When Kate Hudson stepped onto the RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 11 stage as a visitor decide, all eyes had been on her—and never simply due to her show-stopping gingham bubble gown. Her hair, a cascade of ethereal, frothy curls with easy curtain bangs, commanded the room with the form of easy glamour that feels made for a drag stage.
The look was the work of celeb hairstylist Marcus Francis, who drew inspiration from two of essentially the most iconic hair muses of the Nineteen Seventies: Donna Summer time and Jerry Corridor. For Francis, the task was a full-circle second. “It’s always a dream to have a client be a guest judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race,” he says. “We all had an absolute blast that day, especially since we all got to flex our glam skills for the show that welcomes being extra.”
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Hudson’s gingham bubble gown set the artistic tone, and Francis knew the hair needed to match its boldness. He started on damp hair, combing Joico Dream Blowout Thermal Safety Crème ($27) by from roots to ends, then layering in Joico Energy Whip Whipped Foam ($23) to construct quantity and maintain from the muse up. He stored Hudson’s signature curtain bangs easy and managed with a small spherical brush, whereas rough-drying the remainder of her hair to protect its pure texture—a way that offers the completed look a lived-in high quality moderately than a stiff, over-worked end.
Then got here the curls. Working in half-inch sections with a quarter-inch curling iron, Francis wrapped every part away from the face, sealing every one with a spritz of Joico Warmth Hero Glossing Thermal Protector ($24). After permitting each curl to chill utterly, he separated them by hand to attain that ethereal, frothy quantity—protecting the roots intentionally flatter close to the crown so the form reads as effortlessly glamorous moderately than overwrought.
To complete, Francis styled the bangs, positioned Hudson’s playful sailor hat, and locked the entire creation in place with Joico Maintain Hero Excessive Maintain + Shine Boosting Ending Spray ($23), guaranteeing the look would maintain up beneath the brilliant lights and high-energy ambiance of a Drag Race taping. The end result was a masterclass in retro-modern glamour—a hair look that felt at residence alongside the present’s most extravagant queens.
