{"id":1516309,"date":"2026-01-21T18:28:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T15:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1516309"},"modified":"2026-01-21T18:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T15:28:12","slug":"nicole-ari-parker-is-on-a-wig-break-heres-her-current-hair-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1516309","title":{"rendered":"Nicole Ari Parker Is on a Wig Break\u2014Here\u2019s Her Current Hair Routine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><main id=\"main_1-0\" class=\"comp main layout-body--continuous-scroll mntl-block\" data-tracking-container=\"true\"><\/p>\n<article id=\"beauty-article--sc_1-0\" class=\"comp beauty-article--sc beauty-article mntl-article mntl-article--two-column-right-rail sc-ad-container\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"loc article-header\">\n<div id=\"article-header_1-0\" class=\"comp article-header mntl-block article-top\">\n<h1 id=\"article-heading_1-0\" class=\"comp article-heading mntl-text-block\">Nicole Ari Parker Is on a Wig Break\u2014Here\u2019s Her Current Hair Routine<\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-meta_1-0\" class=\"comp article-meta mntl-article-meta mntl-block\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div id=\"bylines_1-0\" class=\"comp bylines beauty-bylines mntl-bylines\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mntl-bylines__group_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-bylines__group mntl-block mntl-bylines__group--author\">\n<div id=\"mntl-bylines__item_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-bylines__item mntl-attribution__item mntl-attribution__item--has-date\"><span class=\"mntl-attribution__item-descriptor\">By<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-tooltip=\"Essence Gant is a beauty and lifestyle journalist with over 13 years of experience. She is most passionate about the intersection of beauty and lifestyle with diversity, inclusion and equity.\" data-inline-tooltip=\"true\"> Essence Gant<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-author-tooltip_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-author-tooltip mntl-tooltip mntl-group\">\n<div class=\"mntl-author-tooltip__top \">\n<div class=\"mntl-author-tooltip__image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Essence Gant\" class=\"lazyload mntl-author-tooltip__image mntl-image universal-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/essencephoto-335a0649a00a44c396f4235dbcea2d4f.webp\" title=\"essencephoto-335a0649a00a44c396f4235dbcea2d4f\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/essencephoto-335a0649a00a44c396f4235dbcea2d4f.webp\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"img--noscript mntl-author-tooltip__image mntl-image universal-image__image\" alt=\"Essence Gant\" title=\"essencephoto-335a0649a00a44c396f4235dbcea2d4f\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-author-tooltip__name_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-author-tooltip__name mntl-attribution__item \">\nEssence Gant\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-author-tooltip__social-nav_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-author-tooltip__social-nav beauty-social-nav mntl-social-nav social-nav--tooltip\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<ul class=\"social-nav__list\">\n<li class=\"social-nav__item social-nav__item--instagram\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mntl-author-tooltip__bio\">\nEssence Gant is a beauty and lifestyle journalist with over 13 years of experience. She is most passionate about the intersection of beauty and lifestyle with diversity, inclusion and equity.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mntl-author-tooltip__bottom\">\nByrdie&#8217;s Editorial Guidelines\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mntl-attribution__item-date\">Published on January 21, 2026 01:28PM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"loc article-content\">\n<div id=\"article__broad-video-jw_1-0\" class=\"comp article__broad-video-jw mntl-jwplayer-broad mntl-block is-hidden\" data-pixel-depth=\"100\">\n<div id=\"mntl-jwplayer-broad__title_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-jwplayer-broad__title mntl-block\"><button id=\"mntl-jwplayer-broad__title-icon--close_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-jwplayer-broad__title-icon--close mntl-block text-label-100\" data-click-tracked=\"false\"><span id=\"mntl-text-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-text-block\">Close<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-block article__body right-rail\">\n<figure id=\"mntl-universal-primary-image_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-universal-primary-image primary-image\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"primary-image__media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/byr_hfos_nicoleariparker_lead-b31daf2af06040d7a22f778bfe682566.webp\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" alt=\"Nicole Ari Parker\" class=\" primary-image__image mntl-primary-image--blurry\" title=\"byr_hfos_nicoleariparker_lead-b31daf2af06040d7a22f778bfe682566\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/byr_hfos_nicoleariparker_lead-b31daf2af06040d7a22f778bfe682566.webp\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" class=\"loaded primary-img--noscript primary-image__image mntl-primary-image--blurry\" alt=\"Nicole Ari Parker\" title=\"byr_hfos_nicoleariparker_lead-b31daf2af06040d7a22f778bfe682566\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"primary-image__figcap_1-0\" class=\"comp primary-image__figcap mntl-figure-caption figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>Nicole Ari Parker \/ Byrdie<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"125\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"16\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"5\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> Nicole Ari Parker has been a Hollywood mainstay since the &#8217;90s. And while her acting chops know no bounds, she&#8217;s played leading roles in some of Black America&#8217;s most definitive TV and film works. <em>Boogie Nights<\/em>, <em>Soul Food<\/em>, and <em>Brown Sugar<\/em> are but a few. Thirty years after her debut, Parker&#8217;s career remains as dynamic as ever. Most recently, she portrayed Lisa Todd Wexley, the impeccably dressed documentarian on HBO Max&#8217;s <em>And Just Like That\u2026<\/em>, which wrapped its third and final season last August.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> In tandem with her fabulous life as a TV and movie star, Nicole Ari Parker is an innovator and entrepreneur. With nothing but a dream to create a sweat-proof scarf that would preserve her blowouts at the gym, Parker began cutting her husband, fellow actor Boris Kodjoe&#8217;s, favorite shirts to make a prototype. The hit to Kodjoe&#8217;s closet paid off, as the businesswoman officially launched Gymwrap in 2011. The company offers four sweat-absorbent, cooling wrap styles, along with a collection of hats and visors in a range of colors and prints.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> Certainly, decades of life on set and running a hair accessories brand have led to an interesting mane journey.\u00a0<strong>Ahead, Nicole Ari Parker talks more about her freeing break from wigs, her wash day ritual, some of her favorite hair care brands, and more.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Break From Wigs <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I&#8217;m off the wigs right now, and I&#8217;m really letting my real hair breathe, and owning my forehead, and all the things that we&#8217;re made to feel weird about. It was difficult, at first, coming off the wigs. I wore them for <em>And Just Like That<\/em>. That character had a bob, but my real hair couldn&#8217;t have taken that heat on the TV schedule. So we got custom-made wigs, and that was fun. But at a certain point, my hair was literally screaming, <em>I want to be free!