Most people would consider getting their hair color changed a major life decision. For celebrities, however, it’s as easy as changing socks or even dresses. This is the great thing about having a high net worth because you can simply have hair professionals like colorists in your payroll. Not only that, it’s almost always part of their jobs, as well, with roles often demanding changes in hair color at the drop of a hat. Here are some hair transformations on our favorite celebrities that we can’t help but love.
Beyoncé
Beyoncé can get away with anything, and even her financial advisor will drink to that. Of course, that includes extreme hair transformations, which Queen Bey seems to go through on a regular basis. She has sported a caramel blonde do, often pulled back on a high ponytail, which seems to give her her own personal background lighting. She’s also rocked bronze hair, which was fantastic on her golden skin.
Kylie Jenner
Kylie Jenner literally rocks a different hair color and style almost every day as she likes to keep it fresh for her massive social media following by donning crazy wigs. Her hair color is naturally black, much like the rest of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, which flatters her features perfectly. However, she also pulls off the bleached blonde look with much success, and this has since become her patent look of late.
Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson was a real sight for sore eyes when she eschewed her signature long locks and debuted a blonde pixie cut for an edgier look. She has since kept the cut, but switched to a darker hair color early this year, which gave her overall look more depth.
Zoë Kravitz
Zoë Kravitz is not at all a stranger to drastic transformations, which have done more to her career and image than cosmetic surgery. In fact, it’s quite hard to keep track of the many transformations that she has undergone through the years. She exuded an air of mystery when she went dark with a rich brown shade. But with peroxide and braids, she completely adapted an edgier look.
Lucy Hale
Young actress Lucy Hale is the star of the popular series, Pretty Little Liars. Since her career debut, she’s sported several hair colors that often had heads turning. But then, she has face that can pull off anything, from a blonde ombrè in the summer to a classic brunette look in the fall. All she really needs to do is slap on some mascara and she’s ready for anything.
Lily Collins
Lily Collins is the grown-up daughter of crooner Phil Collins, who, despite standing to inherit her dad’s large net worth, has since carved out a niche for herself in Hollywood as one of its favorite young actresses. Best recognized for her fair skin and distinctive eyebrows, she looked fantastic with the raven locks she sported as Snow White in Mirror Mirror. Her later switch to bright copper made her unrecognizable, but as gorgeous as ever.
Dakota Johnson
Dakota Johnson is real Hollywood royalty, as the daughter of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson. Naturally, she did inherit very superior genes, as well as a share of her family’s excellent wealth management. She’s also her family’s current generation superstar, and it’s not hard to see why. For her breakthrough role in Fifty Shades of Gray, she sported a soft brunette look that emphasized the innocence of her blue eyes. She’s also pulled off a blonde, highlighted look with much success.
Vanessa Hudgens
True to her Latina form, Vanessa Hudgens likes to keep her hair long and dark, which has become part of her signature style. However, she’s had some drastic hair transformations through the years, as well. We especially dig the long, blonde locks that she sported in Coachella one year, which, to Vanessa’s credit, she was able to make her own.
Maisie Williams
Another Game of Thrones main character who is not afraid to switch it up from her GoT persona is Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark on the show. She is most recognizable for brunette locks in the show, but true to Arya’s fighting form, she’s switched it up to a brave aquamarine hue at Wimbledon.
Allison Williams
Actress Allison Williams has the kind of face that you won’t sooner forget, which is why we always take notice when she does something different, like change her hair color. From her signature brunette locks, she went for a full-on blonde treatment for a time, which we love just as much. However, she has since gone back to her natural color as the upkeep is likely a pain.
Emma Stone
Contrary to popular belief, Emma Stone is actually not a natural redhead, but then she pulls off that hair color so well that she may as well be. Her stark white complexion and gorgeous smattering of freckles lets her pull off her signature fiery auburn well, but she has actually looked just as fantastic as a blonde. Of course, as one of the most bankable actresses today with the best savings account to boot, she can surely get away with anything.
Nicki Minaj
Rapper Nicki Minaj is another lady whose hair transformations are quite hard to keep up with. She is best known for her shiny, raven tresses, but she has also switched it up to a cotton candy pink at some point, which complemented her skin and bold personality beautifully and making herself truly great advertising for her personal brand. She also makes use of colorful wigs from time to time.
