'90s Hairstyles We Thought Were Absolutely Cool (PHOTOS)

PHOTOS: '90s Hairstyles We Thought Were Absolutely Cool

If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then the celebrity-inspired hairstyles we wore throughout the '90s are the greatest tributes.

Even though we experimented with messy hair à la Courtney Love and embraced our natural curl pattern like Mariah Carey, most of our spontaneous '90s hair changes were based on fictional characters, such as Angela Chase's red lob and Kelly Kapowski's big hair. We thought we were so cool...

Looking back, we probably would think twice before begging our parents to switch up our hairdos. But we can always learn from and laugh at these iconic '90s hairstyles.

Courtney Love's bedhead hair
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Kelly Kapowski's thick mane
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Rachel Green's curls (before the cut)
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Princess Diana's tomboy pixie
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Mariah Carey's golden ringlets
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Gwen Stefani's bantu knots
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Cindy Crawford's voluminous strands
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Scary Spice's curly Afro
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Christina Aguilera's crimped hair
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Mary J. Blige's candy curls
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Angela Chase's fiery red lob
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Justice's box braids
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Blossom's perfect hat hair
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Drew Barrymore's side-swept strands
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Oprah Winfrey's layered haircut
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Cher Horowitz's supermodel-worthy hair
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Brandy's microbraids
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