<\/em>&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Hair Type <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I&#8217;m 100% natural because I was cornrowed flat for a good wig fit. My hair grew, but it wasn&#8217;t getting the care it needed. I think I&#8217;m 4B, 4A, I don&#8217;t know\u20144C. I have what old folks call &#8216;grease and water&#8217; hair. I love products, and I have so many wonderful brands, but my hair loves water and grease. It&#8217;s very simple. I&#8217;m just bringing her back to fullness.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image figure-square figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Nicole Ari Parker wearing sunglasses and a patterned outfit\" class=\"lazyload mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_1-0\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nicole3-c1d6c65bf5ed4e0c95a62dfa2c0ab77e.webp\" title=\"nicole3-c1d6c65bf5ed4e0c95a62dfa2c0ab77e\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nicole3-c1d6c65bf5ed4e0c95a62dfa2c0ab77e.webp\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" class=\"img--noscript mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image\" alt=\"Nicole Ari Parker wearing sunglasses and a patterned outfit\" title=\"nicole3-c1d6c65bf5ed4e0c95a62dfa2c0ab77e\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>@nicoleariparker \/ instagram<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Favorite Hair Care Products <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I really like Tracee&#8217;s brand [Pattern Beauty] and Tabitha&#8217;s brand [Donna&#8217;s Recipe]. And Carol&#8217;s Daughter\u2014my hair loves it. TGIN has a great Butter Cream Daily Moisturizer. And I keep a little Blue Magic! You know who else has a line? One of my hairstylists, Naivasha Johnson, specializes in natural hair. Her brand is called Curl Queen. When I tell you, my son came home from Germany with his hair tangled. And the [Intense Therapy Masque and Royal Nectar Hair Oil] that she made are so incredible&#8230; I used the whole jar [on him].&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Wash Day Routine <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;It&#8217;s a ritual, it&#8217;s a moment. I wash my hair once a week.\u00a0My hair always responds well when I put some oil on it before wash time. My friend Sarita Choudhury\u2014she was on <em>And Just Like That<\/em> with me\u2014brought me real amla oil and bhringraj oil from India. I make a blend of the two oils, put it on my hair with a plastic cap, and let it sit. I might even sleep in it, and then I wash my hair. But if you don&#8217;t have any of that, olive oil is everything.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Go-To Workout Hairstyle <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I&#8217;m a bun girl. I love wearing my Bandi\u2014it&#8217;s one of my newest styles. I have a skinny Bandi 2.0 and a Bandi+ 2.0. The Bandi+ is wide; it covers my edges if I have to run to a meeting after [working out], and it keeps them flat. When I&#8217;m hiking, I like my hero Gymwrap that you can tie in the back like Sylvester Stallone. I sometimes sleep in my Full Triangle 2.0; it has a cooling technology. A lot of men like it because it has a nice, wide front band with sweat-absorption technology. It keeps their hair out of their face, and they can wear it under their helmet\u2014motorcycle bikers, or football players.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image figure-square figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"A woman wearing a strapless dress long gloves and sunglasses poses against a white door\" class=\"lazyload mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_2-0\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nicole-b6a43d3bb98b428dac6e5bf561c9df3f.webp\" title=\"nicole-b6a43d3bb98b428dac6e5bf561c9df3f\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nicole-b6a43d3bb98b428dac6e5bf561c9df3f.webp\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" class=\"img--noscript mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image\" alt=\"A woman wearing a strapless dress long gloves and sunglasses poses against a white door\" title=\"nicole-b6a43d3bb98b428dac6e5bf561c9df3f\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>@nicoleariparker \/ instagram<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Hair Color Journey Through the Years <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;Well, Kiyah Wright is the one who got me to play with blonde, not only in wigs, but in my real hair. She does that caramel with the touch of honey blonde so well. You&#8217;ve got to really take care of your hair when you lighten it that much.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> On What Inspires Her Hairstyles <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I have a natural inclination for dress-up. I&#8217;ve always been that way, even as a kid, which is probably why I love the theater and acting. Today I might want my face out to face the world, so I&#8217;ll slick my hair back, you know? Sometimes I want to hide a little bit, so I let it be in my face. Because I&#8217;m in busy mode now, Boris and I just moved back to New York, and I&#8217;ve been wearing slick-back buns everywhere: grocery store, red carpet. But I can&#8217;t wait till my hair is full again to wear it like yours, so beautiful.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Favorite On-Screen Hairstyles <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I had just cut my hair short [before <em>Imagine That<\/em>], and I felt really pretty. I liked all the wigs that I got to enjoy on <em>And Just Like That<\/em>. And I think my third favorite is the wigs I wore in <em>Boogie Nights<\/em> because I was born in the &#8217;70s, so all my aunts looked like [my character,] Chocolate Love.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> How Her Children Inspire Her Hair Journey <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;My daughter has a head full of beautiful hair, and she does all the wigs. But I got re-inspired by her. She washes her hair and lets it air dry, and my son, too. They&#8217;re in love with their own hair. I used to be like that more, but when the business came&#8230;if you tried to be natural, [stylists] would still try to straighten your real hair. So it&#8217;s been a journey. Not so much about identity, but about caring properly for your hair. I&#8217;ve never tried to hide my hair or to be less African-American. It&#8217;s just really embracing [and learning] the kind of love and care that your natural, beautiful hair needs.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> The Hair That Makes Her Feel Most Herself <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_37-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;Natural, air-dried wash-and-go hair. You can hear your mom screaming, &#8216;Do not go outside with that wet hair!&#8217; but you just do it anyway. Even as a grown-up, I still hear my mom&#8217;s voice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"loc article-post-content\">\n<div id=\"beauty-breadcrumbs--chips_1-0\" class=\"comp beauty-breadcrumbs--chips mntl-universal-breadcrumbs--chips mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"mntl-breadcrumbs__read-more_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-breadcrumbs__read-more mntl-text-block text-title-100\">Read more:<\/div>\n<ul id=\"mntl-universal-breadcrumbs_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-universal-breadcrumbs mntl-block text-label-300 breadcrumbs\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<li id=\"mntl-breadcrumbs__item_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-breadcrumbs__item mntl-block\"><span class=\"link__wrapper\">News<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"mntl-breadcrumbs__item_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-breadcrumbs__item mntl-block\"><span class=\"link__wrapper\">Celebrities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div id=\"recirc_1-0\" class=\"comp recirc mntl-block\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<h2 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Paige DeSorbo wearing sunglasses holds