Oscar-winning actor Olivia Colman has turned heads again — not with a new role this time, but with a change of hair. On the press trail for her film Wicker, the British star has swapped her familiar dark pixie for long, silver-grey curls, a look Vanity Fair Italia calls a quiet masterclass in grown-up glamour.
Silver curls, carefully built
Colman, 52, has been photographed with chest-length curls in cool, natural grey tones: soft, voluminous and slightly undone rather than rigidly set. Harper’s Bazaar UK reports that the length was achieved with bespoke grey extensions by specialist Inanch Emir, who blended several silver shades so the colour would sit against Colman’s own hair without looking flat or single-tone. Hairstylist Clayton Hawkins, speaking to Vogue and Allure about the red-carpet styling, described playing up her natural curl with diffusion, a fine curling iron used in mixed directions, and a light finish for movement and shine.
The result reads as effortless, which is often the hardest look to fake. Vanity Fair Italia notes the cool, luminous quality of the grey and the light layering that keeps the mass without making the silhouette heavy — a useful reminder that silver hair can look chic when it is hydrated, dimensional and left with a little life in it.
Makeup that lets the hair lead
Alongside the curls, Colman’s makeup has stayed luminous and restrained: a radiant base, tidy brows, generous mascara and a cool, deep lip rather than heavy contour. It is the kind of red-carpet polish that flatters without competing with the hair — and it pairs naturally with cool-toned finishing touches such as fine earrings or a simple pendant necklace. For cooler stones that sit well with silver-grey, browse our amethyst earrings or the wider jewellery edit.
Why the look resonates
Grey hair on the red carpet is no longer framed as a compromise. Colman’s Wicker tour look joins a broader shift in which length, texture and natural tonal variation are treated as style choices in their own right. Whether or not you reach for extensions, the lesson from this outing is straightforward: keep silver strands cared for, favour movement over stiffness, and let makeup and jewellery support the overall frame rather than shout over it.
Sources: Vanity Fair Italia; Harper’s Bazaar UK; Vogue; Allure; Good Housekeeping UK.
