It's every girl's worst nightmare. The scenario goes like this: you're bleaching or straightening your hair, somewhere along the line you apply too much heat/chemicals and your poor strands snap right off.
Unfortunately, this is exactly the situation Billie Eillish recently found herself in. Yep, news just in: Billie's blast from the past mullet was actually a total (and rather horrendous) hair accident.
If there's one thing BE has never been afraid to experiment with, it's her hair. She's had more colours that we can count, from green to silver and white to blue, all in the past year.
We don't know how she does it, but she can literally make any beauty trend look cool AF. Whether it's neon green roots or 90s-inspired space buns, she doesn't play it safe and she's forever serving us killer hair-spiration.
So, when she stepped out at the LACMA Art + Film Gala in Los Angeles with a rather out there mullet haircut, we were kind of in awe. Only Billie could pull of such a badass hairstyle and actually make it look good.
We didn't for one second think that the new 'do was unintentional, but that's exactly what came to light after a recent run in with a TMZ reporter, who asked if the mullet was here to stay...
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"That's so mean," she replied. "No listen, you know what happened? Somebody dyed my hair and they burnt half of it off." OMFG we're shuddering at the very thought.
She then added: "That sh*t is not on purpose though, I'm growing that sh*t out."
So, for those who were vibing the style - it's sad news, as Billie has no intention of keeping it. Still, the fact that she managed to pull it off like a boss is proof that BE really can make anything look good.
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Victoria Jowett is an award-winning journalist and the former Beauty Director at Cosmopolitan UK. She was named one of PPA’s 30 Under 30 for her work in beauty journalism and oversees the skincare, hair, makeup and fragrance content across all of Cosmopolitan’s platforms. She's worked in the beauty industry for over 13 years (and tested 1000s of products), making her an expert when it comes to recommending beauty brands that truly work. Having started her career working weekends on a makeup counter, Victoria began interning at the likes of AnOther and IDOL magazine, before landing her first Beauty Writer job at weekly fashion magazine, LOOK. Joining Cosmopolitan in 2016, Victoria has always remained a beauty fanatic and has been lucky enough to interview everyone from Britney Spears to Kourtney Kardashian about their beauty routines. Follow her on LinkedIn.
Gaby is the Senior Beauty Writer here at Cosmopolitan.com/UK. Her favourite hobbies include sleeping, eating cake till she can't move and uncontrollably hoarding beauty products.
