How Chris Appleton created Kim Kardashian's floor-length ponytail

When it comes to creating jaw-dropping red carpet hair looks for the Met Gala, there’s no better duo than Kim Kardashian and Chris Appleton. 

After Kardashian’s last Met Gala moment which paired wet look wavy hair with a latex corset dress designed by fashion icon Thierry Mugler, it’s fair to say we were almost expecting the business mogul to strut her stuff down the red carpet completely naked.

But as always, Kardashian and Appleton went for the unexpected, creating a look centralised around a floor-length ponytail: "We went for a 75" floor-length pony to complete the look,” said Appleton in a statement released by ColorWow. 

“Simple, and clean, but high shine with a luxe finish. Simple can still make a statement." The rest of the reality star remained a mystery, cloaked in a burqa in a nod to the American Muslim community and the theme of ‘American Independence’.

As the Global Director of ColorWow, Appleton utilised a slew of the brand’s shine-inducing products to give Kim’s hair that enviably glossy finish. He initially prepped her hair with Color Wow Dream Coat Supernatural Spray ($57 at Adore Beauty) to achieve an all-over gloss finish, followed by a flexible hold hairspray through the roots and a boar bristle brush ($37 at Adore Beauty) to smooth her strands into a sleek ponytail.

Appleton utilised floor-grazing extensions to achieve the jaw-dropping length on Kardashian’s ponytail and smoothed away frizz and flyaways with a slimline flat-iron – think something along the lines of the ghd Straightener Original Professional Styler ($179 at Oz Hair & Beauty) – before finishing the look with a light misting of Color Wow Extra Mist-ical Shine Spray ($56.75 at Oz Hair & Beauty).

Considering her hair was the only visible part of the beauty look, it makes perfect sense that Kardashian was keen to invest in making sure it looked the best it possibly could, right? Well, let's just say it was a style she didn't mind splashing a bit of cash on.

Okay, fine, we'll say more; Appleton revealed via an Instagram Story Q&A that the 75 inch ponytail actually cost (deep breath now) a whopping $10,000. We're assuming that's in U.S. dollars, too, so for us Aussies, it would have gone for something closer to 13 grand.

What was it made of, unicorn hair?! Well, to be fair, it was so silky it could have passed for it...

Keen to check out all the other looks from the evening? These are all the incredible beauty moments from the 2021 Met Gala.

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