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Sabrina Carpenter Traded Bombshell Beauty for an Angelic Updo at the 2026 Grammys
We have all the details.
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Key Takeaways
- Sabrina Carpenter showed up at the 2026 Grammys red carpet with her signature blonde curls fixed into an ethereal, loose bun.
- The look (her first of the night) came complete with similarly angelic makeup and a custom white Valentino gown.
Having a signature hairstyle is a blessing, but also a curse. For one: it’s easy to decide how to wear your hair on any given day. But when you want to switch it up? (Which is totally allowed, by the way.) You’re signing up for a lot of commentary.
Through the course of her career, Sabrina Carpenter has done a pretty good job figuring out how to have it her way. Her signature look consists of bouncy blonde curls, but as long as one of those characteristics is at play the public is pretty chill. She might wear her hair in natural waves, or—like at last year’s Grammys—throw the blonde strands into a fluffy faux bob.
This year, she also decided to change it up just enough with an ethereal low bun that still showcased those signature curls, albeit in a softer way. In fact, the look was completely angelic. Maybe having a signature style is only a blessing when you’re this short ‘n sweet?
Sabrina Carpenter’s Soft Bun
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Appearing on the red carpet fairly early in the evening on Sunday, February 1, Carpenter wore a custom white Valentino gown covered in crystals. It featured a plunging neckline and sheer tiny cape that worked beautifully with her soft hairstyle—neither distracted from the other, just added to the look as a whole.
“Sabrina was my muse,” explained hairstylist Evanie Frausto in a press release, noting that the idea for the “unrestricted” updo came during the dress fitting. “We wanted the hair to look soft and airy with pieces that fell naturally down the back like they just landed there.”
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From the front, you could see her Laurie Heaps-created buttery blonde bangs softly curving away from her face while longer face-framing tendrils moved in their desired directions a little lower down. When she turned, the full force of the look was visible—Frausto had gathered and twisted her curls into a loose bun that could’ve been mistaken for a ponytail from certain angles.
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How to Get the Look
Frausto was kind enough to share a full breakdown of the sweet hairstyle. The setup started on Saturday night, when Carpenter washed her hair with Redken’s Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo and Conditioner. She followed those staples up with Redken’s new Acidic Bonding Concentrate Hair Bandage Balm to ensure her strands looked perfectly healthy on the the red carpet.
Then came real glamming time.
“I tousle the hair before I put it up. We do not want the hair looking too polished, but a little more unrestricted and free flowing. To tousle, use Redken Root Lifter Volumizing Spray at the roots and Redken Full Volume Mousse through the mids and ends,” says the artist. “Then, do a rough blow-dry to lift and use a 1” iron and put curls in alternating directions. I saturate the curls with Redken Max Hold Hairspray or Redken Brushable Hairspray lightly and brush it out. This is key. It will almost look too messy and that’s when I know it’s ready.”
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Before adding structure, Frausto says to add grit. He went in with Redken Dry Texture Finishing Spray to get “that airy separation that looks expensive” and texture that “makes the whole cascade possible.” After spraying the finisher in, he combed with his fingers and “let the hair expand, giving it life.”
Next up, you’re going to gather the hair like you’re making a low ponytail.
“I lift it straight up the back of the head and just hold it there. That’s the structure. Nothing else. I take pieces and pin them into the head one by one. I let the ends fall over each other. I never tuck them in. I’m stacking texture vertically so gravity gives me that cascade down the back. If I see a shape forming, I will pull it apart,” he explains. “After it’s pinned, I go in with my fingers and gently pull pieces downward. Then I hit it again lightly with the Redken Dry Texture Spray to exaggerate separation and air. This is what keeps it from looking bridal or too ‘done.’”
The bangs and face-framing in the front need to feel effortless, so Frausto says to support the crown from underneath to add lift without tease showing.
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“Then I pull out the face-framing pieces after everything is pinned. The fringe gets a soft curl under so it frames the face without looking set,” he notes. “The front should feel easy. The back should feel editorial.”
And the last step?
“I set it without freezing/making it stiff by using a light mist of Redken Control Hairspray from far away. Then I touch it again and break it apart slightly with my fingers so it still moves. My rule of thumb? If it starts to look like a bun, I know I’ve gone too far. I want it to look like soft curls that were pinned up and just happened to fall perfectly down the back.”
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Sabrina Carpenter’s Angelic Eye Makeup
The 26-year-old’s look came complete with similarly angelic makeup by Carolina Gonzalez. Her blue eyes looked even sweeter lined in softly shimmery white pigment, her cheeks were flushed in the most cherubic way, and her lips were painted a soft rosy shade.
Is it that sweet? Yes! And heaven sent, too.
