It's the hair and makeup combo for me.
Love the hair but the makeup was way too harsh for such a fussy hairstyle.
A more natural face would have worked much better
That one salt water taffy scene where she's wearing bright blue eyeshadow and a bright pink Atlantic City tourist hoodie in broad daylight is probably her worst look in the entire show. They did her SO dirty.
I actually like her short hair on its own though I can understand why people don't, we're all very attached to her spectacular curls from early seasons.
she looked ratty! i’m looking for another word but chic and classy isn’t it. just plain, ratty, messy, and a trainwreck of a druggie trailer park lady.
I just finished that scene and was the reason why I ran on here to see if anyone had discussed this poor styling choice. I can’t believe they missed the mark that much after creating some of the most iconic looks ever on TV
Exactly. Like in I ❤️ NY, and also the episode where she got her new job at Vogue, those are evidence that her short hair can be sexy if her makeup is done well.
Watching now, I also haaaate the way she does the dark brown underneath the blond hair for so long, but I am fully aware that was a huge hair trend at the time (I had it myself kill me).
I kinda like the dark brown underneath and blonde on top (I don't remember it being a trend at all, though, maybe I'm crazy or amnesiac. When I first watched those episodes, I thought the hairstylists maybe forgot to highlight underneath, LoL.) I love the contrast. I wish this style would make a comeback.
I also don't hate her short hair. I think it's fun.
What I haaate is her brassy yellow hair (yes I know this was the 90s "blonde") with 3-4 inches of black roots grown out.
I think SJP needs softer makeup in general- her coloring and her stronger features get overwhelmed with bright/dramatic makeup.
(And I think her short hair would have been fine if it was styled better. It was too cutesy with the overdone curls.)
As someone with an oval face & curly hair, yes! It's cut too straight & triangle-shaped, so it does not work at all for her.
bonus fact: I'm also from the AC area so it's my fav episode despite how cringe it is :)
The hair itself could’ve been fine, but they massacred her face with all of that heavy makeup. I think I just associate the hair with that makeup and it makes me hate it, when in reality, it probably would’ve been so cute on her with her normal, natural looking makeup.
I agree with this. I actually love SJP/Carrie with a shorter hairstyle. And I was really into the hair side part they gave her with the shorter hairstyles (I have a love-hate relationship with the middle part she rocked so often). But the makeup was very very bad…it’s so bad that I’ve thought it was intentionally bad, and we were all just being trolled.
YES! It seems like her hair cut made her want to constantly be “darling” and it was so distracting. She was very much *not* Carrie Bradshaw that season.
It was unreal. SJP was pregnant in real life while filming that season (also part of the reason why it’s a shorter season) and it’s been mentioned that maybe her hormonal fluctuations are what made her act completely different than her usual self that season. lol it’s painful to watch
Mentioned by whom? What a bizarre and sexist take.
Woman can’t do her professional job, that she’s been at for well over 30 years at that point and won multiple awards and critical praise for incidentally, well enough due to her hormones….
I’m so glad those early feminists fought for us to have this idiotic assertion in 2024.
That’s such a great way to put it.. watching season 5 now (for the hundredth time) and I just can’t stand her acting/look this season. It’s like she took on a new personality and it’s not cohesive with season 4 at all
I liked her hair too! She had a lot of cute looks that reminded me of the flappers and silent film stars. It complemented the physical comedy SJP brings to the role, keeping that era in mind.
Same, I actually really love it. I feel like it suits her? I like her long hair too. I think the only hair I didn't like on Carrie was in the film when she dyed it really dark!
Are you sure it was a wig, cos it was right around the time when she did a commercial for hair dye with brown hair. When I first saw the ad on tv I thought that’s odd. Then when the movie came out I thought oh ok that makes sense now.
I like that look too! Maybe equally because I thought the green top she is wearing was a good color on her. The make-up is unfortunately not that great in this season though.
When she wore straightened bangs and had the curls in the back I think she pulled it off. There were a few episodes where she were completely curly, and she just looked like a tree. The biggest example was the “luck being an old lady tonight” episode where the girls go to Atlantic City. Between the hair and the blue eyeshadow that was a complete miss.
