We Can’t Stop Looking at Her: ‘Furious’ Star Emmy Rossum Looked Incredible at the Emmys

Red carpet beauty moments tend to blur together after a while, with the same handful of sleek buns and soft glam looks repeating across every major awards show. Every so often, though, one look manages to stand out simply by leaning fully into texture and volume rather than playing it safe.

This year’s Emmy Awards delivered exactly that kind of standout moment, and it came from an actress whose hair alone ended up dominating red carpet coverage well beyond her actual outfit. Beauty editors covering Monday night’s ceremony didn’t take long to single her out as one of the night’s clear highlights.

Emmy Rossum walked the Emmys carpet in an elegant black gown with wavy, textured edges, paired with a short French manicure for a clean, polished finish. As sharp as the dress looked, it was Rossum’s hair and makeup that ended up stealing the spotlight, thanks to the work of her glam team, hairstylist Vernon François and makeup artist Jo Baker.

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François, known for his expertise with curly and coily hair textures, delivered a voluminous, meticulously defined look for Rossum, using Olaplex products to keep every curl sharply shaped without a hint of frizz, a genuinely difficult feat given how humid Los Angeles can get. Marie Claire’s live coverage of the ceremony singled out the look directly, describing the result as “flawless curls” with impressive volume, definition, and drama.

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Baker handled Rossum’s makeup with a monochromatic approach, pulling products from Glossier, Victoria Beckham Beauty, and her own eponymous beauty line to build a soft, smoked-out brown eye paired with matching blush and lipstick tones. The cohesive color palette gave the overall look a polished, effortless quality that beauty writers praised as a strong candidate for fall makeup inspiration.

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Rossum’s appearance quickly became one of the most talked-about beauty moments of the entire ceremony, with coverage naming her curls among the standout looks of the night alongside other buzzy red carpet transformations. The combination of bold texture with restrained, tonal makeup gave her overall look a distinctive edge compared to the more common sleek, straight styles that tend to dominate awards season red carpets.

For an evening packed with major wins and headline-grabbing speeches, it says something that a single hairstyle managed to generate this much genuine excitement among fashion and beauty press. Rossum’s pairing of dramatic curls with understated, cohesive makeup offered a masterclass in how texture alone can carry an entire red carpet look.

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