As a bona-fide millennial—I’m smack dab in the center of the generation—I’ve always been a side part gal. I don’t feel too passionately about the whole generational debate re: parts, but when I try a middle part, it always feels weird and wrong, like I’m four again wearing my hair in Dorothy-style pigtails, and my hair itself prefers to lean over to one side or the other. Or does it? Selena Gomez has me reconsidering.
Gomez, who is herself also a millennial born in 1992, stepped out in New York City on September 17 wearing her new long hair styled in a ‘60s-style blowout with curled-under ends that swooped perfectly over her shoulder. This wasn’t a big, bouncy, voluminous blowout, but rather a sleeker style that began with a very defined middle part. From there, her hair was smoothed out nearly flat on either side, with the front portions tucked behind each ear and the lengths blown out equally smooth with a curvy bend at the ends for a little motion and movement.
Sure, this style (by Renato Campora, who frequently works with Gomez) would work just a well on a side part, but doesn’t it look so good with that precise parting right in the center of her forehead? It’s so precise it feels nearly mathematical! The business-chic look was right on the money for her event; Gomez was in town for the Fast Company Innovation Festival, where she spoke on a panel about her brand Rare Beauty.
Gomez was also feeling the center part the day prior, when she was snapped in Tribeca with a full, wavy bombshell blowout, again descending from a center part. (I love her bobs, but this long hair looks soooo good.) OK, OK, I’m convinced—it’s the start of a new season and time to try a new-to-me parting too.
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