Spotted last week [June 11, 2024], Elle Fanning and Timothée Chalamet were not only looking pretty cosy but both rocking major hair transformations, too...

OK, dramatics aside, if we're getting real, the pair were seen out in the streets of New Jersey together but not in the way one would assume (aka, there's no need to crack out the tiny violin just yet for both Elle and Timothée are still in relationships with their separate partners). As stars of the upcoming movie, A Complete Unknown, the actors were on set filming and in character with somewhat dramatic beauty makeovers.

While Chalamet was papped sporting a head of 1980s-looking curls, Elle seems to have undergone a colour change, ditching her signature blonde locks and replacing them with copper lengths. Take a look at the new 'dos in question, below:

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The orange hue is teetering between strawberry blonde and cowboy copper, adding warmth to her complexion while the style is effortlessly natural having been styled in soft waves.

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Now, as much as we love the tone and are all for declaring it as a new trend for summer 2024, it doesn't look like Fanning's hair change is permanent. After all, wigs, extensions and hair pieces are crucial for quick and easy transformations in film and TV. Days later the actor was spotted on two separate red carpets with her signature blonde bob:

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So, before making like Elle and booking in for the next available salon appointment to colour your tresses, why not consider your options with a trial run wig? She says, being the furthest thing from a commitmentphobe...

Race you to the dye, hair chameleons!

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From: Cosmopolitan UK
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Lia Mappoura
Beauty Writer

 Lia Mappoura (she/her) is the Beauty Writer at Cosmopolitan UK. Covering everything from viral celebrity hair and makeup news to the latest trend predictions, she’s an expert in recognising the season’s next big beauty look (before it ends up all over your social media feeds). You’ll usually find her putting TikTok’s recent beauty hacks to the Hype Test, challenging the gender-makeup binary and social stereotypes, or fangirling over the time Kourtney Kardashian viewed her Instagram Story (yes, it’s true). Find her also on LinkedIn.