Camila Cabello’s short-lived blonde adventure didn’t just turn heads—it also turned her hair into a crunchy snack, apparently. The “I LUV IT” songstress, who momentarily stepped into the platinum club earlier this year, revealed that her foray into the lighter side of life came at a hairy price. Literally.
Let’s rewind. Back in February, Camila unveiled her shockingly bright ‘do to signal a whole new vibe for her album, C, XOXO. Fast forward to the MTV VMAs in September, and the blonde was gone, replaced by her signature dark locks—rest in peace, bleach-blonde dreams.
But why the switcheroo, you ask? On December 7, during her Tribeca Storytellers: Camila Cabello in Conversation event at Art Basel Miami Beach, Camila cracked open the hair-raising truth.
Blonde Ambition Gone Wrong
“I did love being blonde… in the beginning. In the beginning,” she dished, making it clear that the honeymoon phase with her hair color was shorter than a TikTok trend. “But then, it starts looking like rope real quick—like a horse is about to snack on it. Like, ‘Ooh, yummy salad!’”
Yes. Camila likened her blonde hair to horse food. And honestly? We’ve all had bad hair days, but this one sounds like it needed a saddle and some hay to complete the look.
She went on to confess that she had no idea what she was signing up for: the upkeep, the damage, the daily struggle to keep her hair from staging a rebellion. “It fries your hair,” she lamented. “Like, crispy fries, but make it sad.”
Operation Hair Rehab
Now firmly back in brunette territory, Camila admits the recovery process has been… a journey. “It’s going to take a long time to rebuild my beautiful, beautiful hair,” she said, her tone dripping with regret and perhaps a hint of post-traumatic bleach disorder.
The singer debuted her rehabilitated dark locks at NYLON House during Miami Art Week on December 6. She looked fab, as always, but let’s pour one out for the platinum phase that could’ve been.
Moral of the Story?
Blonde may have more fun, but brunette? Brunette doesn’t have to apologize to their hairdresser every other week.
Let this be a cautionary tale: Think twice before you bleach, and if your hair starts looking like horse snacks, maybe it’s time to call it quits.
