Celebrities + Bad Hair Days = A Lesson for All

Most celebrities are trying their best to look great all the time, and for the most part, they do a good job of keeping their best face to the camera. However, a bad haircut or some missed hair care definitely isn’t only a problem for the non-celebrity masses. Even a celebrity can have a bad hair day and turn up in public with super messy hair or a style that didn’t go quite right.

The good news? Looking at these celebrities’ bad hair days can be a great way to relax a little and remember that celebrities are just like us. Here are some of the most iconic bad hair days in the entire celebrity canon.

Check out these celebs’ bad hair days!

Even though Alan Cumming switched up his look for a new movie he’s in, something tells us that he didn’t hope to look exactly like this. These extensions are limp and lifeless, nothing like his actual hair, and he needs a great stylist STAT to help him salvage these limp locks.

Curly hair is hard to style at the best of times, and we don’t think this hair stylist quite got it on the mark. Marion Cotillard usually has gorgeous hair, but she’s definitely channeling something closer to “Poodle Updo” than “Gorgeous Locks” here.

Known for her iconic hairstyle, dubbed “The Rachel” after her Friends character, Jennifer Aniston has been open about her struggle with her hair. Unfortunately, the hair stylist for this specific movie didn’t give her a lot to work with, and the look on her face says everything.

The Queen of Pop, Madonna, has been known for her great looks throughout the years, many of which also include wigs. However, this wig leaves much to be desired; the styling flares in quite a strange way, drawing attention to her round face, and her eyebrows don’t match her hair, which makes the wig even more obvious.

This Angelina Jolie hair extension fail is, unfortunately, a classic. These choppy, uneven extensions that Angelina wore at the premiere of “Eternals” caught social media ablaze, with thousands of responses to the painfully apparent mismatch. Hopefully, this famous hair extension fail inspired even non-celebrity women to learn how to successfully use hair extensions and avoid making this bad hair decision.

There are some celebrities that are usually so put together that it’s a noticeable event when something goes wrong. That’s the case with Victoria Beckham, whose windswept hair was such a rare event it inspired multiple articles. Maybe she could have used a sleek tie-back to reign in this unwieldy style.

Did Gary Busey stay up too late partying last night? We’re all for everyone using hair products when they need them, and it sure seems like Gary could have used a little bit of hair gel when he went out during this particular bad hair day. As it stands, it looks like he stayed up far too late partying.

It’s true that Salma Hayek is gorgeous, but it was clear that she wasn’t expecting a paparazzi moment when she stepped out in this look. Curly hair is notably quite difficult to take care of; if you’re not careful with it, you’ll end up with a frizzy, unmanageable mop, and unfortunately, Salma got a chance to see that up close and personal when she got this picture.

Most celebrities want to become a social media moment for what they wear to award shows, but if they end up going viral for all the wrong reasons, it can be a disaster. Miley Cyrus had one of those moments with her out-of-control hairstyle at the 2024 Grammys. Technically, this was intentional, but people weren’t feeling the throwback vibes, feeling instead much more like Miley was dealing with a cotton candy mess on her head.

One of the most beautiful and glamorous celebrities out there, Beyoncé is rarely caught looking anything but gorgeous, but her bangs era was controversial, to say the least. Even for those who enjoyed this famous haircut, there were times when Queen Bey’s hair definitely didn’t quite look up to par, and this particular look was just too frizzy and had a low definition to look great.

After the birth of your child, anyone is going to look a little frazzled, and it turns out the same is true of celebrities. This picture of Daniel Craig, taken six weeks after the birth of his daughter, shows him in quite a harried state, nearly unrecognizable as the 007 he’s famous as. It turns out a newborn is hard for anyone to handle, even James Bond.

If a celebrity is caught with a bad hairstyle or an unflattering hair color, you can bet you’ll probably see pictures of it within the hour, and that’s why it’s such high stakes for them. A famous haircut requires a reputable hairstylist who knows what they’re doing, and celebrities understand this. That’s one of the reasons you almost always see celebrities at their best; they’re prepared for it from the moment they wake up.

Hairstylists can sometimes be the biggest miracle workers in the entertainment industry. If you’re interested in becoming one of them, check out Evergreen Beauty College’s cosmetology program to get started today.