From Post Gazette

 

The many faces of Christina: Aguilera keeps her image ever changing

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

By LaMont Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

 

One of a celebrity's greatest fears is to be forgotten.

 

It would be better to get bad publicity, which is at least some acknowledgment that an entertainer has not disappeared from the pop-culture radar and so remains, to some degree, relevant.

 

Constant visual metamorphosis is one key to getting attention. Ongoing transformation is a keep-your-eyes-on-me technique used successfully by a number of celebs, most notably young female pop singers. Madonna made it an art form beginning in the '80s, Janet Jackson mastered it into the '90s and Beyonce continues to reinvent herself in a new decade.

 

Although she has yet to achieve the level of superstardom of any of these women, Christina Aguilera has earned a place in the pantheon of celebrity chameleons. In less than six years, she's gone from bubble-gum, teen-mall-girl simplicity to an aesthetic amalgam of Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and Marilyn Monroe.

 

With the launch this month of the former Wexford resident's new album, "Back to Basics," there's no time like the present to assess her ongoing visual transformation:

 

Feb. 23, 2000

Aguilera's appearance reflects her music and her audience: young, light, frothy. Simple, straight blond tresses closely frame her face at the Grammy Awards. The style is one of those wash-and-blow-dry looks that a teenager might get for $25 at her local mall salon.

 

 

Sept. 7, 2000

Six months later, Aguilera sports a more confident look at the MTV Video Music Awards. Extensions give her hair more length, and the addition of black highlights lends an aggressive edge. Her hair style begins to reveal more of her face, and she begins experimenting with sparkle to brighten up her usual dark eye makeup.

 

 

June 2, 2001

Aguilera continues to age herself and move toward a more sexed-up rocker look. She pumps up the volume in her hair, retaining but toning down color highlights. The fake mole moves to the other side of her mouth and strong lip color magnifies her pucker. The result, exemplified at the MTV Movie Awards, is a more radical, intentionally sexy pop priestess.

 

 

Sept. 26, 2003

Sporting her latest look, a fusion of goth and punk, Aguilera performs at a concert in Sweden. Long, limp, scraggly black hair and all-black attire project a harder, rebellious image. She continues to favor dramatic jewelry, and the large hoop earrings signal a transition from youth to young adult.

 

 

Feb. 8, 2004

Aguilera keeps the locks black but chops them shorter and adds curls and waves. By now, her eyebrows are little more than pencilwork. But with more tastefully applied makeup, it's a softer, cleaner, more mature look that suits the auspiciousness of the Grammy Awards.

 

 

June 3, 2006

By now a wife, Aguilera still projects strong sex appeal -- after all, she's only 25. By the time the MTV Movie Awards roll around, she has morphed into a comfortable look that recalls Old Hollywood screen sirens. With wavy blond tresses, more natural brows, less eye makeup, strong red lips and more sophisticated bling, she confidently pays homage to Marilyn Monroe.

 

 

Here for the pictures :

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06234/715219-42.stm :)

 

LifeLight

thanks for posting, will have to try and sort out some pics to post with it!!

I think it's great Xtina keeps changing her image, gives something for us fans to talk about! And fashion magazines, keeps her in there :D

I love these kinda progressional articles, thanks for posting!