Three words sum up the Rihanna we saw in 2007, breaking out (and off) from her lengthy, thick hair and into this stunning, short, sexy style: beautiful, gorgeous, sensational.

“When Rihanna cut her hair, we knew she was as hot as her second album. We knew she was here to prove something. We knew we were going to love what she’d do with her hair, makeup and fashion next. And this look was lovely on Rihanna. We saw more skin and more risk. It just worked,” Banowetz says. And Bass agrees, “with her green eyes, this deep purple shadow was right on. Rihanna glows.”