
Rihanna Hairstyles
You may recognize Rihanna as one of our time’s best-selling female music artists, but you may be surprised to know that the singer/actress has been in the spotlight for nearly two decades. This feature showcases our favorite hairstyles from a look back at all of the actress’s appearances.
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Click on any link with Rihanna’s name for insider information about the hairstyle, including the celebrity hairstylist who created the look, the tools and products used, social media buzz, and additional style credits, including the stylist and makeup artist.
Rihanna’s Hairstylists Present and Past
Rihanna Short Hair
![Rihanna's Sophisticated Mohawk - [Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen] - 20100131](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/rihanna-hairstyles-20100131-Stephen-Copy.jpg)
Sophisticated Mohawk
Celebrity Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen
[Pictured: Rihanna’s Sophisticated Mohawk – [Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen] – 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA]
![Rihanna's Super Short Pixie - [Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen] - 20120906](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/rihanna-hairstyles-20120906-Stephen-Copy.jpg)
Super Short Pixie
Celebrity Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen
[Pictured: Rihanna’s Super Short Pixie – [Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen] – 2012 MTV Video Music Awards – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA]
![Rihanna's Short Five Point Haircut - [Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen] - 20080905](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/rihanna-hairstyles-20080905-Stephen-Copy.jpg)
Short Five Point Haircut
Celebrity Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen
[Pictured: Rihanna’s Short Five Point Haircut – [Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen] – Conde Nast Media Group’s Fifth Annual Fashion Rocks – Radio City Music Hall – New York City, NY]
![Rihanna's Short A-Line Cut - [Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen] - 20090504](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/rihanna-hairstyles-20090504-Stephen-Copy.jpg)
Short Asymmetrical Cut
Celebrity Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen
[Pictured: Rihanna’s Short A-Line Cut – [Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen] – “The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion” Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York City, NY]
Long Hairstyles
![Rihanna - Long Curly Hairstyle - [Hairstylist: Yusef] - 20221026](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/rihanna-hairstyles-20221026-Yusef-Copy.jpg)
Long Curly Hairstyle
Celebrity Hairstylist: Yusef
[Pictured: Rihanna – Long Curly Hairstyle – [Hairstylist: Yusef] – Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever” Premiere – El Capitan Theatre – Los Angeles, CA]
![Rihanna's Long Straight Hairstyle - [Hairstylist: Yusef] - 20220211](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/rihanna-hairstyles-20220211-Yusef-Copy.jpg)
Long Straight Hairstyle
Hairstylist: Yusef
[Pictured: Rihanna’s Long Straight Hairstyle – [Hairstylist: Yusef] – 2022 Fenty Beauty Launch – Los Angeles, CA]
![Rihanna's Long Straight Brushed Back Hairstyle - [Hairstylist: Yusef] - 20180602](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/rihanna-hairstyles-20180606-Yusef-Copy.jpg)
Long Straight Brushed Back Hairstyle
Hairstylist: Yusef
[Pictured: Rihanna’s Long Straight Brushed Back Hairstyle – [Hairstylist: Yusef] – “Ocean’s 8” World Premiere – Alice Tully Hall – New York City, NY]
![Rihanna's Long Curly Hairstyle - [Hairstylist: Yusef] - 20180128](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/rihanna-hairstyles-20180128-Yusef-Copy.jpg)
Long Curly Hairstyle
Celebrity Hairstylist: Yusef
[Pictured: Rihanna’s Long Curly Hairstyle – [Hairstylist: Yusef] – 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards – Madison Square Garden – New York City, NY]
Long Hairstyles (Cont.)
![Rihanna's Super Long Beach Waves Hairstyle - [Hairstylist: Yusef] - 20170914](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/rihanna-hairstyles-20170914-Yusef-Copy.jpg)
Super Long Beach Waves Hairstyle
Celebrity Hairstylist: Yusef
[Pictured: Rihanna’s Super Long Beach Waves Hairstyle – [Hairstylist: Yusef] – Rihanna’s 3rd Annual Diamond Ball – Cipriana Wall St – New York City, NY]
![Rihanna's Super Sexy Long Curled Hairstyle - [Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen] - 20130210](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/rihanna-hairstyles-20130210-Stephen-Copy.jpg)
Super Sexy Long Curled Hairstyle
Celebrity Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen
[Pictured: Rihanna’s Super Sexy Long Curled Hairstyle – [Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen] – 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA]
![Rihanna - Medium Length Curled Hairstyle - [Hairstylist: Yusef] - 20121201](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/rihanna-hairstyles-20121201-Yusef-Copy.jpg)
Medium Length Curled Hairstyle
Celebrity Hairstylist: Yusef
[Pictured: Rihanna – Medium Length Curled Hairstyle – [Hairstylist: Yusef] – Nude by Rihanna Fragrance Launch -Macy’s Westfield Century City – Century City, CA]
![Rihanna - Undercut Combover - [Hairstylist: Yusef] - 20131113](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/rihanna-hairstyles-20121113-Yusef-Copy.jpg)
Undercut Combover
Celebrity Hairstylist: Yusef
[Pictured: Rihanna – Undercut Combover – [Hairstylist: Yusef] – GQ Men of the Year Party – Beverly Hills, CA]
Bobs
![Rihanna's Classic Short Bob - [Hairstylist: Yusef] - 20160212](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/rihanna-hairstyles-20160212-Yusef-Copy.jpg)
Classic Short Bob
Celebrity Hairstylist: Yusef
[Pictured: Rihanna’s Classic Short Bob – [Hairstylist: Yusef] – 2016 New York Fashion Week – FENTY PUMA by Rihanna AW16 Collection – New York City, NY]
![Rihanna's Asymmetrical Bob - [Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen] - 20070909](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/rihanna-hairstyles-20070909-Stephen-Copy.jpg)
Asymmetrical Bob
Celebrity Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen
[Pictured: Rihanna’s Asymmetrical Bob – [Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen] – MTV Video Music Awards – The Palms Hotel and Casino – Las Vegas, NV]
Ponytails/Braids

