Leave it to Megan Thee Stallion to rewrite the rules of summer beauty. Just when everyone else was reaching for honey highlights and bleached ends, the Houston-born rapper went darker—much darker.
Stepping onto the Miami Swim Week runway to unveil her new swimwear label, Hot Girl Summer, Megan debuted a rich brunette hue that her longtime stylist Kellon Deryck dubbed “espresso.” The shade, warm and dimensional, framed her face in tight, voluminous curls that moved like liquid light under the stage glow.
It’s a surprising shift from the fiery copper and playful pink tones she’s sported earlier this year, and yet it feels quintessentially Megan—bold, confident, and entirely her own. “Brought the curls back for @theestallion’s first runway show,” Deryck shared on Instagram, where fans couldn’t get enough of the glossy brunette transformation.
For a second look, he swept her curls into a loose, sculptural updo—romantic yet unfussy—paired with makeup artist Diana Shin’s glowing bronze skin, shimmery lids, and a signature pink gloss. Nail artist Tahvya Krok completed the look with a high-voltage hot pink manicure, the perfect counterpart to Megan’s metallic cutout swimsuit.
While most of us lighten up for summer, Megan’s turn to something deep, glossy, and unapologetically moody feels refreshingly subversive. Hot girl summer, it seems, just got a brunette reboot.
