Kat Dennings’ long, curly locks have become her signature look. Not only is she known for having great hair on television, but the actor often shows off her curls on Instagram. Even though Dennings underwent a transformation years ago — her hair was a light strawberry red as a youngster, as seen in throwback pics — her full-bodied mane has been dark brown her entire career. The hair is so embedded in Dennings’ identity that she even twinned with husband Andrew W.K. for Halloween, as the pair both wore all-black costumes with flowing black hair. Fans may associate Dennings with long hair, but she has made a few attempts at cutting it.
In June 2014, the “Dollface” actor debuted a new look on Instagram. Dennings posted a mirror selfie that showcased her bangs. Her hair was also very curly and not very long, as it only went slightly past her shoulders. The following year, Dennings looked punk-chic. She once again had bangs, but this time her hair was straightened. She rocked a sleeveless jean jacket while showcasing that look on Instagram in May 2015. “Eddie Vedder realness,” Dennings wrote in the caption, as a nod to how Pearl Jam’s frontman looked in the ’90s.
The mid-2010s were not the only time the “Thor: Love and Thunder” actor experimented with bangs. To ring in the 2022 new year, Dennings uploaded a video to Instagram in which she cut her own bangs. Later in 2022, Dennings was nostalgic for the hairstyle. “[I]t’s that time of year when I look back at my bangs fondly,” she wrote in a September 2022 post. But to really experiment with Dennings’ hair, we decided to see how she would look with a lot more than just her bangs trimmed and gave her a bob.
Short hair changes the look of Kat Dennings’ face
Our photoshop expert completely overhauled Kat Dennings’ lustrous, long locks by giving her a short haircut. It’s immediately noticeable that the shorter, bob-style cut makes Dennings look a bit older, but the style also gives her more of a business-oriented appearance. The shorter hair also highlights her features, as the “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” star’s bright blue eyes stand out even more than usual. Another striking result of chopping off her locks is how the shape of her face appears to change, as the shorter ‘do seems to round out her jaw. The lack of her customary voluminous hair also gives Dennings a more slender and streamlined neck. Over the years, fans have not seen Dennings undergo such a massive hair change because of her TV work.
When Dennings was still on “2 Broke Girls,” she tried out a DIY recipe to change up her look. In March 2015, she took to Instagram to talk about the process. “Tried dyeing my hair with coffee today. I used conditioner and six packs of instant Starbucks,” Dennings wrote (via Glamour). A month later, she opened up about how restrictions from being on the hit CBS show inspired her to try the coffee trick. “Well I have to look the same for the show all the time. I can’t really cut my hair or do anything to myself,” Dennings said on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” in April 2015. According to Dennings, applying coffee to her hair did little to alter it, but she was given quite the shock from rubbing the caffeinated beverage directly onto her hair follicles. “I felt like I was going to die,” she added.
