Blake Lively is bringing Serena van der Woodsen back again … or is she? If her hair is to be believed, Lively is absolutely channelling the golden girl of the Upper East Side in her new movie role.
Blake Lively is busy filming her upcoming movie It Ends With Us and has ditched her signature honey blonde colour in favour of a copper red per her character Lily Bloom. Fans have gotten a few glimpses at Lively-as-Lily via paparazzi pics from the set, and a recent photo is really giving Serena.
Serena, in full costume, wore her hair in the beachy, perfectly-imperfect long waves that became S’s signature on Gossip Girl. You know the ones: the effortless “I woke up like this” bends that were basically synonymous with Serena — and Lively herself. The actor’s hair was parted subtly to one side and worn long past her shoulders to her mid-back, styled in loose barrel waves that look like they may have been shaped by a Dyson Airwrap on day one and then evolved over a few days.
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Lively-as-Lily wore minimal makeup, just a touch of pink lip colour and a defined arched brow. The outfit, with its mismatched textures and prints, may not be Serena-approved, but the hairstyle definitely is.
No matter how hard she tries, Lively will always be tied to her Gossip Girl era and the role that made her super-famous. She’s changed her hair colour from time to time, including a brief foray into deep brunette that was probably a wig, but she always comes back to the luxurious long waves she’s worn since the days of catfighting and scheming at Constance Billard.
In April, she posted a throwback shot of herself that fans swore was Serena come to life IRL, given the pieces, messy waves and micromini dress. Lily Bloom and Serena van der Woodsen may come from very different worlds, but the two characters have a fabulous head of hair in common.
This article originally appeared on Allure.