Meg Ryan may not be a regular on the red carpet these days, but when she does, she is appears.
She arrived at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards in a sparkling strapless black Saint Laurent gown with sequins. The 62-year-old actress, who was in attendance at the ceremony, kept her accessories to a minimum and wore her signature layered bob in a tousled style.
Meg Ryan at the 2024 Critics’ Choice Awards.
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Ryan’s hair — which dominated ’90s beauty culture — returned to the zeitgeist when the star appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers at the end of October. Viewers were quick to notice that the actress’ new hairstyle seemed to remind her of her famous hairstyle from the 90s. Ryan’s hairstylist Sally Hershberger told PEOPLE at the time that she didn’t expect Ryan’s new look to bring back so much nostalgia for “The Meg.” “I completely forgot how big a deal her hair was,” Hersberger says. “It wasn’t premeditated.”
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But don’t think it’s a recreation of her plot from the 90s. Hershberger says the “effortless” hairstyle is unique to Ryan’s current look.
The secret to Ryan’s tousled hair is Hershberger’s 24K Supreme Body Mousse for volume and set curls. Hershberger first wraps pieces of hair with foam in her hand, lets them set into curls, and gives some texture with a good rub, using the texturizing balm from her hair care line. The final detail comes by adding the brand’s texturizing paste to areas that need a little extra texture.
“Meg” was born on the set French Kiss in 1995, when Hershberger set out to create the disheveled appearance of Ryan’s character. Ryan’s tousled style in the film quickly gained popularity, as Hershberger says women resonated with the messy style.
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Meg Ryan at the 46th Kennedy Center Honors.
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Women also resonate with Ryan’s view of aging. While promoting her romcom and first film since 2015. What happens laterRyan, opened up about how “aging isn’t so scary.”
“Our culture is so obsessed with youth,” Ryan said Glamour. “As an older person now, I love my age. I love where I am.”
“We all do it. I wish someone had told me earlier, ‘Just relax. It is, as it is. Don’t pay attention to the obstacles,’ she added.
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The Sleepless in Seattle the actress went on to explain that as she’s gotten older, she’s been able to speak her truest thoughts “without thinking about how it’s going to end.”
“There’s a time in your teens and 20s when you try out personalities to figure out who you are, who you would be,” Ryan said.
Reflecting on the negative way tabloids have covered her in the past, she said she “can’t pay attention to that.”
“I just can’t. It’s not worth it.”
She then told the paper that while the comments may hurt, there are more important things in life to focus on than “meanness and hate”.
The star also addressed previous comments she made in a 2019 interview The New York Times Magazine, where she said she could never be sexy coming to Hollywood. “I don’t think I agree with that,” Ryan said Glamour. “I think I’m sexy enough. I beat myself up. It wasn’t very nice of me.”
Watch PEOPLE’s full coverage of the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards airing live on The CW on Sunday, January 14th from 7-10pm ET.
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