Ariana Grande Puts a Surprising Twist on a Classic Updo in Her New Music Video

For Ariana Grande, new beginnings are synonymous with revamped hairstyles. The pop star released her music video for "No Tears Left to Cry" this morning—the first new music since her Dangerous Woman Tour—and with it a new hairstyle to match her head-turning platinum hue, which replaced brunette-turned-lilac lengths late last year.

The video was set in an Inception-style dreamworld that defied the laws of gravity—as did Grande's interminable plaited ponytail. Slicked back and secured high on her head, thanks to the artful hands of celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton, the peroxide updo swung like a vine, reaching well past waist-level. And though the scene-setting style gave way to others throughout the nearly four-minute movie (lengths left loose, a polished low pony) the textured, braided look offered a high-impact aesthetic that felt like a reimagining of Grande's signature styling—before she began letting her hair down. Exaggerated wings of black liner edged out from eyes, and a single, discreet center-parted braid reached down to her hair band, offering the moment a bit of extra drama. Itching to take your slapdash ponytail to the next level? Make like Grande and opt for a twist on the classic.