Charli XCX is walking the runway… well, actually, many versions of Charli are walking the runway! In her new video “SS26,” the Brat musician plays multiple high-fashion models stalking across a shiny white runway, which means she’s also wearing lots of different hairstyles—including some blink-and-you’ll-miss-’em bangs!
The video opens with Charli in a sideswept blowout, hair covering one minimally made-up eye. (She puts on way more eye makeup later, don’t worry.) As she sings about walking a runway that goes “straight to hell” as the world ends, more versions of herself emerge, including one in a tight, sleek butt-length ponytail. She wears six different hairstyles throughout the video, but the bangs are definitely the biggest change; Charli hasn’t had bangs for years. They appear about a minute in, falling past her lashline and brushing the tops of her cheekbones and paired with a pin-straight hairstyle and black faux fur coat. We’re so used to thinking of her with her natural curls that the quick change-up to long bangs was a fun surprise.
Later in the vid, Charli dons a high, messy ponytail and a chic bun, all paired with some seriously glam runway eye shadow via YSL Beauty. (Charli is an ambassador for the brand.) We even see her having makeup applied (and un-applied) throughout the three-minute runtime, with makeup artists brushing and blending backstage. The key product for both her “soft gray smokey” and “intense snatched black” eye makeup is the brand’s Couture Mini Clutch Luxury Eyeshadow Palette in Over Noir, a combination of matte, satin, and metallic shadows in gray, black, beige, and champagne. The sculpted shadow is anchored by an equally dramatic liner applied to both her top and lower lashline and smudged out into a winged shape. Very fashion girl, indeed!
Watch the full “SS26” music video (and keep an eye out for some very fun fashion-people cameos!) below.