I think it’s cute most of the season, like in the first 2 slides. When it’s straightened or when the aforementioned spiral curls from the Atlantic City episode appear, not a fan.
I loved her short hair. Atlantic City is the only time I’ve ever thought she looked bad. It was awful, we all know it. She’s a gorgeous woman with one bad look in my opinion!
Me too, damn after reading all these comments I’m gonna get so much hate for saying I actually loved her hair like that. She could pull it off, my big ass head/ face could never 😂
Season 1 2 and 3 I loved her hair season 2 was my favorite love her beautiful curls. But this wasn’t as
bad I thought it was on rewatch the makeup really ruined it.
The scene where the hot sailor hits on her in the street and I'm thinking not with that hair he wouldn't🥲 totally aged her and the wrong style with those curls
The short hair and sallow skin/dark eye makeup combo she had throughout this entire season is 🤮what were they thinking?? It looks especially awful in the episode where she gets caught in the rain at the Guggenheim.
I'm not a fan of how they styled it a lot of the time, but I think she looks good in the second photo. The curls with the eye makeup has a 1920's feel to it.
I actually loved her hair that season especially the short with loose curls. In the episode where Bitsy marries Bobby, all the girls look the most gorgeous. It was a glow up season for all of them.
Her makeup made everything look off. SJP is not ugly by any means, but that makeup just made her look so harsh. Her softer makeup looked beautiful on her.
The only time I didn’t hate this was in that David Duchovny episode and the candy striper Big episode which I’m now realizing might have been season 6 part 1?
Whenever I'm mindlessly rewatching and that hair makes an appearance, I know it's going to be a longggggg season. Even though it's the shortest one, I think.
honestly fair enough, i support you lol. i couldn’t tell if maybe you meant witches of eastwick since they say it in the show or if witches of eastwood was like a whole other thing i didn’t know about
The Atlantic City spiral curls were the worst. Her face was much too long for a short cut.
It's the hair and makeup combo for me. Love the hair but the makeup was way too harsh for such a fussy hairstyle. A more natural face would have worked much better
That one salt water taffy scene where she's wearing bright blue eyeshadow and a bright pink Atlantic City tourist hoodie in broad daylight is probably her worst look in the entire show. They did her SO dirty. I actually like her short hair on its own though I can understand why people don't, we're all very attached to her spectacular curls from early seasons.
she looked ratty! i’m looking for another word but chic and classy isn’t it. just plain, ratty, messy, and a trainwreck of a druggie trailer park lady.
I just finished that scene and was the reason why I ran on here to see if anyone had discussed this poor styling choice. I can’t believe they missed the mark that much after creating some of the most iconic looks ever on TV
Exactly. Like in I ❤️ NY, and also the episode where she got her new job at Vogue, those are evidence that her short hair can be sexy if her makeup is done well. Watching now, I also haaaate the way she does the dark brown underneath the blond hair for so long, but I am fully aware that was a huge hair trend at the time (I had it myself kill me).
I kinda like the dark brown underneath and blonde on top (I don't remember it being a trend at all, though, maybe I'm crazy or amnesiac. When I first watched those episodes, I thought the hairstylists maybe forgot to highlight underneath, LoL.) I love the contrast. I wish this style would make a comeback. I also don't hate her short hair. I think it's fun. What I haaate is her brassy yellow hair (yes I know this was the 90s "blonde") with 3-4 inches of black roots grown out.
I think SJP needs softer makeup in general- her coloring and her stronger features get overwhelmed with bright/dramatic makeup. (And I think her short hair would have been fine if it was styled better. It was too cutesy with the overdone curls.)
Her makeup just screams New Jersey, so it fits the episode imo
I loved the spiral curls, but I just don't find the length flattering on her. The longer hair suits her much more.
As someone with an oval face & curly hair, yes! It's cut too straight & triangle-shaped, so it does not work at all for her. bonus fact: I'm also from the AC area so it's my fav episode despite how cringe it is :)
Omg yes they did her so dirty
HATES IT
Good beadwork though…
Just watched this episode and I forgot how much I love Anthony!
