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Historically, there are a number of hairstyles that have been brutally criticized only to get the last laugh and become rather trendy. Take the mullet, for example. We may look back on the “Achy Breaky Heart” business-in-front, party-in-the-back style with second-hand embarrassment, but celebrities like Florence Pugh and Kristen Stewart have breathed cool, new life into the look. And now, Selena Gomez has achieved a feat no one believed to be within the realm of possibility: She’s made a combover look incredibly cute.

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Of course, it’s no surprise that a trendsetter like Gomez has dignified the idea of a combover. Perhaps the biggest surprise is that a combover can even be a thing on a full head of hair. The actor, singer, and entrepreneur attended the Governors Awards in Hollywood on Sunday night wearing a super-slick bun, the base of which is mind-blowingly deeply parted, creating—and elevating—the combover concept.

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But what really gives this look combover vibes is how her baby hairs are styled. A few tiny pieces are sculpted in subtle swoops across her forehead, like the daintiest side-swept bangs you ever did see.

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Needless to say, Gomez’s makeup was also fabulous, featuring matte yet glowing skin, a softly smoked-out, winged eye look, immaculate brows, and a glossy, natural-looking lip, all framed by Boucheron Plume de Paon feather earrings (available for a mere $47,000).