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Charlize Theron's Changing Looks

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Aug 07, 2017 @ 6:00 am
Charlize Theron - Transformation - Beauty
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1993
After winning a modeling contest in South Africa ("My mother entered me as kind of a joke"), the strawberry blond beauty moved to L.A.
Camera Press/Retna
Charlize Theron - Transformation - Beauty
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1996
Theron went Brigitte Bardot for the premiere of 2 Days in the Valley with a voluminous updo, liquid liner and baby pink lips.
Jim Smeal/WireImage
Charlize Theron - Transformation - Beauty
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1997
For Woody Allen's Celebrity, the actress chopped her hair into a very Mia Farrow platinum pixie.
Paul Smith/Retna
Charlize Theron - Transformation - Beauty
pinterest
1999
She channeled Old Hollywood for the Cider House Rules premiere with structured waves and pencil-thin brows.
Evan Agostini/Getty Images
Charlize Theron - Transformation - Beauty
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1999
Theron worked a modified Louise Brooks bob for The Yards, drawing emphasis to her eyes with artfully uneven micro-bangs.
LA Times/Retna
Charlize Theron - Transformation - Beauty
pinterest
2000
Marilyn with a twist? For the Academy Awards, Theron paired bombshell curls with tangerine lips.
David McNew/Getty Images
Charlize Theron - Transformation - Beauty
pinterest
2003
"Charlize's eyes change color with shadow," makeup artist Shane Paish said of her rock-and-roll look. "This smoky shadow made them green."
Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images
Charlize Theron - Transformation - Beauty
pinterest
2004
"This is the night she won her Oscar," recalled hairstylist Enzo Angileri. "Super-blond hair to match her silver dress." Neutral makeup and light brows also drew attention to her bronzed glow.
Frank Micelotta/Getty Images
Charlize Theron - Transformation - Beauty
pinterest
2005
"Anyone can look good blond, but dark hair is tricky," Angileri said of the star's asymmetrical Aeon Flux cut. "She can do both."
Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Charlize Theron - Transformation - Beauty
pinterest
2005
In just over a month, Theron transitioned from the severe ebony locks she wore at the Golden Globes to a warm russet tone for the Academy Awards.
Chris Polk/FilmMagic
Charlize Theron - Transformation - Beauty
pinterest
2006
"We went Italian movie star with her hair," Angileri remembered of her Oscars beehive. "The inspiration was Claudia Cardinale."
Steve Granitz/WireImage
Charlize Theron - Transformation - Beauty
pinterest
2007
Theron complemented her mahogany locks (tinted for her roles in Battle in Seattle and In the Valley of Elah) with well-defined brows and glossy berry lips.
Stephen Lovekin/WireImage
Charlize Theron - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
2008
Theron attended the Sundance Film Festival sporting a sleek bob.
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Charlize Theron - Transformation - Beauty
pinterest
2008
"Her eyes are her most striking feature," Paish has said of the Hancock beauty. The makeup artist lined the star's inner rims in kohl and added soft silver shadow.
Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
Charlize Theron - Transformation - Beauty
pinterest
2009
"Ponytails are our go-to casual hairstyle," Angileri said of the star of The Burning Plain and The Road. "They're easy and perfect for summer."
Fame Pictures
Charlize Theron - Transformation - Beauty
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2010
For the Academy Awards, Angileri created a polished bun misted with shine spray for a bit of "fairytale extra sparkle."
Jeff Vespa/WireImage
Charlize Theron - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
2011
A wavy strand framed her features at a Dior event.
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Charlize Theron - Transformation - Hair - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
2011
For the premiere of Young Adult, makeup artist Shane Paish used Dior products to create what he called, "a vintage French couture look."
Gregory Pace / BEImages
Charlize Theron - Transformation - Hair - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
2012
The diamond headband Best Actress nominee Theron wore to the Golden Globes was vintage Cartier-and lives full-time in a private Cartier museum in Geneva. "Because the jewelry was so special, the hair had to be understated," hairstylist Enzo Angileri told us. Before pinning and twisting the hair into an undone bun, he spritzed on Moroccanoil Frizz Control to tame flyaways and fuzz. "I wanted to choose my own messy pieces," he said.
Jason Merritt/Getty Images
Charlize Theron - Transformation - Hair - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
2012
"This is a very simple style that is still event appropriate," Theron's hairstylist Enzo Angileri said of her twisted side ponytail. "I wanted to create a minimalist style that still had glamour."
Jordan Strauss/WireImage
Charlize Theron Academy Awards
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2014
Theron went with a mod, '60s-inspired look for the Oscars. "The focus is on the eye with the exaggerated lashes and liner, so I kept the rest of her face soft and peachy," says makeup artist Pati Dubroff.
Jason Merritt/Getty Images
Charlize Theron
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2014
The Oscar winner shines in a bold red lip while she promotes her film, A Million Ways to Die In The West.
Mike Marsland/WireImage
Premiere Of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Mad Max: Fury Road" - Arrivals
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2015

The actress debuts Hollywood's favorite hairstyle--the lob.

Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images
<p>2016</p>
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2016

Sultry dark shadows allow Theron's bright eyes to pop. "Her eyes enables for the possibility to go from very natural to super glamorous," says her makeup artist Francesca Tolot. For the Academy Awards in 2016, Tolot dusted a reddish toned eyeshadow "over the crease to compliment the blue of her eyes," she says.

Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage
<p>2017</p>
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2017

The actress ditched her honey-blonde locks for a lighter style in 2017, wearing her lob in soft curls for CinemaCon.

Gabe Ginsberg/WireImage
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1 of 25 Camera Press/Retna

1993

After winning a modeling contest in South Africa ("My mother entered me as kind of a joke"), the strawberry blond beauty moved to L.A.
Advertisement
2 of 25 Jim Smeal/WireImage

1996

Theron went Brigitte Bardot for the premiere of 2 Days in the Valley with a voluminous updo, liquid liner and baby pink lips.
3 of 25 Paul Smith/Retna

1997

For Woody Allen's Celebrity, the actress chopped her hair into a very Mia Farrow platinum pixie.
Advertisement
4 of 25 Evan Agostini/Getty Images

1999

She channeled Old Hollywood for the Cider House Rules premiere with structured waves and pencil-thin brows.
Advertisement
5 of 25 LA Times/Retna

1999

Theron worked a modified Louise Brooks bob for The Yards, drawing emphasis to her eyes with artfully uneven micro-bangs.
Advertisement
6 of 25 David McNew/Getty Images

2000

Marilyn with a twist? For the Academy Awards, Theron paired bombshell curls with tangerine lips.
Advertisement
7 of 25 Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images

2003

"Charlize's eyes change color with shadow," makeup artist Shane Paish said of her rock-and-roll look. "This smoky shadow made them green."
Advertisement
8 of 25 Frank Micelotta/Getty Images

2004

"This is the night she won her Oscar," recalled hairstylist Enzo Angileri. "Super-blond hair to match her silver dress." Neutral makeup and light brows also drew attention to her bronzed glow.
Advertisement
9 of 25 Kevin Winter/Getty Images

2005

"Anyone can look good blond, but dark hair is tricky," Angileri said of the star's asymmetrical Aeon Flux cut. "She can do both."
Advertisement
10 of 25 Chris Polk/FilmMagic

2005

In just over a month, Theron transitioned from the severe ebony locks she wore at the Golden Globes to a warm russet tone for the Academy Awards.
Advertisement
11 of 25 Steve Granitz/WireImage

2006

"We went Italian movie star with her hair," Angileri remembered of her Oscars beehive. "The inspiration was Claudia Cardinale."
Advertisement
12 of 25 Stephen Lovekin/WireImage

2007

Theron complemented her mahogany locks (tinted for her roles in Battle in Seattle and In the Valley of Elah) with well-defined brows and glossy berry lips.
Advertisement
13 of 25 Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

2008

Theron attended the Sundance Film Festival sporting a sleek bob.
Advertisement
14 of 25 Gregg DeGuire/WireImage

2008

"Her eyes are her most striking feature," Paish has said of the Hancock beauty. The makeup artist lined the star's inner rims in kohl and added soft silver shadow.
Advertisement
15 of 25 Fame Pictures

2009

"Ponytails are our go-to casual hairstyle," Angileri said of the star of The Burning Plain and The Road. "They're easy and perfect for summer."
Advertisement
16 of 25 Jeff Vespa/WireImage

2010

For the Academy Awards, Angileri created a polished bun misted with shine spray for a bit of "fairytale extra sparkle."
Advertisement
17 of 25 Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

2011

A wavy strand framed her features at a Dior event.
Advertisement
18 of 25 Gregory Pace / BEImages

2011

For the premiere of Young Adult, makeup artist Shane Paish used Dior products to create what he called, "a vintage French couture look."
Advertisement
19 of 25 Jason Merritt/Getty Images

2012

The diamond headband Best Actress nominee Theron wore to the Golden Globes was vintage Cartier-and lives full-time in a private Cartier museum in Geneva. "Because the jewelry was so special, the hair had to be understated," hairstylist Enzo Angileri told us. Before pinning and twisting the hair into an undone bun, he spritzed on Moroccanoil Frizz Control to tame flyaways and fuzz. "I wanted to choose my own messy pieces," he said.
Advertisement
20 of 25 Jordan Strauss/WireImage

2012

"This is a very simple style that is still event appropriate," Theron's hairstylist Enzo Angileri said of her twisted side ponytail. "I wanted to create a minimalist style that still had glamour."
Advertisement
21 of 25 Jason Merritt/Getty Images

2014

Theron went with a mod, '60s-inspired look for the Oscars. "The focus is on the eye with the exaggerated lashes and liner, so I kept the rest of her face soft and peachy," says makeup artist Pati Dubroff.
Advertisement
22 of 25 Mike Marsland/WireImage

2014

The Oscar winner shines in a bold red lip while she promotes her film, A Million Ways to Die In The West.
Advertisement
23 of 25 Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images

2015

The actress debuts Hollywood's favorite hairstyle--the lob.

Advertisement
24 of 25 Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage

2016

Sultry dark shadows allow Theron's bright eyes to pop. "Her eyes enables for the possibility to go from very natural to super glamorous," says her makeup artist Francesca Tolot. For the Academy Awards in 2016, Tolot dusted a reddish toned eyeshadow "over the crease to compliment the blue of her eyes," she says.

Advertisement
25 of 25 Gabe Ginsberg/WireImage

2017

The actress ditched her honey-blonde locks for a lighter style in 2017, wearing her lob in soft curls for CinemaCon.

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