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No one wears a pixie cut quite like Keke Palmer. Last night, at the premiere of new dark comedy television series The ‘Burbs, the entertainer delivered a hair moment that instantly set suburbia ablaze: an ultra-chic pixie cut, punctuated with vivid orange highlights.
UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: Keke Palmer attends Premiere Event Of Peacock’s “The ‘Burbs” at Universal Studios Backlot on February 05, 2026 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Olivia Wong/Getty Images)
The mastermind behind this chic hair>Ashanti Lation, who leaned into a clean, intentional silhouette. She sculpted the curled cut to frame Palmer’s face before adding the finishing touch: a Gucci head scarf. But, even a chic babushka couldn’t hide her warm ginger highlights, which added depth, dimension, and movement to the pixie.
It’s a >Teyana Taylor wore a pixie cut to the Grammys, Jada Pinkett Smith dyed her chop blonde, and a model in a grey bob opened Chanel’s couture show. Crop cuts are playful yet polished, daring yet deeply wearable—even in the ‘burbs. It’s the kind of hair moment that makes you
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