17 ‘00s Hairstyles You Have No Idea Why You Wanted

Crimped hair, don't care.

1. Christina Aguilera's crimps.

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The hot look in 2003 was making your hair seem as tortured as possible.

2. Hilary Duff's chopsticks.

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Nothing like a little casual appropriation to make your hair more interesting.

3. Lilo's long layers.

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Make your hair meet in the middle for a little smooch!

4. Gabrielle Union's dramatic flip-out.

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If your hair isn't doubling the size of your head, what's the point?

5. Kelly Clarkson's chunk-tastic highlights.

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You very much enjoyed turning your hair into some kind of tragic zebra mess.

6. Mischa Barton's enviable beachy waves.

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You thought it sucked that you had to have wet braids to achieve this look while those O.C. snobs got it for free.

7. Ashlee Simpson's piece-y bangs.

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Because what was the point of having bangs if you couldn't individually count the hairs on your forehead?

8. Avril's pin-straight locks.

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They could probably cut you. So punk rawk.

9. Pink's faux hawk.

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For when you wanted to be hardcore, but not too hardcore.

10. Kelly Rowland's funky red highlights.

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Deciding which shade of red to dye you hair was a real ~dilemma~.

11. Nicole Richie's spindly extensions.

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You truly loved the "my hair looks like yarn" look.

12. Keira Knightley's pixie cut.

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Because this was the closest you could come to feeling whimsical and British.

13. The Olsen twins' curls.

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You spent hours with a curling iron trying to achieve this totally random look.

14. Kelly Osbourne's goth tease.

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How she ever got her hair in that shape, the world may never know.

15. Fergie's possible Bump It.

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OK, she might not actually have worn a Bump It, but her hair sure as hell made you want one. How else were you gonna get that lift?

16. Mariah Carey's butterfly clips.

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This was the only time you felt just fine having bugs in your hair.

17. And finally, Victoria Beckham's asymmetrical bob.

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It's like a reverse mullet: party in the front, business in the back.