Emma Stone on Her “Unexpectedly Fun” Growing-Out Process for the Golden Globes 2026

Emma Stone loves to make a splash on the Golden Globes red carpet. Last year, the actor chose the Globes 2025 carpet to debut her freshly shorn locks—a requirement for her to play CEO Michelle Fuller in Bugonia, who has her head shaved onscreen. And for the 2026 Golden Globes, she’s continuing to teach a master class in growing out your hair—with longtime hairstylist Mara Roszak playing a crucial supporting role.

“The growing-out process has been unexpectedly very fun,” says Stone. “The first three months were the hardest part because I wore a beanie constantly. It was very short and buzzed, and I found it just kind of boring to always be wearing a beanie. But once it got to pixie length, from then on, it’s been a really fun process. You get to try so many different styles.”

Tonight, Stone and Roszak chose to go ultra modern and clean to match her custom Louis Vuitton dress. “We’re in our bob era,” Roszak shares of the hairstyle. First, she prepped the actor’s chin-skimming lengths with the Roz Hair Milk Serum, then used a small round brush to shape and add a slight bend. “Last year we had this breathtakingly beautiful pixie debut, but this year was about subtle and modern.”

“I don’t know if I have any good advice for people growing out their hair, but I would say probably just embrace it,” Stone continues. “Fighting against it or being mad about the length that it’s at is a true waste of time. There’s always something fun you can figure out to do with it.” It also helps, she says, to have a good hairstylist that you trust. Stone and Roszak have now worked together for almost 20 years and have been through a lot of hair evolutions together. “I trusted her implicitly with the grow-out process. We have been through so many lengths and colors of hair, and Mara has been such a consistent and incredible person in my life.”

There’s also been an uptick in super-short haircuts across the nation since Stone stepped out with a pixie. “It’s pretty incredible to get to see a woman so fearless with her hair,” Roszak says, adding that people are coming into her Los Angeles salon, Mare, and stating Emma as their inspiration. “Women in many different walks of life—including severe post-partum hair loss and chemo—have come in to get a pixie. It can be so empowering to see a really chic, but also approachable, actress wearing a cut like this on the red carpet.”

Eagle-eyed fans will also notice there’s a slight change in Stone’s color, done by celebrity colorist and Schwarzkopf Professional creative director Tracey Cunningham. “I wanted to explore a new color on Emma, but didn’t want to lose the essence of what she’s loved before,” Cunningham says, calling this color soft auburn. “I kept it to one slightly darker shade overall, with deeper dimension through the ends for richness and movement. The tone leans more auburn, moving away from the coppery red she’s worn in the past.”

Whether you’re starting from the shortest head shave, a pixie, or bob, Roszak says the key to a seamless hair grow-out is monthly micro-cuts—and just knowing some days a baseball hat is your best friend. “Use Emma as your inspiration,” she adds. “The growing-out process shouldn’t be something that scares you away from getting a haircut you really want to try.”

“I highly recommend shaving your head if you’re thinking about it,” Stone concludes. “My goal is to have hair down to my knees by next year.” Back to Bella Baxter’s lengths she goes.

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This article was originally published on Vogue.com.