Gabrielle Union shows off her new, shorter hairstyle.

Gabrielle Union (open in new tab) is loving her new look.

The 48-year-old actress showed off her short, natural curls in an Instagram post on Saturday, in which she shared the story behind her big chop decision. And, spoiler alert, that story is actually a drama-free non-story, which, as Union (open in new tab) pointed out, is exactly why the timing of the hair cut is so important.

"So I did a thing," Union wrote, with a smile, a blush, and a waving emoji."

"Movies always show women cutting their hair when all is lost, but I wanted to know what it feels like to make a change when things are gravy.

Union admitted that the cut was a big change for her, but made it clear that she absolutely loved the new look.

"It hits different and its foreign to me but I ❤❤❤ this new new," she added, adding the hashtags "#SummerChop, #FlawlessChop, and #FlawlessCut."