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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Maddy Mussen

How halo hair became the most divisive new 'cool girl' hair trend

American Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu has received unanimous praise for her boundary-breaking routines during the Winter Olympics. Less unanimous is the response to her hair, a tiered system of blonde and brunette halo rings, which has divided the internet.

It’s not just Liu whose halo hair has been making waves recently: in late 2025, Spanish pop star Rosalía dyed a blonde ray of light into her dark tresses, splitting her fans into two camps: pro-halo and anti-halo.

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