their hand near their face with an interface for selecting photo or video mode visible\" class=\"lazyload card__img universal-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/byr_wipomf_paigedesorbo_recirc_alt-de448a4f47fc40919d5b00754838330e-2.webp\" title=\"byr_wipomf_paigedesorbo_recirc_alt-de448a4f47fc40919d5b00754838330e-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/byr_wipomf_paigedesorbo_recirc_alt-de448a4f47fc40919d5b00754838330e-2.webp\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"img--noscript card__img universal-image__image\" alt=\"Paige DeSorbo wearing sunglasses holds their hand near their face with an interface for selecting photo or video mode visible\" title=\"byr_wipomf_paigedesorbo_recirc_alt-de448a4f47fc40919d5b00754838330e-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__content \"><span class=\"card__title\"><span class=\"card__title-text \">Paige DeSorbo Is Not Afraid to Break Some Skincare Rules<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"card-list__item_5-0\" class=\"comp card-list__item mntl-block \">\n<div class=\"loc card__top\">\n<div class=\"card__media mntl-image card__media universal-image__container\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Chlo\u00eb Sevigny sitting on the floor holding a perfume bottle\" class=\"lazyload card__img universal-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/chloesevignytheonethingrecirc-9c8203a265f4407ebb9248d7dcb28e66-2.webp\" title=\"chloesevignytheonethingrecirc-9c8203a265f4407ebb9248d7dcb28e66-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/chloesevignytheonethingrecirc-9c8203a265f4407ebb9248d7dcb28e66-2.webp\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"img--noscript card__img universal-image__image\" alt=\"Chlo\u00eb Sevigny sitting on the floor holding a perfume bottle\" title=\"chloesevignytheonethingrecirc-9c8203a265f4407ebb9248d7dcb28e66-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__content \"><span class=\"card__title\"><span class=\"card__title-text \">OG Miu Miu Girl Chlo\u00eb Sevigny on Her Failsafe Outfit Formula<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"card-list__item_6-0\" class=\"comp card-list__item mntl-block \">\n<div class=\"loc card__top\">\n<div class=\"card__media mntl-image card__media universal-image__container\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Amelia Gray having her makeup done for the 2026 Golden Globes.\" class=\"lazyload card__img universal-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lede1-162228ad498544c2913b91d79c1f8888-2.webp\" title=\"lede1-162228ad498544c2913b91d79c1f8888-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lede1-162228ad498544c2913b91d79c1f8888-2.webp\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"img--noscript card__img universal-image__image\" alt=\"Amelia Gray having her makeup done for the 2026 Golden Globes.\" title=\"lede1-162228ad498544c2913b91d79c1f8888-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__content \"><span class=\"card__title\"><span class=\"card__title-text \">Amelia Gray&#8217;s &#8220;Fairy-Like&#8221; Golden Globes Look Is Going Straight to Our 2026 Moodboard <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"card-list__item_7-0\" class=\"comp card-list__item mntl-block \">\n<div class=\"loc card__top\">\n<div class=\"card__media mntl-image card__media universal-image__container\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Ariana Grande with blonde hair\" class=\"lazyload card__img universal-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/arianagrandebamgs-92765d3b3e3f4ed89fe383fa51470147-2.webp\" title=\"arianagrandebamgs-92765d3b3e3f4ed89fe383fa51470147-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/arianagrandebamgs-92765d3b3e3f4ed89fe383fa51470147-2.webp\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"img--noscript card__img universal-image__image\" alt=\"Ariana Grande with blonde hair\" title=\"arianagrandebamgs-92765d3b3e3f4ed89fe383fa51470147-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__content \"><span class=\"card__title\"><span class=\"card__title-text \">Ariana Grande Kicked Off the New Year With a Red-Toned Hair Transformation<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"card-list__item_8-0\" class=\"comp card-list__item mntl-block \">\n<div class=\"loc card__top\">\n<div class=\"card__media mntl-image card__media universal-image__container\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Pamela Anderson wearing a French twist\" class=\"lazyload card__img universal-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/frenchcombs-9015eafba501409f9e0c3a6cb2f3c4cb.webp\" title=\"frenchcombs-9015eafba501409f9e0c3a6cb2f3c4cb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/frenchcombs-9015eafba501409f9e0c3a6cb2f3c4cb.webp\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"img--noscript card__img universal-image__image\" alt=\"Pamela Anderson wearing a French twist\" title=\"frenchcombs-9015eafba501409f9e0c3a6cb2f3c4cb\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__content \"><span class=\"card__title\"><span class=\"card__title-text \">The French Comb Is an Elegant Update to Your Go-To Claw Clip<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"card-list-2_1-0\" 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title=\"byr_afterdark_alixearle_recirc-28990c6616c1484aa7a8c1036e935777-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__content \"><span class=\"card__title\"><span class=\"card__title-text \">Alix Earle&#8217;s Night Out Essentials Always Include This Lip Combo<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"card-list__item_10-0\" class=\"comp card-list__item mntl-block \">\n<div class=\"loc card__top\">\n<div class=\"card__media mntl-image card__media universal-image__container\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Olandria Carthen with her auburn hair.\" class=\"lazyload card__img universal-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/olandrialede-c3486f4db20645b8b83a7d6b93d35473.webp\" title=\"olandrialede-c3486f4db20645b8b83a7d6b93d35473\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/olandrialede-c3486f4db20645b8b83a7d6b93d35473.webp\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"img--noscript card__img universal-image__image\" alt=\"Olandria Carthen with her auburn hair.\" title=\"olandrialede-c3486f4db20645b8b83a7d6b93d35473\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__content \"><span class=\"card__title\"><span class=\"card__title-text \">Olandria Carthen Went Bama Barbie Blonde For Winter<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"card-list__item_11-0\" class=\"comp card-list__item mntl-block \">\n<div class=\"loc card__top\">\n<div class=\"card__media mntl-image card__media universal-image__container\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" alt=\"woman taking a mirror selfie and showing off her Oura Ring jacket\" class=\"lazyload card__img universal-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ouraringjackets-23303a8159484d5f87aaeb1a6b088707-11.webp\" title=\"ouraringjackets-23303a8159484d5f87aaeb1a6b088707-11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ouraringjackets-23303a8159484d5f87aaeb1a6b088707-11.webp\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"img--noscript card__img universal-image__image\" alt=\"woman taking a mirror selfie and showing off her Oura Ring jacket\" title=\"ouraringjackets-23303a8159484d5f87aaeb1a6b088707-11\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__content \"><span class=\"card__title\"><span class=\"card__title-text \">Your Oura Ring Needs a Jacket This Winter, Too\u2014Here Are 8 Cute Options<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"card-list__item_12-0\" class=\"comp card-list__item mntl-block \">\n<div class=\"loc card__top\">\n<div class=\"card__media mntl-image card__media universal-image__container\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Cate Blanchette looking over a balcony\" class=\"lazyload card__img