Jennifer Aniston’s Hair Evolution, From The Rachel Hairdo to Blonde Bobbed Beauty

When Aniston first came into the acting scene, she rocked her natural brown hair. Much to the shock of longtime fans, Aniston is a natural brunette and we’re seriously obsessed with the wispy ’90s vibes from it!

Once Aniston was signed on to be Rachel Green for Friends, she got a fresh new ‘do of a layered beach wave look. She even lightened her natural hair color to give a darker dirty blonde vibe.

No list of Aniston’s hair evolution is complete without her iconic “The Rachel” haircut she rocked from 1995 to 1996. Aniston said to InStyle that she actually hated the highlighted hairdo, saying, “I got that haircut, that was like, ‘Wow, this is amazing,’ and then I was totally left with this frizzy mop on my head, because I had no idea how to do what he did.”

Aniston was all about looking sleek and keeping her hair as straight as can be back in the late 1990s. Back in 1997, she rocked one of her other iconic cuts: a sleek highlighted mid-length ‘do.

Over time, Aniston let her hair grow out to a mid-length, lighter new hair color for the following years, which helped a lot when she went to experiment with different ponytails and styles.

1999 was such a big year for Aniston’s hair experimentation, and arguably one of the most daring styles she tried were these chunky twisted curls that everyone wanted to redo in the 2000s!

Back in 1999, Aniston wowed everyone by adding long, thick extensions. The style quickly became a fan-favorite, and for the 6th annual SAG Awards, she added a curly touch to it!

After years with her extension-clad hair, everyone did a double take when Aniston did a total 180 with this chic, light blunt bob. 

Back in 2002, Aniston rocked her lightest look yet: an almost all-blonde ‘do with loose curls.

For 2002, Aniston went back to her roots by rocking a beachy wave style, along with adding subtle honey ombre!

Welcome back the wispy bangs! Aniston went back to her roots by rocking a wispy bang look in 2004, but adding a very on-trend side-swept feel to it.

In the mid-2000s, Aniston rocked a darker honey look, and really played around with her ponytail looks.

For a few years, Aniston rocked this multi-colored hairdo, mainly comprised of a sandy blonde color. She’d go lighter and darker depending on the season, but this type of blonde stayed for a very long time.

Now, we’ve seen Aniston rock the fully blonde look, but this look was when she was rocking a platinum look so bright it was nearly white! 

Back in 2013, Aniston briefly rocked this sensational curled brown bob (and we’re seriously hoping it makes a comeback!)

Then, Aniston decided to fully embrace how good blonde looks on her and went with this ombre golden hair color, letting her natural roots shine through for that edgy look.

We seriously adore Aniston’s blonde-highlighted look. It perfectly framed her face, and showed off her golden skin tone! 

Most recently, for the premiere of Murder Mystery 2 in 2023, Aniston seemingly took inspiration from many old hairdos: the brown roots, the perfect framing white highlights, and the dirty blonde color throughout. We’re obsessed.