Join Us on This Photo Tour of Tina Fey’s Many Hairdos
Tina Fey has defined contemporary comedy for the last fifteen years, from her time as SNL’s head writer and “Weekend Update” co-anchor on through Mean Girls, 30 Rock, and Bossypants. But what really matters is her hair. We kid! It doesn’t matter at all — but it’s interesting anyway, especially to those of us whose lives, intentionally or not, sometimes feel like they’re one big exercise in Liz Lemon fan fiction. Side parts, center parts, soft layers, collar-grazing bobs: Let’s journey back through Tina Fey’s different looks over the years.
This is what women's magazines call "fresh-faced."
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Ah, choppy baby bangs were not a good time for anyone.
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Bangs, glasses, bouncy layers: the Tina Fey trifecta.
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Highlights!
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Toned-down highlights!
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It's not not part of a Lisa Loeb tribute look.
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Those are some perfectly symmetrical highlights.
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And a few months later, back to a darker brown. But still with the center part and silky blowout.
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Side part and bouncy layers are back, but no glasses. Put down your drink.
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Ooooh, soft curls.
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Slightly redder color, much heavier bangs, and blunt layers. Note the A-for-Alice necklace too.
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Mega curls for the 2006 Emmys. Festive!
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Pretty, but less festive somehow.
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Super-sleek and flatironed, per Writers Guild regulations.
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The reddish undertones are back, as is the slightly off-center part.
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Nope, back to darker brown. But the bangs are making a comeback!
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Full-on bangs.
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When I die, scatter my ashes on this photo.
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She's not in character as Liz Lemon, but those might be Liz's glasses.
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Super dark, still with the side bangs.
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Ooh, the rare formal braid.
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Super glam ...
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Messy glam ...
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So, like, once a year, Tina Fey makes her hair way redder. And then changes it back.
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See?!
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Again, possibly cribbing a Liz Lemon look here with the bangs peeking out from under a slouchy hat.
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Here's a fail-safe guideline for good red-carpet hair: VOLUME. Go with something with volume. This is exhibit A.
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And this is exhibit B.
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Seems like a lot of people should be pinning this to Pinterest boards titled "medium-length bobs."
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Exhibit C in the volume files ...
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Exhibit D ...
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Exhibit E ...
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Exhibit F ...
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Exhibit G ...
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All together now: exhibit H.
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One more! Exhibit I.
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A slightly funky twist — har har — on typical awards-show updos.
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We're Team Side Part. There, we said it.
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Whoa! Much lighter.
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You have to have flouncy Veronica Lake hair when you're hosting.
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More vintage styling.
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That is a really impressive amount of body. (And her hair is just straight-up auburn now.)
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