Rihanna's Cornrows Are Giving Fans (and Me) Life

Those straight backs are POPPIN'.

For all her love of beauty experimentation, Rihanna tends to keep her hair fairly simple. Sure, she's rocked the Umbrella-era pixie cut and occasional bob. We've even seen her with faux locs, jumbo box braids, and Bantu knots. But for the most part, Rih's hair is typically styled in one of two ways: long and wavy or long and straight. That's until yesterday, when she posed for an Instagram Story in straight-back cornrows that fall well past her shoulders — and damn, fans are excited about it.

Reposted by The Shade Room, Rihanna spends the quick video showing off her new braids from all angles. She's rocking straight backs with polished edges and, as fans are pointing out, she left her natural hairline intact in order to serve full forehead. As one commenter wrote, "She could’ve paid for a hairline so I’m here for her."

Of course, fans were loving it, particularly those who have prominent foreheads and say they didn't feel confident enough to wear a hairstyle like this until now.

Leave it to Rihanna to completely slay our lives, even in a relatively simple, straight-forward hairstyle. And even better, to inspire other people to proudly and confidently embrace who they are.


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