Halle Bailey Opens Up About Channeling Ariel's Red Hair with Her Locs in 'The Little Mermaid' In her 'Glamour' cover story, the breakout movie star also said she was "very comfortable" working ...

The hairstyle featured a brightly-colored braid that resembled a creative mermaid tail. It even had a real-life Ariel doll on the top.

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For The Little Mermaid, she was tasked with bringing Ariel’s hair to the big screen. An early decision she made was to use Bailey’s natural hair rather than a wig, but the cost to make that ...

Bailey said, “ [Ariel still] has red hair, because that’s a very iconic part of her, but I really did admire the fact that because I’m a Black woman and I have locs, [the producers] wanted ...

The 30-inch long hair was custom-colored and fused in with Keratin tips. “It’s three shades of red,” says Friend, who found the hair at Extensions Plus in Chatsworth.

Halle Bailey’s iconic red hair in the live action “Little Mermaid” movie cost "at least" $150,000 to create according to the hair department head.

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The doll captures The Little Mermaid star Halle Bailey’s likeness, even down to the mole above her eye. The posable Barbie retails for $14.99 and has long red dreadlocks like Bailey’s hair in ...

As for that hair flip that Ariel does when she emerges from the water, Friend was not on set for that – COVID and scheduling conflicts prevented her from completing the film.

The big challenge was creating Ariel’s hair without cutting Bailey’s locs, and the wrap process ended up taking 12 to 14 hours. “Halle’s locs are down to her waist, over 24 inches.