There was once a time when having a full head of pink hair felt like an act of rebellion.

I remember growing up in the province of Zambales, scrolling through Tumblr in the 2010s, and realizing that idea when the women I looked to for creative inspiration existed mostly on a screen. Scrolling through the #grunge tag meant an endless array of girls with perfectly dyed pink hair—among them were artists like Sky Ferreira, Aly Antorcha, and model Fernanda Ly, whose long, luscious pink hair especially became a prominent beauty reference for me—so much so that it made me want to switch up my entire hair on a random school night.

But that’s the problem.

I was also a Catholic schoolgirl, which meant that particular fantasy stayed mostly on the internet. Colored hair was hardly encouraged, so my own experiments were limited to a ₱20 box dye and whatever I could get away with before school rules got in the way. 

I eventually got around to dyeing my entire head pink seven years later. Back then, it still felt like a choice I had to earn—one that came with a certain amount of defiance.

But today, pink hair is everywhere. What once read as rebellious doesn’t necessarily come across that way anymore. Take a look around, and you’re certain to spot the rosy hues being sported by Hollywood icons, K-pop idols, creators—and even on the runway, where the gamut runs from soft baby pink to electric fuchsia.

The color pink is one of the most familiar tones in the beauty spectrum, too, but there’s nothing basic about rocking it as your crowning glory. As more people experiment with the color—and share their interpretations on it along the way—pink continues to reveal just how versatile it can be, shaped by whoever wears it. Soft or subversive, polished or unruly—the hue has always left room to be made your own. There’s no single way to wear it, just as there’s no single way to look confident. 

And if you’re thinking of making the switch, let these 11 pinkheads do the convincing.

Adéla Jergová

A bona fide pop star in the making, Jergová has developed a penchant for pushing the limits since her days on Dream Academy—and her hair has been no exception. The singer has gone from baby pink and hot pink, to more metallic hues of the same color. The “Ain’t in LA” singer’s hair is somewhere between a saturated fuchsia and magenta, worn in long, layered lengths that give the color even more movement. Paired with a ballerina tutu, the vivid pink recalls Tumblr’s grunge era, where hyper-feminine details met a little bit of edge.

Celebrity colorist Matt Rez doesn’t shy away from sharing how to recreate Adela’s pink. On Instagram, he breaks down the process, from lifting her grown-out roots to a level 9 for the pink to take, before layering in Paul Mitchell Colorways in Sugar with a touch of Hot Pink for that soft-but-punchy finish.

Yana Kalaw Look 4 for MNL Fashion Week

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Fresh off the Manila runway, Yana Kalaw’s debut collection, Girls, Girls, Girls, put pink in all its many forms as a reclamation of girlhood—and trust that the hair followed suit. Look 4 takes the pink fantasy of Kalaw’s dreams even further, with a straight, blunt hime cut and long lengths that move through a spectrum of pink, from the softest baby pink to vivid, electric hues. Created by hair artist Reese Roque, the horizontal splashlight through the middle adds another dimension to the gradient, almost creating a halo of color around the head. It’s feminine without being precious, and loud without apology—much like the collection itself.

Yana Kalaw Look 11 for MNL Fashion Week

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Look 11 also makes a case for starting soft. The baby-pink wig, one made by Reese Roque, Criselda Valdoz, and Carlo Roblico, is swept to the side, with a smooth, polished top that gives way to the real magic at the ends: blown-out, crimped lengths that puff outward into a soft, almost cloud-like shape. It’s the perfect shade of pink to strike Girls, Girls, Girls, sweet spot between ethereal and free.

Jao Canlas of Alamat

Alamat’s Jao Canlas is not new to the pink hair game—he’s true to it. The singer has been wearing the soft, candy-colored shade since as early as 2023, turning it into something of a signature color. For MNL Fashion Week, he switches up his usual spiky, textured top for a sleek micro-bang moment, letting his pastel pink hair take center stage alongside a flushed look for Antonina.

Kylie Celebre

When thinking of Kylie Celebre, it’s hard not to picture the bright magenta crowning her head. The content creator is already known for her eccentric, makeup-on-steroids approach to beauty, but her hair is just as much a part of the spectacle. 

