On Thursday, April 30, Julia Montes surprised Instagram followers as she debuted an unexpected, edgier new look.

In her latest post, the 25-year-old actress, who is generally seen with the traditional and almost-conservative nice long hair, rocked a shorter wavy hairstyle—with bangs.

Her caption read: “White is [heart emoji] for me … my fave color [emoji]”

Julia’s stylist Myrrh Lao To shared more details about their mini-photo shoot on his Instagram account.

Myrrh and his team of stylists dressed up Julia in an immaculate white gown from Light Shine White and paired it with Tom Ford Zipper T-Strap high-heeled sandals.

Celebrity make-up artist Harlyn Fernandez was in-charge of Julia’s beauty look. Meanwhile, Kiel Otilla reinvented Julia’s hairstyle.

Her photos were shot by Dookie Ducay.

Julia’s celebrity friends were thrilled to see her new look.

Isabel Oli wrote, “Wow [heart emoji].”

Meanwhile, Neri Naig said to the actress, “Ganda ganda mo [heart emoji].”

Other celebrities who left comments include Angelika dela Cruz, CHerry Pie Picache, celebrity shopper Aimee Hashim, and Tanya Garcia-Lapid.

Julia had her hair cut short in November 2019. The Kapamilya actress uploaded a selfie on Instagram Story showing her short bob without the bangs.

She recently made a comeback in the entertainment scene via the Kapamilya weekly series 24/7. But, with the enforced quarantine, the series was put on hold.

Aside from this, Julia will also star in an upcoming series Burado, along with Nadine Lustre, Paulo Avelino, Zanjoe Marudo, and Thai actor Denkhun Ngamnet.

Julia remains one of the loveliest faces in showbiz—long hair or short hair, bangs or no bangs.