Sarah Jessica Parker's Changing Looks

The Footloose star had a thriving career playing what Parker has called the "best friend of the pretty girl."

"Every picture I see of myself from [the '80s] is pretty embarrassing," the formerly big haired star told InStyle. "But I find comfort in the fact that I looked like everyone else; I wasn't alone in making those insane choices."

Sarah Jessica Parker attends Slam Dance Hollywood Premiere. "Every picture I see of myself from [the '80s] is pretty embarrassing," the formerly big haired star told InStyle. "But I find comfort in the fact that I looked like everyone else; I wasn't alone in making those insane choices."

She played a bimbette opposite Steve Martin in L.A. Story and started landing "babe roles."

The Hocus Pocus star went red at the MTV Movie Awards.

For a fashion event, the 'Til There Was You beauty played up her features with shades of mauve.

For the debut screening of Sex and The City, Parker created a fanciful updo with curly tendrils and mini braids. "At the start of my career, I never imagined that professional hair and makeup would be a luxury available to me," she told InStyle.

Nominated for an Emmy, the Sex and The City diva attended the awards with slicked-back locks and rosy lips.

The SATC lead hit the town in a demurely flipped bob. "Serge [Normant] cut off all my hair because it was so trashed," she said of the shoulder-length look. "I really missed my ponytails!"

For a Gap appearance, SJP wore her hair in the same beachy waves as her famous SATC character, but the similarities ended there. "I love playing Carrie," she has told us. "But I see myself and that character as radically different people."

"What I really love about this look is the hair," Parker said of her sleek '60s-inspired coif. " That's my natural color."

The Failure to Launch lead walked the red carpet in a vintage-inspired updo and petal-pink lips. "She doesn't like a heavy face," makeup artist Antonella Renyer has said.

Fans went wild for her role reprise in the Sex and The City movie.

Parker let her hair down for the Oscars, with a mane of full, bouncy curls.

For the Academy Awards, Parker went with a glamorous '60s-inspired bouffant bun.

At Cannes, SJP let her locks flow in loose, beachy waves.

Major hair for the Louis Vuitton show.

For the New York City Ballet Fall Gala, makeup artist Leslie Lopez defined SJP's eyes with smudgy liner and shimmery navy and black shadow.

Parker embraced the punk theme at the 2013 Met Gala, accessorizing her sleek updo with an avant-garde mohawk headpiece.

Parker goes for a darker ombre, opting for an auburn hue.

In 2015, the SATC star was back to honey blonde, straightening her curls into a sleek blowout with soft waves.

Parker accented her brown hue with plaltinum highlights and loose curls at a party in Miami Beach.

We're loving Parker's balayage hairstyle, parted down the center in her signature style. A smoky eye and glossy lip finished off her look.