universal-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cateblanchetterecirc-863a684687524b8e88fdf40dac353773-1.webp\" title=\"cateblanchetterecirc-863a684687524b8e88fdf40dac353773-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cateblanchetterecirc-863a684687524b8e88fdf40dac353773-1.webp\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"img--noscript card__img universal-image__image\" alt=\"Cate Blanchette looking over a balcony\" title=\"cateblanchetterecirc-863a684687524b8e88fdf40dac353773-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__content \"><span class=\"card__title\"><span class=\"card__title-text \">Cate Blanchett&#8217;s Beauty Secrets Include Tai Chi and an Extremely Luxe Moisturizer<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"card-list__item_13-0\" class=\"comp card-list__item mntl-block \">\n<div class=\"loc card__top\">\n<div class=\"card__media mntl-image card__media universal-image__container\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Tim Muir and characters from Landman\" class=\"lazyload card__img universal-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/byr_timmuir_leadrecirc_alt-ab28f7780fb5412f84dc10ca82bf8cb3.webp\" title=\"byr_timmuir_leadrecirc_alt-ab28f7780fb5412f84dc10ca82bf8cb3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/byr_timmuir_leadrecirc_alt-ab28f7780fb5412f84dc10ca82bf8cb3.webp\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"img--noscript card__img universal-image__image\" alt=\"Tim Muir and characters from Landman\" 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src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/byr_hairfullofsecrets_recirc-b8f8cc039dde4e8facb15b5927027fbe.webp\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"img--noscript card__img universal-image__image\" alt=\"Person with long hair and makeup looking forward near a lightcolored background\" title=\"byr_hairfullofsecrets_recirc-b8f8cc039dde4e8facb15b5927027fbe\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__content \"><span class=\"card__title\"><span class=\"card__title-text \">Love Island&#8217;s Amaya Espinal Shares Her Post-Villa Hair Care Routine<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"card-list__item_15-0\" class=\"comp card-list__item mntl-block \">\n<div class=\"loc card__top\">\n<div class=\"card__media mntl-image card__media universal-image__container\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Owen Thiele\" class=\"lazyload card__img universal-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/byr_byrboy_owenthiele_recirc-c0d8a2d71a254ea1a885c34da80c82bf-1.webp\" title=\"byr_byrboy_owenthiele_recirc-c0d8a2d71a254ea1a885c34da80c82bf-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/byr_byrboy_owenthiele_recirc-c0d8a2d71a254ea1a885c34da80c82bf-1.webp\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"img--noscript card__img universal-image__image\" alt=\"Owen Thiele\" title=\"byr_byrboy_owenthiele_recirc-c0d8a2d71a254ea1a885c34da80c82bf-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__content \"><span class=\"card__title\"><span class=\"card__title-text \">Owen Thiele on Inviting Exes to Christmas, Loving Blush, and Stirring Up Holiday Drama\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"card-list__item_16-0\" class=\"comp card-list__item mntl-block \">\n<div class=\"loc card__top\">\n<div class=\"card__media mntl-image card__media universal-image__container\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Four women posing in a nightlife setting\" class=\"lazyload card__img universal-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/byr_nightlifeitgirl_leadrecirc-c375bff19d9b4eef9badfaa9d98d3f12-1.webp\" title=\"byr_nightlifeitgirl_leadrecirc-c375bff19d9b4eef9badfaa9d98d3f12-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/byr_nightlifeitgirl_leadrecirc-c375bff19d9b4eef9badfaa9d98d3f12-1.webp\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"img--noscript card__img universal-image__image\" alt=\"Four women posing in a nightlife setting\" title=\"byr_nightlifeitgirl_leadrecirc-c375bff19d9b4eef9badfaa9d98d3f12-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__content \"><span class=\"card__title\"><span class=\"card__title-text \">We Asked It Girls To Spill Their Night-Out Bags\u2014These Are the 8 Products They Always Carry<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n<article id=\"beauty-article--sc_1-0\" class=\"comp beauty-article--sc beauty-article mntl-article mntl-article--two-column-right-rail sc-ad-container\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"loc article-header\">\n<div id=\"article-header_1-0\" class=\"comp article-header mntl-block article-top\">\n<h1 id=\"article-heading_1-0\" class=\"comp article-heading mntl-text-block\">Nicole Ari Parker Is on a Wig Break\u2014Here\u2019s Her Current Hair Routine<\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-meta_1-0\" class=\"comp article-meta mntl-article-meta mntl-block\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div id=\"bylines_1-0\" class=\"comp bylines beauty-bylines mntl-bylines\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mntl-bylines__group_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-bylines__group mntl-block mntl-bylines__group--author\">\n<div id=\"mntl-bylines__item_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-bylines__item mntl-attribution__item mntl-attribution__item--has-date\"><span class=\"mntl-attribution__item-descriptor\">By<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-tooltip=\"Essence Gant is a beauty and lifestyle journalist with over 13 years of experience. She is most passionate about the intersection of beauty and lifestyle with diversity, inclusion and equity.\" data-inline-tooltip=\"true\"> Essence Gant<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-author-tooltip_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-author-tooltip mntl-tooltip mntl-group\">\n<div class=\"mntl-author-tooltip__top \">\n<div class=\"mntl-author-tooltip__image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Essence Gant\" class=\"lazyload mntl-author-tooltip__image mntl-image universal-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/essencephoto-335a0649a00a44c396f4235dbcea2d4f.webp\" title=\"essencephoto-335a0649a00a44c396f4235dbcea2d4f\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/essencephoto-335a0649a00a44c396f4235dbcea2d4f.webp\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"img--noscript mntl-author-tooltip__image mntl-image universal-image__image\" alt=\"Essence Gant\" title=\"essencephoto-335a0649a00a44c396f4235dbcea2d4f\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-author-tooltip__name_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-author-tooltip__name mntl-attribution__item \">\nEssence Gant\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-author-tooltip__social-nav_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-author-tooltip__social-nav beauty-social-nav mntl-social-nav social-nav--tooltip\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<ul class=\"social-nav__list\">\n<li class=\"social-nav__item social-nav__item--instagram\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mntl-author-tooltip__bio\">\nEssence Gant is a beauty and lifestyle journalist with over 13 years of experience. She is most passionate about the intersection of beauty and lifestyle with diversity, inclusion and equity.