Selena Gomez's Hair Has Changed So Much in the Past 12 Years
Selena Gomez is basically never not busy. When she's not throwing bachelorette parties and giving emotional wedding speeches, she's out promoting her latest projects, like her Coach collaboration. She also hit up the Cannes Film Festival and made a surprise performance appearance at Coachella—and the year's only half over.
Basically we've been blessed with over a decade of Sel—and her ever-evolving hairstyles. This is a woman who doesn't know the phrase awkward teen years—she's never had a single bad-hair day as far as we can tell. In honor of her twenty-seventh birthday, we're taking a look back at the past 12 years of nothing but gorgeousness. Side-swoop bangs of the aughts included.
Vince Bucci1/342007
Straightened, layered, with side bangs—Selena had the cut so many of us failed at achieving back in the mid-aughts.
Patrick McMullan2/342008
Corkscrew curls: always a classic.
Neilson Barnard3/342008
When you think of Selena in Wizards of Waverley Place, this is the look. Red highlights and all.
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A chic look at any age, but it kind of hurts how much cooler she was than us at 15.
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Blunt bangs, baby! Selena really wore this look so well.
Frederick M. Brown6/342009
This adorable bob with just a few highlights inspired tons of girls to make the chop.
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Side-swoop bangs, still going strong. This time with extra help from extensions.
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Selena looks so glam here with voluminous Hollywood waves and a super-deep part.
Stephen Lovekin9/342010
Selena was ahead of her time with this one. It looks so 2017, just seven years too early.
Mike Coppola10/342010
The waves were gone for a bit and she let her hair hang straight.
Jon Kopaloff11/342011
Consider this the era of "Cali hair."
Jun Sato12/342011
Collarbone-length hair with just a touch of movement at the ends looks amazing on Sel.
JB Lacroix13/342011
Two words: Hollywood babe.
Kevin Mazur14/342012
And she's blond! (Well, for her.) Wizards of Waverley Place was winding down and Selena was changing things up.
George Pimentel15/342012
Alas, the honey blond didn't last long. A few months later, it was on to this vibrant chocolate hue.
Donna Ward/Getty Images16/34Rapunzel hair at its absolute finest.
Jerod Harris17/342013
And just like that, the deep brunette is back.
Anthony Harvey18/342014
Further proof that her Hollywood glam only gets better with time.
Kevin Mazur - KCA2014 Founder Bonus19/342014
It's always a good day when Sel's curls come out to play.
Donato Sardella/Getty Images21/342015
Sel delivered on jet-black waves at the Louis Vuitton Cruise show. De-livered.
Instagram @_marissamarino22/342016
Meet the bangs that made us all want to get bangs—so much so, we wrote an entire story about what to ask for if you want 'em.
Jun Sato23/342016
And the bangs game gets even better: Too-long fringe totally works for Selena.
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And here we are, 2017. With the lob that made it into headlines and salon chairs everywhere.
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Hello, shampoo-commercial hair. Can we have you?
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Selena spent most of her time extensions-free in 2017. Not mad at it.
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Behold: Her shortest cut yet! Sure, it's a wig, but that doesn't make the look any less stunning.
Dimitrios Kambouris28/342017
This is stuff sleek, shiny hair dreams are made of.
Getty Images29/342018
Selena opted for a halo of angelic hair, which was very on-theme for that year's Met Gala: The Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination.
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images30/342018
This look is very Audrey Hepburn in the best possible way.
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images31/342018
Listen, sometimes a girl just misses her super long hair and needs to throw in some extensions.
Jesse Grant/Getty Images32/342019
A soft, face-framing updo is always a good idea.
Jesse Grant33/342019
Few people can pull off '40s retro glam like Selena—and still make it look modern and chic.
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We love when Selena keeps it loose and natural, as she did for a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