Elegant Ponytail
[Pictured: Rihanna – Elegant Ponytail – Fenty x Puma Sneaker Launch Party – Hollywood, CA]
![Rihanna - Long Single Braid Hairstyle (2023) - [Hairstylist: Yusef] - 20230209](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/rihanna-hairstyles-20230209-Yusef-Copy.jpg)
Long Double Braid (2023)

Celebrity Hairstylist: Yusef
[Pictured: Rihanna – Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show – Phoenix, AZ]
![Rihanna's Sleek High Ponytail - [Hairstylist: Yusef] - 20220312](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/rihanna-hairstyles-20220312-Yusef-Copy.jpg)
Sleek High Ponytail
Hairstylist: Yusef
[Pictured: Rihanna’s Sleek High Ponytail – [Hairstylist: Yusef] – Fenty Beauty Launch at ULTA Beauty – Los Angeles, CA]
![Rihanna's Long Braided Hairstyle - [Hairstylist: Yusef] - 20200222](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/rihanna-hairstyles-20200222-Yusef-Copy.jpg)
Long Braided Hairstyle
Hairstylist: Yusef
[Pictured: Rihanna’s Long Braided Hairstyle – [Hairstylist: Yusef] – 51st NAACP Image Awards – Pasadena Civic Auditorium – Pasadena, CA]
![Rihanna's Long Braided Hairstyle - [Hairstylist: Yusef] - 20191202](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/rihanna-hairstyles-20191202-Yusef-Copy.jpg)
Long Braided Hairstyle
Hairstylist: Yusef
[Pictured: Rihanna’s Long Braided Hairstyle – [Hairstylist: Yusef] – The Fashion Awards 2019 – Royal Albert Hall – London, England]
![Rihanna's Butt-Grazing Ponytail - [Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen] - 20150628](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/rihanna-hairstyles-20150628-Stephen-Copy.jpg)
Butt-Grazing Ponytail
Celebrity Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen
[Pictured: Rihanna’s Butt-Grazing Ponytail – [Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen] – BET Awards – Los Angeles, CA]
![Rihanna - Sleek Low Ponytail - [Hairstylist: Yusef] - 20141029](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/rihanna-hairstyles-20141029-Yusef-Copy.jpg)
Sleek Low Ponytail

