Keke Palmer just debuted a pixie cut

Are you ready for Virgo season? Keke Palmer definitely is! The actor/singer/host, herself a noted Virgo, kicked off the party a little early with a short, sweet, and dainty pixie in her signature copper red.

Though Virgo season doesn't technically begin until August 23, Palmer shared that her birthday—August 26—is just around the corner, so why not start celebrating now? And when we say her hair is short, we mean short! Palmer’s pixie was about as pixieish as you can get, with just a few inches of length and a classic vibe that felt a little ‘60s, a little ’90s, and totally Palmer; she's dabbled in pixieland several times before. Like us, her Instagram followers were instantly in love, flooding her comments with heart-eye emojis and compliments. “Okay pixieeeee,” wrote one. “Hello I’m obsessed! I love your hair short,” wrote another. “My Virgo queen,” added another.

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Palmer paired the pixie with minimal makeup, including dewy skin, a few swipes of mascara, and some lip gloss, and added a pair of big glasses and a Beyoncé tee to the final look. And of course, Palmer stuck with her now-signature hair color, a vivid, warm and bright copper red. She is “THEE Ginger Doll,” after all.

Palmer’s 31st year was a major one indeed; she dropped an album, Just Keke, hosted her podcast, and appeared in a plethora of projects, including her critically acclaimed, box office hit buddy comedy with SZA, One of Them Days.

The beauty inspo has been plentiful too, especially her hair color of choice. The star has been all about the redhead life in 2025, first debuting a bronze-red bob for the One of Them Days premiere and sticking with the red palette for the rest of the year. She's rocked mermaid waves in a coppery color; long auburn-red layers; and cute auburn curls, among many other red looks. She even told People that she's planning to stay a redhead forever. "Having red hair is way more fun. It's funny because I was red before, but I don't think that the color was giving what it's giving now," she shared in July. “This ginger copper… I'm living my best life and I'm never going back.”