Carrie's full look was made implicit by her gorgeous hairsbreadth and effortless makeup. As hairstylist Glenn Nutley revealed, the duo went with a "classic" look since her hairsbreadth was precocious "cut into a agelong bob."

"I created immoderate customized clip successful pieces to recreate her signature look," Glenn shared. "The underneath of her earthy hairsbreadth was braided up to fell the existent magnitude and the roots were tapped with Bumble and Bumble Pret-a-Powder for added grip. To springiness the hairsbreadth immoderate other texture and colour I added idiosyncratic keratin enslaved extensions to the clip ins. The look was finished with Oribe's Dry Texture Spray and Superfine Hair Spray."

As acold arsenic the glam goes, constitution creator Marylin Lee Spiegel noted they decided to spell successful a seasonal absorption for her look. "We went for a caller extremity of summertime vibe to footwear disconnected play 31," Marylin said. "To lukewarm and flush her complexion, I utilized Nude Envie pick feature colour successful Peachy and pick bronzer successful Stellar," adding that her "lashes by House of Lashes successful Stella Luxe" helped heighten her eyes.

"On her body, I mixed Vita Liberata assemblage bronzer and Lorac Tantalizer successful Champagne Bronze," Marylin continued. "And buffed the combo connected her tegument with Iconic London Pro Puff blending brush."

But what astir the gown itself? Well, arsenic stylist Rhonda Spies explained, Carrie being capable to sparkle her mode backmost into her judge's spot was a must. Noting that the 54-year-old wore a stunning achromatic Ines Di Santo gown, accompanied with diamonds from Dena Kemp and XIV Karats, Rhonda told E! News that simply put, "more is much and little is simply a bore erstwhile it comes to Dancing With the Stars."

Although Carrie has sat successful the judge's spot for the show's entirety, arsenic she explained, there's ever thing antithetic astir each and each season—especially this one.

One enactment astir this play that Carrie thinks deserves a cleanable score? The substance of inclusion wrong the cast.

"As an Asian-American woman, and a dancer who has disabilities and auto-immune disorders, it was almighty to spot the unthinkable inclusiveness that this play offered each of us," she shared. "I deliberation for radical watching to person the quality to spot themselves successful the competitors is simply a acquisition that has benefits that possibly we tin ne'er truly understand. As idiosyncratic who has lived that beingness and walked successful their shoes, I admit what that feels like, and I deliberation it is thing to beryllium celebrated."