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mntl-author-tooltip__bottom\">\nByrdie&#8217;s Editorial Guidelines\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mntl-attribution__item-date\">Published on January 21, 2026 01:28PM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"loc article-content\">\n<div id=\"article__broad-video-jw_1-0\" class=\"comp article__broad-video-jw mntl-jwplayer-broad mntl-block is-hidden\" data-pixel-depth=\"100\">\n<div id=\"mntl-jwplayer-broad__title_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-jwplayer-broad__title mntl-block\"><button id=\"mntl-jwplayer-broad__title-icon--close_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-jwplayer-broad__title-icon--close mntl-block text-label-100\" data-click-tracked=\"false\"><span id=\"mntl-text-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-text-block\">Close<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-block article__body right-rail\">\n<figure id=\"mntl-universal-primary-image_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-universal-primary-image primary-image\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"primary-image__media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/byr_hfos_nicoleariparker_lead-b31daf2af06040d7a22f778bfe682566.webp\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" alt=\"Nicole Ari Parker\" class=\" primary-image__image mntl-primary-image--blurry\" title=\"byr_hfos_nicoleariparker_lead-b31daf2af06040d7a22f778bfe682566\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/byr_hfos_nicoleariparker_lead-b31daf2af06040d7a22f778bfe682566.webp\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" class=\"loaded primary-img--noscript primary-image__image mntl-primary-image--blurry\" alt=\"Nicole Ari Parker\" title=\"byr_hfos_nicoleariparker_lead-b31daf2af06040d7a22f778bfe682566\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"primary-image__figcap_1-0\" class=\"comp primary-image__figcap mntl-figure-caption figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>Nicole Ari Parker \/ Byrdie<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"125\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"16\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"5\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> Nicole Ari Parker has been a Hollywood mainstay since the &#8217;90s. And while her acting chops know no bounds, she&#8217;s played leading roles in some of Black America&#8217;s most definitive TV and film works. <em>Boogie Nights<\/em>, <em>Soul Food<\/em>, and <em>Brown Sugar<\/em> are but a few. Thirty years after her debut, Parker&#8217;s career remains as dynamic as ever. Most recently, she portrayed Lisa Todd Wexley, the impeccably dressed documentarian on HBO Max&#8217;s <em>And Just Like That\u2026<\/em>, which wrapped its third and final season last August.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> In tandem with her fabulous life as a TV and movie star, Nicole Ari Parker is an innovator and entrepreneur. With nothing but a dream to create a sweat-proof scarf that would preserve her blowouts at the gym, Parker began cutting her husband, fellow actor Boris Kodjoe&#8217;s, favorite shirts to make a prototype. The hit to Kodjoe&#8217;s closet paid off, as the businesswoman officially launched Gymwrap in 2011. The company offers four sweat-absorbent, cooling wrap styles, along with a collection of hats and visors in a range of colors and prints.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> Certainly, decades of life on set and running a hair accessories brand have led to an interesting mane journey.\u00a0<strong>Ahead, Nicole Ari Parker talks more about her freeing break from wigs, her wash day ritual, some of her favorite hair care brands, and more.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Break From Wigs <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I&#8217;m off the wigs right now, and I&#8217;m really letting my real hair breathe, and owning my forehead, and all the things that we&#8217;re made to feel weird about. It was difficult, at first, coming off the wigs. I wore them for <em>And Just Like That<\/em>. That character had a bob, but my real hair couldn&#8217;t have taken that heat on the TV schedule. So we got custom-made wigs, and that was fun. But at a certain point, my hair was literally screaming, <em>I want to be free!<\/em>&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Hair Type <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I&#8217;m 100% natural because I was cornrowed flat for a good wig fit. My hair grew, but it wasn&#8217;t getting the care it needed. I think I&#8217;m 4B, 4A, I don&#8217;t know\u20144C. I have what old folks call &#8216;grease and water&#8217; hair. I love products, and I have so many wonderful brands, but my hair loves water and grease. It&#8217;s very simple. I&#8217;m just bringing her back to fullness.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image figure-square figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Nicole Ari Parker wearing sunglasses and a patterned outfit\" class=\"lazyload mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_1-0\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nicole3-c1d6c65bf5ed4e0c95a62dfa2c0ab77e.webp\" title=\"nicole3-c1d6c65bf5ed4e0c95a62dfa2c0ab77e\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nicole3-c1d6c65bf5ed4e0c95a62dfa2c0ab77e.webp\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" class=\"img--noscript mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image\" alt=\"Nicole Ari Parker wearing sunglasses and a patterned outfit\" title=\"nicole3-c1d6c65bf5ed4e0c95a62dfa2c0ab77e\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>@nicoleariparker \/ instagram<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Favorite Hair Care Products <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I really like Tracee&#8217;s brand [Pattern Beauty] and Tabitha&#8217;s brand [Donna&#8217;s Recipe]. And Carol&#8217;s Daughter\u2014my hair loves it. TGIN has a great Butter Cream Daily Moisturizer. And I keep a little Blue Magic! You know who else has a line? One of my hairstylists, Naivasha Johnson, specializes in natural hair. Her brand is called Curl Queen. When I tell you, my son came home from Germany with his hair tangled. And the [Intense Therapy Masque and Royal Nectar Hair Oil] that she made are so incredible&#8230; I used the whole jar [on him].&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Wash Day Routine <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;It&#8217;s a ritual, it&#8217;s a moment. I wash my hair once a week.\u00a0My hair always responds well when I put some oil on it before wash time. My friend Sarita Choudhury\u2014she was on <em>And Just Like That<\/em> with me\u2014brought me real amla oil and bhringraj oil from India. I make a blend of the two oils, put it on my hair with a plastic cap, and let it sit. I might even sleep in it, and then I wash my hair. But if you don&#8217;t have any of that, olive oil is everything.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Go-To Workout Hairstyle <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I&#8217;m a bun girl. I love wearing my Bandi\u2014it&#8217;s one of my newest styles. I have a skinny Bandi 2.0 and a Bandi+ 2.0. The Bandi+ is wide; it covers my edges if I have to run to a meeting after [working out], and it keeps them flat. When I&#8217;m hiking, I like my hero Gymwrap that you can tie in the back like Sylvester Stallone. I sometimes sleep in my Full Triangle 2.0; it has a cooling technology. A lot of men like it because it has a nice, wide front band with sweat-absorption technology. It keeps their hair out of their face, and they can wear it under their helmet\u2014motorcycle bikers, or football players.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image figure-square figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"A woman wearing a strapless dress long gloves and sunglasses poses against a white door\" class=\"lazyload mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_2-0\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nicole-b6a43d3bb98b428dac6e5bf561c9df3f.webp\" title=\"nicole-b6a43d3bb98b428dac6e5bf561c9df3f\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nicole-b6a43d3bb98b428dac6e5bf561c9df3f.webp\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" class=\"img--noscript mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image\" alt=\"A woman wearing a strapless dress long gloves and sunglasses poses against a white door\" title=\"nicole-b6a43d3bb98b428dac6e5bf561c9df3f\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>@nicoleariparker \/ instagram<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Hair Color Journey Through the Years <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;Well, Kiyah Wright is the one who got me to play with blonde, not only in wigs, but in my real hair. She does that caramel with the touch of honey blonde so well. You&#8217;ve got to really take care of your hair when you lighten it that much.