On the daily, Celebre wears a heavily layered cut that falls past the shoulders, dyed a vivid magenta pink. To add to that edge, dark, razor-sharp tiger stripes slice horizontally across the crown, breaking up the hyper-vibrant magenta instead of a traditional highlight. The look, according to Celebre, is inspired by the vibrant hues and spiky silhouette of a dragon fruit.

Gail Noel

Allow Gail Noel to show you how to wear pink hair with ease, almost as if it were your natural color.

The Cebuana creative has referred to herself as “pinkhead representation,” and paired with the buzz cut she’s sporting now, she makes a pretty convincing case. Noel is rarely seen without her fading magenta pink hair, complete with subtle darker roots. The look strikes an effortless balance between fairy-like and slightly undone, with just enough edge and adventure to feel distinctly Noel.

Stacey Sevilleja of Bini

Consider us blushing: nation’s girl group member Bini Stacey Sevilleja has been in her pink-hair era. As the group takes their EP Signals around the world, Sevilleja trades her signature look for glossy, pin-straight lengths in a dreamy, faded pastel pink. It’s soft, it’s pretty, and just edgy enough to make the color feel like more than a sweet-girl moment.

Miranda Rae

If there’s anyone who can make a case for pink hair, it’s social media star Miranda Rae, the creative force behind Good Dye Young perfect-pink shade, Baddie. 

She wanted a pink she could reach without mixing “a billion boxes of hair dye” to get it just right—and now, that vision comes to life in her own candy-colored hair. Bright bubblegum pink starts at the roots before melting into softer baby pink and lilac through the lengths, with tiny silver-and-pink tassels scattered throughout. It’s unmistakably Rae—and very, very pink.

Miyawaki Sakura of Le Sserafim

It’s a little throwback moment for Miyawaki Sakura, who brings back the iconic pink hair from her Iz*One days—but this time, as a member of K-pop group Le Sserafim. For their comeback, she sports pin-straight hair in a diffused wash of pale bubblegum pink, melting from slightly deeper, dusty-black roots into airy, multi-tonal pastel ends. Subtle crimping through the front adds an unexpected edge to the otherwise soft look the idol is best known for.

Johnny Suh of NCT 127

Back on the radar after years away, NCT 127’s Johnny Suh makes his return with a soft lilac-pastel pink that brings an unexpected boy-next-door charm to his otherwise edgy look. For NCT 127’s long-awaited comeback, Blingy, the delicate shade feels almost at odds with the cool, rebellious energy of the cut—and that’s exactly what makes it work for Suh.

Tasha of DNA

It’s hard to miss the mop of sweet and airy pink hair on Tasha of P-pop girl group DNA. A longtime pinkhead, she softens the color this time around with a platinum-blonde base, letting smoky roots melt into the pale shade before the pink returns around the mid-lengths and tips. The cotton-candy hue is subtle but unmistakable, leaving just enough of her signature pink behind.

If going full pink feels like too much, try this one for your next look.

Frequently Asked Questions

Matt Rez lifted Jergová’s grown-out roots to a level 9 before applying Paul Mitchell Colorways in Sugar with a touch of Hot Pink, producing a saturated fuchsia-magenta finish with a soft-but-punchy quality across long, layered lengths.

Cebuana creative Gail Noel describes herself as “pinkhead representation,” referring to her long-standing fading magenta pink hair, worn now with a buzz cut, as a visible marker of pink hair as an everyday, natural-feeling choice rather than a costume.

Miranda Rae is the creative force behind Good Dye Young’s Baddie shade, a bubblegum pink she developed to be achievable without mixing multiple boxes of dye. Her own hair shows bubblegum pink roots melting into baby pink and lilac ends.

For her debut collection Girls, Girls, Girls, Yana Kalaw used pink hair—created by hair artist Reese Roque and team—as a reclamation of girlhood, ranging from a gradient hime cut to a crimped, cloud-like baby-pink wig.

NCT 127’s Johnny Suh debuted lilac-pastel pink for the comeback Blingy, while Le Sserafim’s Sakura revived her Iz*One-era bubblegum pink for a group comeback.