Jennifer Nettles as Amie Leigh Gemstone in "The Righteous Gemstones"
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Jennifer Nettles' Reba-Inspired 'Righteous Gemstones' Hairdo is Retro Perfection: How to Get the Look

Amie Leigh Gemstone rocks church ladies of yore's ideal look.

The hairstyles of Jennifer Nettles on HBO's The Righteous Gemstones harken back to the '80s and '90s heydays of hot rollers and blowout hot air brushes. As the late matriarch Amie Leigh Gemstone, Nettles perfects young-at-heart church ladies of the time's fashion aspirations, from her hairdo to her oversized glasses and her shoulder-padded outfits.

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During Season 3, Nettles lauded Reba McEntire on Instagram as the characters' style inspiration. Indeed, Nettles' tall, wavy locks with drooping bangs mirror elements of some of McEntire's most iconic haircuts.

If you're into retro fashion reminiscent of any country star's onstage presentation or TV alter-ego, you likely have a budget and game plan to score your desired wardrobe. Yet you might not know how to achieve your own throwback hairdo without a salon budget— and if you can afford that, you might struggle to describe what you're wanting to replicate to your stylist.

Luckily, there's ample advice online, from multiple YouTube and TikTok tutorials to a fun and informative article from Elle about how surprisingly simple and cost-effective it can be to copy iconic celebrity hairstyles of yore.

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"One popular way, which we are seeing lots of right now, is a perm," Gregory Russell, a vintage looks lover and the hairstylist Anya Taylor-Joy and Jennifer Lawerence, told Elle. "That built-in texture can really help to add a base to maintaining volume. Another way would be setting the hair on rollers."

Before consulting these and other online resources, do as Nettles did and find good hair day photos of your style inspiration. If you're also chasing a McEntire-esque look, here's three images for your next haircut appointment.

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