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> On What Inspires Her Hairstyles <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I have a natural inclination for dress-up. I&#8217;ve always been that way, even as a kid, which is probably why I love the theater and acting. Today I might want my face out to face the world, so I&#8217;ll slick my hair back, you know? Sometimes I want to hide a little bit, so I let it be in my face. Because I&#8217;m in busy mode now, Boris and I just moved back to New York, and I&#8217;ve been wearing slick-back buns everywhere: grocery store, red carpet. But I can&#8217;t wait till my hair is full again to wear it like yours, so beautiful.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Favorite On-Screen Hairstyles <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I had just cut my hair short [before <em>Imagine That<\/em>], and I felt really pretty. I liked all the wigs that I got to enjoy on <em>And Just Like That<\/em>. And I think my third favorite is the wigs I wore in <em>Boogie Nights<\/em> because I was born in the &#8217;70s, so all my aunts looked like [my character,] Chocolate Love.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> How Her Children Inspire Her Hair Journey <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;My daughter has a head full of beautiful hair, and she does all the wigs. But I got re-inspired by her. She washes her hair and lets it air dry, and my son, too. They&#8217;re in love with their own hair. I used to be like that more, but when the business came&#8230;if you tried to be natural, [stylists] would still try to straighten your real hair. So it&#8217;s been a journey. Not so much about identity, but about caring properly for your hair. I&#8217;ve never tried to hide my hair or to be less African-American. It&#8217;s just really embracing [and learning] the kind of love and care that your natural, beautiful hair needs.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> The Hair That Makes Her Feel Most Herself <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_37-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;Natural, air-dried wash-and-go hair. You can hear your mom screaming, &#8216;Do not go outside with that wet hair!&#8217; but you just do it anyway. Even as a grown-up, I still hear my mom&#8217;s voice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"loc article-post-content\">\n<div id=\"beauty-breadcrumbs--chips_1-0\" class=\"comp beauty-breadcrumbs--chips mntl-universal-breadcrumbs--chips mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"mntl-breadcrumbs__read-more_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-breadcrumbs__read-more mntl-text-block text-title-100\">Read more:<\/div>\n<ul id=\"mntl-universal-breadcrumbs_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-universal-breadcrumbs mntl-block text-label-300 breadcrumbs\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<li id=\"mntl-breadcrumbs__item_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-breadcrumbs__item mntl-block\"><span class=\"link__wrapper\">News<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"mntl-breadcrumbs__item_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-breadcrumbs__item mntl-block\"><span class=\"link__wrapper\">Celebrities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"loc article-content\">\n<div id=\"article__broad-video-jw_1-0\" class=\"comp article__broad-video-jw mntl-jwplayer-broad mntl-block is-hidden\" data-pixel-depth=\"100\">\n<div id=\"mntl-jwplayer-broad__title_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-jwplayer-broad__title mntl-block\"><button id=\"mntl-jwplayer-broad__title-icon--close_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-jwplayer-broad__title-icon--close mntl-block text-label-100\" data-click-tracked=\"false\"><span id=\"mntl-text-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-text-block\">Close<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-block article__body right-rail\">\n<figure id=\"mntl-universal-primary-image_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-universal-primary-image primary-image\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"primary-image__media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/byr_hfos_nicoleariparker_lead-b31daf2af06040d7a22f778bfe682566.webp\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" alt=\"Nicole Ari Parker\" class=\" primary-image__image mntl-primary-image--blurry\" title=\"byr_hfos_nicoleariparker_lead-b31daf2af06040d7a22f778bfe682566\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/byr_hfos_nicoleariparker_lead-b31daf2af06040d7a22f778bfe682566.webp\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" class=\"loaded primary-img--noscript primary-image__image mntl-primary-image--blurry\" alt=\"Nicole Ari Parker\" title=\"byr_hfos_nicoleariparker_lead-b31daf2af06040d7a22f778bfe682566\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"primary-image__figcap_1-0\" class=\"comp primary-image__figcap mntl-figure-caption figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>Nicole Ari Parker \/ Byrdie<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"125\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"16\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"5\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> Nicole Ari Parker has been a Hollywood mainstay since the &#8217;90s. And while her acting chops know no bounds, she&#8217;s played leading roles in some of Black America&#8217;s most definitive TV and film works. <em>Boogie Nights<\/em>, <em>Soul Food<\/em>, and <em>Brown Sugar<\/em> are but a few. Thirty years after her debut, Parker&#8217;s career remains as dynamic as ever. Most recently, she portrayed Lisa Todd Wexley, the impeccably dressed documentarian on HBO Max&#8217;s <em>And Just Like That\u2026<\/em>, which wrapped its third and final season last August.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> In tandem with her fabulous life as a TV and movie star, Nicole Ari Parker is an innovator and entrepreneur. With nothing but a dream to create a sweat-proof scarf that would preserve her blowouts at the gym, Parker began cutting her husband, fellow actor Boris Kodjoe&#8217;s, favorite shirts to make a prototype. The hit to Kodjoe&#8217;s closet paid off, as the businesswoman officially launched Gymwrap in 2011. The company offers four sweat-absorbent, cooling wrap styles, along with a collection of hats and visors in a range of colors and prints.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> Certainly, decades of life on set and running a hair accessories brand have led to an interesting mane journey.\u00a0<strong>Ahead, Nicole Ari Parker talks more about her freeing break from wigs, her wash day ritual, some of her favorite hair care brands, and more.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Break From Wigs <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I&#8217;m off the wigs right now, and I&#8217;m really letting my real hair breathe, and owning my forehead, and all the things that we&#8217;re made to feel weird about. It was difficult, at first, coming off the wigs. I wore them for <em>And Just Like That<\/em>. That character had a bob, but my real hair couldn&#8217;t have taken that heat on the TV schedule. So we got custom-made wigs, and that was fun. But at a certain point, my hair was literally screaming, <em>I want to be free!<\/em>&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Hair Type <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I&#8217;m 100% natural because I was cornrowed flat for a good wig fit. My hair grew, but it wasn&#8217;t getting the care it needed. I think I&#8217;m 4B, 4A, I don&#8217;t know\u20144C. I have what old folks call &#8216;grease and water&#8217; hair. I love products, and I have so many wonderful brands, but my hair loves water and grease. It&#8217;s very simple. I&#8217;m just bringing her back to fullness.