It's easy to forget that when a celebrity has impossibly-long hair, it's often down to the magic of hair extensions.

When the world went into lockdown on March 23rd, loads of celebrities took the opportunity to go eau naturel, with the likes of Kylie Jenner and Jennifer Lopez removing their go-to extension to reveal naturally shorter, wavier hair.

Ariana Grande, who is known for her sleek, swishy ponytail, also gave followers a rare glimpse of her naturally curly hair, and it was a good reminder that not all is what it seems when it comes to the locks of the A-listers.

The star turned 27 last week and decided to let her hair down (literally) for the occasion, by taking an extension break. She shared some pictures with her followers the day before, alongside the caption: "almost 27 :)"

One of the shots, which appeared in both colour and black-and-white, was of her posing in the sunshine with her dog, debuting a dramatically shorter hair length than we're used to.

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The singer looked gorgeous, wearing her shorter hair in a half-up-half-down style, with the honey highlights in her fringe nowhere to be seen on the shorter, darker ends.

So, was it a case of one year older, a few inches shorter? No, because the extensions returned the very next day! Ariana also popped on some petal false eyelashes and a pretty floral headpiece to celebrate (we're sensing a theme here).



Oh well, at least your scalp got a taste of freedom, Ariana...

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