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Sabrina Carpenter Traded Bombshell Beauty for an Angelic Updo at the 2026 Grammys
We have all the details.
Getty Images
Key Takeaways
- Sabrina Carpenter showed up at the 2026 Grammys red carpet with her signature blonde curls fixed into an ethereal, loose bun.
- The look (her first of the night) came complete with similarly angelic makeup and a custom white Valentino gown.
Having a signature hairstyle is a blessing, but also a curse. For one: it’s easy to decide how to wear your hair on any given day. But when you want to switch it up? (Which is totally allowed, by the way.) You’re signing up for a lot of commentary.
Through the course of her career, Sabrina Carpenter has done a pretty good job figuring out how to have it her way. Her signature look consists of bouncy blonde curls, but as long as one of those characteristics is at play the public is pretty chill. She might wear her hair in natural waves, or—like at last year’s Grammys—throw the blonde strands into a fluffy faux bob.
This year, she also decided to change it up just enough with an ethereal low bun that still showcased those signature curls, albeit in a softer way. In fact, the look was completely angelic. Maybe having a signature style is only a blessing when you’re this short ‘n sweet?
Sabrina Carpenter’s Soft Bun
Getty Images
Appearing on the red carpet fairly early in the evening on Sunday, February 1, Carpenter wore a custom white Valentino gown covered in crystals. It featured a plunging neckline and sheer tiny cape that worked beautifully with her soft hairstyle—neither distracted from the other, just added to the look as a whole.
“Sabrina was my muse,” explained hairstylist Evanie Frausto in a press release, noting that the idea for the “unrestricted” updo came during the dress fitting. “We wanted the hair to look soft and airy with pieces that fell naturally down the back like they just landed there.”
Getty Imags
From the front, you could see her Laurie Heaps-created buttery blonde bangs softly curving away from her face while longer face-framing tendrils moved in their desired directions a little lower down. When she turned, the full force of the look was visible—Frausto had gathered and twisted her curls into a loose bun that could’ve been mistaken for a ponytail from certain angles.
Related Stories
How to Get the Look
Frausto was kind enough to share a full breakdown of the sweet hairstyle. The setup started on Saturday night, when Carpenter washed her hair with Redken’s Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo and Conditioner. She followed those staples up with Redken’s new Acidic Bonding Concentrate Hair Bandage Balm to ensure her strands looked perfectly healthy on the the red carpet.
Then came real glamming time.
“I tousle the hair before I put it up. We do not want the hair looking too polished, but a little more unrestricted and free flowing. To tousle, use Redken Root Lifter Volumizing Spray at the roots and Redken Full Volume Mousse through the mids and ends,” says the artist. “Then, do a rough blow-dry to lift and use a 1” iron and put curls in alternating directions. I saturate the curls with Redken Max Hold Hairspray or Redken Brushable Hairspray lightly and brush it out. This is key. It will almost look too messy and that’s when I know it’s ready.”
Getty Images
Before adding structure, Frausto says to add grit. He went in with Redken Dry Texture Finishing Spray to get “that airy separation that looks expensive” and texture that “makes the whole cascade possible.” After spraying the finisher in, he combed with his fingers and “let the hair expand, giving it life.”
Next up, you’re going to gather the hair like you’re making a low ponytail.
“I lift it straight up the back of the head and just hold it there. That’s the structure. Nothing else. I take pieces and pin them into the head one by one. I let the ends fall over each other. I never tuck them in. I’m stacking texture vertically so gravity gives me that cascade down the back. If I see a shape forming, I will pull it apart,” he explains. “After it’s pinned, I go in with my fingers and gently pull pieces downward. Then I hit it again lightly with the Redken Dry Texture Spray to exaggerate separation and air. This is what keeps it from looking bridal or too ‘done.’”
The bangs and face-framing in the front need to feel effortless, so Frausto says to support the crown from underneath to add lift without tease showing.
Getty Images
“Then I pull out the face-framing pieces after everything is pinned. The fringe gets a soft curl under so it frames the face without looking set,” he notes. “The front should feel easy. The back should feel editorial.”
And the last step?
“I set it without freezing/making it stiff by using a light mist of Redken Control Hairspray from far away. Then I touch it again and break it apart slightly with my fingers so it still moves. My rule of thumb? If it starts to look like a bun, I know I’ve gone too far. I want it to look like soft curls that were pinned up and just happened to fall perfectly down the back.”
Getty Images
Sabrina Carpenter’s Angelic Eye Makeup
The 26-year-old’s look came complete with similarly angelic makeup by Carolina Gonzalez. Her blue eyes looked even sweeter lined in softly shimmery white pigment, her cheeks were flushed in the most cherubic way, and her lips were painted a soft rosy shade.
