Camila Cabello on Dyeing Her Hair Platinum Blonde: ‘I Felt Like I Needed a Big Physical Change’

Camila Cabello reveals the inspiration behind her new platinum image.

“You know, I felt like I needed a big, physical change,” the “Señorita” singer shared on a recent episode of Alex Cooper Call her dad podcast. “I feel, I don’t know, my dark hair has been with me all my life, like it’s just a significant part of how the public perceives me, how the world sees me, and how I saw myself.”

“I feel like it was just a year where, like, the theme was ‘play’ and ‘transformation’ and change and courage,” continued Cabello, who celebrated her 27th birthday on March 3. “But I feel that the music is also so different, that the world is so different that for so many reasons I thought, ‘I feel that a physical change should follow that’.”

While deciding whether or not to switch, Cabello explained that she tried on several wigs to see how she would feel. “I definitely think you should try wigs because it’s such a big change,” she advised. “But I feel like everyone should do it… it brings out a different part of your personality. It’s kind of like YOLO.”

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Camila Cabello and Alix Earle at the game between the Detroit Pistons and the Miami Heat at the Kaseya Center on March 5, 2024 in Miami, Florida.

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“Camila wanted a big moment for 2024, and what bigger moment than going platinum blonde! A color she’s never had before,” colorist Nikki Lee said in a statement. “Our promise to each other was that we could do it, but only if we kept her hair as healthy as possible. We got her to this color with three appointments.”

Lee emphasized the importance of patience when transitioning from “almost black hair to platinum blonde hair” and emphasized the need to understand that it is a gradual process.

“We used L’Oréal Paris Féria Toner in Icy Blonde as an easy way to eliminate any blemishes and keep her hair shiny until she came back to the salon to see me,” Lee said. “We love everything about this change on her; she’s glowing and definitely channeling 2024 vibes!”

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Camila Cabello posts a picture of her blonde hair on Instagram.

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In addition to talking about her hair, Cabello also talked about her past relationship with Shawn Mendes in the podcast. During the episode, she touched on how the couple reunited in the spring of 2023, two years after ending their romance in 2021.

“Me, personally, I think it’s familiar, I’m a fan,” the “Havana” singer said in a podcast about reconciling with ex-lovers, explaining that she finds it “helpful.”

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“I’m kind of impulsive in that way, I would say,” Cabello said. “If I feel it, I say it and I’m not very good at not doing it. Because the worst place to live is my mind, and then I’m like Ryan Gosling Notebook build a house for this person. I’d rather say it and see what happens.”

She concluded: “I decided on that path. … It is, as it is. It was a great route, it was fun. It was a fun moment.”

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