The Best Beauty Moments from Britney Spears's Music Videos

The year was 1998, and young ingenue Britney Spears has just broken onto the scene clad in a schoolgirl outfit, which she paired with a pair of feather-adorned pigtails, and the most quintessentially late '90s neutral lip. The rest, as they say, is history.

If you love Britney's pretty, subtle braid that's peeking out from underneath her waves in this music video as much as we do, all you need is a little bit of time, and a thin piece of roap to recreate the look at home. 

In the late '90s and early aughts, were all guilty of lining our lips darker than the lip gloss we swiped on afterwards. However, Britney's sienna liner and clear closs makes a case for revisiting our go-to look from middle school. 

Long before the Bumpit was even a thought, Britney wore her platinum-streaked layers teased high on the crown, with gelled-down side bangs to contrast. Thanks to her frosted shadow, her eyes were the focal point on her face. A deep blue was blended into her crease, while white liner enhanced her wide-eyed look.

This is a story of a girl named Lucky—who wore the most gorgeous retro set waves, metallic shadow, and peach lipgloss.

Not since the '80s has crimped hair looked this good. Although Britney's layers were styled pretty sleek, a few key areas were given a few passes of the crimping iron for some unexpected texture.

Sure, the glossy eye may be a hot trend on the runway now, but we figure Britney pretty much pioneered the look back in 2001 when her graphic turquoise shadow was topped with a mirror-like sheen.

To bleach or not to bleach? That is the internal debate all bottled blondes have after lightening their hair. Britney's matching flaxen strands and brows are more than enough to convince us to reach for the bleach.  

Just like boys, sometimes a girl just needs to throw her hair up in an effortlessy disheveled pony. Although Britney is loyal to her piece-y waves, this video is proof that she can also rock a high ponytail like no other. 

The only time a fedora could be considered chic? During Britney's collaboration with Madonna of course, where the star's smoky eye and glossy nude lip were on full display.

What's up, bad gal Britney? For one of her many looks during "Toxic," the star wore a fire engine red wig, with the lip color coordinating shadow hue blended all the way to her brows. Double-winged liner completed the effect.

As if you had any doubts that Brit could do both, "Gimme More" is definitive proof that she can equally pull off blonde and dark ashy brown hair flawlessy. 

Britney wore a few different disguises in this video, but the graphic bob and red lip combo was the most dramatically different from her signature blonde waves and heavy liner.

All eyes are on Britney's corkscrew ringlets that are pinned up in 1920s flapper style as she slays as her circus' ringleader. 

When Britney can't even with the paparazzi and reporters, she rebels with an unexpected beauty look in her "I Wanna Go" music video. Her chunky hot pink streaks and glittery eye makeup are what punk pop princess dreams are made of. Avril, what's good? 

Britney's back, bitch, with a video for the new single from her first album in three years. Her taupe-y, gilded smoky eye and long, textured waves that make for the perfect mid-dance move hair flip, is the signature Britney beauty look we all know and love.