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image figure-square figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Nicole Ari Parker wearing sunglasses and a patterned outfit\" class=\"lazyload mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_1-0\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nicole3-c1d6c65bf5ed4e0c95a62dfa2c0ab77e.webp\" title=\"nicole3-c1d6c65bf5ed4e0c95a62dfa2c0ab77e\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nicole3-c1d6c65bf5ed4e0c95a62dfa2c0ab77e.webp\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" class=\"img--noscript mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image\" alt=\"Nicole Ari Parker wearing sunglasses and a patterned outfit\" title=\"nicole3-c1d6c65bf5ed4e0c95a62dfa2c0ab77e\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>@nicoleariparker \/ instagram<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Favorite Hair Care Products <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I really like Tracee&#8217;s brand [Pattern Beauty] and Tabitha&#8217;s brand [Donna&#8217;s Recipe]. And Carol&#8217;s Daughter\u2014my hair loves it. TGIN has a great Butter Cream Daily Moisturizer. And I keep a little Blue Magic! You know who else has a line? One of my hairstylists, Naivasha Johnson, specializes in natural hair. Her brand is called Curl Queen. When I tell you, my son came home from Germany with his hair tangled. And the [Intense Therapy Masque and Royal Nectar Hair Oil] that she made are so incredible&#8230; I used the whole jar [on him].&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Wash Day Routine <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;It&#8217;s a ritual, it&#8217;s a moment. I wash my hair once a week.\u00a0My hair always responds well when I put some oil on it before wash time. My friend Sarita Choudhury\u2014she was on <em>And Just Like That<\/em> with me\u2014brought me real amla oil and bhringraj oil from India. I make a blend of the two oils, put it on my hair with a plastic cap, and let it sit. I might even sleep in it, and then I wash my hair. But if you don&#8217;t have any of that, olive oil is everything.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Go-To Workout Hairstyle <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I&#8217;m a bun girl. I love wearing my Bandi\u2014it&#8217;s one of my newest styles. I have a skinny Bandi 2.0 and a Bandi+ 2.0. The Bandi+ is wide; it covers my edges if I have to run to a meeting after [working out], and it keeps them flat. When I&#8217;m hiking, I like my hero Gymwrap that you can tie in the back like Sylvester Stallone. I sometimes sleep in my Full Triangle 2.0; it has a cooling technology. A lot of men like it because it has a nice, wide front band with sweat-absorption technology. It keeps their hair out of their face, and they can wear it under their helmet\u2014motorcycle bikers, or football players.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image figure-square figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"A woman wearing a strapless dress long gloves and sunglasses poses against a white door\" class=\"lazyload mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_2-0\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nicole-b6a43d3bb98b428dac6e5bf561c9df3f.webp\" title=\"nicole-b6a43d3bb98b428dac6e5bf561c9df3f\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nicole-b6a43d3bb98b428dac6e5bf561c9df3f.webp\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" class=\"img--noscript mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image\" alt=\"A woman wearing a strapless dress long gloves and sunglasses poses against a white door\" title=\"nicole-b6a43d3bb98b428dac6e5bf561c9df3f\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>@nicoleariparker \/ instagram<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Hair Color Journey Through the Years <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;Well, Kiyah Wright is the one who got me to play with blonde, not only in wigs, but in my real hair. She does that caramel with the touch of honey blonde so well. You&#8217;ve got to really take care of your hair when you lighten it that much.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> On What Inspires Her Hairstyles <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I have a natural inclination for dress-up. I&#8217;ve always been that way, even as a kid, which is probably why I love the theater and acting. Today I might want my face out to face the world, so I&#8217;ll slick my hair back, you know? Sometimes I want to hide a little bit, so I let it be in my face. Because I&#8217;m in busy mode now, Boris and I just moved back to New York, and I&#8217;ve been wearing slick-back buns everywhere: grocery store, red carpet. But I can&#8217;t wait till my hair is full again to wear it like yours, so beautiful.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Favorite On-Screen Hairstyles <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I had just cut my hair short [before <em>Imagine That<\/em>], and I felt really pretty. I liked all the wigs that I got to enjoy on <em>And Just Like That<\/em>. And I think my third favorite is the wigs I wore in <em>Boogie Nights<\/em> because I was born in the &#8217;70s, so all my aunts looked like [my character,] Chocolate Love.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> How Her Children Inspire Her Hair Journey <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;My daughter has a head full of beautiful hair, and she does all the wigs. But I got re-inspired by her. She washes her hair and lets it air dry, and my son, too. They&#8217;re in love with their own hair. I used to be like that more, but when the business came&#8230;if you tried to be natural, [stylists] would still try to straighten your real hair. So it&#8217;s been a journey. Not so much about identity, but about caring properly for your hair. I&#8217;ve never tried to hide my hair or to be less African-American. It&#8217;s just really embracing [and learning] the kind of love and care that your natural, beautiful hair needs.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> The Hair That Makes Her Feel Most Herself <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_37-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;Natural, air-dried wash-and-go hair. You can hear your mom screaming, &#8216;Do not go outside with that wet hair!&#8217; but you just do it anyway. Even as a grown-up, I still hear my mom&#8217;s voice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"125\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"16\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"5\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> Nicole Ari Parker has been a Hollywood mainstay since the &#8217;90s. And while her acting chops know no bounds, she&#8217;s played leading roles in some of Black America&#8217;s most definitive TV and film works. <em>Boogie Nights<\/em>, <em>Soul Food<\/em>, and <em>Brown Sugar<\/em> are but a few. Thirty years after her debut, Parker&#8217;s career remains as dynamic as ever. Most recently, she portrayed Lisa Todd Wexley, the impeccably dressed documentarian on HBO Max&#8217;s <em>And Just Like That\u2026<\/em>, which wrapped its third and final season last August.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> In tandem with her fabulous life as a TV and movie star, Nicole Ari Parker is an innovator and entrepreneur. With nothing but a dream to create a sweat-proof scarf that would preserve her blowouts at the gym, Parker began cutting her husband, fellow actor Boris Kodjoe&#8217;s, favorite shirts to make a prototype. The hit to Kodjoe&#8217;s closet paid off, as the businesswoman officially launched Gymwrap in 2011. The company offers four sweat-absorbent, cooling wrap styles, along with a collection of hats and visors in a range of colors and prints.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> Certainly, decades of life on set and running a hair accessories brand have led to an interesting mane journey.\u00a0<strong>Ahead, Nicole Ari Parker talks more about her freeing break from wigs, her wash day ritual, some of her favorite hair care brands, and more.