{"id":1413223,"date":"2026-01-20T19:03:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1413223"},"modified":"2026-01-20T19:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:03:32","slug":"rihannas-top-knot-and-red-lip-are-making-me-nostalgic-for-2012-see-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1413223","title":{"rendered":"Rihanna’s Top Knot and Red Lip Are Making Me Nostalgic for 2012 \u2014 See Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Knot Guilty<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Rihanna’s Top Knot and Red Lip Are Making Me Nostalgic for 2012<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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This was my go-to beauty look back then, and it obviously still stuns now.<\/div>\n
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By <\/span>Marci Robin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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I can’t say I’m enjoying all the posts about 2016 nostalgia. It wasn’t my favorite year by any stretch of the imagination, though I do appreciate reminiscing about some of the beauty trends. But if I’m really gonna get wistful about the way things were\u2014especially when it comes to hair and makeup\u2014I’d prefer 2012. I strongly associate that year with the ubiquitous messy top knot and strong red lip, and Rihanna<\/strong> is proving that this combo deserves a comeback.<\/p>\n

Back in November 2011, right before the top knot trend exploded, Allure<\/em> said, \u201cEveryone’s doing it these days.\u201d Truer words, am I right? \u201cIt’s a style that, a few years ago, many of us reserved exclusively for the days we spent in sweatpants, our only accessory a TV remote. That’s probably what makes it so cool. It feels haphazard and easy, even when paired with an elegant gown.\u201d<\/p>\n

And in the case of Rihanna in 2026, it looks undeniably awesome with a very mob-wife ensemble: head-to-toe tiger print in the form of a nearly ankle-length fur coat, matching heels, and a cascading fur stole. (Whether or not they’re real, I cannot be sure.) She layered a gold choker under a slightly longer diamond necklace, and hid any eye look she might have been wearing under dark sunglasses.<\/p>\n

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Thankfully, she didn’t hide that lip color, a bold, classic kind of red that I had in heavy rotation back in the day. (Though I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s wearing Fenty Beauty Stunna Lip Paint Longwear Fluid Lip Color, a product that didn’t even exist in 2012.) And of course, she topped it all off (literally) with the ultimate messy bun. Tendrils hang loosely in the front, it’s pulled to different levels of tautness around her head, and the ends splay out, creating a too-cool-to-care look.<\/p>\n

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It really is about time we bring back this vibe, and I’m happy to be the one to take the cue from Rihanna first.<\/p>\n

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More celebrity hair news:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Martha Stewart Traded Her Signature Blonde for a New Mocha Mousse Hair Color<\/li>\n
  • Lady Gaga Reinvented Her Signature 2010s Hair Bow for 2026<\/li>\n
  • Pamela Anderson Is Officially Done With Red Hair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Now, watch Stray Kids take the truth serum:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Source URL: https:\/\/www.allure.com\/story\/rihanna-top-knot-red-lipstick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Knot Guilty Rihanna’s Top Knot and Red Lip Are Making Me Nostalgic for 2012 This was my go-to beauty look back then, and it obviously still stuns now. By Marci Robin January 20, 2026 Photo: Getty Images I can’t say I’m enjoying all the posts about 2016 nostalgia. It wasn’t my favorite year by any […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[52],"class_list":["post-1413223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-allure-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1413223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1413223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1413223\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1413223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1413223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1413223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}