Kourtney Kardashian debuts wispy bangs amid illness, stylist unclear

Kourtney Kardashian unveiled a new hairstyle on Sept. 19, posting mirror selfies to Instagram that showed the 46-year-old reality star with freshly cut, brow-grazing bangs. She captioned the photos "Witchy season" with a scissor and black heart emoji, and in an accompanying Instagram Story wrote, "I always get the urge to cut my hair when I have Covid," suggesting the trim came amid a bout of illness.

The photos, which showed Kardashian makeup-free in a faded graphic T-shirt, included a separate Story image of dark hair clippings on the floor beside a beige stuffed rabbit. Her husband, musician Travis Barker, reacted in the post comments with a flushed, sweating face emoji. Kardashian’s lifestyle brand Poosh also engaged with the post, adding a "It’s about that time" comment and a black heart and pumpkin emoji.

Accounts differ over who executed the cut. Several reports credited longtime family hairstylist Justine Marjan with the wispy fringe, describing it as a lightweight set that falls below the eyebrows and can be brushed aside or pinned back for versatility. Other observers pointed to the floor photo and Kardashian’s on-screen text as evidence that she may have acted on an...