Salma Hayek turned 60 on September 2, and true to form, she marked the milestone in full glamour mode. In a video shared by a family friend and later reshared by fashion press, Hayek celebrated her birthday in a plunging, floral slip dress with barely-there straps and a statement diamond necklace strung with hanging gem pendants, taking part in a traditional Mexican birthday custom with her 18-year-old daughter, Valentina.
Actress Salma Hayek turned a radiant 60 on September 2 🎉
— Mambo Italiano (@mamboitaliano__) September 6, 2026
With her daughter Valentina Paloma Pinault by her side, she honored Mexico's "mordida" (bite) tradition on a gorgeous cake 🎂 pic.twitter.com/WuTUz6V9F7
The birthday moment lands as a fitting checkpoint for an actress whose red-carpet formula has remained remarkably consistent even as trends have cycled through her four-decade career. Since her 2009 marriage to Kering CEO François-Henri Pinault, Hayek has worn almost exclusively Kering-owned labels, most often Gucci, alongside occasional Alexander McQueen and Balenciaga moments, and the result is a recognizable throughline: fitted, curve-conscious silhouettes, richly saturated jewel tones, and a near-total avoidance of minimalism. Where many of her peers have drifted toward quiet, pared-back dressing in recent seasons, Hayek has stayed loyal to plunging necklines, sequins, and color, a red velvet gown for one November appearance, a green sequined Gucci gown covered edge to edge at last year's LACMA Art+Film Gala, a deep purple Alexander McQueen gown at Cannes.
Salma Hayek Goes Skinny Dipping to Celebrate 60th Birthday https://t.co/cPHj65MvVY
— People (@people) September 8, 2026
Jewelry functions almost as a second wardrobe in Hayek's styling. She has repeatedly reached for statement pieces bold enough to anchor a look on their own, vintage Boucheron necklaces from the brand's Private Collection at one Cannes premiere, Harry Winston diamonds at a LACMA gala, a diamond-wrapped snake necklace at a Paris fashion week party. The birthday necklace fits the same pattern: large, dimensional, and clearly meant to be the focal point rather than a finishing touch.
Hair and makeup have followed a similarly consistent logic. Hayek has long favored voluminous, Old Hollywood-inspired curls or a loose side part, paired with warm, defined makeup rather than anything overly minimal. In April, she drew attention at the Breakthrough Prize Ceremony for wearing her natural gray hair in a soft updo, a choice she's framed as embracing authenticity rather than fighting the visible signs of aging. It's a notable pivot within an otherwise unchanging aesthetic, proof that her formula has room to evolve without abandoning its core identity.
