The 15 most shocking celebrity beauty reveals on Instagram

Kylie Jenner’s blue debut (April 2014)

It feels like just yesterday that most of us began experimenting with our hair, going from dark to blonde to ombre to blue with the eyes of the world on our Manic Panic technique. Of course, by “eyes of the world” we mean “whoever we saw in the high school cafeteria semi-regularly.” And, unlike Kylie Jenner, our look wasn’t incorporated into our sister’s video game — nor did it help launch a trend that dictated salons from spring 2014 to spring 2015.

Kim Kardashian goes blonde (March 2015)

Never will a hair colour debut mean so much to the masses. After abandoning her trademark locks in time for Paris Fashion Week this past spring, Kim Kardashian proved her beauty relevance and that she can uniquely pull off contrasting hair colours with ease.

Drake debuts a beard and abs (June 2015)

And I still can’t believe he didn’t caption it, “Jealous?”

Zayn Malik gets green (June 2015)

Following his departure from One Direction back in March, Zayn did what his comrades never had the guts to do: shave off his hair and dye it green before almost immediately dyeing it blonde. So yeah — take that follicles.

(And Harry if you’re reading this, please don’t even try.)

Gigi Hadid takes a cue from Kylie (August 2015)

Here’s the thing about pastel hair colour: it’s time for us to tap out, take a break, and try almost any other beauty trend. And look, we’ve all been Ms. Hadid: shaking up her trademark blonde just enough to make this list, Gigi can now rest assured knowing that she went for it, it looked fine, and now she doesn’t need to attempt it until the trend’s second coming (10-15 years down the road). Ombré we loved you, but you’re dragging us down.

Blake Lively invents “Bronde” (July 2015)

First of all, they’re called “lowlights.” Second of all, we’ve all been there — especially in the wake of this year’s blonde craze (and the one of the 2000s that saw me accidentally bleach patches all over my head), which should’ve led to a reprieve from dyeing, not the invention of words that describe what our moms have been doing since the late 1990s.

Taylor Swift gets her bob (February 2014)

The haircut that birthed a thousand squad members.

Katy Perry’s faux pixie (April 2015)

Note that despite Katy Perry’s haircut being less a haircut than it was a wig, we are all to ask for pixie cuts by telling our stylists to just “give us the Kris Jenner.”

Rihanna goes grey (July 2013)

The next time you walk down the street and you see a woman with grey hair, you salute her accordingly, and then you go home and you play a Rihanna song loud enough for the neighbours to complain. Because while the woman you saw is well into her seventies, it’s because Rihanna wore grey so well that anyone has the courage to wear grey at all. Or something like that.

Lena Dunham re-pixies (March 2015)

And just like Mia Farrow, it suits her.

Jennifer Hudson shaves her head (August 2015)

To test if a celebrity is actually cool, monitor the way they announce an aesthetic change. Are they thirsty like a beloved bearded weight-lifting rapper we know? Or, do they like Jennifer Hudson where, after crushing one of the world’s most powerful looks, simply use the photo to explain they sing in their sleep?

Nicki Minaj uses her nails to announce an engagement (maybe? or not?) (April 2015)

See also: overshadow an engagement-ish with wild nail art for added nonchalance.

The One Where Miley Bleached Her Brows (November 2013)

And to think we were shocked upon seeing Jared Leto’s look for The Joker this year.

Jared Leto takes the plunge (March 2015)

He came, he saw, he cut off his ponytail and became the Suicide Squad’s Joker. And for that, my friends, we shall never recover.

Beyonce pixie’d (August 2013)

Most likely an attempt to prove that she will 100% nail any hair colour, hair length, or photo angle, unlike some of us (hello) who will take 144 selfies just to show off a new coat.