Do you have to be blonde?
No, but platinum is the fastest route to being read as the aesthetic rather than adjacent to it. Dark-haired versions exist and lean harder on lip, lash and wardrobe to carry the signal.
Is it expensive?
Hair is the real cost — tone maintenance and extensions. Makeup is inexpensive because the list is short and repetitive. Wardrobe is cheap if you commit to one colour, since everything works with everything.
What's the difference between bimbo and bimbocore?
Bimbocore is specifically the visual aesthetic. Bimbo as a term carries the older meaning and the reclamation both. Most people use them interchangeably now.
Is it still a thing?
It peaked as a mainstream trend around 2022 and 2023 and has since settled into a steady, smaller, more committed niche. Less press, more staying power.
