Jennifer Lawrence's Instagram is the gift that keeps on giving. The Hunger Games actress joined Instagram in September 2026 and just shared her third ever post, highlighting her many different hairstyles over the years.
The 36-year-old Academy Award winner captioned the post: "Hair tests" and caused a stir on social media. Which of Jennifer's hair eras do you like best?
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Jennifer Lawrence poses in a leopard-print halterneck gown, hair swept into a glamorous updo.
Honey blonde updo
In 2013, Jennifer starred in American Hustle alongside Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Bradley Cooper. She portrayed Rosalyn Rosenfeld, the unstable wife of Christian's Irving Rosenfeld. Jennifer's character sported a honey blonde updo that suited her perfectly.
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Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique transformation, blue scaled makeup and red hair in close-up.
Bright red bob
Jennifer portrayed Mystique in the X-Men series from 2011 to 2019. Her character's shape shifting powers allowed her to become any person at any moment, but her true self had dark blue skin and short, bright red hair.
The process to turn Jennifer into Mystique was hefty. "It used to take eight, which is lovely," Jennifer told Jimmy Fallon in 2014. "Now it only takes three." But, the time in the makeup chair was worth it. Jennifer reportedly earned almost $4.7 million for her role in X-Men.
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Jennifer Lawrence poses in a styled updo and vintage-inspired uniform against a red backdrop.
Dark brunette with side bangs
In 2012, Jennifer teamed up with director David O. Russell for the first of three films to star as Tiffany Maxwell in Silver Linings Playbook. In the family drama, she sported a dark brunette hairstyle. At just 22, Jennifer won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her work in the film and famously fell up the stairs during the ceremony on her way to give her acceptance speech.
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Jennifer Lawrence sits with eyes closed backstage, hair and makeup mid-preparation ahead of a shoot.
Platinum long locks with a blunt bang
While the actress's most recent film, Die My Love, was dark, she had bright blonde hair as Grace. Jennifer appeared in the film with Robert Pattinson and was nominated at the Golden Globes for Best Actress for her performance. In her post to Instagram, Jennifer also shared a video of her from set, bloodied and bruised jokingly saying: "Could you give me a little bump in the back? And do these ends look fried to you?"
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Adam McKay directs on set, mask on and hand raised, alongside Jennifer Lawrence
Deep red with micro bangs
Jennifer went red for her role in the satirical film about the end of the world, Don't Look Up. She appeared alongside fellow A-listers Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Timothee Chalamet, and Cate Blanchett as Kate Dibiasky, a doctoral candidate who spots an asteroid that's path would destroy earth.
In the film, Jennifer wore a deep red wig with micro bangs that highlighted the character's edgy tendencies.
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Jennifer Lawrence smiles broadly in a jewelled gold crown and red-and-gold embroidered gown.
Braided updo
The actress is probably best known for playing Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games series. The beloved character wears her hair in a braided updo throughout the four films. And Jennifer is set to reprise her role alongside Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark in the upcoming film The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, which premiers in November 2026.
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Jennifer Lawrence in character, red-haired and bespectacled, glancing back near a lace-curtained window.
Brunette with a swoop
In 2018, Jennifer took on the intense character Dominika Egorova in the spy thriller Red Sparrow. The actress shared two hair moments from the film to Instagram, as Dominika wore many looks throughout the thriller.