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Let’s Get A Closer Look At Amandla Stenberg’s Finger Wave Braids At The 2019 Oscars

Celebrity hairstylist Vernon Francois perfected this salute to the 1920s.
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By Jazmin Brooks · Updated October 23, 2020
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The Hate U Give actress Amandla Stenberg stunned at the 2019 Oscars with mesmerizing braided finger waves. Let’s make this a trending hairstyle – this hairdo is remarkable, and we have Vernon Francois to thank. ESSENCE’s Black Women In Hollywood honoree’s glam for the 91st Academy Awards is perfect for the occasion and tempting to replicate.
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The braided finger waves are chicly unique and completed with cornrows into a bun. According to Francois’s Instagram post, the two-toned hairstyle was completed with just a few products that we tend to keep readily accessible at home like holding spray style and shine mouse, and most importantly a comb. Francois depicted old Hollywood so well with this modern take on classic finger waves, which complimented Stenberg’s Miu Miu gown, Forevermark jewelry, and the perfect cat eye.