How 'The Little Mermaid' Hair Dept. Head Transformed Halle Bailey's Hair
Disney’s 2023 live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, starring Halle Bailey as Ariel, introducing a new generation to the classic fairytale. And yes, the songs were iconic, Prince Eric was charming—but we couldn’t take our eyes off of Ariel’s dimensional, auburn locs.
How exactly did they achieve Ariel’s shade of red? How did they make her hair move underwater? BTC needed answers, so we sat down with Oscar-nominated Hair Department Head Camille Friend to go behind the scenes and learn what it takes to go…
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