Rachel McAdams was a big winner at the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held Saturday, January 30th at the Shrine Theater in Los Angeles. Not only did she take home the SAG award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for her performance in “Spotlight,” but she also had jaws dropping on the red carpet in her black lace Elie Saab dress.
Rachel McAdams in ELIE SAAB Haute Couture at the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles pic.twitter.com/UMudz7SHq5
— Elie Saab (@ElieSaabWorld) January 31, 2016
Celebrity Stylist Mark Townsend gave us the scoop on how to get Rachel’s ‘do in just six steps. “For the 2016 SAG Awards, Rachel McAdams knew she wanted an effortless look when it came to her hair,” he explained. “Her Elie Saab black beaded gown was stunning, so we wanted to balance it out by giving a sexy nod to the 1930s coif.”
To achieve Rachel’s lived in texture, I started by applying several drops of NEW Dove Regenerative Nourishment Serum-in-Oil to her damp hair to nourish hair and seal the cuticle.
I then blew out her hair with a small, round Spornette Mixed Bristle brush.
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Once her hair was fully dry and smoothed out, I started to create texture by using my 1-inch ghd curve™ classic curl iron to wave the underneath section of her hair loosely. I love this curling iron because it features ghd’s tri-zone™ technology, which allows me to style hair at the optimal temperature of 365 degrees. This ensures styles last longer without causing extra damage.
I then concentrated my efforts on the top section, using the new ghd platinum™ styler, which also features ghd’s tri-zone™ technology and gives added shine, to create soft bends in an “S” formation.
I then set the hair around her face with flat clips in said “S” shape and let it cool.
Once I removed the clips, I sprayed her blonde locks with LOTS and LOTS of Dove Refresh+Care Volume & Fullness Dry Shampoo for volume, texture and grit. The end result is an effortlessly cool take on a 1920s finger wave.”
