On the red carpet, red hair catches the light like no other. Rare, vibrant, it transforms a simple appearance into a moment of cinema, whether the color is natural or the result of coloring designed to the millimeter.
From Hollywood to the Cannes Film Festival, stars play with all shades of red, from Jessica Chastain’s strawberry blonde to Léa Seydoux’s copper highlights, including Julianne Moore’s deep auburn. Behind these fiery manes, every detail counts: skin tone, makeup, dress… and a few well-kept secrets.
The most beautiful redheads on the red carpet, from Emma Stone to Léa Seydoux
On the United States side, Emma Stone imposes an intense red with almost orange highlights, often combined with ruddy lipstick and a line of black eyeliner, for a true femme fatale style. Jessica Chastain, Oscar winner for Zero Dark Thirtyfocuses on a very soft red, almost Venetian blonde, which matches her fair complexion and her nude dresses. Julianne Moore, Bulgari muse, embraces her luminous auburn, her opalescent complexion and her freckles, regularly highlighted by red eyelids and lips.
The French women do not stay behind. At the BAFTA 2014, Léa Seydoux chose a luminous red that enhances her doll-like complexion and her light eyes. At the 2012 Oscars, Bérénice Béjo dared to wear copper hair in a very elaborate braided bun, which structured her head shape. Mareva Galanter has already walked the red carpet with a shiny red head and a matte red lips, a duo that brings out the green in her eyes. Even Nicole Kidman, long associated with her wild red curls seen in
Eyes Wide Shutcontinues to offer this iconic color in a more sophisticated version.
When the red color becomes a true trademark
For some, red is not just a choice of hairstyle, but an identity. Marcia Cross is inseparable from her flamboyant mane revealed in Desperate HousewivesElodie Frégé with her spicy red, just like Lily Cole or Tilda Swinton with their spicy hues. Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, sums it up with humor: “I was born in 1959 with these beautiful red curls. (…) When I sat in my pram, everyone said: “Where does she come from? Look at her with her red hair and blue eyes.’ And my mother, who was dark-haired, with a very Spanish look, replied: ‘It’s the postman'”she told with humor to Platinum magazine.
At 65, Sarah Ferguson continues to make people talk about her hair on the red carpet, like during the Knights of Charity gala in Cannes, where her half banana bun and her golden makeup highlighted an intense red, without an apparent white hair. “At 65, Sarah’s coloring appears much richer and shows no gray hairs. Now its color is deeper, slightly darker“, analyzed colorist Shona Bain for the Daily Mail. She describes “healthy” and “younger” looking hair, and adds: “I think she does a keratin blow dry regularly. It is a treatment that adds keratin to the hair. It smoothes frizz and gives hair shine that lasts for months.”
How to take inspiration from the most beautiful redheads on the red carpet
For a very fair complexion, spangled with freckles like that of Julianne Moore or Lily Cole, a coppery red or soft auburn is often the most flattering. Golden or matte skin, like Rihanna or certain appearances by Blake Lively, better supports warmer, almost spicy reds, which add depth without turning the face gray.
The makeup and dress choices also play a big role in the final appearance of this red hair in the flashes. Raspberry or vermilion lipstick, like Deborah Ann Woll or Bella Thorne, gold on the eyelids, emerald green or midnight blue dresses: the contrast highlights the color and the eyes. Enough to transform each appearance of the most beautiful redheads on the red carpet into a source of inspiration for those who also dream of a fiery mane.