Even Ariana Grande Is Hopping on the Tortoiseshell Headband Trend
Ariana Grande appreciates a good hair accessory. Practically in a permanent updo in one way or another, she's been known to put a bow on it. And now, it seems the superstar is as influenced as everyone else who's been discovering (or rediscovering) Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's impact on the culture, sharing photos of herself in one of the accessories most associated with the late style icon: a tortoiseshell headband.
Grande shared a 20-slide carousel to Instagram on Wednesday, May 18, and several photos appear to be Mac Photo Booth selfies in which the multi-hyphenate is posing in a black turtleneck. Her hair is sleekly pulled back, as it so often is, but she topped it off with a classic, plastic tortoiseshell headband.
This look was often seen on Bessette-Kennedy when she was spotted in public, sometimes with her hair up like Grande's or left loose. And with the show Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette bubbling Bessette-Kennedy's life and look up to the tops of viewers' minds, there has been a run on similar headbands. (As a beauty editor, I've received more than a few pitches for “CBK headbands.” I have thoughts on that.)
In addition to the headband, the photo dump shows Grande in another classic hair accessory: a nice, fluffy scrunchy. That's definitely a departure from her much more formal hairstyles throughout the last few Wicked-flooded years, but it's also definitely adorable, just like the headband.
Whether you're more influenced by Grande or Bessette-Kennedy, a tortoiseshell headband is truly timeless. If you add one to your hair-accessory wardrobe now, I promise, you'll be reaching for it for years to come, no matter who's shaping the style trends of the time.
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