ICYMI, Mariska Hargitay is internet hosting the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards—and she or he’s the primary girl to take action in over a decade! For the massive night time, the Legislation & Order: Particular Victims Unit legend, herself a multiple-time Emmy nominee and winner, wore just a few completely different hairstyles—together with one the place she channeled her late mom, the Hollywood legend Jayne Mansfield.
Hargitay, who’s greatest recognized for her quick kinds as Detective Olivia Benson, went for an extended size to host the Emmys, including just a few inches to her brunette bob with clip-in and tape-in extensions for size and fullness. For the purple carpet and the primary portion of the present, her hair was parted within the middle and styled in simple waves, which let her delicate, caramel-blonde highlights shine within the Los Angeles daylight. As Detective Benson, Hargitay’s hair is often styled extra critically, befitting a NYPD detective, however for the Emmys, she leaned into the California vibes with beachy texture.
“For the purple carpet, I wished the hair to really feel glamorous with out feeling too ‘finished,'” Hargitay’s hairstylist Adir Abergel solely tells Attract. “We have been taking a look at that early-2000s undone texture—a number of shine, smooth cascading waves, and this actually pure quantity. I added size and physique with extensions, then broke every little thing up so it felt unfastened, horny, and easy. The gown is so sculpted and saturated, so I beloved the thought of the hair being this softer, extra fluid counterpoint.” Abergel used Advantage merchandise on the actor, together with Type-Setting Volumizing Primer to the roots for carry and physique, Flourish Thickening Styling Therapy by way of the mid-lengths for density, and Therapeutic Hair Oil for shine.
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The Cali-cool waves have been a stunning distinction towards Hargitay’s brilliant purple sequined gown, which we might positively see her mother Jayne Mansfield sporting onscreen in her Hollywood heyday.
