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Rihanna Debuts a Wild New Do

04/02/2012 at 12:00 PM ET

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Bye bye, blonde! Rihanna went back to her basic black hair color over the weekend, adding length and side-swept bangs — and shaving off some strands on the left side of her head.

The singer, currently traveling the world to promote her upcoming film, Battleship, debuted the look during a stop in Yokosuka, Japan, on the USS George Washington on Monday morning.

Rihanna has tried a whole slew of new hair colors in the past two years, dying her hair red in June 2010 for her European tour, going brunette a year later and then trying blonde in February. (Phew!)

However, in March, the singer told PEOPLE she was going to go back to black sooner or later. “Black is easy,” she explained. But there’s definitely another color change on the horizon.

“Navy blue is my color right now,” she added. “Not any blue, not the punk blue. I have yet to see the right one. It does not exist yet!” Tell us: What do you think of Rihanna’s new do?

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meme on

the color is very ‘blah’ looking.

emily on

blah? It looks like black ink! I think it’s shiny and beautiful. It compliments her skin and eyes.

Annie on

it looks so natural and compliments her features, she looks so pretty!

Jules on

Finally!

Guest on

At least she isn’t trying to be white anymore with the blonde hair.

LadyLiner on

I am surprised this girl has any hair left.

Rhianna Fan on

This girl is so incredible looking that she could pull off any look. I love everything about her – music, style, etc.

Keep changing things up Rhianna. You inspire all of us to think outside the box.

NNC on

What’s so wild about it???

amy on

She looks SO much better like this.

taunyacurry on

I think she looks better with darker hair but this particular do looks as though she pulled this wig from under the bed.

hahaha on

@ Guest. Trying to be white with blonde hair? Get that ignorance outta here. It’s not trying to be anything. Coloring your hair blond is no different than coloring it blue. Doesn’t have anything to do with someone trying to be who they’re not.

Ally on

Very nice! She’s a gorgeous girl and looks good with any style, but this is very striking. Maybe a few blue streaks instead of all blue? No matter what, she’ll pull it off.

None of Your Busniess on

Really? What’s so wild about her hair do, BIG DEAL People magazine, get your act together!

L ANN on

To look more like Demi for Ashton ???

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Anne Summerhayes on

Depends on what you are looking for in a star. Personally I think the black hair is great if you do not want to be recognized while out shopping. The red hair was just way over the top for me….I really didn’t think it suited her. The blonde was gorgeous! My opinion. I thought she looked like a beautiful black girl playing up her blackness. I vote blonde!!

Annetria on

Wow, that is a bad bag of weave she used. She is so pretty, I love the red honestly. The black is basic and looks good on her, just the hair looks cheap and ragedy.

Bee on

HA HA!@ LadyLiner thinks thats her real hair she keeps changing!

Jah on

not her hair.. can’t ya tell.. bad weave actually.. probably took the blond weave out

Kim on

Its about time she gets back to her roots! She is always over the edge and sometimes beauty can be more natural than people think…keep it this way..definitely stay away from the red!!

Debste on

It doesn’t matter what she does, she NEVER looks good. She is just not an attractive girl. Her body looks better since she’s started working out but there is nothing attractive about her other than that.

Ahhh on

WHY do people think that she was “trying to be white” when she went blond? I swear… race will FOREVER be an issue. DROP IT PEOPLE AND MOVE ON!

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Benn on

Why does she seem so unhappy and desperate? Even with all of her success, she seems “off” and just whack

dirtysouth on

nappy edges, straight sew in

melanie on

she might dye it black bc Ashton likes brunettes ha ha ..

Jane on

She’s chanelling Skrillex. Just you wait. (Hmmm, that’d make an interesting couple, come to think of it!)

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Lisa on

I actually liked her blonde hair much better.

Mack on

Am I the only one who think this looks a lot like the hairstyle Cassie is rocking?

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lisa on

the color looks good but her hair looks FRIED!!!

Gerri23 on

I think it looks natural and makes her seem younger and softer – very approachable! Hope it stays awhile

Pilar Davis on

It looks like a wig falling off.

