Camila Mendes Ditches Her Signature Brunette Shade for Red-Hot Chili Pepper Hair

If cowboy copper has defined red hair trends since 2023, fall 2024 has ushered in a wave of bold, rich tones like cherry cola and burgundy plum. Now, Camila Mendes is adding a little bit of spice with red-hot chili pepper hair.

The 30-year-old actor best known for playing iconic brunette Veronica Lodge on Riverdale has officially crossed over into Madelaine Petsch territory, though she went for a much deeper shade of red than her former costar did. On November 10, Mendes casually debuted her dramatic transformation with a series of mirror selfies from an airport bathroom as if it wasn’t going to send fans of the blondebrunetteredhead TikTok account—which she shares with Petsch and Lili Reinhart—spiraling in the comments section.

“Just a newly minted redhead with a flight delay and an empty bathroom all to herself,” she captioned the post, tagging celebrity hair colorist Matt Rez. Rez responded to the post with a series of chili pepper emojis, seemingly dubbing the shade “red-hot chili pepper.”

Though the color might have something to do with her upcoming role in the film adaptation of Mattel’s Masters of the Universe franchise, the spicy shade is perfect for cool-toned brunettes looking to go red red this winter.