Time to vote in the first round of American Salon's March Madness-style tournament, BEAUTY BADNESS 2025: The Fiercest Hair on Instagram.
We're starting off strong with 64 of the baddest hair looks you ever saw, crafted by talented stylists not afraid to push creative boundaries in cut, color, style, and presentation.
Vote for your favorites! 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 will disqualify the competitor.
- Voting for Round 1 is live from 12pm noon, March 13 to 12pm noon, March 16.
- Winners of the 32 head-to-head battles will advance to Round 2, where voting will go live March 17.
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
Top Left
1 — @slickback_buttahtoast - "Unapologetic" vs. @elenikhair - "In My Blondest Dreams"
2 - @drebehindthehair - "Hot Lava" vs. @supvalerie - "No Crumbs"
3 - @amandaepsteinhair - “Paint, Slay, Love” vs. @headcase_hair_killer - "Louboutins, But Make it Hair"
4 - @hair.by.libby - "Tequila Sunrise Split" vs. @alesiarosehair - "Big Moods"
5 - @saulacantaraperez - “Quinceañera” vs. @shurveronika - “Film Noir”
6 - @katpaintshair - "Such a Pisces" vs. @danikingxhair - "It's LIT"
7 - @pinkdagger - “She Wants Revenge” vs. @emmys_style - “Why Not Both?”
8 - @adlydesign - “It's Complicated” vs. @hapagirl77 - “Meow”
LEFT BRACKETS
Bottom Left
9 - @dre_hair - "Fuego" vs. @meganrosecolors - "Peacock Tail Vibes"
10 - @sallyloew - “Barbed Wire Blush” vs. @saraluxesalon - “The Baddest Blend”
11 - @hair2dye4.by.crg - “Calico Slay” vs. @motorcitycolormelt - “Rust Belt Angel”
12 - @magic.mirr0r - “Sour Candy” vs. @ktbhair - “Ethereal Dream”
13 - @ashandcobridalhair - “She's That Girl” vs. @pam_mcphatter - “Sapph-Fire”
14 - @natasha.astylist - “Queen Bee” vs. @salon.159 - “The Pinup Life Chose Me”
15 - @meaghanmastersonhair - “Her Royal Hime-Ness" vs. @joyful.hair - “Cherry Bomb”
16 - @saulacantaraperez - “Bow Down” vs. @princess_bocahair - “Ice Queen”
RIGHT BRACKETS
Top Right
17 - @marethehairartist - “Vampire Valentine” vs. @dezaraekbeauty - “Paint Me Happy”
18 - @spacecathairco - “Sex & Candy” vs. @lisamakespretty - “Dip Drip”
19 - @ktbhair - “5, 6, 7, ATE” vs. @henryzador - “Farrah Fawcett Could Never”
20 - @vivid_ace_color - “Raspberry Ganache” vs. @meaghanmastersonhair - “Sweet Honey Buckin’ ”
21 - @shurveronika - “You Can't Afford Her” vs. @jtcolours - “Prismania”
22 - @headcase_hair_killer - “Bad to the Bone” vs. @aubrey.intriquehairsalon - “Secret Rainbow”
23 - @alexis.halo - “It's Full of Secrets” vs. @hapagirl77 + @ygcolorartistry - “Snatched to the Gods”
24 - @elainecavadahair - “Brown Sugar Melt” vs. @hairhippiesteph - “Manic Shixie Dream Girl”
RIGHT BRACKETS
Bottom Right
25 - @sallyloew - "Bad Little Pony" vs. @joyful.hair - "Chain Reaction"
26 - @vivid_ace_color - “My Bloody Valentine” vs. @hair_by_effie - “The Perfect Mohawk Doesn't Exi—”
27 - @kristenbenstoghair - “Fire Fox” vs. @hairbylunabelle - “Unicorn Fever Dream”
28 - @erinchristina_hairmakeupartist - “So Hot It Burns” vs. @slickback_buttahtoast - “Absolute Baddie”
29 - @sherette.salontrendnewyork - “Can We Just Go Back to the 90s” vs. @danikingxhair - “Pink Pony Club”
30 - @janetlarickhair - “So Hip it Hurts” vs. @micielopolo21 - “Lethal Flapper”
31 - @amandaepsteinhair - “Sorbet, SERVED” vs. @stephanie.queen.921677 - “Oil Slick”
32 - @creationsbylauren_ - “Dimensational” vs. @jadahairandbalayage - “Cayenne Chocolate"
Voting for this round is open through 12 noon ET on Sunday, March 16.
The next round of voting goes live at 12 noon ET on Monday, March 17.
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