Gen Z is finally embracing spike buns, the playful updos once beloved by the Spice Girls and Brandy.
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DanieleVenturelli/WireImage/GettyImagesLookingforahairstylethat’stheperfectblendofcleangirlandY2K?Introducing:thespikebun.
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Thenewestreinventionoftheslickback?Thespikebun,whichtakesinspofromthe90sand2000spopstarstaple.
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Thespikebunwaspopularizedbypopstarsinthe‘90sand2000s.ThinkBrandyonMoesha,ortheSpiceGirlsintheirSpiceWorldera.
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