Let’s Celebrate and Rank All of Olivia Pope’s Glorious Scandal Hairstyles
On Scandal, power-fixer Olivia Pope has dismantled a top-secret spy agency; helmed not one, but three presidential campaigns (only one of which — if you want to get technical — was successful); and has delivered more effusive patriotic monologues than one can count. Throughout it all, her hair — amazingly — has remained spectacularly impeccable. That’s the magic of television, as they say, but it’s also the magic of Kerry Washington’s Olivia Pope. As rumors swirl surrounding the fate of Scandal’s seventh season (as of this posting, TV Line reports that the show’s seventh season will be its last), let’s look back at the hairstyles that followed Olivia Pope on her America-saving quests. From the bangs that had a life of their own, to the side-swoops and giant curls that played out on TV, week after week.
#44 Super-size bangs. Season 2, episode 11.
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#43 The two big
B's: bangs and buns. Season 2, episode 8.
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#42 Seriously focused baby bangs. Season 1, episode 1.
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#41 "Death stare with a hint of '70s flair" hair. Season 2, episode 12.
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#41 "Death stare with a hint of '70s flair" hair. Season 2, episode 12.
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#40 "I've seen some shit" hair. Season 4, episode 10.
#39 "You can never have too many hot rollers" curls. Season 6, episode 2.
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#39 "You can never have too many hot rollers" curls. Season 6, episode 2.
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#38 The fairly miserable lob. Season 2, episode 14.
#37 The Lululemon low bun. Season 3, episode 1.
#36 A hot comb's masterpiece. Season 4, episode 13.
#35 The "excuse me, but ..." low pony. Season 1, episode 3.
#34 Must-see-TV curls. Season 2, episode 5.
#33 The worried low bun. Season 2, episode 12.
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#32 The "searching for the best words to eviscerate you" curls. Season 6, episode 2.
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#32 The "searching for the best words to eviscerate you" curls. Season 6, episode 2.
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#31 The "do you have any coconut oil?" natural curls. Season 5, episode 4.
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#31 The "do you have any coconut oil?" natural curls. Season 5, episode 4.
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#30 The smug updo. Season 3, episode 5.
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#29 The elaborate side-swoop. Season 3, episode 2.
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#28 Big curls that like to listen. Season 2, episode 1.
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#27 Roller-set curls. Season 5, episode 2.
#26 Altruistic ringlets. Season 2, episode 19.
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#25 "Scared shitless" bangs. Season 2, episode 8.
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#24 The "Farrah Fawcett goes to Washington" flip. Season 1, episode 7.
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#24 The "Farrah Fawcett goes to Washington" flip. Season 1, episode 7.
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#23 The "everyone needs extensions" curls. Season 1, episode 2.
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#23 The "everyone needs extensions" curls. Season 1, episode 2.
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#22 A power suit meets power curls. Season 1, episode 5.
#21 Did someone say barrel curls? Season 6, episode 11.
#20 Natural curls with some pearls. Season 6, episode 10.
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#19 The beauty-queen blowout. Season 5, episode 7.
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#18 Fighting hair. Season 4, episode 5.
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#17 Black-tie hair. Season 5, episode 1.
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#16 Curled ends preparing to tell someone off. Season 4, episode 17.
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#16 Curled ends preparing to tell someone off. Season 4, episode 17.
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#15 Voluminous yet pensive. Season 3, episode 3.
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#14 "Pleased to meet you" sleek. Season 2, episode 14.
#13 Powered by SoftSheen Carson, probably. Season 2, episode 22.
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#12 Hair that sears. Season 2, episode 20.
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#11 The hair that's never complete without a dose of side-eye. Season 2, episode 17.
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#11 The hair that's never complete without a dose of side-eye. Season 2, episode 17.
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#10 "Old Hollywood meets the Grand Old Party" waves. Season 2, episode 15.
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#10 "Old Hollywood meets the Grand Old Party" waves. Season 2, episode 15.
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#9 "Kiss me, stupid" hair. Season 2, episode 13.
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#8 "Viva la curling rod" hair. Season 2, episode 8.
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#7 The side-swoop that never un-swoops. Season 1, episode 3.
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#6 The ominous side 'do. Season 5, episode 8.
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#5 Concerned curls. Season 5, episode 4.
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#4 Patient curls. Season 5, episode 3.
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#3 Simple, shorter, and perfect. Season 3, episode 6.
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#2 The '90s under-curl. Season 2, episode 18.
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#1 "Out of office" curls. Season 4, episode 1.
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