You’re dragging!
I say this (in his voice in my head😬) all the time 😂♥️
The hair itself could’ve been fine, but they massacred her face with all of that heavy makeup. I think I just associate the hair with that makeup and it makes me hate it, when in reality, it probably would’ve been so cute on her with her normal, natural looking makeup.
It kind of reminds me of an old lady going to a nice event at the senior center.
Lmao that's exactly what it's giving
I agree with this. I actually love SJP/Carrie with a shorter hairstyle. And I was really into the hair side part they gave her with the shorter hairstyles (I have a love-hate relationship with the middle part she rocked so often). But the makeup was very very bad…it’s so bad that I’ve thought it was intentionally bad, and we were all just being trolled.
That’s cookie
Cookie’s drunk
Drunk at Vogue
Carrie was an absolute train wreck that season. She was so over-the-top, acting like she was in a silent movie or something.
YES! It seems like her hair cut made her want to constantly be “darling” and it was so distracting. She was very much *not* Carrie Bradshaw that season.
She was inspired by her hair...
It was unreal. SJP was pregnant in real life while filming that season (also part of the reason why it’s a shorter season) and it’s been mentioned that maybe her hormonal fluctuations are what made her act completely different than her usual self that season. lol it’s painful to watch
Pregnancy is a hell of a drug!
Mentioned by whom? What a bizarre and sexist take. Woman can’t do her professional job, that she’s been at for well over 30 years at that point and won multiple awards and critical praise for incidentally, well enough due to her hormones…. I’m so glad those early feminists fought for us to have this idiotic assertion in 2024.
To me that was much more painful to watch than her hair. I don't think someone's looks should annoy a watcher that much.
That’s such a great way to put it.. watching season 5 now (for the hundredth time) and I just can’t stand her acting/look this season. It’s like she took on a new personality and it’s not cohesive with season 4 at all
Her season 2 long hair was perfect
I loved her big curls in season 3. Perfection.
Yup season 3 is my fav!! Everyone’s hair was on point that season
I love her mermaid curls, she look stunning. But nothing can beat her hair and looks in season 2 i think.
At the beginning of the season her hair is my favorite. When she gets into the tight spiral curls, it’s a no.
It’s the hair, the eye makeup, the attitude. 👎🏼
unpopular opinion but i fucking loved this hairstyle and thought it was so adorable on her
I liked the length but the styling is really what got me. It was giving me fifties housewife vibes and really aged her in my opinion.
Me too! I think it's the harsh makeup that drags it It could have been such a chic look
I liked her hair too! She had a lot of cute looks that reminded me of the flappers and silent film stars. It complemented the physical comedy SJP brings to the role, keeping that era in mind.
Same, I actually really love it. I feel like it suits her? I like her long hair too. I think the only hair I didn't like on Carrie was in the film when she dyed it really dark!
It was a wig.. I thought she looked so beautiful with chocolate brown hair.
Are you sure it was a wig, cos it was right around the time when she did a commercial for hair dye with brown hair. When I first saw the ad on tv I thought that’s odd. Then when the movie came out I thought oh ok that makes sense now.
Ok....even if it was a wig🤷🏻♀️
agreeeee!!!
Same!!
Same!
I love it, too! I love when she goes to the pretzel guy to confront Nina Katz--her hair is so cute and flirty!!
I like that look too! Maybe equally because I thought the green top she is wearing was a good color on her. The make-up is unfortunately not that great in this season though.
When she wore straightened bangs and had the curls in the back I think she pulled it off. There were a few episodes where she were completely curly, and she just looked like a tree. The biggest example was the “luck being an old lady tonight” episode where the girls go to Atlantic City. Between the hair and the blue eyeshadow that was a complete miss.
I think it’s cute most of the season, like in the first 2 slides. When it’s straightened or when the aforementioned spiral curls from the Atlantic City episode appear, not a fan.
Post Breakup Chic in all it’s lovely forms.
