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The look cemented her status as a leader in both athleticism and style.
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I think its important to know that you dont have to put yourself in a box, she tellsAllure.
You dont have to look a certain wayyou can express yourself through beauty and what you wear.
Bueckers at the 2024 ESPY Awards in July.
Bueckers at the 2024 ESPY Awards in July.
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Her comment sections were immediately flooded with compliments and pink-heart emojis.
Allure: Your signature game day hairstyle has gotten so much attention.
How do you get the look?
Bueckers:Well, you have to knowhow to braid.
A closer look at Bueckers’s signature hairstyle.
I personally dont, so I have my friend Kayla do it.
I start by making a middle part using a comb and then she does a braid on either side.
And then I usually just use a hair gel wax stick to get all theflyaways.
To see to it that my ponytail is very slick, I usually straighten it.
That’s basically it.
It takes about 15, 20 minutes.
A closer look at Bueckers’s signature hairstyle.
Allure: How do you take care of your hair off the court?
Bueckers:I’m honestly not very good with doing everything by myself.
Bueckers shows off her new shade.
The only thing I really know how to do is aslicked-back bunand a ponytail.
I have been feeling the half-up, half-down as well.
I’ve been doing that a lot.
And then I like having two little pieces out on the front and the rest back.
So I’m trying to do different things and take care of it better.
Ever since I was probably in eighth grade, I’ve been doing the blonde.
I really love the pink.
And I think when you feel confident, you look confident.
Bueckers shows off her new shade.
Allure:What would you consider your biggest beauty pet peeve?
Allure:Is there a beauty trend that you wish would go away?
Bueckers:That’s so hard because everybody has their own things that they love to do.
And personally I might not do it, but its their thing.
Just like some people would not dye their hairpink, but I do.
That’s how I express myself.
I feel like everybody expresses themselves in their own way, and who am I to judge?
Allure:You seem to also love expressing yourself through fashion.
Would you rather match your glam to your fit or match your fit to your glam?
Should I put it up or should I put it down?
Makeup-wise, I’ve always gone with the natural look.
I haven’t really gone too much outside of that.
But the fit first and then the glam is how I do it.
Allure:Is there anyone who has influenced your relationship with fashion and beauty on or off the court?
The walk that you do before the gamethe tunnel fitsthe WNBA has not shied away from it.
They feel confident enough to put it out there and they don’t care about other people’s opinions.
They don’t care about getting judged.
That’s something that I want to embody.
Allure:Are there certain beauty trends youve started to notice among athletes?
Bueckers:In the WNBA, more people are showing their feminine side while they’re playing.
Before it was all, They have to be basketball players.
They couldn’t have their hair done, their nails done.
But now people are embracing [those things].
you could be a killer on the court and also have your hair and nails done.
it’s possible for you to do a lot of different things and still be a basketball player.
Allure:Whats your advice to the next generation when it comes to staying true to yourself?
Bueckers:Be confident.
Don’t let anybody put you in a box.
Don’t let anybody put a label on you.
Do what you want to do and have fun with it.
If you’re masculine, femininedoesn’t matter.
Just embrace it and don’t care about the opinions of others.
Beauty is subjective, so whatever that looks like to you, just own it and embrace it.
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