She's Back: M.I.A.'s New Look In "Bring the Noize"

published 25 June 2013

Her hair might be bubble gum pink, but M.I.A.'s look in her brand new video for "Bring the Noize" is anything but poppy. In the clip, we join the singer in a smoke-filled warehouse where she packs a punchy beat and spits some heart-palpitating rhymes. As always, her look is nothing short of statement-making, shifting between multi-net braids that cascade over her shoulders to bright pink neon hair, further contrasted by her all-white ensemble. It may be hard to pull off this look day-to-day, but one DIY-worthy element is her golden manicure — we'd do anything for a set of those gilded claws! Tell us what you think about her new look after watching the video below.

Hallie has worked in beauty editorial for ten years and has been editorial director at Byrdie since 2021. Previously, she was a senior editor at Byrdie since 2016. During her time at Byrdie, she's written hundreds of high-performing stories on skincare, wellness (including fitness, diet, mental health, body image, et al) makeup, and hair. She's a regular on set, helping to source inspiration for makeup and hair looks, as well as interviewing celebrities, models, and other notable women and men in the beauty space.

Before that, Hallie ran Marie Claire's social media and wrote beauty and culture stories for the site, and helped launch Time Inc.'s digital-only beauty brand, MIMI. After college, she contributed to Time Out New York’s Shopping & Style section before landing her first beauty editor gig at Hearst's Real Beauty. Hallie's writing has also appeared in ELLE, Cosmopolitan, and InStyle. Hallie graduated with a BA in Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.