Christina Haack's Hair Transformation Through The Years Has Been A Sight To See

Although we know HGTV star Christina Haack best with super long, voluminous, bright blonde locks, her tresses have certainly come a long way over the years. In fact, one of the earliest photos of the reality star, a throwback snap with her mom and sister shared on Instagram, proved she naturally has dirty blonde tresses. The adorable family photo showed a young Haack looking almost unrecognizable while holding on tight to her sibling, smiling for the camera. The "Christina On The Coast" star had shorter, darker locks — but it wasn't quite as full-on as when we gave Haack full-on brunette hair.

Not only has Haack adopted a much lighter hue as her signature shade since then, but she's also been candid about her preference for lengthening and adding volume to her natural locks with dramatic extensions. "I definitely have an obsession with long thick hair!" she once admitted on Instagram. And her hair transformation over the years confirms that.

If you ever needed proof that Christina Haack is nearly unrecognizable without her hair extensions, look no further than the early days of "Flip or Flop." Haack looked totally different with short hair during her HGTV debut, as she wore her tresses in a super light, bright blonde shade with blunt, flipped-out ends that just touched her shoulders. She wasn't wearing extensions and embraced one of the hottest hairstyles at the time, face-framing, dramatic side-bangs stemming from a side-part.

We saw Christina Haack's signature hairstyle start developing a year into her tenure with HGTV. At a 2014 holiday event she attended alongside her then-husband Tarek El Moussa, Haack sported straight locks in a slight side-part, and her mane was several inches longer than her flippy lob in the "Flip or Flop" pilot. Her blonde tresses weren't quite as thick as they'd be later in her career, though, suggesting that if she was wearing extensions, they were more subtle than the extra voluminous strands she'd go on to get installed.

In 2016, Christina Haack underwent one of her most dramatic hair moves yet, which she proudly showed off on the red carpet. She tried the flamboyage trend (a mix of ombre and balayage) by adding brunette streaks to the ends of her tresses. We also started to see her experiment with more obvious extensions, as her cool blonde locks, which finished several inches below her shoulders, had plenty of movement and volume after being styled into glamorous, loose curls.

The following year, the extensions-heavy Christina Haack we know and love made her debut at the Daytime Emmy Awards. Hack's hair was longer and more glamorous than we'd ever seen it and had plenty of dimension too, as she mixed ashy blonde tones with warmer hues and light brunette strands for a unique combination of colors. The star was clearly paying attention to hair trends, too, as she styled her locks in a zig-zag, dramatic side part, which had been trending for a while.

Christina Haack braved the chop in 2018 when she had several inches removed from her mane. Haack's hairdresser Shannon Houston shared uploads of the star with her much shorter 'do (which was curled and finished just past her shoulders) on Instagram, captioning the upload, "When a woman cuts her hair she's ready to change her life. Summer chop!" The upload also contained a video in which the reality star admitted she felt like a new woman. The cut happened around five months after she finalized her divorce from Tarek El Moussa.

After several years of rocking light blonde hair, Christina Haack brought dramatic dimension back to her mane in 2021. In a snap posted on Instagram, her strands stretched down to her waist and featured a mix of light blonde and brown low-lights, which she'd styled into glamorous, loose waves (a massive trend for winter 2021). Fans loved the depth in her locks, as one commented, "Absolutely love your hair in this picture."

Christina Haack was ready for another new look in 2023. After rocking a mixture of dramatic highlights and lowlights, she brought her followers along when she got 20-inch extensions installed. In a clip jointly shared to Instagram by Haack and Latitude 33 Hair Artistry, the beauty showed off honey blonde hair mixed with darker blonde that bordered on bronde, with darker roots styled into loose curls. "We added some depth and dimension in the blonde and 20 inches of gorgeous locks," the caption read. "Do what makes you feel good!"

In 2024, Christina Haack was ready for an even cooler-toned blond. While appearing on "The Jennifer Hudson Show" alongside her former husband, Tarek El Moussa, and his wife, Heather Rae El Moussa, the beauty rocked an ashier blonde that looked gorgeous against her tan skin. She styled it with loose waves at the ends and face-framing curtain bangs, pulling the top half of her locks back to add volume and create one of her most flattering styles ever.