{"id":980917,"date":"2025-12-09T14:58:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T11:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=980917"},"modified":"2025-12-09T14:58:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T11:58:49","slug":"paige-bueckers-is-suited-up-for-march-madness-with-her-signature-uconnic-blonde-hair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=980917","title":{"rendered":"Paige Bueckers Is Suited Up for March Madness\u2014With Her Signature “UConnic Blonde” Hair"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Paige Bueckers Is Suited Up for March Madness\u2014With Her Signature “UConnic Blonde” Hair <\/h1>\n

The UConn guard divulges her pre-madness haircare routine. <\/p>\n

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    Holly Rhue is the editorial director for Byrdie, covering all things beauty for the brand. She has 7 years of experience in beauty editorial and has been with Byrdie since 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    In this recurring franchise, we speak with beauty-forward athletes about their game-day routines. From the products they use and their pre-game rituals to the best beauty tips they\u2019ve received from teammates and how they unwind after games, we find out everything there is to know about how your favorite athletes get ready and un-ready.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Paige Bueckers\u2014aptly nicknamed “Paige Buckets”\u2014is poised to storm March Madness for the last time. She’s the star guard at the University of Connecticut, a Big East school with a basketball legacy that runs deeper than deep. The women’s team has won the national championship 11 times, and the men have won six times (including back-to-back wins in 2023 and 2024).\n<\/p>\n

    Largely considered the best player in college basketball, Bueckers has been a big fish in a big pond for some time now\u2014but she’s about to drop into the open ocean. Bueckers is expected to go first in the upcoming WNBA draft on April 14; so naturally, she’s doing everything you might expect to keep her head in the game. She’s taking ice baths, she’s studying her tapes\u2014but she’s also getting her hair to that hallmark shade of Paige Bueckers-blonde. With the launch of her new shade of “UConnic Blonde” with Madison Reed\u2014whose founder, Amy Errett, is a fellow Uconn alum\u2014Bueckers gives a nod of gratitude to her Husky roots. “My community means the world to me, because they have supported me every step of the way,” says Bueckers. “Being able to involve them in choosing a name for this product makes this collab even more meaningful.”\n<\/p>\n

    The partnership becomes the first-ever hair color created for a woman athlete. And with that, Bueckers is proving an important point: Beauty and athletic performance aren’t mutually exclusive, they’re interlinked as forms of identity and self-expression. “I wanted to create a blonde as cool and iconic as UConn fans, and send a message that confidence doesn\u2019t mean looking a certain way,” says Bueckers. “It means expressing yourself authentically.”\n<\/p>\n

    Ahead, read on about Bueckers’ new Madison Reed Colorwonder shade, the meaning behind her hair color, and her game-day hair essentials.<\/p>\n

    The Sentimental Meaning Behind Her Hair Color <\/span><\/h2>\n

    “Blonde hair has kinda been my thing since I was a freshman in high school. My mom highlighted her hair blonde when I was young, and I wanted to look like her. It makes me feel confident and like my best self.\n<\/p>\n

    “That\u2019s why UConnic Blonde is so important to me. It\u2019s the first time a beauty brand has created a signature hair color with a woman athlete. My blonde hair color feels really true to my journey here and is something I wanted to share with the world as my first beauty collab.”\n<\/p>\n

    Her Game Day Braid <\/span><\/h2>\n

    “I personally don\u2019t know how to braid, so I have my friend Kayla do it. I start by making a middle part using a comb and then she does a braid on either side. And then I usually just use a hair wax stick and gel to slick it back and get all the flyaways. To make sure that my ponytail is very slick, I usually straighten it. That’s basically it\u2014it takes about 15-20 minutes. When Kayla was sick a few weeks back I had to wear it in a slicked-back ponytail, which is really the main hairstyle I know how to do myself, so that’s my go-to. With those styles, I\u2019ll use my hairbrush and hair ties; I also need to tame my flyaways with gel and a wax stick, so those hairs don\u2019t try and do their own thing.”\n<\/p>\n

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    Her Favorite Beauty Indulgences <\/span><\/h2>\n

    “When I have the time to touch up my hair color, that\u2019s what I\u2019m doing. Over the summer I had a lot of fun playing with my hair color as an extension of my style. I loved my pink hair and who knows what color I\u2019ll try next, but for now, my signature blonde is back with Colorwonder in UConnic Blonde, and it makes me feel confident.\n<\/p>\n

    “Definitely getting enough sleep, too. I go to bed early and sleep in. I’ll also get in some Pilates, sauna, and cold tub to help my body recover. Then I really just chill, get off my feet, and relax.”\n<\/p>\n

    Her Game Day Beauty Essentials <\/span><\/h2>\n

    “I\u2019d say my essentials are my hair wax stick, hair ties and a brush, contacts, deodorant, and my favorite perfume. Gotta smell good!”<\/p>\n

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