When we think old Hollywood, we may immediately think bottle blonde, but when you revisit, redheads were ruling the screen. Rita Heyworth, Maureen O'Hara, Lucille Ball, plenty of Hollywood actresses were dyeing their hair red even if it wasn't natural. Maybe that's why it makes sooooo much sense to my eyeballs seeing Lindsay Lohan sporting a retro hairstyle inspired by ultimate icon Brigitte Bardot. She just slips straight into yesteryear with that auburn hair.
Worn to the Christian Siriano show at NYFW, hair stylist Danielle Priano made the inspo for the look clear, writing in the caption, "❤️Lindsay Lohan giving ✨ Brigitte Bardot". While of course Brigitte is an iconic blonde (more on that later), it's clear to see the references with the soft bouncy curl, face framing layers and the relaxed bouffant. Plus, we can't not give credit to that sultry energy delivered by Lilo – really channelling BB.
Makeup artist Kristofer Buckle continued the homage with a softer take on Brigitte's trademark dark liner, matched with a peachy lip and cheek that continued up to the eye in a lil monochromatic moment.
Just six days ago Lindsey posted another big bouncy retro look and now we're thinking...could she be entering her retro era? Please, please, please yes.
I'd say she was born in the wrong era, but the noughties without her is such a sad sad thought. So maybe let's hope for a star turn in a 50s period movie?
And to circle back to my point that redheads lowkey ruled Hollywood back in the day?? Brigitte's natural hair colour 👀
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Elena Chabo is Cosmopolitan UK's former beauty writer, working on everything from buzzy celeb news and trending beauty, to sincere first-person reviews and engaging video content for social media. She also creates meatier features and expert-led how-to guides, for print and online. Her passion for Black beauty, textured hair, and the ways beauty interacts with culture, society, identity and relationships, quickly took over her writing career and led her into beauty journalism. Following an MA in Magazine Journalism in 2017, she cut her teeth across various roles at Stylist Magazine, before taking on a Digital Writer role at Good Housekeeping. It was here that beauty took centre stage and she launched and ran the site's first stand-alone beauty section. Remaining at Hearst, she joined the Cosmo beauty team in 2022. Find her on LinkedIn.