Is it that sweet? Yes! And heaven sent, too.
Getty Images
Key Takeaways
- Sabrina Carpenter showed up at the 2026 Grammys red carpet with her signature blonde curls fixed into an ethereal, loose bun.
- The look (her first of the night) came complete with similarly angelic makeup and a custom white Valentino gown.
Having a signature hairstyle is a blessing, but also a curse. For one: it’s easy to decide how to wear your hair on any given day. But when you want to switch it up? (Which is totally allowed, by the way.) You’re signing up for a lot of commentary.
Through the course of her career, Sabrina Carpenter has done a pretty good job figuring out how to have it her way. Her signature look consists of bouncy blonde curls, but as long as one of those characteristics is at play the public is pretty chill. She might wear her hair in natural waves, or—like at last year’s Grammys—throw the blonde strands into a fluffy faux bob.
This year, she also decided to change it up just enough with an ethereal low bun that still showcased those signature curls, albeit in a softer way. In fact, the look was completely angelic. Maybe having a signature style is only a blessing when you’re this short ‘n sweet?
Sabrina Carpenter’s Soft Bun
Getty Images
Appearing on the red carpet fairly early in the evening on Sunday, February 1, Carpenter wore a custom white Valentino gown covered in crystals. It featured a plunging neckline and sheer tiny cape that worked beautifully with her soft hairstyle—neither distracted from the other, just added to the look as a whole.
“Sabrina was my muse,” explained hairstylist Evanie Frausto in a press release, noting that the idea for the “unrestricted” updo came during the dress fitting. “We wanted the hair to look soft and airy with pieces that fell naturally down the back like they just landed there.”
Getty Imags
From the front, you could see her Laurie Heaps-created buttery blonde bangs softly curving away from her face while longer face-framing tendrils moved in their desired directions a little lower down. When she turned, the full force of the look was visible—Frausto had gathered and twisted her curls into a loose bun that could’ve been mistaken for a ponytail from certain angles.
Related Stories
How to Get the Look
Frausto was kind enough to share a full breakdown of the sweet hairstyle. The setup started on Saturday night, when Carpenter washed her hair with Redken’s Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo and Conditioner. She followed those staples up with Redken’s new Acidic Bonding Concentrate Hair Bandage Balm to ensure her strands looked perfectly healthy on the the red carpet.
Then came real glamming time.
“I tousle the hair before I put it up. We do not want the hair looking too polished, but a little more unrestricted and free flowing. To tousle, use Redken Root Lifter Volumizing Spray at the roots and Redken Full Volume Mousse through the mids and ends,” says the artist. “Then, do a rough blow-dry to lift and use a 1” iron and put curls in alternating directions. I saturate the curls with Redken Max Hold Hairspray or Redken Brushable Hairspray lightly and brush it out. This is key. It will almost look too messy and that’s when I know it’s ready.”
Getty Images
Before adding structure, Frausto says to add grit. He went in with Redken Dry Texture Finishing Spray to get “that airy separation that looks expensive” and texture that “makes the whole cascade possible.” After spraying the finisher in, he combed with his fingers and “let the hair expand, giving it life.”
Next up, you’re going to gather the hair like you’re making a low ponytail.
“I lift it straight up the back of the head and just hold it there. That’s the structure. Nothing else. I take pieces and pin them into the head one by one. I let the ends fall over each other. I never tuck them in. I’m stacking texture vertically so gravity gives me that cascade down the back. If I see a shape forming, I will pull it apart,” he explains. “After it’s pinned, I go in with my fingers and gently pull pieces downward. Then I hit it again lightly with the Redken Dry Texture Spray to exaggerate separation and air. This is what keeps it from looking bridal or too ‘done.’”
The bangs and face-framing in the front need to feel effortless, so Frausto says to support the crown from underneath to add lift without tease showing.
Getty Images
“Then I pull out the face-framing pieces after everything is pinned. The fringe gets a soft curl under so it frames the face without looking set,” he notes. “The front should feel easy. The back should feel editorial.”
And the last step?
“I set it without freezing/making it stiff by using a light mist of Redken Control Hairspray from far away. Then I touch it again and break it apart slightly with my fingers so it still moves. My rule of thumb? If it starts to look like a bun, I know I’ve gone too far. I want it to look like soft curls that were pinned up and just happened to fall perfectly down the back.”
Getty Images
Sabrina Carpenter’s Angelic Eye Makeup
The 26-year-old’s look came complete with similarly angelic makeup by Carolina Gonzalez. Her blue eyes looked even sweeter lined in softly shimmery white pigment, her cheeks were flushed in the most cherubic way, and her lips were painted a soft rosy shade.
