Transformation

Nina Dobrev plays two characters on The Vampire Diaries, both of whom have really gorgeous locks. "I'm very anal about my hair," the Bulgarian-born actress told InStyle.com. "When I first got my job on the show, my mom told me, 'We know they need your hair for today, you need it for life. You can't let them sizzle it off.'" Her trick is to use a hair mask every third wash. "Sometimes I put the hair mask on and a shower cap on top and drive like that to work," Dobrev explained. "I look like an old lady!" But it's all for a greater goal. "It's been a dream of mine to be a L'Oreal or Pantene girl. That's why I'm keeping it healthy—and long—until they ask me. That's my incentive." We have a feeling she won't have to wait long!

For the Fugitive Pieces Toronto Film Festival press conference, Dobrev clipped back her waves to showcase her big brown eyes.