Black Celebrity Short Cut Hairstyles

Black women have been slaying short cuts since we found out about Marcel irons and Olive Oil hair sheen. Halle Berry and Toni Braxton popularized the short cut (also dubbed the “Halle Berry”) in the 90s and celebrity women like Angela Bassett, Nia Long and Jada Pinkett followed suit, ditching the typical Hollywood tresses for sleek and edgy cuts that shaped their faces.

Get into this nostalgic (and modern) gallery of Black celebrity women rocking an array of short cuts.

1. Halle Berry

2. 44th NAACP Image Awards – Arrivals

3. Halle Berry

4. Toni Braxton

5. Toni Braxton

6. T-Boz

7. T-Boz

8. Jada Pinkett Smith

9. Jada Pinkett Smith

10. Nia Long

11. Nia Long

12. Angela Bassett

13. Angela Bassett

14. Angela Bassett

15. Malinda Williams

16. Malinda Williams

17. Mary J. Blige

18. Mary J. Blige

19. Rihanna

20. Rihanna

21. Nicole Murphy

22. Nicole Murphy

23. Nicole Murphy

24. Nicole Ari Parker

25. Nicole Ari Parker

26. Nicole Ari Parker

27. Brandy Norwood

28. Brandy Norwood

29. Keke Palmer

30. Keke Palmer

31. Eva Marcille

32. Eva Marcille

33. Cardi B

34. Cardi B

35. Meagan Good

36. Meagan Good

37. Meagan Good

38. Meagan Good

39. Jennifer Hudson

40. Jennifer Hudson

41. Gabrielle Union

42. Sanaa Lathan

43. Regina King

44. Regina King

45. Wendy Raquel Robinson

46. Wendy Raquel Robinson

47. Gabrielle Union

48. Keri Hilson

49. Keri Hilson

50. LoLa Monroe