Mariska Hargitay shows off her shortest haircut in years.
Mariska Hargitay is still far superior to the others. Prior to her May 26 Broadway debut in Every Brilliant Thing, the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star debuted a new short hairstyle.
The hairdresser shared a collaborative Instagram post with photographer and hairstylist Adir Abergel, showcasing her chin-length, wavy hair: “NEW CUT FOR THE ONE AND ONLY @therealmariskahargitay BROADWAY DEBUT.”
"Switching gears," Mariska remarked, embracing her new stage era.
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Mariska used Virtue Flourish Thickening Styling Treatment and Volumizing Primer to accomplish the huge chop, but she kept her light brown hue with delicate accents. The director of My Mom Jayne chose a pink lip and basic eyeliner for the remainder of her beauty regimen.
Even though Mariska frequently changes her hair, she has already been afoul of the law. She recently acknowledged that she almost lost her job at Law and Order: SVU due to a renegade haircut.
She famously wore an unusual pixie cut during the third season of the program. It was the outcome of a drunken hangout with a French hairstylist, not something she had requested.
“He kept going,” in November, Mariska acknowledged on The Kelly Clarkson Show, "and I was like, ‘Well, this is gonna be a problem [with] continuity.’”
She immediately contacted the SVU production crew because she was in the middle of recording an episode when the tragic cut occurred. "I've fired people for less," creator Dick Wolf said to Mariska over the phone.
“He was like, ‘I hope you like the beach because you're gonna be spending a lot of time at it,’" the ER alum remembered. “Yeah, that's how he talked to me.”
Fortunately, Dick didn't let Mariska go since throughout the years, her SVU character Olivia Benson has gained a cult following. The actress has worn a variety of "dos" both on and off film over that time.