The 2026 Oscars saw Kate Hudson and Emma Stone nominated for Best Actress, but the stars had another thing in common – the styling tool they used to create their Hollywood waves
The 2026 Academy Awards – also known as The Oscars – saw both Emma Stone and Kate Hudson nominated for the Best Actress award, and although they both sadly lost out to Jessie Buckley, there was something else they undeniably won at; their red carpet looks. Both stars opted to style their hair with classic Hollywood-glam waves, and it seems there was only one tool for the job – the ghd Chronos Hair Curler.
The actresses opted for different sized barrels, with Emma styling her short bob using the Chronos Curve Grand Tong- 32mm Hair Curler for looser, more tousled curls. Kate, meanwhile, styled her long, flowing waves using the New Ghd Chronos Curve Classic Tong which has a smaller 26mm barrel, which gave them more definition.
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The ghd Chronos Hair Curler creates high definition curls that last all day and night, and is responsive in the way it works on your hair. The barrel adapts as you style your hair, keeping the optimum 185°C temperature from root to tip to make curling even faster.
Every barrel in the Chronos range is finished with an anodised coating which is what gives the curls their precision, but the tip stays cool which makes it easy to manoeuvre it. It also has a built-in safety stand and comes with a styling glove, and switches off after 20 minutes of inactivity so you can avoid the dreaded panic about whether you turned them off when you left the house.
Both models are priced at £189, and when you buy them directly from the ghd website you’ll get a free ghd Advanced Split End Therapy that’s worth £35, which will automatically be applied at checkout. Plus, if you’re not sure which size barrel is best for your hair, you can do a quiz on the ghd website to find the perfect one for your hair type.
However if you want something that gives you more versatility and lets you swap between barrel sizes, there’s some other great options available. The Revamp Multi Style Revolve 3 in 1 Rotating Tong is currently on sale at Boots down from £99.99 to £66.66, and comes with three ceramic barrels of various sizes to give you different looks.
Alternatively, the Beauty Works AERIS Multi-Styler is slightly pricier than the ghd’s at £220, but lets you swap between six different stylers as well as acting like a hair dryer, giving you more flexibility. The attachments include airflow curlers, an XL round brush and a smoothing paddle brush.
However one user of the Chronos Hair Curler said the styling tool is: “Excellent product, easy to use! Give perfect curls.”
Another agreed: “These tongs are brilliant and give excellent results.”
One did say: “I bought these just before Christmas and so far am not sure about them. I find them quite difficult to use, with hair getting caught in the clamp, and although the curls last much longer than the ones I create with my ghd straighteners, they are not as smooth and can look a bit frizzy. I am a bit disappointed.”
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