Jon on

I do like Rihanna’s new Hair-do, boy, she changes her as much as People get married, lol!

Bunnie on

To the ‘Guest’ who said RiRi was trying to be ‘white’ with the blonde hair: Guess that tells us who you are, a woman of color, with extremely low self esteem who, when she sees other of women of color living their lives and having fun, makes disparaging comments out of the hate in her own heart. We’ll be praying for you!

so so on

what hair…it is a weave……she loks better now…I think she changed cuz nobody like it and she was being so criticize for it…………

informant on

she shaved her head and this is just a wig. you can see her scalp.

jenna on

if by wild you mean it looks normal… then…. yeah.

Marie Mullin on

I like the short hair on her, looks like a bad wig. She needs attention I guess, hard on you hair, to keep changing all the time.

Kenzi on

Ellie Goulding has been rocking the side-shaved look for year, so to me, this just seems to be copying her style.
And to the commenter who posted that Rhianna was trying to catch the attention of Skrillex, I believe he’s Ellie’s man.
She could be much more attractive if she would stop acting despearate. She’s a pretty looking girl but her actions – how she’s always trying to get attention for being half-dressed – make her appear uglier to me. I don’t know.

guest on

That’s exactly what I thought – FINALLY! Whew!

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mels on

does it even really matter…90% of that hair aint even hers?

Caro on

THIS IS HARDLY THE WILD ‘DO I WAS EXPECTING!!!! :(

Snow on

I like it. It needs some shine because it looks a little dull – but it’s very flattering, especially to her eye color.

tada on

I guess she could look worse!

a on

she looks really pretty…that colour has always been the best on her…

but seriously…she dyes her hair so much though…that can’t be healthy…

Meganne on

It;s not her hair anyway!!

BeesKneesWalsh on

I think she has a serious case of midget face.

Karen on

I love it! Looks beautiful!

4sure on

Rihanna is SERIOUSLY The most BEAUTIFUL GIrl in the universe. She does no wrong in my eyes. People intake on her is what others and the media take. So there for everyone is on a BANDWAGON. And the people who are talking about ri tryna be white with blonde hair especially the white people with ALL the horses in the world missing their hair!! puhleeaaseee. RIHANNA STAYS WINNING

Jenn on

Cassie did this years ago with REAL hair not plastic soooooo why is the world thinking she set a trend???

Dash on

keep your clothes on for a change, don’t care about your hair color, especially don’t want to see what color it is down there. C___, sl__

Prianka on

Finally! Glad to see Rihanna looking somewhat normal again. Now if she would only put some clothes on.

Corliss on

I agree with Rihanna-black is good.

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aw on

She looks so pretty here. You’re only young once. plus, she’s has with good skin. Have fun with clothes, hair and makeup — it’s playing dress-up.

Kim on

Wow, a black person with black hair. How unique.

samantha on

What’s so WILD about this new hairdo?? it looks more normal than ANYTHING she’s been doing in the past few years…!!!! she actually looks good instead of crazy!!

Kat on

Sooooooo much better than any other hairstyle she’s had recently! I hope she keeps it like this!

JR on

Hooray! Now if Katy Perry would just jump on the bandwagon, we would really be getting somewhere!

postathread on

Total hairpiece/extension…bad weave…she’s beautiful, so she can pull off anything, even this mess…

Amber on

…just because she wears her hair blonde sometimes means she is trying to be white?…..do white people have the only privilege to wear blonde hair?

Jack-O on

The color is a cool, smooth black! But she’s kind of tacky.

Jack-O on

Anyone else laughing when they see a Rihanna fan misspell her name…throughout several posts??!!

Virginia on

I love this color & look! She looks very beautiful & the color compliments her skin tone & features! Good choice rihanna!

Ablue96 on

I think she looks good with any hair color and give the girl kudos for being daring.

And to the comment about “looking white,” I have cousins with naturally blondish hair, we are black, due to mixing in the bloodlines. Please be ignorant somewhere else….

Morgan on

This is about a million times better.

deb on

When I seee her hair it reminds me of chris brown’s video Crawl.

Trystan on

She looks gorgeous as always!!!

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i love her black hair it is her color

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