Since she first landed in Hollywood, Sandra Bullock has always had the dubbing of "America's Sweetheart." With a heart of gold that's as bright as the Oscar on her mantle, Bullock didn't just earn that moniker from being a nice person, but specifically, she got it thanks to the people styling for her.
To truly be "America's Sweetheart," you've got to look the part and Bullock has looked it for over 30 years and counting. Her hair, fashion sense, and makeup have all offered an elegance that would make Lady Liberty jealous. But what do her stylists have to say about styling for Miss America (or Congeniality) herself?
9 Her Hair Is Flexible
Sandra Bullock has been notorious for rocking a bevy of different hairstyles, either in real life or for the sake of playing a character in a movie. We all have to thank her hairstylist, Carrie White - no, not the Stephen King character - for helping Bullock add some bounce to her curls when needed, or to straighten them.
Apparently, it's not that hard of a job and it's helpful that Bullock "has thick hair that can go really curly or super-shiny straight," per her hair stylist's own words at the Miss Congeniality premiere in Paris.
8 Pony Tails Emphasize Her Chin Dimple
If you had no idea that Sandra Bullock even had a chin dimple, don't feel bad. A lot of us did not even ever notice that, but the aforementioned Carrie White's entire job as a hairstylist is to make sure she is aware of every possible blemish on Bullock's face, perhaps even using her hair to hide that blemish.
Though in this case, White wants to expose and bring awareness to such a blemish. "I love that it emphasizes her chin dimple," White said when speaking of a ponytail that Bullock arrived at the red carpet of the BAFTAs wearing, which White called "pony power."
7 She's Open To Trying Anything
Sandra Bullock has always had a signature look - typically straight brown hair with a light touch of makeup on her face - but when it came time to promote one of her first movies, 1995's While You Were Sleeping, she decided to try something new and different before walking the red carpet.
At the suggestion of her makeup artist Pamela Westmore, Bullock donned ruby red lipstick with classic curls. "How about that barrette and those red lips?" Westmore recalled asking Bullock right beforehand, to which Bullock happily obliged and certainly did not disappoint.
6 She Prefers Comfort
Above all else, no matter what Sandra Bullock wears on the red carpet, she prefers "choosing comfortable styles that aren't too Plain Jane," as described in an InStyle interview from stylist Elizabeth Stewart.
"For Sandra, we were going to go with something different, more gown-like," Stewart went on to explain in the interview. "But we went with this and it worked." Stewart is talking about this Narciso Rodriguez dress that Bullock wound up wearing on the red carpet premiere of her 2013 Oscar-winning movie, Gravity.
5 You Can Play Up Her Eyes
As is usually the case with any actor, Sandra Bullock has striking eyes that under the right guise can be flexible in how they work with makeup. Much like her hair and - to some extent - her aforementioned chin dimple, the eyes of Sandra Bullock are flexible.
They are certainly flexible when utilized by the equally aforementioned Pamela Westmore, who once recalled that when doing something with Bullock's makeup, she decided to make her eyes stand out with a silver eye shadow for Bullock's 2010 Golden Globes look. "I love to play up her eyes with different shades," she told InStyle.
4 She Has A Modern & Sexy Look
Sandra Bullock certainly does have a very modernized classic beauty look. Imagine an old school actor from the '60s like, say, for example, Marilyn Monroe or Elizabeth Taylor, and then put them in clothes made in the year 2020. You get Sandra Bullock in a nutshell.
When working with makeup artist Angela Levin right before pulling up to the premiere of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Levin wanted to capitalize on what she thinks Bullock has: a "modern, sexy, simple and effortless look." So she moisturized her skin with balm and satiny lipstick without putting on too much shine.
3 Her Hair Is Naturally Good
Ocean's 8 inspired a bit of controversy when it first hit theaters for its opener. Well, controversy is a strong word. Fans just had a lot of questions as to why Sandra Bullock's character, Debbie Ocean, has such great looking hair while in jail.
Bullock's hairstylist for the film, Lona Vigi, tried to explain the situation to The Cut by saying that the filmmakers wanted a natural look for Bullock in the scene as if she didn't have any time to blow dry or wash her hair while in prison. But because "Sandy just naturally has really good hair [and] it's hard to not make her look good," Vigi made her look better.
2 She Likes Airy Hair
Staying on Sandra Bullock's hair for just another second, for all of this talk we have had across this list about it, the bigger question is how exactly does the Oscar winner like her hair to be styled?
In that same interview with Lona Vigi, she went on to explain not only how Bullock likes her hair, but what kind of products she used to style the actor. Because Bullock likes her to see her hair "airy and bits of wave," Vigi primarily used Elnett, with Rodin Hair Oil.
1 She's Open To Change
It appears that Sandra Bullock is pretty much always willing to try something different and new with her look. Ultimately, we can say that she is always open to change, something that her stylist Elizabeth Stewart - who also worked with Julia Roberts and Cate Blanchett - confirmed in an interview with Harpers Bazaar.
"My process is that I plan and prepare for change. Ultimately it is up to the client if things are going to change," Stewart explained. Needless to say, as a repeat customer on Stewart's doorstep, Bullock is always willing to change.