Elizabeth Olsen
Actress Elizabeth Olsen has done the impossible of getting out of the shadow of her famous actress sisters, twins Mary-Kate and Ashley. She is now one of Hollywood’s most sought-after young actresses, and has most recently starred in the Avengers franchise as Scarlet Witch. She’s still a real Olsen, however, with her natural cool blonde tresses. However, she has distinguished herself quite effectively from her sisters since, and did not even need to get plastic surgery. She simply dyed her hair a cinnamon brown, which brought out her luminous eyes.
Rihanna
Singing superstar Rihanna is one girl who can get away with any transformation as it would take a whole to break her bank. We can’t help but love Riri in her natural raven-black tresses, which make her look dark and glamorous. However, the bold choice of marsala as a hair color contrasted beautifully with her light hazel eyes and dark skin, making her look like a true goddess.
Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway is naturally beautiful in the most effortless way imaginable. All she probably needs to do is get treatment for her hair and she’s good to go. However, she has been quite adventurous with her hair of late, sporting bobs in her natural brunette, as well as a head-turning bold, platinum shade.
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt is one actress who likes to keep it simple, but she does invest in physical transformations from time to time. The pale blonde look seems to be her signature style, but she’s also rocked a darker brunette with red-toned highlights, which added more depth to Emily’s face.
Ashley Benson
You may know Ashley Benson as one of the stars of Pretty Little Liars, who also has movies like Pixels to her credit. She usually rocks blonde locks with bright highlights, but she has since switched it up to a darker brunette, which makes her look a lot more grown-up.
Kelly Clarkson
Award-winning songstress Kelly Clarkson usually keeps her dark blonde hair long and windswept. For this year’s award season, however, her hair got the star treatment. She debuted a shorter ‘do in platinum blonde at the Billboard Music Awards this year, as well as her considerable weight loss. She looks amazing, of course.
Lucy Liu
Given her Asian ethnicity, Lucy Liu has dark, raven hair, naturally. However, with some hair treatment, Lucy was able to rock a gorgeous golden blonde look at an awards show early this year. This, however, demanded an investment of 9 hours on the actress’ part, as well as 4 rounds of bleaching.
Zendaya
These days, young actress and singer Zendaya can do nothing wrong. The dark-haired beauty has been a real show-stealer in the movies that she’s starred in, like The Greatest Showman and Spider-Man: Homecoming. And she’s not above shaking things up, as well, which she did at this year’s Met Gala, walking the red carpet with flaming red hair to go with her Joan of Arc-inspired look.
Shailene Woodley
Another one of the current crop of talented and beautiful young actresses is Shailene Woodley who became a breakout star in The Fault in Our Stars. She potrayed the role of Jane Chapman in the popular HBO series Big, Little Lies for which she eschewed her patent blonde for a darker brunette.
Leighton Meester
We all know Leighton Meester as the star of the popular series Gossip Girl. She had always been a brunette, which is her natural hair color. However, she quickly switched up her look of late, and she didn't even need cosmetic surgery. All she had to do dye her hair a platinum blonde, and she’s like a completely different person.
Marion Cotillard
French actress Marion Cotillard is another gorgeous lady who has jumped on the platinum hair bandwagon, which she debuted during Paris Fashion Week. This is a truly different treatment from her more classic brunette locks. Either way, though, she looks fantastic.
Kate Hudson
Kate Hudson has the blonde beach waves practically patented as this is the look that she is best known for. Surprisingly, however, this isn’t even her natural hair color! She is actually a brunette, and we can’t help but also love it when she goes au naturel.
Iskra Lawrence
English model Iskra Lawrence is well known for her sun-kissed blonde hair, which drapes her face perfectly. For this year’s Cannes Film Festival, however, she surprised fans and photographers alike when she debuted her new hair color, an unusual rose-colored shade.
Selena Gomez
Pop superstar Selena Gomez is also another young star who likes to keep everyone on their toes by switching up her hair color every so often. The Latina is a natural brunette, of course, but she has also proven many times that she also looks fantastic with a blonde treatment.
Emilia Clarke
We all know Emilia Clarke as the platinum blonde-haired Khaleesi of Game of Thrones, but did you know that she is actually a brunette in real life? Not only that, her signature Khaleesi locks were actually wigs. Fans were definitely pleased, therefore, when she finally embraced Daenerys Targaryen’s blonde hair for real, which just drove photographers to a snapping frenzy.
