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December 8, 2014

Great Moments in Blonde Hair, Dark Eyebrows

By Margaret Lyons

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Today, Justin Bieber shocked the world by revealing his new blond hair. By hair, we just mean what’s on the top of his head; his eyebrows remained as dark as grade B maple syrup. The result places him into the grand history of people with blonde hair and dark eyebrows. This post originally ran in May of 2013, but we are rerunning it so Bieber could learn about his forebears.

The last few months have seen a major uptick in one style trend in particular. No, not patterned pants. (But … yes, those too.) It’s the light-blonde hair with the dark, severe brows, rocked by both Daenerys and Cersei on Game of Thrones and in actual life by Kate Upton on the cover of this month’s Vogue. The look has been around for ages, and has never really left us — though not everyone who has worn it has had quite as much blonde ambition as, say, Madonna. Let’s look back through some great — and some not-so-great — moments in blondes and brows.

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After dyeing her hair for the Met Gala, Hathaway kept the Michelle Williams look for a little while. After dyeing her hair for the Met Gala, Hathaway kept the Michelle Williams look for a little while.

After dyeing her hair for the Met Gala, Hathaway kept the Michelle Williams look for a little while.

Photo: Ben Gabbe/2013 Getty Images
See? This is Williams in 2011, at the peak of her hair-brow contrast. See? This is Williams in 2011, at the peak of her hair-brow contrast.

See? This is Williams in 2011, at the peak of her hair-brow contrast.

Photo: Ethan Miller/2011 Getty Images
This is in the movie Doctor Faustus, in which Taylor plays Helen of Troy. Though in this moment, she's playing the inspiration for Game of Thrones's Cersei Lannister. This is in the movie Doctor Faustus, in which Taylor plays Helen of Troy. Though in this moment, she's playing the inspiration for Game of Thrones's Cersei Lannister.

This is in the movie Doctor Faustus, in which Taylor plays Helen of Troy. Though in this moment, she's playing the inspiration for Game of Thrones's C...

This is in the movie Doctor Faustus, in which Taylor plays Helen of Troy. Though in this moment, she's playing the inspiration for Game of Thrones's Cersei Lannister.

Right down to the curly tendrils and icy stare. Right down to the curly tendrils and icy stare.

Right down to the curly tendrils and icy stare.

Khaleesi is also big on the super-light hair and dark, severe brows. Khaleesi is also big on the super-light hair and dark, severe brows.

Khaleesi is also big on the super-light hair and dark, severe brows.

Imagine if 2007–era ScarJo had been Daenerys instead. Imagine if 2007–era ScarJo had been Daenerys instead.

Imagine if 2007–era ScarJo had been Daenerys instead.

Photo: Lawrence Lucier
Or 2010-era Ashley Olsen. Or 2010-era Ashley Olsen.

Or 2010-era Ashley Olsen.

Photo: Jason Merritt/2010 Getty Images
Or 2011-era M.I.A.? Horse hearts for everyone. Or 2011-era M.I.A.? Horse hearts for everyone.

Or 2011-era M.I.A.? Horse hearts for everyone.

Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2011 Getty Images
The contrasting look even works for super-short hair. The contrasting look even works for super-short hair.

The contrasting look even works for super-short hair.

Photo: Frazer Harrison/2013 Getty Images
Or curls! Or curls!

Or curls!

Photo: Ron Galella, Ltd./1998 Ron Galella, Ltd.
The ultimate in white-blonde hair and almost-black brows. (Sorry, Marilyn Monroe.) The ultimate in white-blonde hair and almost-black brows. (Sorry, Marilyn Monroe.)

The ultimate in white-blonde hair and almost-black brows. (Sorry, Marilyn Monroe.)

Photo: Archive Photos/2012 Getty Images
The supermodel in 2009, channeling Mansfield like whoa. The supermodel in 2009, channeling Mansfield like whoa.

The supermodel in 2009, channeling Mansfield like whoa.

Photo: Kevin Mazur/2009 Kevin Mazur
In a similar vein, Upton went retro on the June 2013 cover of Vogue. In a similar vein, Upton went retro on the June 2013 cover of Vogue.

In a similar vein, Upton went retro on the June 2013 cover of Vogue.

Madonna of course rocked the severe combo during the "Blond Ambition" years. Madonna of course rocked the severe combo during the "Blond Ambition" years.

Madonna of course rocked the severe combo during the "Blond Ambition" years.

Photo: Ron Galella, Ltd./1990 Ron Galella, Ltd.
And as goes Madonna, so goes Lady Gaga. And as goes Madonna, so goes Lady Gaga.

And as goes Madonna, so goes Lady Gaga.

And, uh, Sisqó. And, uh, Sisqó.

And, uh, Sisqó.

Photo: Jeff R. Bottari/2013 Jeff R. Bottari
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