Hunting Wives Star Brittany Snow's Stunning Hair Transformation Throughout The Years

If you've ever changed your hair to mark a new chapter in your life, Brittany Snow gets it. The "Hunting Wives" star has dyed, chopped, curled, straightened, and extended her way through decades in the public eye – and she has the paper trail to prove it. "She keeps sheets of paper of every hair color that I've had so she has records of it all," Snow told Yahoo Style, referring to her longtime colorist. Snow's partner in color crime has been coloring her hair since she was 15. The roles change, the tone shifts, the character arcs bend, and her hair goes with them – every step of the way. But not every transformation has been camera-ready. Her most regrettable look, she told Refinery29, was self-styled: green Dep gel, applied liberally to her natural curls, then fluffed out with a diffuser and a brush, "so it would end up being this big broccoli-shaped mess."

That said, most of the actress' hair transformations have been ready for their close-up. These days, she approaches change with a little more hindsight – and a lot more Kérastsase. "I haveb gone through so many different hair colors that it's always really important that my colorist does a mask and a treatment," she added to Refinery29. The impulse, though, is ever-present. "I get bored really easily," she said, admitting that changing her hair color is her "favorite thing to do." Fortunately for the rest of us, each reinvention adds to a growing mood board for the hair-curious among us. Her revolving door of styles has produced more than a few hair looks worth bookmarking for your next salon trip, and offered solutions for a whole host of hair appointment questions you want answered.

Brittany Snow was serving picture-perfect hair from just 6 years old, as this snap shared to Instagram proves. With a full head of naturally light blonde hair – pulled into pigtails and tied with the oversized bows of the moment — you can practically hear the '90s studio photographer cueing the smile. This is a bright, flaxen shade that people now pay good money (and endure serious bleach) to recreate.

During her "American Dreams" days — a period that brought her a wave of industry acclaim — Snow came into view with a definitive "girl-next-door" essence. Her hair played that part perfectly. A muted honey blonde — which would exactly two decades later be classed as one of the hottest blonde hair trends of 2024 – it was smooth and softly layered. Whilst her locks were parted to the side in classic early-aughts fashion, her front strands curved neatly at the jaw. The cut had the appearance of a low-maintenance haircut that's super easy to style, which kept that easy warmth and approachable charm on screen.

In 2005, Brittany Snow was coming off her role in "The Pacifier" as a cheerleader with the usual dose of teenage angst. The actress was still mid-pivot, steering away from child-star territory and towards something more grown-up (or at least more styled to suggest it). Her appearance at the film's premiere made the case. The blonde had lifted a few shades since her "American Dreams" stint, suggesting the glossier, more camera-conscious tone of the time period. Sculpted, round-brushed barrel curls and side-swept volume gave the styling classic mid-2000s glam. And now, with elements of that era creeping back into the zeitgeist -– the outdated party dress, the handbag trend, the celeb-approved early aughts skinny scarf -– we can't help but wonder if Snow will give this particular blowout a revival of its own.

Snow was rocking an edgier look by 2007, a style that dominated red carpets at the tail end of the MySpace era. Gone were the prim blowouts and warm blondes, she instead referred to the pop-punk cool of the time. Her hair was long and aggressively straightened, the blonde bleached to near-platinum with darker undertones peeking through the mid-lengths. If you missed Indie Sleaze the first time around, Snow's nostalgic flat-ironed, eyeliner-heavy phase might be inspiration enough to get on board now.

Of all Brittany Snow's hair moments, her jump from light to dark might be the most surprising. This cool-toned brown cast her features in a more studious light — á la "Wild Child," when Emma Roberts' character trades California sun for a more grounded look. Long, straight, clean, and with a slight tuck behind the ear — she kept the styling simple here. Paired with a grey knit, this entire ensemble wouldn't have looked out of place on the set of "Pretty Little Lairs."

It didn't take long for the "Pitch Perfect" star to return to blonde — as seen here, just a year after her brief detour to the darkness. But this wasn't the gentle, honeyed blonde of her younger days. At this Teen Vogue event, Snow debuted a brighter, brassier take on the shade: a full-bodied, bombshell blonde that felt right at home on a red carpet regular. The tousled texture totally tied the transformation together. It infused the style with a sun-drenched, Malibu energy.

"Pitch Perfect" introduced Brittany Snow to an entirely new, broader audience. For viewers who had missed her early-2000s run on "American Dreams," or half-remembered her turn in "Hairspray," the 2012 musical comedy ushered in a new era, with a new palette to accompany it. The clock was reset on her pop culture relevance, and a warm auburn replaced the blonde.

Blonde made another prompt return. But this time, it arrived in the form of a refreshing, chin-length haircut for a bold new look. Of course, there are many iterations of the bob – the Prada bob, the Dad bob, the French bob, the bell-bottom bob, the Gigi Hadid-favorite flippy bob – but Snow's power bob was here to bring boss vibes to the short hair trend.

With "Pitch Perfect 2" underway, Brittany Snow returned to the signature auburn shade worn by her character, Chloe Beale – the ever-earnest, vocally ambitious Barden Bella. Off set, she gave the color a softer spin, wearing it in a loosely-structured, low-slung bun with an enviably romantic, undone finish.

Alas, Brittany Snow may be one of Hollywood's more adventurous hair chameleons. She's worn nearly every shade on the spectrum, but she always seems to find her way back to blonde. It's her baseline. This version is pared back to its essentials: a neutral tone that settles below the shoulders. After years of switching it up, she always decides on a version of herself she knows works.