Chrissy Teigen
We all know Chrissy Teigen as the model who captured singer John Legend’s heart, as well as for her outspoken opinions on the internet. She is naturally dark-haired, owing to her mixed ethnicity. However, she recently debuted strawberry blonde locks—true to form, on Twitter, no less.
Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart is one young actress who’s never been afraid to push the boundaries of style. She is most recognized for the brunette shade she maintained for her role as Bella Swan in the popular Twilight movies. Since then, she’s gone for edgier styles and colors, including a grungy platinum blonde ‘do with dark roots that she wore to honor Jodie Foster, who played her on-screen mom in her debut movie, Panic Room.
Serena Williams
Serena Williams is undoubtedly the queen of tennis and a real feminist icon with her take-no-prisoners attitude. She also has one of the sports world’s best savings accounts ever, so she can definitely get away with controversial conduct, including eschewing her signature dark curls for a bright, pale turquoise hue.
Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett has always been one woman whose style leaves people in awe, from her choice in dresses to hairstyles. Although she sticks to her signature icy blonde for the most part, she has had some radical hair transformations through the years, even dying her hair to a crazy cotton candy pink at some point.
Emma Roberts
Daughter of actor Eric Roberts and niece of Academy Award winner Julia Roberts, Emma Roberts is one young actress to look out for. Like her famous aunt, she has distinctive features that can get away with just about any hair color on earth, from her usual blonde to a more bronzed brunette shade—both of which are equally lovable.
Lauren Conrad
The Hills star Lauren Conrad is best known for her blonde bombshell looks, which she has definitely banked on through her years as a reality star. It was a pleasant surprise, though, to see her switch it up in 2015 when she adopted a reddish hue. She has since gone back to blonde, though, but we’re not in a hurry to forget the red in a hurry.
Bethenny Frankel
Bethenny Frankel is the star of The Real Housewives of New York, and who most people would refer to as the ‘brunette one’, thanks to her fashionable brown bob. She has since launched her own line of colorful sweets, SkinnyGirl Candy. What better advertising than to have the star herself switch up her main to a bright red?
Katy Perry
One colorful lady who is not at all a stranger to drastic hair color changes is none other than pop superstar Katy Perry. She’s had so many hair transformations through the years that we can’t even remember what her natural hue is. But whether she goes dark, blonde, or something insanely colorful, her mane drapes her face so perfectly that we can’t help but love them all.
Hilary Duff
Disney darling and pop star Hilary Duff is one star who dazzles with her buttery blonde looks. However, her pretty complexion allows for drastic changes short of cosmetic surgery, like dying her hair a pretty pastel pink. It’s definitely a fun color that suits the actress and singer to a tee.
Natalie Portman
No doubt, everything that actress Natalie Portman touches turns to gold, and yes, even her choices in hair color. She’s a natural brunette which keeps her look classic and classy, but she has also sported a lighter caramel blonde, which gave her look added depth and seemingly like her own lighting director wherever she goes. She is simply that radiant.
Julianne Hough
Blonde star Julianne Hough wowed her Instagram followers when she debuted a deep red color recently. According to the singer and actress, she always felt like a redhead her whole life and she definitely feels more like herself now than ever before, which is definitely a big achievement. She didn’t even need plastic surgery for it!
Jessica Biel
Jessica Biel has the kind of face that can get away with any transformation, never even needing cosmetic surgery to achieve the ‘wow’ look. She usually keeps to her brunette looks, but has occasionally dabbled in a lighter, blonde color, which lightens up her face considerably.
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian’s long, black hair is practically a patented look for the reality star. However, she’s not averse to switching things up from time to time, including a gorgeous long platinum blonde mane. Of course, when you have a ridiculously high net worth, you can definitely afford drastic transformations like this.
Jenna Dewan
Jenna Dewan likes to keep things safe and on the dark side, and we’ve seen her rocking her dark brown color over the years. Going blonde was as crazy a hair treatment that we could get from Jenna, which looked fantastic on the actress and dancer. Perhaps we’ll be seeing a more drastic change in the future.
Cara Delevingne
Model and actress Cara Delevingne is definitely one young woman who is not afraid to be a chameleon, and she usually gets away with it. We love her signature blonde hair color, but we also loved it when she went platinum on at different lengths, from a close-cropped shave to a bob to a short shoulder length.
