DIOR DARLING

You Need to See Willow Smith’s Stacked Updo From Every Angle

Don’t miss her frosty baby-blue eye shadow, either.
By Kara Nesvig

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Of all the runway shows during Paris Fashion Week, no front row is as buzzy and celeb-heavy as Dior’s. The legendary French fashion house brings out the A-list, and in turn, celebrities bring their beauty A-games—like Willow Smith, who stunned me with a gorgeous combo of a braided updo and baby-blue eye shadow.

Smith, who is a global ambassador for Dior Beauty, sat front row at the spring/summer 2026 womenswear show—alongside fellow ambassadors Anya Taylor-Joy and Blackpink’s Jisoo—wearing head-to-toe Dior and a high, multi-layered updo that began with braids and ended in a perky pile of waves.

The musician’s updo, styled by her longtime hairstylist Vernon Francois, has three distinct levels, starting with two elevated, braided sections that begin right near her hairline. The smaller section was rolled at an angle, and the larger portion looks like it was rolled around a hairpiece or a hair donut for added lift, volume, and shape. The lengths were gathered into a knot at the base of the second braided section, descending in long, easy waves.

Willow Smith poses at the Dior show wearing her hair in a braided updo with wavy lengths and light blue eye shadow.
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The sculpted style is gorgeous from a straight-on view, but you’ve gotta see the side view to really appreciate every detail. It’s a little beehive-y, a little bouffant-y, and in true Smith fashion, totally cool.

Willow Smith appears at the Dior show wearing a navy jacket and a braided updo.
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Smith paired her updo with the prettiest frosty blue pastel eye shadow, which she wore dusted all over the lid, up to the brow, and in her inner corners, plus a poppy pink blush. Makeup artist Raoul Alejandre used a combo of Diorshow Mono Couleur shadow in Denim and Diorshow 5 Couleurs Couture palette in Khaki on Smith’s eyes and layered Dior Addict Lip Glow in #077 Candy and
Dior Addict Lip Maximizer in #010 Holographic Pink on her lips.

This season’s Dior show was even more important than usual, as it marks the official beginning of Jonathan Anderson’s work as creative director. Smith joined the Dior family in 2024 and has appeared in several Dior Beauty campaigns since then, including one with Taylor-Joy for the Forever Glow Star Filter. At the time, the brand described her as “one of the most visionary and daring young women of her generation,” and we’ve gotta agree.

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