11 Times Celebrities Ditched Their Hair Extensions

Hair extensions are so ubiquitous in Hollywood these days, it's almost more shocking when somebody doesn't wear them. It's like spotting a unicorn in the wild—still with an incredible mane, of course, because these are celebrities we're talking about.

Perhaps the most exciting thing, though, is how real and candid stars have gotten about their decision to wear faux hair. Notably, Chrissy Teigen gave a look at the intense process that goes into clipping in her hair pieces for a photo shoot. Selena Gomez charmingly revealed that, yeah, her hair is "very fake." And Taraji P. Henson even wrote an empowering message on Instagram about how liberating it was to be able to be photographed without her weave in.

Below, we rounded up a few of our favorite examples of times stars weren't afraid to pull back the curtain and let us in on what their hair looks like without all the extra length. Scroll on down.

Ariana Grande sent fans into a frenzy when she posted this photo without her signature pony. While many thought she had really chopped her hair, she was just taking a day off from extensions.

Known for sporting long platinum hair while playing her role as Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones, we almost didn't recognize Emilia Clarke when she first debuted this haircut.

Taraji P. Henson nearly didn't let photographer Bruce Weber take this shot of her without her weave in. "I wanted to say 'HELL NO,' but I decided to trust art and the process," she wrote on Instagram. The result: this badass shot.

In between braids and wigs, Kylie Jenner debuted this platinum lob.

Selena Gomez rocks the hell out of a Rachel cut, no?

While we're used to Vanessa Hudgens' Coachella waves, this sleek cut is superchic.

Chrissy Teigen trolled everyone during the Met Gala with a "tutorial" about her hair (she was pregnant with son Miles, so she sat out the annual event). The one thing that stays the same? Her cool caramel color.

Even though it's well-known that Jennifer Lopez loves extensions (remember her epic Grammy's ponytail?), it's still fun to see her with a shorter cut.

Here's Hilary Duff, presumably in between hair appointments, because she was back to her signature long, Cali-girl waves days later.

Sarah Hyland captioned this snap, "Last week I got my extensions out!! It's lob time," right before chopping off another couple of inches.

Nicki Minaj's hair is really long IRL. As she put it, she's got "no perm, no extensions" in this shot.