Kim Kardashian's Changing Looks

By Instyle
Updated Sep 16, 2013 @ 7:00 am
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Kim Kardashian's Changing Looks

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1987

Born in 1980 to Kris Houghton and celebrity attorney Robert Kardashian, the braided cutie attended grade school in Los Angeles.

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1995

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The Armenian-American beauty sported a flippy bob for her freshman year at Marymount High School in Los Angeles.

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2006

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She was pure L.A. glam with her long layers and kohl-smudged eyes at the opening of her family's first Dash boutique.

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2007

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The stylist and girl-about-town wore sexy curls to the premiere of her reality series Keeping Up With the Kardashians.

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2008

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Kardashian played up her natural beauty at the Teen Choice Awards with an undone updo and cranberry lip stain.

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2008

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A high pony and lush lashes before her spin on Dancing with the Stars.

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2008

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Fresh fringe! "I've been getting tired of the look I was sporting and wanted something fresh and bangs were just it," Kardashian told People. "It's amazing how they can alter your look."

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2009

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For the Monte Carlo Television Festival, Kardashian rocked a wild mane of waves.

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2009

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"This time it's for real, guys! I went blond!," she blogged before the Teen Choice Awards. Her colorist Rebecca Friedman called the hue "a caramel, smoky base."

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2009

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Kardashian went back to brunette for the L.A. premiere of Whiteout, working a '40s-inspired sculptured style.

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2009

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The ever-experimental star had a ready explanation for her honeyed pompadour at a benefit for the Trevor Project: "I had a shoot earlier in the day where they glued in some fun blond extensions-I am loving the two-tone vibe!"

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2010

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Makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic created Kardashian's "refreshing look" for the CEW Beauty Awards by sweeping Eye M Glam highlighter from Giella Cosmetics over Hot Mama blush from The Balm.

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2011

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She complemented her nude lips with sultry, smoky eye makeup.

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2012

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"I wanna a new hairstyle for tonight! Should I do bangs?" the reality star asked via Twitter on New Year's Eve. She used clip-in fringe to achieve the Cleopatra-like look.

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2012

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Kardashian lightened up her deep brunette locks. "I changed her from her traditional dark brown, to a more fashionable glossy chocolate brown," said her hairstylist George Papanikolas.

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2013

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For a New Year's Eve bash, Kardashian showed off her pregnancy glow-and long, feathery lashes.

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2013

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After giving birth to daughter North West, Kardashian went for a whole new look. "Kim had been wanting to go blonde for a while, and this was the perfect time post-pregnancy,” her colorist George Papanikolas of Andy LeCompte Salon told us. “We decided to give it a modern twist by keeping the roots drastic.”

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2014

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The new mom and bride-to-be returned to her signature dark strands.

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2014

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Kardashian keeps up her dark hairstyle, complementing her glam lashes with sleek tresses.

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2015

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Ever the stylish star, Kardashian takes on the lob trend.

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2015

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In an unprecedented move, the reality star debuts plantinum hair.

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2015 

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The reality star sported dark, slicked-back strands (a 'do that she also rocked at the 2015 Video Music Awards) to nicely complement her bold makeup at the Hype Energy Drinks U.S. launch. 

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