Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Icons & Influencers

Meet Jennifer Aniston’s hair stylist Chris McMillan – who just launched a haircare line

STORYCherry Liu
Chris McMillan is behind Jennifer Aniston’s iconic “The Rachel” haircut in Friends. Photo: @mrchrismcmillan/Instagram
Chris McMillan is behind Jennifer Aniston’s iconic “The Rachel” haircut in Friends. Photo: @mrchrismcmillan/Instagram
Beauty

McMillan – who created ‘The Rachel’ haircut on Friends and has worked with Kim Kardashian and Miley Cyrus – just launched his haircare brand with Sephora

Chris McMillan, the celebrated hairdresser best known for giving us Jennifer Aniston’s iconic “The Rachel” haircut in Friends, just launched his own haircare line.
Chris McMillan collaborated with Sephora to launch his haircare line. Photo: @mrchrismcmillan/Instagram
Chris McMillan collaborated with Sephora to launch his haircare line. Photo: @mrchrismcmillan/Instagram

The collection includes seven essential styling products, all enriched with the proprietary HS3 complex: a powerful blend crafted to enhance shine, provide heat protection, and strengthen each hair strand. Among these, the Glassy Smooth Blowdry Spray stands out as the hero product, a “sleekness-boosting, frizz-controlling prep spray that protects up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit (230 degrees Celsius) and delivers a soft, glassy finish without build-up or damage”, according to the brand.

Advertisement
Chris McMillan knows everything there is to know about healthy hair. Photo: @mrchrismcmillan/Instagram
Chris McMillan knows everything there is to know about healthy hair. Photo: @mrchrismcmillan/Instagram

McMillan has been at the forefront of the industry for over four decades and established his luxury salon in Beverly Hills in 2002. Here is everything you need to know about him.

Chris McMillan is no stranger to celebrity clients

Denise Richards and Chris McMillan have known each other for 30 years and counting. Photo: @mrchrismcmillan/Instagram
Denise Richards and Chris McMillan have known each other for 30 years and counting. Photo: @mrchrismcmillan/Instagram
McMillan has been working with A-listers for years. In July, he shared a post of Denise Richards, the Hollywood actress who embraced a fresh, natural hairstyle by McMillan following her recent divorce from Aaron Phypers. McMillan shared on Instagram, “Finally all grown out and healthy long bronde (brunette-blonde) hair for the colour and consistent trims; loose long layers loose movement with those big blue eyes and infectious smile,” he wrote.
He also worked on Leslie Bibb’s now-viral bob for the third season of The White Lotus, and gave Jenna Bush Hager a bob of her own during an appearance on the Today show in June.
Gigi Hadid is a trendsetter. Photo: @mrchrismcmillan/Instagram
Gigi Hadid is a trendsetter. Photo: @mrchrismcmillan/Instagram

Last year, fashion model Gigi Hadid chopped off her signature long, wavy hair and embraced a chic chin-length bob, which McMillan crafted. And McMillan was behind Kim Kardashian’s hairstyle for her wedding to now-ex-husband, Kanye West, and Miley Cyrus’ iconic pixie cut.

He also counts Courteney Cox, Nicole Kidman, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway, Olivia Wilde, Jennifer Garner and more among his clients, and has collaborated with brands from Living Proof to Drunk Elephant.
Select Voice
Choose your listening speed
Get through articles 2x faster
1.25x
250 WPM
Slow
Average
Fast
1.25x