Celebrity Hairstylist: Yusef
[Pictured: Rihanna – Sleek Low Ponytail – [Hairstylist: Yusef] – amfAR LA Inspiration Gala – Hollywood, CA]
![Rihanna - Ultra Long Red Braid - [Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen] - 20110502](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/rihanna-hairstyles-20110502-Stephen-Copy.jpg)
Ultra Long Red Braid
Celebrity Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen
Updos

Formal Updo
[Pictured: Rihanna – Formal Updo – CinemaCon 2023 – Paramount Pictures’ “The Smurf Movie” Presentation – Caesar’s Palace – Las Vegas, NV]
![Rihanna - Formal Topknot Updo (2023) - [Hairstylist: Yusef] - 20230312](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/rihanna-hairstyles-20230312-Yusef-Copy.jpg)
Formal Topknot Updo

Celebrity Hairstylist: Yusef
[Pictured: Rihanna – 95th Annual Academy Awards – Hollywood, CA]
![Rihanna - Sublime Intricate Updo (2023) - [Hairstylist: Yusef] - 20230110](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/rihanna-hairstyles-20230110-Yusef-Copy.jpg)
Sublime Intricate Updo (2023)

Celebrity Hairstylist: Yusef
[Pictured: Rihanna – 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards – Beverly Hilton Hotel – Beverly Hills, CA]
![Rihanna's Windblown Updo - [Hairstylist: Yusef] - 20190912](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/rihanna-hairstyles-20190912-Yusef-Copy.jpg)
Windblown Updo
Hairstylist: Yusef
[Pictured: Rihanna’s Windblown Updo – [Hairstylist: Yusef] – Rihanna’s 5th Annual Diamond Ball – New York City, NY]
![Rihanna's Half Up Half Down Hairstyle - [Hairstylist: Yusef] - 20190623](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/rihanna-hairstyles-20190623-Yusef-Copy.jpg)
Long Curled Half Up Half Down Hairstyle
Hairstylist: Yusef
[Pictured: Rihanna’s Half Up Half Down Hairstyle – [Hairstylist: Yusef] – 2019 BET Awards – Microsoft Theater – Los Angeles, CA]
![Rihanna's Sleek Topknot/Bangs - [Hairstylist: Yusef] - 20170501](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/rihanna-hairstyles-20170501-Yusef-Copy.jpg)
Sleek Topknot Updo/Bangs
Celebrity Hairstylist: Yusef
[Pictured: Rihanna’s Sleek Topknot/Bangs – [Hairstylist: Yusef] – ‘Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between’ Costume Institute Gala – Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York City, NY]
![Rihanna - Elegant Updo - [Hairstylist: Yusef] - 20141201](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/rihanna-hairstyles-20141201-Yusef-Copy.jpg)
Elegant Updo

Celebrity Hairstylist: Yusef
[Pictured: Rihanna – Elegant Updo – [Hairstylist: Yusef] – British Fashion Awards – London, England]
Updos (Cont.)
![Rihanna's Prim Topknot Updo - [Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen] - 20141118](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/rihanna-hairstyles-20141118-Stephen-Copy.jpg)
Topknot Updo
Celebrity Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen
[Pictured: Rihanna’s Prim Topknot Updo – [Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen] – “It’s Not Over” Premiere – Quixote Studios – Los Angeles, CA]
![Rihanna - Two Bun Updo - [Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen] - 20120507](https://www.sophisticatedallure.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/rihanna-hairstyles-20120507-Stephen-Copy.jpg)
Double Bun Updo
Celebrity Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen
[Pictured: Rihanna – Two Bun Updo – [Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen] – “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations” Costume Institute Gala]

Curly Updo
[Pictured: Rihanna – Curly Updo – Rihanna Turns on the Westfield Christmas Lights in London]