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Gaga styled her headband in one of the easiest ways ever: with her hair worn in a chic low chignon. Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, "Lady Gaga's Poolside Hair Look Is Perfect for Lazy Summer Days," 23 Aug. 2020

From there, the award-show styling was simple: Abergel swept Ronan's blonde hair into a chignon and topped off the look with a 2020 take on butterfly clips (which, like her gown, were custom Gucci). Megan Decker, refinery29.com, "Saoirse Ronan’s Baby Bangs Were Inspired By Audrey Hepburn," 9 Feb. 2020

Influencers are wrapping the delicate fabric around their wrists, using scrunchies to adorn low ponies, and lacing them into chignons. Erin Parker, Glamour, "Giant Scrunchies Are Taking Over Instagram," 21 Feb. 2020

And then those with longer lengths, like Sarah Brannon and Nora Attal, had their hair cast into a low chignon intricately woven into an 8-shape and wrapped in diaphanous netting. Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "The Most Elegant Way to Wear Metallic Eye Makeup, According to the Altuzarra Runway," 29 Feb. 2020

Billie Eilish, whose rapid rise and rabid young fandom is one of music’s most dynamic stories in years, arrived with her neon-green hair in a messy chignon. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, "Oscars Fashion 2020: Janelle Monáe, Bong Joon-ho, and Hints of a More Imaginative Academy Awards," 10 Feb. 2020

Johnson braided the singer's hair into six chunky cornrows and then pulled it into a simple chignon at the base of her neck, using T3 tools and Emerge hair products. Rachel Marlowe, The Hollywood Reporter, "Alicia Keys’ Natural Beauty Look Wins the Grammys," 27 Jan. 2020

The veteran star was all smiles in a custom Vera Wang strapless ball gown, accented with Bulgari diamonds and minimalist beauty look — a tight chignon and barely-there makeup — which put her large floral back tattoo on full display. Megan Decker, refinery29.com, "Scarlett Johansson’s Golden Globes Look Puts Her Back Tattoo On Full Display," 6 Jan. 2020

Pulled back into a chignon, Mandy’s blonde highlights are on full display, with two sections inexplicably pulled from the center of her hairline to frame her face (or obscure her vision, depending on which way the wind blows). Teen Vogue, "Mandy Moore Shared a Throwback '90s Homecoming Picture," 19 Oct. 2019

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