2000s Photos from When Hair Meant Highlights
The world really embraced the 2000s as the beginning of a new era, which means that every new trend that popped out of nowhere could become massive in no time. Fashion was trying to figure out what the next thing was going to be, but the girls already knew exactly what they wanted to do with their hair.
After temporary hair dye that went away after showering in the ‘90s, hairdressers came to the rescue by giving everyone the chance to highlight their hair with lighter tones and fantasy colors. And that became the look of an entire era we don’t want to forget.
Here are 2000s photos from when hair meant highlights.
Spice Life
If the Spice Girls were doing chunky highlights, so were thousands of little girls around the world.
Worldwide Phenomenon
No one was safe from highlights.
Not a Phase
Fiction showed highlights as the result of a breakdown, but they still looked nice.
Goes with Everything
So many different people had them, you really felt left out.
Different Styles
Some were more obvious, others looked like they were trying to hide them, but highlights were there, one way or another.
Specially for Blondes
While a lot of people use highlights to have chunks of blonde hair, blondes were also participating in the trend with darker colors that defined an era.
Tan is Optional
Extreme tans were another trend back in the 2000s, but not as popular as chunky highlights.
Pop Icons
Pop stars and actors were the ones fueling the trend the most.
The Look
Highlights became a key element when picking outfits, too.
Red-Colored Highlights
Some bold choices were made, and at the time, they paid off big time.
Buried Past
Yes, that's Kat Dennings with blonde hair and pink highlights.
Nothing Like It
At the time, there wasn't any other trend that could compete with highlights, so they reigned supreme.
Highlight Flood
From Jersey Shore to the entire world.
An Aesthetic
Blonde girls could lean more to their “punk” side with darker highlights.
The Best to Ever Do It
Christina Aguilera changed her hair a lot in the 2000s, but highlights were always there.
Highlight Queen
With her first album debuting in 1999, she was the icon the 2000s needed.
Generic Highlights
Some were very creative with their colored highlights, while others just asked for what everyone was wearing at the time.
Highlight Land
No one was safe, everybody wanted them and got them.
The Start
Years later, other hairstyles would build up on highlights to create new trends, but we all know where it all started.
Deserving a Comeback
Highlights became part of our everyday lives, and they don't become a trend anymore because they're already part of the culture that brought us here.