Is it that sweet? Yes! And heaven sent, too.
Key Takeaways
- Sabrina Carpenter showed up at the 2026 Grammys red carpet with her signature blonde curls fixed into an ethereal, loose bun.
- The look (her first of the night) came complete with similarly angelic makeup and a custom white Valentino gown.
Having a signature hairstyle is a blessing, but also a curse. For one: it’s easy to decide how to wear your hair on any given day. But when you want to switch it up? (Which is totally allowed, by the way.) You’re signing up for a lot of commentary.
Through the course of her career, Sabrina Carpenter has done a pretty good job figuring out how to have it her way. Her signature look consists of bouncy blonde curls, but as long as one of those characteristics is at play the public is pretty chill. She might wear her hair in natural waves, or—like at last year’s Grammys—throw the blonde strands into a fluffy faux bob.
This year, she also decided to change it up just enough with an ethereal low bun that still showcased those signature curls, albeit in a softer way. In fact, the look was completely angelic. Maybe having a signature style is only a blessing when you’re this short ‘n sweet?
Sabrina Carpenter’s Soft Bun
Getty Images
Appearing on the red carpet fairly early in the evening on Sunday, February 1, Carpenter wore a custom white Valentino gown covered in crystals. It featured a plunging neckline and sheer tiny cape that worked beautifully with her soft hairstyle—neither distracted from the other, just added to the look as a whole.
“Sabrina was my muse,” explained hairstylist Evanie Frausto in a press release, noting that the idea for the “unrestricted” updo came during the dress fitting. “We wanted the hair to look soft and airy with pieces that fell naturally down the back like they just landed there.”
Getty Imags
From the front, you could see her Laurie Heaps-created buttery blonde bangs softly curving away from her face while longer face-framing tendrils moved in their desired directions a little lower down. When she turned, the full force of the look was visible—Frausto had gathered and twisted her curls into a loose bun that could’ve been mistaken for a ponytail from certain angles.
Related Stories
How to Get the Look
Frausto was kind enough to share a full breakdown of the sweet hairstyle. The setup started on Saturday night, when Carpenter washed her hair with Redken’s Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo and Conditioner. She followed those staples up with Redken’s new Acidic Bonding Concentrate Hair Bandage Balm to ensure her strands looked perfectly healthy on the the red carpet.
Then came real glamming time.
“I tousle the hair before I put it up. We do not want the hair looking too polished, but a little more unrestricted and free flowing. To tousle, use Redken Root Lifter Volumizing Spray at the roots and Redken Full Volume Mousse through the mids and ends,” says the artist. “Then, do a rough blow-dry to lift and use a 1” iron and put curls in alternating directions. I saturate the curls with Redken Max Hold Hairspray or Redken Brushable Hairspray lightly and brush it out. This is key. It will almost look too messy and that’s when I know it’s ready.”
Getty Images
Before adding structure, Frausto says to add grit. He went in with Redken Dry Texture Finishing Spray to get “that airy separation that looks expensive” and texture that “makes the whole cascade possible.” After spraying the finisher in, he combed with his fingers and “let the hair expand, giving it life.”
Next up, you’re going to gather the hair like you’re making a low ponytail.
“I lift it straight up the back of the head and just hold it there. That’s the structure. Nothing else. I take pieces and pin them into the head one by one. I let the ends fall over each other. I never tuck them in. I’m stacking texture vertically so gravity gives me that cascade down the back. If I see a shape forming, I will pull it apart,” he explains. “After it’s pinned, I go in with my fingers and gently pull pieces downward. Then I hit it again lightly with the Redken Dry Texture Spray to exaggerate separation and air. This is what keeps it from looking bridal or too ‘done.’”
The bangs and face-framing in the front need to feel effortless, so Frausto says to support the crown from underneath to add lift without tease showing.
Getty Images
“Then I pull out the face-framing pieces after everything is pinned. The fringe gets a soft curl under so it frames the face without looking set,” he notes. “The front should feel easy. The back should feel editorial.”
And the last step?
“I set it without freezing/making it stiff by using a light mist of Redken Control Hairspray from far away. Then I touch it again and break it apart slightly with my fingers so it still moves. My rule of thumb? If it starts to look like a bun, I know I’ve gone too far. I want it to look like soft curls that were pinned up and just happened to fall perfectly down the back.”
Getty Images
Sabrina Carpenter’s Angelic Eye Makeup
The 26-year-old’s look came complete with similarly angelic makeup by Carolina Gonzalez. Her blue eyes looked even sweeter lined in softly shimmery white pigment, her cheeks were flushed in the most cherubic way, and her lips were painted a soft rosy shade.
Is it that sweet? Yes! And heaven sent, too.
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