InStyle: Drew Barrymore's Transformation
1988
| 13-year-old Drew sported an '80s perm and brushed up brows. (CREDIT: Jim Smeal/WireImage) See the Full Story |
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| 13-year-old Drew sported an '80s perm and brushed up brows. (CREDIT: Jim Smeal/WireImage) See the Full Story |
| Drew Barrymore is all about flower power. After famously rebounding from her troubled teens, the former child star took on Hollywood with daisies in her hair and a dreamy demeanor. "We as girls have that Cinderella fantasy of dress-up," she has said. "So whenever you get the opportunity to have people make your face up and do your hair and put you in an outfit, it's a fantasy." Now a major Hollywood actress, producer and director, Barrymore still loves to play with makeup, but her number one beauty secret doesn't come in a tube—or on a stem. "I just think happiness is what makes you pretty," she has said. "Period. Happy people are beautiful." The third generation Hollywood star played Gertie in the sci-fi hit "E.T." (CREDIT: Mark Weiss/WireImage) See the Full Story |
| She played evil in "Firestarter," but the 9-year-old looked angelic with her blond locks and sweet smile. (CREDIT: CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images) See the Full Story |
| 13-year-old Drew sported an '80s perm and brushed up brows. (CREDIT: Jim Smeal/WireImage) See the Full Story |
| The Hollywood scenester dyed her hair a buttery blond and added a swipe of matte red lipstick. (CREDIT: Jim Smeal/WireImage) See the Full Story |
| The once-troubled teen made her comeback with "Poison Ivy" and auburn hair. "I find redheads so beautiful," Barrymore has said. "To play in their field is so much fun." (CREDIT: Uppa/Zuma) See the Full Story |
| For the Los Angeles premiere of "Batman Forever," Barrymore wore a daisy in her stylishly tousled pixie. (CREDIT: Barry King/WireImage) See the Full Story |
| Ever-experimental, the 21-year-old "Scream" star dyed her hair blue-black and lightened her complexion with pale powder. (CREDIT: S. Granitz/WireImage) See the Full Story |
| Drew brought the cute with an edgy version of a Louise Brooks bob. (CREDIT: Starstock/Photoshot/Everett Collection) See the Full Story |
| The "Wedding Singer" leading lady presented at the Oscars with her signature fresh daisies in her then-platinum hair. (CREDIT: S. Granitz/WireImage) See the Full Story |
| At the Academy Awards, the "Charlie's Angels" doyenne got romantic with sheer rose lips, petal pink cheeks and a wash of olive eye shadow. (CREDIT: S. Granitz/WireImage) See the Full Story |
| Drew went all out at the London premiere of "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" with a major dusting of Kabuki-style powder. (CREDIT: Dave Benett/Getty Images) See the Full Story |
| "Black liner and lashes really make her sparkly eyes come alive," her makeup artist Gucci Westman has said. Sexy beach waves completed the look. (CREDIT: SGranitz/WireImage) See the Full Story |
| Barrymore swapped her daisies for a gardenia at the "50 First Dates" premiere. Said hairstylist Lona Vigi, "She loves hair accessories that are playful and fun, just like her personality." (CREDIT: L. Cohen/WireImage) See the Full Story |
| Red lips and red hair for the "Fever Pitch" beauty. (CREDIT: Steve Granitz/WireImage) See the Full Story |
| For a Versace event, Barrymore let her couture take center stage. "The dress had a busy neckline, so we kept her hair straight and simple," Vigi has said. A strip of false lashes gave her sexy bedroom eyes. (CREDIT: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage) See the Full Story |
| The "Music and Lyrics" lead—and new face of Cover Girl—named her beauty must-haves as, "concealer, blush and a chocolaty, smoky, smudgy eyeliner." (CREDIT: Michael Buckner/Getty Images) See the Full Story |
| Barrymore channeled Monroe for the Globes. "She'd been dark for a while, so we brightened her look with this platinum hue," said colorist Tracey Cunningham. (CREDIT: David Fisher/Rex Features) See the Full Story |
| The "Grey Gardens" star drew inspiration for her premiere hair from her eccentric character's '40s heyday: "I wore a headdress to honor Edie." The gorgeous champagne veil was accented with a beaded flower. (CREDIT: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) See the Full Story |
| "This is the craziest look I've ever given her!" colorist Tracey Cunningham said of Drew's "Whip It" premiere look. "I used clear foils and a stencil that I made out of paper to get everything to line up." (CREDIT: DPA/ZUMA) See the Full Story |
| Better than ever! The "Going the Distance" lead turned heads with a long ombre mane with lots of volume and cool pink blush courtesy of her longtime makeup artist, Debra Ferullo. (CREDIT: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) See the Full Story |
| Barrymore switched up her look with auburn locks. "It's a warm red," said colorist Tracey Cunningham. "It looks really natural on her skin tone. She's totally committed to it—we've been talking about it for a couple of months at least." (CREDIT: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage) See the Full Story |
| The newly-engaged star pinned back her ombre locks for the premiere of "The Big Miracle." (CREDIT: Gene Young/Splash News) See the Full Story |
| Barrymore showed off her favorite hue at the Marni for H and M launch: "I heard somebody talking smack about ombre hair, and I was like, 'Oh don't you go talking s— about that, girlfriend.' I just love it!" (CREDIT: Jason Merritt/Getty Images) See the Full Story |
| Back to blond at a New York City Ballet gala! "I love Drew's lighter look, and so does she," her colorist Cunningham told InStyle.com. "I used Redken Chromatics to achieve the beautiful blond color. Her hair looks and feels amazing, and complements her skin beautifully." (CREDIT: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images) See the Full Story |
| The new mom showed off auburn locks at an L.A. event for Bulgari. (CREDIT: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images) See the Full Story |