Home • Hair Hairstyle File: Taraji P. Henson Hairstyle File: Taraji P. Henson By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020 01 2001: Flipping Out At the Razor Magazine Holiday Party & Gift Drive, Henson stepped out in a layered, flipped bob. 02 2002: Sleek and Chic At the Die Another Day Los Angeles Premiere, Henson wore a sleeker version of her flipped style complete with a chic side part. 03 2004: Cascading Curls Henson glowed in long honey blonde, curls at the Four Brothers New York City Premiere. 04 2004: Wet N’ Wavy Henson attended the Los Angeles premiere of Hair Show wearing a slicked back, wavy ’do. 05 2005: Curly Top At the 10th Annual Multicultural Prism Awards, Henson flaunted a head full of short, auburn ringlets. 06 2005: Ride the Wave Henson was all about waves, waves and more waves at the 10th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards where she wore a half-up/half-down ’do. 07 2006: Ravishing Ringlets At Mercedes-Benz L.A. Fashion Week, Henson was red carpet-ready in cascading curls with auburn highlights. 08 2007: Totally Banging At the Weinstein Co.‘s Who’s Your Caddy event, Henson switched up her look and opted for short bangs and waves. 09 2007: Pump up the Volume Henson arrived at the 9th Annual Educating Young Minds Scholarship Awards Gala in tons of lush layers with a full bang. 10 2008: Up, Up and Away While attending the 30th Anniversary Carousel Of Hope Ball, Henson dazzled in a simple updo with a side-swept bang. 11 2009: Shaggy Style At the premiere of The Taking of Pelham 123, Henson wore a flipped shag style with loads of layered bangs. 12 2009: Short Story Henson kept her layered look for the BET Awards where she sported this short, sassy do. 13 2009: What About Bob? At the Film Independent Spirit Award nominations press conference, Henson grew out her short layers in exchange for a soft, shoulder-length bob. 14 2009: Hollywood Hottie Henson arrived at the ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon wearing a chin-length bob with a super-sized swooping bang. 15 2010: Sizzling Strands At the InStyle Golden Globe Party, Henson added serious sizzle to her strands with curled layers and an over-the-eye bang. Article continues after video. 16 2010: Taking Sides Henson hit the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of The Karate Kid wearing a full bodied, asymmetrical bob. 17 2011: Longer Lengths Henson added a bit of length to her tresses with casual, barely-there curls at the 31st Annual Silver Rose Gala & Auction. 18 2011: Tousled to Perfected Henson tousled her straight strands into a sexy, voluminous style for the Night for a Cure Party. 19 2011: High Shine Style At the New Year’s Eve premiere, Henson glowed in a shiny, shoulder-length bob with lots of body. 20 2011: Chic Chignon On the red carpet of the Emmy Awards, Henson was the epitome of elegance in a graceful side chignon. WHERE BLACK CULTURE, COMMUNITY AND CONSCIOUSNESS MEET Sign up for ESSENCE Newsletters to see more of Black Women’s Boundlessness Your email is required. Your email is in invalid format. Subscribe Now By clicking Subscribe Now, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Update Subscription By clicking Update Subscription, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 21 2011: Pony Up At the BET Awards, Henson debuted a sleek, high ponytail with a pompadour which was a first for the talented actress. 22 2011: Sophisticated Glam At a press event hosted by The Cinema Society, Henson was sophisticated and glam in a sleek, shiny bob with her signature one-sided bang. 23 2011: Lengendary Style At the L’Oreal Legends Gala, Henson swooped her hair into soft, curled layers to frame her heart-shaped face. 24 2012: Lovely Layers For the premiere of Think Like A Man, Henson added heaps of free-flowing layers to her chin-length bob. www.diptyqueparis.com Diptyque Eau Rose Hair Mist SHOP NOW Top Product. www.amazon.com Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa ’62 Hair & Body Fragrance Mist SHOP NOW us.parfums-de-marly.com Parfums de Marly Valaya Hair Perfume SHOP NOW www.sephora.com Gisou Wildflower Honey Infused Hair Perfume SHOP NOW phlur.com PHLUR Vanilla Skin Hair & Body Mist SHOP NOW Amazon T-fal Ultimate Hard Anodized Nonstick Cookware Set 17 Piece Set SHOP NOW Amazon KitchenAid Artisan Series 5 Quart Tilt Head Stand Mixer with Pouring Shield SHOP NOW Amazon De’Longhi La Specialista Arte Evo Espresso Machine with Cold Brew SHOP NOW 25 2012: Top of the Class At the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, Henson piled her locks into a wispy updo complete with a few face-framing pieces. 26 2012: Back to Basics At the NAACP Image Awards, Henson was all smiles in her signature, swingable bob. 27 1256543 Read More News 60 Years After Malcolm X’s Assassination, His Family Calls... 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