Nicole Kidman: After
The actress switched up her colour in early March for a red-hot look. In our opinion, she's always on fire.
Mandy Moore: Before
Mandy Moore [44]'s shoulder-length locks were given a new, refreshing cut.
Mandy Moore: After
The This Is Us star showed off her new dark brown bob the first week of March. Tousled yet refined, her new 'do is so flattering.
JoAnna Garcia: Before
JoAnna Garcia's long, luscious locks underwent a major cut.
JoAnna Garcia: After
In mid-March, JoAnna Garcia debuted her new, shorter hair in this photo that was captioned, "Chop, chop!"
Christina Ricci: Before
Christina Ricci [45] had a cute blonde pixie in the beginning of the year.
Christina Ricci: After
The actress went "back to brown" hair in this Instagram photo that she posted in early March.
Julia Roberts: Before
Julia Roberts [46] changed up her medium-length hair for a new style in March.
Julia Roberts: After
The notable actress and fashion icon shared this photo of her new, choppy lob. If lobs weren't already in, she just brought them back for good.
Milla Jovovich: Before
Actress Milla Jovovich flaunted her sophisticated shoulder-length cut and long side bangs earlier in the year.
Milla Jovovich: After
Milla Jovovich showed off her edgy cut that was complete with fringe bangs and intertwined highlights. Change never looked so stylish.
Kristen Bell: Before
Kristen Bell [47] decided to give her signature shoulder-length hair a new look.
Kristen Bell: After
Kristen Bell [48] posted this picture on Instagram saying, "Your mom got a hair cut and she is FEELING IT." And we are feeling it, too.
Kris Jenner: Before
Kris Jenner looked fab with her textured, honey brown highlighted bob earlier in January.
Kris Jenner: After
Kris Jenner posted this Instagram picture saying "Early morning (and I mean early) haircut," in late March. Her new choppy layers give her look a much more refined feel.
Kate Hudson: Before
Kate Hudson [49] sported her cute shaggy bob for the first couple of months into the new year.
Kate Hudson: After
Kate Hudson [50] either takes hefty amounts of biotin or went bold with beachy extensions, and we think the latter. The Instagram caption of this photo she posted said, "I got hair!" We are loving her new length.
Kaia Gerber: Before
The 17-year-old model formerly embraced her dark, shoulder-length cut for most of the year.
Kaia Gerber: After
Kaia Gerber took to Instagram to debut her new cutting-edge look that is hot on more levels than one.
Gabrielle Union: Before
Long, beautiful ponytails were the motto of Gabrielle Union [51]'s glam look for a handful of months in early 2019.
Gabrielle Union: After
It's almost criminal how well Gabrielle Union [52] can rock long and short hair, but here we are. Her short shag cut is complete with side-swept bangs and tousled layers. There's not much else to say besides wow.
Lily James: Before
The actress's long, beachy waves were turned upside down and made into a completely new cut in late March, and it's safe to say, she turned heads.
Lily James: After
A chin-length bob has never looked better. This dramatic cut gave her a whole new feel that we are more than here for.
Reese Witherspoon: Before
The Big Little Lies star has long held on to her midlength look, and to be honest, we were surprised she would change things up.
Reese Witherspoon: After
A little cut goes a long way! Reese Witherspoon [53] showed off her new look in June of this year.
Gina Rodriguez: Before
The Jane the Virgin actress had long flaunted her dark brunette look.
Gina Rodriguez: After
In May, Gina Rodriguez switched things up with her new 'do, complete with honey highlights and a beachy balayage touch.
Barbara Palvin: Before
Model Barbara Palvin turned heads with long, luscious locks until March.
Barbara Palvin: After
Out with the old and in with the new! Barbara Palvin cut off her signature length and traded it in for a sexy, short cut.
Zendaya: Before
Curly, medium-length hair has been one of Zendaya [54]'s most tried-and-true looks.
Zendaya: After
When Zendaya [55] showed up on the red carpet to celebrate the premiere of her new HBO show, Euphoria [56], she sported a new chic look. She rocked a sweet set of shaggy bangs, which shaped her face in the most flawless way.
January Jones: Before
Most of us were used to seeing January Jones [57]'s tousled blond waves.
January Jones: After
Her striking above-the-shoulder chop is the definition of a well-done blunt bob.
Hilary Duff: Before
Golden highlights and long layers effortlessly completed Hilary Duff [58]'s chic look before she changed things up in late May.
Hilary Duff: After
This subtle hair change (see: glamorous, '70s side-swept bangs) made the biggest statement to Hilary Duff [59]'s signature look.
Emma Roberts: Before
The actress flaunted a shoulder-length cut with dark brunette color for most of the year.
Emma Roberts: After
Emma Roberts took to Instagram to show off her "sunrise blonde and whisper waves," and it looks too good to be true.
Katy Perry: Before
Katy Perry [60] loves to change up her look (we are talking massive cuts, color transformations, and more), but her newest hair is something we can't get enough of.
Katy Perry: After
The singer-songwriter did more than turn heads when she showed off her shoulder-length platinum blond wig [61] in May. Stunning is an understatement.
Lana Condor: Before
The To All the Boys I've Loved Before [62] star formerly had a sophisticated long-haired look.
Lana Condor: After
Lana Condor took to the scissors to achieve the most edgy, fabulous, and chic look yet. Love it!
Sarah Hyland: Before
The Modern Family actress, Sarah Hyland, made a change to her signature sleek long brown hair.
Selma Blair: After
The actress embraced her salt-and-pepper buzzcut [63], courtesy of her 7-year-old son, Arthur.
Cara Delevingne: Before
Cara Delevingne is no stranger to hair changes, but for the better portion of 2019, she's kept to her trademark platinum hue.
Cara Delevingne: After
In late November, colorist Mara Roszak posted a photo of the actress with a jet-black bob wig, captioning the post: "Gothic angel, fairy lady, babe all the way, this woman can truly transform into any and all."
Millie Bobby Brown: Before
Stranger Things [64] actress and brand owner Millie Bobby Brown has been growing out her hair and has experimented with wigs since buzzing it off for the Netflix series, but her natural color has always been dark brown.
Millie Bobby Brown: After
The actress dyed her hair "wheat" blond — a warm golden blond — in October.
Ashlee Simpson: Before
Throughout most of her decade-long career, Ashlee Simpson [65] has been a blonde.
Ashlee Simpson: After
Just a few days before Halloween [66], Ashlee Simpson [67] debuted a smoky, peach-pink that her hairstylist Riawna Capri called "Pumpkin Pink."
Katherine Heigl: Before
Fans of Katherine Heigl [68] are used to seeing the actress with blond hair.
Katherine Heigl: After
Then, Katherine Heigl [69] recently made the switch to the dark side. The actress revealed that the look is for her new role as Tully Hart on the upcoming Netflix series Firefly Lane [70].