Reese Witherspoon is taking us back a decade. On May 15, the actor and producer shared a glimpse at her recent Mother's Day [1] celebrations, while also showing off a new look. In photos making silly faces at brunch with her sons [2] Deacon and Tennessee and mom Betty, Witherspoon has a fresh set of blunt bangs [3] grazing her eyelids. Though she technically debuted the style a few weeks prior in an Instagram post with Laura Dern, this is the first time Witherspoon offered a full peek at the chop.
It's been years since we've seen Witherspoon with the hairstyle — she last sported side bangs in 2017, and a full-on blunt fringe in 2012. In fact, in January and February 2012, she wore an almost-identical haircut with long bangs during her press tour promoting "This Means War."
Perhaps she was inspired by her daughter and occasional doppelgänger Ava Phillippe [4], who debuted "bottleneck" bangs [5] in April. Resembling the neck of a bottle [6], the 23-year-old's fringe started short in the middle and curved longer at the edges, skimming her cheekbones. With similar haircuts yet again, the mother-daughter duo will surely continue to be mistaken for one another.
Witherspoon and Phillippe aren't the only stars who've been itching for a hair change. In just the last few weeks, Jessica Alba [7] brought back her curtain bangs, Katy Perry [8] tried a "tassel" ponytail with micro bangs, and Emily Ratajkowski [9] got shaggy swoop bangs.
See more photos of Witherspoon's recent haircut — and past inspiration — ahead.
Reese Witherspoon's Bangs Haircut in 2012
