Transformation

Rihanna is no cookie-cutter R&B diva. When she released her first album, Music of the Sun, her record label decked her out in long wavy extensions and frilly outfits. "At the time I was, like, 'OK, I'll do whatever you want me to do.' But I love doing edgier things," she told InStyle. "So I had to grow up and figure myself out." Four years later, the Barbadian songstress is a 23-year-old trendsetter with neon nails, ever-changing locks and a love of experimentation—up to a point. "I let hairstylists and makeup artists try anything, but I'll say 'I'm not too sure if I like this' if I need to," she has said. "Because at the end of the day, my face is what's out there, so I have to make sure it's right." No worries, RiRi—it's right!

"I'll never have my hair long and light brown again," the Music of the Sun chanteuse has said of this look. "It was too generic."