In 2021, the star walked the red carpet for the “Eternals” premiere in Rome, Italy.

What could be more glamorous than that?

Jolie apparently attempted to take that glamour to the next level with some long, luscious locks.

Angelina Jolie smiling

Yet, what happened, instead, wasa celebrity hair extension blunder we couldn’t ignore.

Hair extensions are increasingly popular, and for good reason.

They’re an easy way to revamp your look and add length or volume to your natural locks.

Angelina Jolie posing

Still, this is one beauty hack that is anything but foolproof.

Basically, they’re high risk, high reward.

What went wrong with these hair extensions?

Angelina Jolie posing

Anyone can look at this hair extension fail and know that something went terribly wrong.

But, what exactly was it?

And, yes this would have saved Jolie from this unfortunately memorable extension moment.

Angelina Jolie posing

There areclip-in hair extension hacks you should probably knowbefore using them to enhance your look.

Care when applying clip-in extensions can make or break your long-haired fashion statement.

This helps to decrease the risk of obvious differences between your real hair and your fake hair.

Angelina Jolie waving

And, this is another easy place for extensions to ruin your look.

According to Luna Viola, “Extensions in general should look as natural as possible.

Color matching and good quality 100% real hair pieces are the key for the best result.”

Angelina Jolie smiling

see to it to do research when choosing extensions.

This drew attention to the ends of her natural hair and made the extensions more obvious.

Curling her hair would have made it easier to blend her extensions without needing to cut them.

She added, “This will help blur that line differentiating your hair from the hair pieces.

That way when you brush your hair out, it will all flow seamlessly into the same curl.”

Through it all, though, she usually sticks with long locks.

Extensions can clearly be the answer when you’re looking for more length or volume in an instant.