Welcome to the Final 4 of BEAUTY BADNESS 2025: The Fiercest Hair on Instagram! This round will determine the semifinal winner from each side of the brackets.
The four semifinalists below emerged from a nail-biting Elite 8 round that proved every single vote really does count. The head-to-head battles for the last round were truly anyone's game, with some winners emerging just a few votes ahead of their competitor.
Choose your favorites among the Final 4! Tap the competitor's @handle to see their original post on Instagram.
THE RULES - PLEASE READ!
- Votes may be cast for each look once per day, per device. Any attempt to bypass that limit or artificially inflate votes will disqualify the competitor.
- Final 4 voting is live from 12pm noon ET, March 31 to 12pm noon ET, April 3.
- Winners of these two head-to-head battles will advance to the Championship Round, where voting will go live March 31.
The champion will receive 2 tickets to the International Beauty Show in either New York or Las Vegas; an American Salon feature article; all-important bragging rights, and more.
Have fun, good luck, and may the baddest hair slay!
LEFT BRACKETS
1 - @danikingxhair - "It's LIT" vs. @motorcitycolormelt - “Rust Belt Angel”
RIGHT BRACKETS
2 - @meaghanmastersonhair - “Sweet Honey Buckin’ ” vs. @stephanie.queen.921677 - “Oil Slick”
Voting for this round is open through 12 noon ET on Thursday, April 3.
The Championship round of voting goes live at 12 noon ET on Friday, April 4.
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