Time to vote in the Sweet 16 round of American Salon's March Madness-style tournament, BEAUTY BADNESS 2025: The Fiercest Hair on Instagram.
After defeating strong opponents in Round 2 head-to-head battles, these sweet looks have moved onto the next bracket.
Vote for your favorites — and give some props to the hair artist for their amazing talent and skill! 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.
- Voting for Round 2 is live from 12pm noon ET, March 17 to 12pm noon ET, March 25.
- Winners of these head-to-head battles will advance to the Elite 8 Round, where voting will go live March 26.
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 — @slickback_buttahtoast - "Unapologetic" vs. @hair.by.libby - "Tequila Sunrise Split"
2 - @danikingxhair - "It's LIT" vs. @adlydesign - “It's Complicated”
3 - @saraluxesalon - “The Baddest Blend” vs. @motorcitycolormelt - “Rust Belt Angel”
4 - @pam_mcphatter - “Sapph-Fire” vs. @joyful.hair - “Cherry Bomb”
RIGHT BRACKETS
5 - @spacecathairco - “Sex & Candy” vs. @meaghanmastersonhair - “Sweet Honey Buckin’ ”
6 - @jtcolours - “Prismania” vs. @hapagirl77 + @ygcolorartistry - “Snatched to the Gods”
7- @vivid_ace_color - “My Bloody Valentine” vs. @hairbylunabelle - “Unicorn Fever Dream”
8 - @danikingxhair - “Pink Pony Club” vs. @stephanie.queen.921677 - “Oil Slick”
Voting for this round is open through 12 noon ET on Tuesday, March 25.
The next round of voting goes live at 12 noon ET on Wednesday, March 26.
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