Britney Spears’ Hair History
To give you ultimate hair inspo, we’ve started a ‘Celebrity Hair History’ series here on the Milk + Blush blog. In Celebrity Hair History, we’re taking a look back at some iconic hairstyles through the years and tracing the hair evolution of some of our fave stars and celebs to where they are today.
We’re sharing one of our longest posts ever today and looking back at the many iconic looks of pop icon Britney Spears. Her hair has changed more than anyone else and she’s been pretty experimental which makes her the perfect candidate for a Hair History post. So if you didn’t manage to catch her in Vegas or are just missing 90s pop then keep scrolling for her epic Hair History.
1993
Britney’s first major break was starring in the Mickey Mouse Club on the Disney Channel alongside Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake and Ryan Gosling. We love these blunt bangs on her, super cute!
1998
At 16 Britney brought out her most iconic song
Hit Me Baby One More Time and cemented her pop icon status. These bunches have since become a trademark look of hers too and we love the marabou scrunchies.
2000
This year she released
Oops I Did It Again in her infamous pleather catsuit. We’re not entirely sure what the side swept hairstyle is but Britney can definitely pull it off. Chunky highlights included.
2001
Who could possibly forget (we’ve tried) this double denim masterpiece from the American Music Awards with matching Justin Timberlake. To complement the look Britney went for some choppy layers and a loose blowout in her signature blonde highlights.
2001
At lot happened in 2001 including this super controversial performance at the MTV Video Music Awards. Britney went for some tight ringlets in honey toned blonde to match with her friend.
2002
Britney went full poodle for the Grammy awards this year with a gorgeous half up half down hairstyle. We’ve actually got a more up to date
tutorial on this look here, if you’re interested.
2003
Another year, another tabloid breaking performance. This year Britney kissed the queen of pop in this rocker bride look with super blonde, layered hair and loads of extensions.
2004
Britney tied the knot twice this year. No, not kidding and for her second marriage to dancer Kevin Federline she totally changed up her look. She went for this super rich auburn colour and added lots of extensions for extra length.
2005
Oh my gawddddd 2005 Britney, what were you thinking? If the pink Juicy Couture tracksuit wasn’t bad enough we’re dying over those highlights. Bring back the platinum blonde...
2006
This will forever go down as the best girls night out that EVER happened. Our three fave socialites spend a wild two months together with Britney rocking her signature long blonde locks, we kinda miss this trio…
2007
WE ALL KNOW what happened in January of 2007. This shocking eve saw Britney shave off all of her hair in a random salon in the middle of nowhere and the world was SHOOK.
2007
From the head shaving to the inappropriate use of an umbrella, it definitely wasn’t a good start for Britney. What came next though was the absolute worst use of hair extensions we’ve ever seen in our lives, eek!
2008
A year later our fave babe was back to her best at the VMA’s with this stunning crimped look. We love the waves with her 1920s style dress, so beautiful! She took home three awards this eve too, including Best Female Video, Best Pop Video and Video Of The Year.
2009
For her single
3, Britney totally changed up her look again with some side swept, Bardot style bangs. It must be a good look because this song debuted at number 1 on the Billboard charts, yas!
2010
Britney made a surprise appearance on Glee for an episode titled Britney/Brittany which was watched by 13.5 million people. For her appearance she kept to her signature style of super blonde hair and loads of extensions.
2011
Britney performed a remix of the song
S&M with Rihanna at the Billboard Music Awards this year and also won the MTV Video Vanguard Award. Her hair was blown out into supermodel waves for the occasion and we’re loving the glam look.
2012
Scream and Shout was one of the best selling songs of the year and for the video Britney rocked this sky high beehive. She must have been backcombing for hours...
2013
At the iHeart Radio music festival Britney went for loosely straightened hair in super light blonde. We love this style and it looks amazing on her.
2014
At Elton John’s Oscar party Britney went for these gorgeous, reddy brown waves and is giving us major Cheryl Cole vibes. Gorgeous!
2015
How amazing is this ombre pony? Britney wore this look to the VMAs along with a Cher inspired, diamante dress. If you want to recreate this look with your old hair extensions then
click here for a quick dye tutorial.
2016
Britney was asked to cover V magazine’s 100th issue this year. Editor Stephen Gan said she was chosen because she’s such a music icon and we so agree. We’re also pretty obsessed with this super high, ditsy pony.
2017
At the VMAs last year Britney was back to her best with these super long extensions styled into beachy waves.
2018
This year Britney totally killed it with an insane collaboration for French brand Kenzo. In the lookbook she’s kept her hair super long but has brought her the colour up to date with this super ashy blonde.