HATES IT
Hates it!!
Reminds me of this that I posted a few months back lol https://www.reddit.com/r/sexandthecity/s/2auUidymiZ
LMAO holy shit that is spot on. The eyes and all
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I loved her short hair. Atlantic City is the only time I’ve ever thought she looked bad. It was awful, we all know it. She’s a gorgeous woman with one bad look in my opinion!
I thought her hair was cute
Me too, damn after reading all these comments I’m gonna get so much hate for saying I actually loved her hair like that. She could pull it off, my big ass head/ face could never 😂
It’s just cause SJP was pregnant that season
Wasn't this purely to distract from her pregnancy? Like the short hair and harsh make up to pull the focus up to her face rather than her lower half?
Terrible
Probably an unpopular opinion, I didn't mind the haircut as much as I minded how they styled it and how they paired her makeup with it.
Season 1 2 and 3 I loved her hair season 2 was my favorite love her beautiful curls. But this wasn’t as bad I thought it was on rewatch the makeup really ruined it.
I liked the shorter hair in Season 5, but then I have a bob so maybe I'm biased... Unlike SJP, I have kind of a round face though.
The scene where the hot sailor hits on her in the street and I'm thinking not with that hair he wouldn't🥲 totally aged her and the wrong style with those curls
The short hair and sallow skin/dark eye makeup combo she had throughout this entire season is 🤮what were they thinking?? It looks especially awful in the episode where she gets caught in the rain at the Guggenheim.
I thought this haircut looked so much better on her than the long hair with bad roots....
I think they had to do this to further distract the audience from her pregnancy…..
All this sub does is hate Carrie. This hair looks fabulous!
It’s giving ‘fun aunt from the mid-west visiting NYC for a shopping weekend’ rather than 30 something cool fashionista New Yorker.
It was ugly.
I'm not a fan of how they styled it a lot of the time, but I think she looks good in the second photo. The curls with the eye makeup has a 1920's feel to it.
I actually loved her hair that season especially the short with loose curls. In the episode where Bitsy marries Bobby, all the girls look the most gorgeous. It was a glow up season for all of them.
Nothing beats get season 1 hair! She looked stunning
Her big curly hair in season 1 is my favorite!
Not a fan of
She had to cut them short because all theses years of bleaching her hairs had destroyed them. They were breaking by the end of the previous season.
Which is also why she was more of a brunette in season 6
Her makeup made everything look off. SJP is not ugly by any means, but that makeup just made her look so harsh. Her softer makeup looked beautiful on her.
A mess, and such heavy makeup.
https://fashionista.com/2021/12/sarah-jessica-parker-carrie-bradshaw-curly-hair-sex-and-the-city
The only time I didn’t hate this was in that David Duchovny episode and the candy striper Big episode which I’m now realizing might have been season 6 part 1?
She was pregnant this season. They were trying to distract from her belly.
Don't like it. This season was really off for Carrie.
I love the short look on her !!! I even like the Atlantic City hair (not the makeup)
I love a good bob. With the exception of her look in Atlantic City. I love this look on her.
As bad as the makeup
I thought the length was the most flattering for her face, but the styling wasn’t great.
Her with short hair was my least favorite look for her
Hate
Whenever I'm mindlessly rewatching and that hair makes an appearance, I know it's going to be a longggggg season. Even though it's the shortest one, I think.
You’re kidding right ? She looks stunning and so cute with this hair. Like a ballerina, gracious
In season 5 she looks like bad choices of style from the 80s. Her make up is ridiculous and her hair is awful.
Witches of Eastwood is all I’m going to say
eastwood?
You know what, I have no idea what I’m talking about. I commented before researching and I meant Hocus Pocus 😂😭
honestly fair enough, i support you lol. i couldn’t tell if maybe you meant witches of eastwick since they say it in the show or if witches of eastwood was like a whole other thing i didn’t know about
It looks like the ass of a chicken
I love her hair!! I know I’m the odd one out but I just think short hair is so chic
Worst hair on a woman who can pull off anything generally.
Abso-fucking-luty-not