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Mar 16, 2026 12:38pm PT
Zendaya Achieved Her Oscars Blowout With This GHD Round Brush and $20 Tangle Teezer
"Tonight was the perfect time for a more polished look," says hair stylist Ursula Stephen
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Zendaya brought romantic polish to the Dolby Theatre while presenting alongside her “The Drama” costar Robert Pattinson on Sunday night. Hairstylist Ursula Stephen styled her newly cropped bixie — somewhere between a pixie and a bob — into a sleek, side-parted shape tucked neatly behind the ears, giving the look a slightly androgynous edge.
“We’ve been wearing this cut in her natural texture but thought tonight was the perfect time for a more polished look,” Zendaya’s hairstylist Ursula Stephen tells Variety.
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After washing Zendaya’s hair, Stephen detangled and brushed it in place using The Ultimate Detangler Chrome Brush ($20), then blew dry the hair using the ghd Ceramic Vented Round Brush ($35) and the brand new ghd Speed, an ultra-fast hair dryer featuring new ghd halo™ dual-airflow technology for power with control, cool-scalp, cool-touch and no heat damage. The Speed officially launches in the U.S. this May.
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Styled by longtime collaborator Law Roach, the actor leaned into sleek minimalism with a custom Louis Vuitton gown in a rich mocha-brown hue. The floor-length design featured an asymmetrical neckline with sculptural side cutouts and a dramatic thigh-high slit. The look marked another strong Louis Vuitton moment for the actor, who has increasingly aligned with the French house in recent seasons.
Roach kept the accessories deliberately sharp and minimal, allowing the dress to do most of the talking. Zendaya wore over-30-carat diamond earrings and a diamond-encrusted Rolex Lady-Datejust — valued at roughly $174,000 — along with stacked rings, including her large engagement diamond and a gold band that sparked fresh speculation about her rumored marriage to Tom Holland.
Check out more standout beauty looks from the 2026 Oscars here.
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