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Break From Wigs <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I&#8217;m off the wigs right now, and I&#8217;m really letting my real hair breathe, and owning my forehead, and all the things that we&#8217;re made to feel weird about. It was difficult, at first, coming off the wigs. I wore them for <em>And Just Like That<\/em>. That character had a bob, but my real hair couldn&#8217;t have taken that heat on the TV schedule. So we got custom-made wigs, and that was fun. But at a certain point, my hair was literally screaming, <em>I want to be free!<\/em>&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Hair Type <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I&#8217;m 100% natural because I was cornrowed flat for a good wig fit. My hair grew, but it wasn&#8217;t getting the care it needed. I think I&#8217;m 4B, 4A, I don&#8217;t know\u20144C. I have what old folks call &#8216;grease and water&#8217; hair. I love products, and I have so many wonderful brands, but my hair loves water and grease. It&#8217;s very simple. I&#8217;m just bringing her back to fullness.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image figure-square figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Nicole Ari Parker wearing sunglasses and a patterned outfit\" class=\"lazyload mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_1-0\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nicole3-c1d6c65bf5ed4e0c95a62dfa2c0ab77e.webp\" title=\"nicole3-c1d6c65bf5ed4e0c95a62dfa2c0ab77e\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nicole3-c1d6c65bf5ed4e0c95a62dfa2c0ab77e.webp\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" class=\"img--noscript mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image\" alt=\"Nicole Ari Parker wearing sunglasses and a patterned outfit\" title=\"nicole3-c1d6c65bf5ed4e0c95a62dfa2c0ab77e\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>@nicoleariparker \/ instagram<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Favorite Hair Care Products <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I really like Tracee&#8217;s brand [Pattern Beauty] and Tabitha&#8217;s brand [Donna&#8217;s Recipe]. And Carol&#8217;s Daughter\u2014my hair loves it. TGIN has a great Butter Cream Daily Moisturizer. And I keep a little Blue Magic! You know who else has a line? One of my hairstylists, Naivasha Johnson, specializes in natural hair. Her brand is called Curl Queen. When I tell you, my son came home from Germany with his hair tangled. And the [Intense Therapy Masque and Royal Nectar Hair Oil] that she made are so incredible&#8230; I used the whole jar [on him].&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Wash Day Routine <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;It&#8217;s a ritual, it&#8217;s a moment. I wash my hair once a week.\u00a0My hair always responds well when I put some oil on it before wash time. My friend Sarita Choudhury\u2014she was on <em>And Just Like That<\/em> with me\u2014brought me real amla oil and bhringraj oil from India. I make a blend of the two oils, put it on my hair with a plastic cap, and let it sit. I might even sleep in it, and then I wash my hair. But if you don&#8217;t have any of that, olive oil is everything.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Go-To Workout Hairstyle <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I&#8217;m a bun girl. I love wearing my Bandi\u2014it&#8217;s one of my newest styles. I have a skinny Bandi 2.0 and a Bandi+ 2.0. The Bandi+ is wide; it covers my edges if I have to run to a meeting after [working out], and it keeps them flat. When I&#8217;m hiking, I like my hero Gymwrap that you can tie in the back like Sylvester Stallone. I sometimes sleep in my Full Triangle 2.0; it has a cooling technology. A lot of men like it because it has a nice, wide front band with sweat-absorption technology. It keeps their hair out of their face, and they can wear it under their helmet\u2014motorcycle bikers, or football players.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image figure-square figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"A woman wearing a strapless dress long gloves and sunglasses poses against a white door\" class=\"lazyload mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_2-0\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nicole-b6a43d3bb98b428dac6e5bf561c9df3f.webp\" title=\"nicole-b6a43d3bb98b428dac6e5bf561c9df3f\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nicole-b6a43d3bb98b428dac6e5bf561c9df3f.webp\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" class=\"img--noscript mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image\" alt=\"A woman wearing a strapless dress long gloves and sunglasses poses against a white door\" title=\"nicole-b6a43d3bb98b428dac6e5bf561c9df3f\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>@nicoleariparker \/ instagram<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Hair Color Journey Through the Years <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;Well, Kiyah Wright is the one who got me to play with blonde, not only in wigs, but in my real hair. She does that caramel with the touch of honey blonde so well. You&#8217;ve got to really take care of your hair when you lighten it that much.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> On What Inspires Her Hairstyles <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I have a natural inclination for dress-up. I&#8217;ve always been that way, even as a kid, which is probably why I love the theater and acting. Today I might want my face out to face the world, so I&#8217;ll slick my hair back, you know? Sometimes I want to hide a little bit, so I let it be in my face. Because I&#8217;m in busy mode now, Boris and I just moved back to New York, and I&#8217;ve been wearing slick-back buns everywhere: grocery store, red carpet. But I can&#8217;t wait till my hair is full again to wear it like yours, so beautiful.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> Her Favorite On-Screen Hairstyles <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I had just cut my hair short [before <em>Imagine That<\/em>], and I felt really pretty. I liked all the wigs that I got to enjoy on <em>And Just Like That<\/em>. And I think my third favorite is the wigs I wore in <em>Boogie Nights<\/em> because I was born in the &#8217;70s, so all my aunts looked like [my character,] Chocolate Love.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> How Her Children Inspire Her Hair Journey <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;My daughter has a head full of beautiful hair, and she does all the wigs. But I got re-inspired by her. She washes her hair and lets it air dry, and my son, too. They&#8217;re in love with their own hair. I used to be like that more, but when the business came&#8230;if you tried to be natural, [stylists] would still try to straighten your real hair. So it&#8217;s been a journey. Not so much about identity, but about caring properly for your hair. I&#8217;ve never tried to hide my hair or to be less African-American. It&#8217;s just really embracing [and learning] the kind of love and care that your natural, beautiful hair needs.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text text-title-300\"> The Hair That Makes Her Feel Most Herself <\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_37-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block beauty-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;Natural, air-dried wash-and-go hair. You can hear your mom screaming, &#8216;Do not go outside with that wet hair!&#8217; but you just do it anyway. Even as a grown-up, I still hear my mom&#8217;s voice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> Source URL: https:\/\/www.byrdie.com\/nicole-ari-parker-interview-11862324<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicole Ari Parker Is on a Wig Break\u2014Here\u2019s Her Current Hair Routine By Essence Gant Essence Gant Essence Gant is a beauty and lifestyle journalist with over 13 years of experience. She is most passionate about the intersection of beauty and lifestyle with diversity, inclusion and equity. 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