For Nicole Kidman’s Bouncy 2026 Oscars Blowout Adir Relied on These BELLAMI Extensions

We can rely on perma-A-lister Nicole Kidman to give us a hair moment on the red carpet, and last night’s 2026 Oscars was no exception. There’s big hair, and then there’s this look by celebrity hairstylist Adir Abergel. Exaggerated, yes, for sure, but done with elegance.

Abergel says, “The inspiration for Nicole’s look was the iconic blowout from Moulin Rouge — with extra volume, length, bounce and shine. We wanted to create an extra long voluminous blowout with cascading layers framing the face with middle parted bangs.”

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Get the Look:

1. The night before, Nicole used Virtue Recovery Shampoo and Conditioner to get hair as shiny and healthy as possible before the big day. Adir also prepped and washed the BELLAMI Silk-Seam Clip-Ins and BELLAMI Tape-Ins using those two products. 
2. The morning of the event on towel dried hair, Adir used his favorite Denman D38 Detangling & Styling Paddle Brush to delicately brush out any knots. He followed by applying Virtue Damage Reverse Serum and a few pumps of Healing Oil to help protect and reverse damage in hair prior to blowout. 
3. To get that extra volume where it’s needed, he applied Virtue Volumizing Primer right on the roots and followed by applying the 6-in-1 Styler from mids to ends to create memory, shine and texture where needed. 
4. And then using the Denman D3 Curl Definer and Styler Brush and the lightweight, fast drying Turnblow Pro from Wavytalk, he focused on lifting the roots.
5. Once the roots were almost dry, Adir smoothed out her hair using a Denman Head Hugger Brush for that tousled full, sexy blowout. 
6. Now it was time for that extra length and pop of hair color with the help of BELLAMI Silk Seam Clip-In Extensions and BELLAMI Tape-In Extensions.  
7. To get the hair to feel the most natural looking, Adir likes to choose various colors starting with the darker tones by the nape, then mid tones through the middle and hi lighted colors right through the top. For Nicole he chose 18” Silk-Seam Clip-Ins in Dirty Blonde and Golden Hour Blonde, and 18” Tape-Ins in Golden Amber Blonde.
8. Once the extensions blended seamlessly, he took a straight razor and cut all his layers into the extensions to blend perfectly. 
9. To create the newly interpreted Moulin Rouge waves, he used WavyTalk Cool Curl Pencil to put in those natural bends where needed. 
10. To finish this look and to give it that extra glitter and shine, Adir heated up some Healing Oil on his hands, tilted her head and tousled her long golden locks.

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