Whipping It Back And Forth! 24 Celebrity Hair Chameleons
Dec. 9 2014, Updated 2:03 p.m. ET
Never complacent with their tresses, these celebs change it up quite often, and we've got at them look for you, right here on RadarOnline.com.
Rihanna
Rihanna
Rihanna has been known to change her hairstyle dramatically in a single week! After ditching her honey blonde extensions for an asymmetrical jet-black bob in 2007, the Umbrella singer has tried brown, platinum blonde and fire engine red. She’s also had short crops, with shaved back and sides and long bubble curls.
Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
When it comes to switching up her hair and going for radical styles Cyndi Lauper is queen. The pop star icon burst on to the scene in the Eighties with bright red hair – half shoulder length, one side shaved and the rest in short tufts. Over the decades she has rocked every color in the rainbow.
Madonna
Madonna
Though she is primarily known for having blonde hair, Madonna is the master of changing her image. The singer caught our attention with her dirty-blonde waves but her hair has also been black, red and platinum blonde. She has had everything from cornrows to pixie cuts and even donned a Marie Antoinette-style wig at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards.
Katy Perry
Katy Perry
Pick a color – electric blue, bubblegum pink, jet black and even purple. Katy Perry has rocked all of those hues. The 28-year-old said recently: “I’ve been dyeing my hair since I was 15.”
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga
Call her what you want, when it comes to hair Lady Gaga is never boring, flirting with everything from grey and hot blonde, to purple and black. But sometimes her locks protest. Gaga admitted to People in 2011 that she had to “get a chemical haircut because my blonde hair is falling out.”
Cher
Cher
Her staple style since the Sixties has been long, raven tresses. But in between Cher loves to play around with wigs and extensions. Her most outrageous looks include a blonde, Eighties-style, spikey mullet and an oversized Afro.
Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Osbourne
She probably hasn’t seen her natural hair color since she was a child but rumor has it that Kelly Osbourne is a blonde. After toying with black, blonde, fuchsia and even grey, she has settled upon purple – not entirely by choice though. The Fashion Police co-host said recently: “I’m contracted to this hair color…I can’t change it for two years.”
Victoria Beckham
Victoria Beckham
Not to be outdone by her husband, Victoria Beckham has worn an array of hairstyles. After ditching her Spice Girls brunette bob she has gone for the pixie cut, an asymmetrical blonde bob and has toyed with long extensions.
David Beckham
When it comes to hair David Beckham has had his fair share of hits and misses. In the Nineties he had curtains but he has also worn cornrows, a Mohawk, championed the choppy Hoxton Fin, a pony tail, donned headbands and has even chopped the whole lot off and dyed the stubble blond.
What do you do when you’re charged with murder and you have to appear in court? If you’re Phil Spector, you turn up with an outlandish Afro wig on your head. The legendary producer had an array of hairpieces, which ranged from mullets to Beatles-style mop tops
She’s often seen as a redhead but Emma Stone frequently dyes her hair moving seamlessly from blonde to brown to auburn. She once said: “I identify most with red hair… But I like blonde too. It’s just hair.”
Ashlee Simpson
She’s always been more adventurous – style-wise – than her older sister. And for Ashlee Simpson that includes her hair, which has been black, ice blonde, platinum and red. She has also experimented with choppy cuts, long layers and elegant bobs.
Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore was one of the first celebrities to try the ombre, dip-dye hair trend. At one point she even had blonde hair with grey-black tips. Over the years she has had every hair color under the sun and toyed with lengths ranging from boyish cuts to long waves.
Jessie J
British pop star Jessie J recently shaved off her hair for charity and she’s had a field day with her growing locks ever since. This summer she has dyed it blonde, blue and purple – all a far cry from the black bob that was her signature style.
Brad Pitt
When it comes to signature hairstyles Rooney Mara doesn’t really have one. A true chameleon, this actress’s hair changes according to her roles. She has had ink-black severe haircuts, long dark blonde waves or slicked back ponytails – bangs optional.
Lindsay Lohan
You only have to flick through her many mug shots to witness Lindsay Lohan’s flirtation with color. The freckle-faced former child star is best known as a redhead but she has been blonde and even wandered over to the dark side and tried a deep brown.
Beyoncé
Days after creating headlines by revealing her blonde, pixie cut, Beyoncé slapped some extensions on her head and debuted a chin length bob. Over the years though her hairstyles have ranged from a mass of curls, long waves, bone straight, box braids and cornrows.
Rooney Mara
When it comes to signature hairstyles Rooney Mara doesn’t really have one. A true chameleon, this actress’s hair changes according to her roles. She has had ink-black severe haircuts, long dark blonde waves or slicked back ponytails – bangs optional.
January Jones
Earlier this year January Jones revealed the dangers of excessively dyeing your hair. The Mad Men star told the U.K.’s Grazia magazine that her hair had taken a beating after she dyed it blonde, red, then blonde, black and back to blonde again. She said: “I have been every color and now my hair is falling out in clumps.”
Evan Rachel Wood
This new mom frequently likes to play around with her hair and her image. Evan Rachel Wood – a natural blonde – told Allure that she enjoys experimenting with hair color. Despite being content with natural blonde shade she said she also loved it when her locks were “blood-red.”
Jada Pinkett-Smith
Fans of a certain age may not remember Jada Pinkett-Smith when she had a platinum blonde buzz cut. Although she is now frequently seen with long, black hair, the mom-of-two has also worn braids and had the side of her head shaved.
Willow Smith
Following in her mommy’s footsteps, Whip My Hair singer Willow Smith has toyed with her hair a lot in her short life. From buzz cuts to purple wigs and braids sculpted into the shape of a heart, this 12-year-old has done it all.
Nicki Minaj
Maybe she has a different wig for every character that she comes up with. Nicki Minaj’s name has become synonymous with loud, bubblegum, Barbie-style wigs. They range from blonde, jet black and pink to multi-colored and ombre.
Wendy Williams
This talk show host is so honest about wearing an array of wigs that she has launched her own line of hairpieces. Wendy Williams says she started wearing them after she was diagnosed with thyroid disease. She said: “I had to learn about ‘magic hair’ because my own hair became so thin…”