How are you spending your time during lockdown? Are you testing every curling tong you own? Stalking every single beauty account on TikTok? Trying out Kim Kardashian's method for covering dark circles? Or trying to remove your gel manicure?

It seems there's two types of lockdown beauty addicts. The ones who spend their days wearing no makeup whatsoever and the ones who are using this time to hone their skills and finally master that cut crease.

Michelle Keegan clearly falls into the latter camp, after she uploaded a picture to Instagram with a full head of curls.

We're used to seeing Michelle with her long, dark, straight (sometimes wavy) hair, but never full curls.

Michelle captioned the picture with "Back to basics" and although we don't think she's done a Vanessa Hudgens and gone back to her natural hair during this time, we're still obsessed with how bouncy and voluminous her curls are.

In fact, as soon as our shift at work is over, we're going to get out our curling tong and try and recreate that texture.

Everyone's clicking on...

At least we now have something to fill the time...

We're not the only ones obsessed with Michelle's new 'do. Judging by the comments, she should try out her curly style more often.

"12 seconds and this has more likes than I get in a year," wrote one person. "Hair looks unreal wrote another." And our personal favourite, "Why does my back to basics not look like this?"

Same, just same.

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Laura Capon
Former Senior Fashion & Beauty Writer

Laura is a former writer for Cosmopolitan UK, covering everything beauty and fashion related and specialises in makeup, plus-size fashion and the world of YouTube. Her favourite pastime is reminding everyone of that one time she met Charlie Hunnam and Jason Momoa. Please don't ask to see the pictures...