Popsugar Beauty Celebrity Beauty Mariah Carey's Best Hair and Makeup Looks Over the Years A Look Back at Just How Much Mariah Carey's Hair and Makeup Have Evolved Over the Years 1 October 2020 by Danielle Jackson Image Source: Getty / Jun Sato Much like watching anyone who's spent most of their life in the spotlight, longtime Mariah Carey fans have had the pleasure of seeing the legendary singer evolve over the last three decades. That growth, of course, isn't only limited to her artistic abilities, but Carey's style and beauty have also evolved as she matured and her career reached new heights. Carey has never been one to do a lot of experimenting with her look (her hair has stayed the same honey-blond colour for as long as we can remember), but her beauty choices have often adapted to the trends popular in each respective era. In the early days of her career, for example, Carey frequently attended events wearing her hair in its naturally curly state with minimal glam, though as the years have gone by, she's gone back and forth between straight and wavy styles, depending on the occasion. Keep reading to get a look at Carey's beauty transformation from the start of her career to now. Mariah Carey in 1990 Image Source: Getty / Deborah Feingold 1 / 19 Mariah Carey in 1991 Image Source: Getty / Images Press 2 / 19 Mariah Carey in 1993 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 3 / 19 Mariah Carey in 1993 Image Source: Getty / Kevin.Mazur/INACTIVE 4 / 19 Mariah Carey in 1998 Image Source: Getty / Kevin.Mazur/INACTIVE 5 / 19 Mariah Carey in 1998 Image Source: Getty / Kevin.Mazur/INACTIVE 6 / 19 Mariah Carey in 2002 Image Source: Getty / Steve Granitz 7 / 19 Mariah Carey in 2003 Image Source: Getty / Jeffrey Mayer 8 / 19 Mariah Carey in 2004 Image Source: Getty / Jun Sato 9 / 19 Mariah Carey in 2005 Image Source: Getty / Michael Caulfield 10 / 19 Mariah Carey in 2007 Image Source: Getty / Michael Loccisano 11 / 19 Mariah Carey in 2009 Image Source: Getty / Jason Merritt 12 / 19 Mariah Carey in 2010 Image Source: Getty / Alberto E. Rodriguez 13 / 19 Mariah Carey in 2012 Image Source: Getty / Frederick M. Brown 14 / 19 Mariah Carey in 2014 Image Source: Getty / Frederick M. Brown 15 / 19 Mariah Carey in 2016 Image Source: Getty / Michael Loccisano 16 / 19 Mariah Carey in 2017 Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang 17 / 19 Mariah Carey in 2019 Image Source: Getty / Jon Kopaloff 18 / 19 Mariah Carey in 2020 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy 19 / 19 Celebrity BeautyMariah Carey