When we talk about hair trends from the 2000s, it’s easy to blur the lines between what was hip in the late ‘90s and what was still trying to find its way heading into Y2K. At a time when MTV was king and red carpets were meant to shock and awe us with over-the-top looks, hair trends were reaching a fever peak.
This meant tacky hair accessories, loud highlights and a sad attempt at reviving the long-lost crimper of the ‘80s were front and centre anywhere a camera was lurking. Today, it’s easy to romanticize hair trends of the early 2000s thanks to a new generation of fans that are either not-so-sweetly mocking older millennials or choosing to embrace these former fads as their own sincerely. In any case, we encourage you to dig up your old photos and get ready to relive them all.
![Bandan-a-rama S Club 7 member, Hannah Spearritt holds her head set mic on stage](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Bandan-a-rama
![Chunky highlights Christina Aguilera smiling for the cameras at the 2000 MTV Video Awards](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Chunky highlights
![Bangs on the side Aaliyah with thick side bangs posing for the camera](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Bangs on the side
![Perfectly punk Pink smiling for the camera at the 2000 MTV Video Awards](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Perfectly punk
![The big pouf Nicole Polizzi (Snooki) staring at the camera at an event in the late 2000s](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
The big pouf
![A twisted mess Jennifer Aniston laughing on a red carpet in the 2000s](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
A twisted mess
![Front and centre Kirsten Storms smiling in her head shot](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Front and centre
![Flipping out Gabrielle Union smiling for the camera while in public in the 2000s](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Flipping out
![Updo-not Kirsten Dunst showing off a dragon fly on the back of a gown while standing on a red carpet](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Updo-not
![Pretty pigtails Jennifer Lopez wearing a bedazzled bandana and pigtails in the 2000s](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)