Christina Aguilera's Changing Looks

See her transformation through the years.
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1985

"I've always been a girlie girl," Aguilera told InStyle of her youth. "I used to sit at my mom's vanity and play with her perfume and lipstick. I've had a love affair with makeup since Day 1."
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1999

The bright-blond teenager celebrated the release of her first album, Christina Aguilera.
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2001

Aguilera started experimenting with bold hairdos. At the Grammy Awards, she wore all-over plaits in a rainbow of colors.
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2001

For an MTV Movie Awards performance of “Lady Marmalade,” the singer rocked a combination of braids and curls, highlighted with purple streaks.
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2003

In contrast to her album title, Stripped, the sultry star tried out vampy black streaks and ultra-smoky eyes.
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2004

"I wanted my color to be darker, more mysterious," Aguilera said of her brunette transformation. "It made me feel vixenish."
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2005

Now engaged to Jordan Bratman, she hit Paris Fashion Week in "a retro Hollywood-glam look."
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2007

The singer of Back to Basics looked fresh at the Grammys. “[I was] experimenting with a softer approach-pale lips and a tan glow,” she told InStyle. “Not my trademark.”
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2008

Always experimenting, the mother of Max Liron Bratman attended the MTV Video Music Awards with platinum fringe and ultra-dramatic two-tone eyeliner.
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2009

The star, who released her fragrance, Inspire, admitted to InStyle that she seeks "looks that make me stand out!" Like an eye-catching combo of hot-pink shadow and red lipstick, perhaps?
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2010

Aguilera rocked an edgy platinum bob.
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2010

On the eve of her latest album, Bionic, Aguilera sported a sleek bob and natural makeup. “With every record I put out, I make a drastic change,” she told InStyle. “I like to try new things and not take myself too seriously.”
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2010

The Burlesque star returned to her roots: long, wavy platinum extensions.
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2012

Aguilera's sultry waves on The Voice were inspired by her wardrobe, said hairstylist Mark Townsend : "I loved the color and silhouette of the Roland Mouret dress so much, it was such a great fashion moment with a touch of sexiness so I wanted her hair to have the same feeling."
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2012

No stranger to colorful locks, Aguilera promoted The Voice with purple-dipped tips.
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2012

She doubled up on color, adding an underlayer of hot pink to her purple and platinum mane.
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2012

Aguilera sported a sleek, A-line bob at the American Music Awards. "Christina can pull off any look," her hairstylist, David Babaii, said of the look. "She allows me to play with different styles and master the art of illusion."
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2013

Christina Aguilera went wavy for the Summer Television Critics Association Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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2014

Christina Aguilera smoldered in red lips and bombshell curls for the Breakthrough Prize Awards Ceremony where she performed "Beautiful."
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2015

The singer stayed true to her signature red lip and platinum waves.

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21 of 23

2016

There's a reason it's called "the classic red lip," and the mom-of-two continues to effortlessly pull off the look, year after year.

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2017

Aguilera took the stage at the 2017 AMAs in a plunging black silk gown with her blonde strands slicked back and a pared-down makeup look. She ditched her signature red lip and instead opted for a pink gloss for her Whitney Houston tribute.

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