All of the Beauty Looks From Practical Magic 2, Then vs. Now

Some movie moments age like fine wine, as do the characters and real-life actors in them. Case in point: Practical Magic and the Owens sisters. Twenty-eight years after the original cult classic debuted, Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman have reprised their roles as Sally Owens and Gillian Owens in Practical Magic 2. Nearly three decades later, the pair look as though they’ve drunk a youth potion. A few other beloved characters from the original have returned for the sequel alongside some new favorites, and the beauty looks then and now are spellbinding.

Sandra Bullock as Sally Owens

At the 1998 premiere, Sandra Bullock complemented her Dolce & Gabbana LBD with side-slicked bangs that grazed her eyebrows and a flipped-up lob. For the sequel’s L.A. premiere, Mara Roszak, hairstylist and founder of RŌZ Haircare, crafted a softly waved style with smooth ends that drew inspo from Bullock’s custom Louis Vuitton dress, specifically its “architectural, distinctly modern silhouette,” as Roszak describes it. “The hair was built to match: a soft, structured wave with a deep side part that read modern and subtly sculpted, polished yet still soft, with a cool edge,” Roszak said. To create the style, she prepped Bullock’s damp hair with a combination of RŌZ Santa Lucia Styling Oil and theRŌZ Milk Hair Serum before blow-drying with a round brush. To set the loose wave, Roszak used a 1.5-inch barrel curling iron, wrapping small sections away from the face to keep the wave modern rather than overly curled. The ends were left uncurled and sleek to echo the clean lines of the dress.

Makeup for all of the cast, including Bullock’s, mostly leaned soft and muted. Makeup artist Sabrina Bedrani painted very light pink shades on Bullock’s cheeks and lips and went heavier and darker with the eyeliner and mascara, being careful to keep the eye look out of smoky territory.

Nicole Kidman as Gillian Owens

Kidman’s most obvious transformation between Practical Magic 1 and 2 is the switch from red to blonde hair. She also grew out the signature Gillian Owens bangs. Kidman’s 2026 premiere hair look was styled by Adir Abergel, who said, “The goal was undone in the best way — loose, full curls with a ton of body, a high-shine finish, and that deep side part that gives the whole look a sexier, more grown-out blowout feel.” The style, Abergel adds, was “a nod to the free-spirited sister from the original film, reset for the present.”

After carving out a deep side part, Abergel used the ghd Speed hairdryer and a round brush to smooth out Kidman’s damp hair and create lift and volume. Once dry, he worked in small-to-medium sections using the ghd Chronos Curve Grand Iron to wind the hair in a consistent direction to build a full, voluminous curl pattern “reminiscent of Nicole’s own ’90s curls — defined but never stiff, with real body behind it,” says Abergel. After letting each curl cool completely, he raked through the hair with fingers (not a brush) to open the curl into a soft, sexy blowout shape without losing definition.

For makeup, Gucci Westman used a selection of Clé de Peau Beauté on Kidman. On her lids, Westman pulled shades from two Eye Color Quads: 4 Ocean Sunrise and 8 Warm Ocean Sunset. Cheeks were flushed with the Powder Blush Duo in 102 Cherry Blossom. To finish off a lip combo, Westman blended two of the brand’s Lipstick Matte in 122 Pink Petunia and 110 Exuberant.

Joey King as Kylie Owens

An 11-year-old Evan Rachel Wood originally played Bullock’s on-screen daughter, Kylie Owens, but for part two, the adult version of the role was recast to Joey King.

L’Oréal Paris makeup artist Allan Avendaño is responsible for King’s soft pink flush. The muted strawberry tones were pulled from her auburn and copper hair color, which was retouched back in July by colorist Matt Rez and set the base for her fiery premiere style.

Hairstylist Rena Calhoun partnered with Sally Beauty to create King’s look for the L.A. premiere of the film, saying that she was inspired by early Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite imagery. “I loved the softness of the texture and the romantic, almost untouched feeling of the hair,” Calhoun noted. She wasn’t looking to recreate a literal interpretation of Victorian or Pre-Raphaelite hair; instead, she wanted to reinterpret elements like the lightness and airiness of the texture in a more modern way. “There’s also something about that softness that feels otherworldly and mysterious, which is a nod to the witchy undertones of this look and some of the other press looks,” Calhoun said. “The dress is absolutely the moment here, and it’s so structured, with the corsetry, lace, and dramatic silhouette. I thought contrasting that with hair that feels raw created a balance that keeps the overall look from feeling overly polished or too literal.”

After towel-drying, Calhoun applied the Honeyque Deep Repair Honey + Protein Hair Mist to King’s damp hair, then used flat setting clips to sculpt and shape the hair around her face. “With the clips in place, I diffused the rest of the hair with the Ion Luxe Turbosonic Hair Dryer, using my hands to encourage her natural texture.”

Once the hair was dry, she used the Ion Luxe Infrared 1.25” curling iron to stretch out King’s natural curl pattern, creating loose, irregular bends rather than a defined curl before brushing out the waves to make it fluffy.

Maisie Williams as Antonia Owens

The grown-up version of Bullock’s second on-screen daughter was also recast from Alexandra Artrip, who played Antonia Owens, to Maisie Williams.

Makeup artist Kindra Mann painted soft pink cheeks and lips over a dewy base that came courtesy of Josie Maran’s Whipped Argan Oil Face Butter. The look was anchored around a strong, structured brow.

Hairstylist Clayton Hawkins, who styled Williams’s hair for the premiere red carpet, got his inspiration straight from a witches’ handbook. “We wanted something strong, powerful, and obviously a little witchy. I was reading about “Protection Plaits,” which are two braids that witches use as an energetic shield, and thought, okay! Let’s do that.”

Hawkins started by spraying Williams’s damp hair with the Raw Sugar Multi-Miracle Leave-In Conditioner and Heat Protectant and then blew her out with the ion Luxe Turbosonic Hair Dryer. Once the hair was dry, he flat-ironed it with the Ion Luxe Infrared Collection 1.5” Flat Iron. He then created a sharp center part and sculpted her fringe to make a “tiny kiss curl.” He then slicked the rest of the hair back into a ponytail using the Raw Sugar The Mighty Curl Leave-In Conditioner. To finish, Hawkins fed in Donna Bella human hair extensions to create two super long, “powerful protection plaits.” “The final result is fierce, strong, and of course a little witchy,” Hawkins concludes.