Ariana Grande’s real hair is curly, brown and not as long as her famous ponytail. She has for years battled with the media about never changing her original hair — turns out that she wore the signature ponytail for a very specific reason. The constant years of dying her hair for her role as Cat in the Nickelodeon series Sam & Cat had caused some major damage that the star was embarrassed of. She has since then been letting her hair down, quite literally. We have to give her credit because we all wish we could have Ariana Grande hair at the end of the day. Let’s take a look at some of her best hairstyles over the years.

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2008: The “Real” Waves

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It doesn’t get much more real than this photo at Planet Hollywood Times Square in New York for Ariana Grande with curly hair — pre-ponytail and hair damage she used to rock wavy hair that seemed to go on endlessly for days. This is no doubt her real hair, and it’s absolutely gorgeous!

2010: Red Hair

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It’s a ponytail, but it’s red and it’s pulled to the side so it’s a little different. This was during her time as Cat for the Nickelodeon series of Sam & Cat. Ariana attends the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival opening night premiere of ‘Shrek Forever After’ at the Ziegfeld Theatre. This would be a pre-cursor to her signature style, but she wasn’t quite there yet.

2012: Dark Side Color

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This pretty enchanting dark color looked fantastic on Ariana Grande — there must have been something truly magical about the Jingle Ball because it just so happens this new hair color was also revealed at the event.

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2013: Girl, Let Your Hair Down

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Every once in awhile we caught a glimpse of Ariana Grande letting her hair down at the one another KISS FM’s Jingle Ball. We especially loved the caramel-colored curls that she wore at the Jingle Ball as she serenaded her fans with sweet melodies — almost as sweet as her pretty hair color.