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With great hair comes great responsibility—at least for Odessa A’zion, who finally settled the online speculation about her signature curls. At the 2026 Critics Choice Awards on January 4, A’zion wore her full-bodied, black curly shag while promoting Marty Supreme and HBO’s I Love LA. To round out the rock-star-coded look, she wore a custom silver gown by Ott Dubai featuring cutouts and cape sleeves.
On the carpet, Deadline asked the 25-year-old actor about the social media discourse surrounding her hair. TLDR: Photos of a teenage A’zion with seemingly thinner, lighter, and less curly hair have sparked debate about whether she’s wearing a wig.
“You think I can afford a wig like that and wear it all the time? Those are so expensive,” A’zion responded. “I don’t even have a hair, makeup, or stylist because I’m trying to save my money. Maybe one day.”
While the actor maintains that her wild corkscrew curls are the result of her own curly-hair routine, she said that she has used wigs for other styles. “The gag is, the LA premiere [of Marty Supreme] was a wig,” she told Deadline, referencing the soft and romantic shoulder-length curls she wore with a Marc Jacobs suit—an homage to the film’s 1950s setting.
Ironically, for the New York premiere (to which she wore long, defined curls and fringe, similar to her Critics Choice styling), “It took me five hours to do my hair, and everyone thinks it’s a wig,” she said. Fans have been begging A’zion's stylist to reveal themselves, but it seems we should be going straight to the source for the styling tips.
Wigs, extensions, perm, or none of the above, the demand for answers surrounding A’zion’s hair reflects the rising trend of transparency in celebrity beauty. Last year we saw the same scrutiny over Sabrina Carpenter’s wigs for the Short N’ Sweet tour, while Kylie Jenner shared details about her breast augmentation online.
Should we expect celebrities to answer to every beauty Hollywood secret this year? That’s a discussion for another day—but if Odessa A’zion really is her own favorite stylist, we sure hope she’ll drop the routine.
Grace McCarty is the associate beauty editor at Glamour.