Sanaa Lathan
You may recognize actress Sanaa Lathan for her roles in Love & Basketball and Alien vs. Predator, to name a few. She also has the Netflix show Nappily Ever After to her credit. She’s truly a dark-haired beauty that would turn heads wherever we went, but she turned even more heads when she gave her hair the blonde treatment.
Kerry Washington
There’s no other way to say this—Kerry Washington is a very gorgeous woman. And like all gorgeous women, much of her looks can be credited to her gorgeous mane of dark hair. It was a surprise, therefore, when she rocked reddish locks on the red carpet, but who would’ve thought that it would only make her even more gorgeous?
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence is one of today’s most sought-after actresses. This is because she’s not at all squeamish about transforming for her roles, which also keeps her bank account healthy. Most of the time, we see her as a blonde who prefers a low-maintenance style. She did go for a deeper brunette however, which contrasted nicely with her distinctive grey-blue eyes.
Priyanka Chopra
We love Priyanka Chopra and her gorgeous mane of dark hair, which is more traditional than anything. We also did love it when she indulged in decadent blonde highlights to give her classic look a twist. She recently received an engagement ring from singer boyfriend Nick Jonas, and we can’t wait to see what look she’ll be sporting on her wedding day.
Adele
We all know singing superstar Adele today for her sleek blonde mane, which drapes her face so perfectly that all she needs is mascara and she’s good to go. However, older fans would probably remember a younger Adele who sported big hair in a brown color back when she was still a breakthrough artist and before she enjoyed considerable weight loss. We definitely know which Adele we prefer.
Bella Hadid
Supermodel and internet superstar Bella Hadid keeps her hair dark and mysterious, likely as a contrast to her blonde sister and fellow supermodel Gigi Hadid. However, we do remember that brief moment when Bella switched to blonde hair with pink tips, which we had hoped would last longer than it did.
Salma Hayek
Actress Salma Hayek is what we could call a classical beauty with her long, dark locks and perpetually youthful face. However, she is quite fearless in her beauty transformations, and we’re not even talking about cosmetic surgery here. Salma has been known for drastic hair transformations through the years, but our favorite is definitely the gray, salt-and-pepper look that not many could pull off.
Karlie Kloss
It’s a truly subtle change, but we still can’t help but notice when supermodel Karlie Kloss went from blonde to really blonde. This was when she dyed her hair color to a distinctive platinum blonde. Karlie is, of course, already quite a head-turner, but she just achieved the impossible of turning even more heads with this very slight but impactful change.
Bella Thorne
Young actress and socialite Bella Thorne is one girl who really loves changing her hair color. In fact, she goes through it so much that it’s amazing that she’s not suffering any hair loss from all the chemicals. We’ve always loved her as a blonde and the pink hair was also growing on us until she switched it up again.
Khloé Kardashian
Like the rest of the Kardashian-Jenner brood, Khloé Kardashian rocks the perfect hair and makeup at all times. We see Khloé mostly as a blonde, but she has also sported an ombre look with dark roots and blonde tips, which we just love. With the weight loss that she has been sporting of late, she just looks better than ever.
Mandy Moore
Mandy Moore debuted as one of the blonde teen pop stars who were really popular in the late 90s. Now all grown up, she has since switched to a deep brunette, which became her signature look for several years. Most recently, however, she has gone back to blonde, which is quite a nostalgic look for the star. To her credit, it suits her better as it makes her look so much younger.
Emma Watson
Emma Watson is one of the most talented and most beautiful actresses of today, which made her the perfect choice for the role of Belle in Beauty and the Beast. A natural brunette, she has made subtle tweaks to her hair color through the years, from mild golden highlights to finespun auburn. Both look equally fantastic on the young actress, of course.
Sophie Turner
Sophie Turner is best recognized for the dark auburn tresses that she has patented in the popular Game of Thrones series where she plays one of the lead characters, Sansa Stark. It was a real shock, therefore, when she debuted a light blonde color on her Instagram. It’s a striking switch, but Sophie remains a head-turner either way.
Kaley Cuoco
We all know Kaley Cuoco for her role in The Big Bang Theory in which she plays Penny. Indeed, it’s hard to imagine her as anything other than her famous blonde character, but her fantastic switch to a pink hair color has us seeing Kaley in a new light. With The Big Bang Theory and her massive payroll coming to an end very soon, it’s good to know that Kaley will now have a chance to embody other characters with other distinctive looks.