Ariana Grande Brought Back Her Signature Ponytail to the 2026 Golden Globes and All Is Right Again
By Alexus Mosley
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Few beauty choices are as instantly recognizable as Ariana Grande’s ponytail. When she stepped onto the Golden Globes 2026 red carpet this weekend, wearing the sleek, pulled-back style once more, all felt right in the world. Even if only for a moment.
Some things are simply foundational. Rent goes up, trends come and go, and algorithms change. But Ariana’s ponytail? Felt reliable and emotionally stabilizing. The return of the look felt less like a beauty decision and more like a gentle cultural reset. A gentle reminder that icons never truly abandon their signatures; they save them to revisit them at precisely the right moment. Paired with a dramatic black off-the-shoulder Vivienne Westwood gown, the ponytail did what it always does best, and that’s sharpen the silhouette, lift the mood, and quietly remind everyone who owns this lane.
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Lately, many red carpet attendees have been with reinvention. But Grande’s choice felt like a return to self in a way and read as confident, self-aware, and just cheeky enough. No explanation needed. Just a ponytail doing what it has always done, and that’s showing up, pulling through, and holding pop culture together strand by strand.
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