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60 Best Celebrity Makeovers of All Time

When you're always in the spotlight, sometimes you need a style reinvention. These celebrities have major transformations, changing everything from their fashion sense to their hair color. Get inspiration from these celebrity makeovers that are worthy of applause.
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January Jones

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Back in 2005 when the cruelness that is Betty Draper was just a glimmer in Matthew Weiner's eye, January Jones sported a soft and sweet style. Her layered waves and glowing skin at the Toronto Film Festival said easy beach babe not Mad woman.

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Five seasons of Mad Men later, January has ditched her girlish ways for a more sophisticated style. Her sleek side part and angular long bob at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala in 2012, give her a modern edge that sets her apart from her retro character.

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Zoe Kravitz

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As the lone offspring of Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet, Zoe is guaranteed to be a member of the cool crowd. At a screening of The Mysteries of Pittsburgh in 2009 she showed off her hipster status with thick, rounded bangs and cherry red lips.

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Zoe takes a less dramatic approach at an event in 2012, wearing a delicate lace frock, soft pink makeup, with loose tendrils of hair framing her face. She still oozes coolness, but her new toned-down look lets her really show off those good genes.

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Rachel McAdams

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Flipped out, half-up, half-down hair and natural makeup give this Notebook star a prim and pretty sorority girl style at a press conference for The Family Stone in 2005.

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Rachel upgraded to vamp for the premiere of The Vow in 2012. She’s got an of-the-moment edge with thick bangs and dark eye liner—not to mention the swipe of red lipstick that takes her to the level of major Hollywood star.

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Kelly Clarkson

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Just after her big American Idol win in 2002, Kelly Clarkson still looks like an average college girl with blonde-streaked, shoulder-length hair, and glossy lips.

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Now she is owning her much-deserved star power with golden blonde locks, choppy bangs and a stand-out sequin top at the Capital FM Summertime Ball in June 2012.

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Raven Symone

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With her bedazzled top, Hello Kitty necklace, curly hair, and pink eye shadow, Raven didn't subscribe to the "less is more" theory at the Kids Choice Awards in 2008.

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By the Race to Erase MS event in 2011, Raven had learned to take it down to the core beauty basics: glowing skin, sleek makeup and shiny hair.

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    The most flattering hair ideas for every age

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    25 of the prettiest Cannes Film Festival dresses of all time

    Few spots are as fashionable as the Cannes Film Festival red carpet. Celebrity style stars pull out all the stops—because if you can’t wear a fabulous dress at one of the film industry’s biggest events, in one of the world’s most glamorous locales, when can you? Here are 25 of the masterpieces we still can’t stop staring at.

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    Kate Middleton’s maternity style

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    When it was revealed that Kim Kardashian was expecting her first child with boyfriend Kanye West, we wondered what would happen to her fondness for curve-hugging clothes and stilettos. As it turns out, nothing at all! Kardashian has been criticized for some of her attempts at adapting her everyday style to her growing belly, but we've rounded up her best bump looks, along with the lessons expectant moms can learn from them.

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    25 celebrity haircuts that’ll make you want bangs, stat

    It’s official: Bangs are back in a big way this season. Whether you have curly, wavy, or straight hair, there’s flattering fringe that will work for you. Check out these celebrity haircuts for inspiration.

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    Find your best bangs: The 5 most flattering styles

    What can make a face softer but edgier at the same time? (Don’t worry, this isn’t some complicated riddle.) Bangs can enhance any face shape—if you wear them the right way, that is. We’ve rounded up five ideas with fringe benefits, along with hairstylist Nathaniel Hawkins’s tips for pulling them off.

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    The best beauty moments at the 2013 Met Gala

    Punk, with its undercurrents of rebellion and reinvention, brought out the best of the fashion flock at last night’s Met Gala—where more than a few beauty transformations made their winning debut. Actress Anne Hathaway turned up on the red carpet with an extreme bleach-blonde crop that sent photographers into overdrive, while model Joan Smalls showed off a cool new ombré hair color that graduated sharply from brown to blonde.

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    Met Gala: The best theme dressing throughout the years

    Each spring we look forward to the opulent red-carpet display that takes place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute Gala and the dresses that will grace its steps the first Monday in May. The evening is never short on grandeur, but there’s always a few artistically minded guests who go the extra mile and dress with the year’s exhibit wholeheartedly in mind—donning a look that not only impresses but more than tips its perfectly considered hat to the theme. From Hamish Bowles’ tartan tuxedo in homage to Alexander McQueen to Kate Moss in a gold-lame Marc Jacobs frock and matching turban embodying the concept of Model as Muse, we pay tribute to those who creatively and elegantly elevate the dress code.

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    Best Met Gala looks of all time

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