When we change up our hair, we typically text a few friends or post a photo to Instagram. But when a celebrity changes their hair, it makes headlines. Why? Because they're getting their 'dos done by the best in the biz — and the styles are usually pretty major. So what better place is there for us to get our own hair-spiration?
This year, it seemed that stars were constantly itching to transform their looks. From cuts to color, there were so many new styles on the daily that we almost got beauty whiplash. Ahead, find the celebrity hair makeovers we couldn't stop talking about — no matter how hard we tried. Let their strand switch-ups inspire your #NewYearNewDo.
Lena Dunham started off the year with a chin-length bob...
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...but snipped her hair into a wispy pixie, which she's been rocking ever since.
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Christina Hendricks was known for her red hair on Mad Men...
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...but bid farewell to her character Joan by dyeing her strands back to her natural strawberry blond.
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Nicole Richie is a major hair chameleon. She went from navy blue...
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...to a shock of bright pink...
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...to her most recent color — a gorgeous silver. Note that her love of the cat-eye hasn't changed all that much.
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Kim Kardashian's brunette locks are her signature...
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...but she shocked everyone when she got the ultimate fashion-girl hair color. Our adoration was short-lived, though. She dyed it back about a month later.
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Selena Gomez is known for her long, brunette mane...
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...but she snipped it into a bob back in January.
Photo: via @selenagomez.
Oh, Channing Tatum. You and your dark hair are always a sight to behold...
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...but damn, do you look good blond.
Photo: via @channingtatum.
We all know that Kylie Jenner is the queen of changing up her look with wigs...
Photo: Matt Baron/BEI/BEI/Shutterstock.
...so when she actually dyed her hair blond, we almost didn't believe it.
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Lorde's signature style is her long, curly hair...
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...but this shorter, straight style looks absolutely stunning on her, too.
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Emma Watson has been known for her long, brown hair since her Harry Potter days...
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...This chin-length bob, though? We think it's the height of sophistication.
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Kate Mara has shown us how versatile an asymmetrical lob can be...
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...so we were pretty stoked to see what she can do with this rad pixie.
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Leo DiCaprio's man bun was as ubiquitous as his love of leggy models...
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...but he recently got rid of the bun (and the mountain-man beard) — and he looks like a whole new man.
Blake Lively has been a blonde since she reigned over the Upper East Side in Gossip Girl...
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...but what do we think of her as a bronde? That's one secret we'll never tell. XOXO, Gossip Girl.
Photo: via @blakelively.
Kate Middleton's long, brunette hair has been royally gorgeous since she first stepped into the public eye...
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...We wonder if her shorter strands and bangs will be as widely beloved as her longer 'do.
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Khloé Kardashian's hair may have changed colors plenty over the years, but it's always been long and cascading...
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...Her new lob, though? Super-elegant — and one of the coolest cuts for next year.
Photo: Buckner/WWD/REX/Shutterstock.
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