What Britney's New Hair Colour Really Means

Breaking news! The Oscars sparked not one, but three celebrity hair transformations. (Hollywood hairdressers are still recovering).

Zooey Deschanel sent every single New Girl fan into shock by cutting her hair for the Vanity Fair party, then there was Jennifer Lawrence and her post-red carpet backlash (she's just gone brunette for the Hunger Games sequel), but the biggest change of all? Britney Spears has said goodbye to blonde. Again.

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Yep, after a period of blonde highlights and a slightly wonky fringe during her X Factor judging days, Britney showed off her new ash brown style at Elton John's Oscars viewing party on Sunday. The result? Hands down, this is the best she has looked in years.

So - aside from the fact that the pop princess appears happy and healthy thanks to the darker shade, does the change in hair colour mark a new stage in Britney's life?

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Style Evolution: Britney Spears
January 1999. One of her first red carpet appearances the 26th Annual American Music Awards.
Style Evolution: Britney Spears
June 1999. Britney on a shopping spree at Walt Disney World.
Style Evolution: Britney Spears
August 1999. Teen pop sensation Britney Spears performs Baby One More Time.
Style Evolution: Britney Spears
September 1999. Britney donned fur and sequins at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.
Style Evolution: Britney Spears
February 2000. Britney Spears performs at the Grammy Awards.
Style Evolution: Britney Spears
December 2000. One of Britney's 'so bad it's good' numbers at the 2000 Billboard Music Awards.
Style Evolution: Britney Spears
January 2001.Britney and Justin's double denim outfits have gone down in red carpet history, but for all the wrong reaons. They worked their matching style at the American Music Awards.
Style Evolution: Britney Spears
February 2003. Britney donned her style staple, the skimpy jumper, backstage at the first MTV TRL Awards.
Style Evolution: Britney Spears
January 2004. On the red carpet in Cannes for France's annual NRJ music awards.
Style Evolution: Carey Mulligan
January 2004. Britney and Justin hit the 29th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles.
Style Evolution: Britney Spears
May 2004. Britney worked a half rock-chick, half gym kit ensemble for an appearance on MTV TRL in London.
Style Evolution: Britney Spears
March 2005. Britney celebrated the global launch of her fragrance Curious in 2005.
Style Evolution: Britney Spears
July 2005. A pregnant Britney Spears and now ex-husband Kevin Federline at the premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Style Evolution: Britney Spears
May 2006. A happy mum with her son Sean Preston.
Style Evolution: Britney Spears
August 2006. Britney showed off her blooming baby bump at the 2006 Teen Choice Awards.
Style Evolution: Britney Spears
December 2006. Britney hosted New Year's Eve 2007 at Pure Night Club in a thigh-skimming mini dress.
Style Evolution: Britney Spears
August 2009. One of her better red carpet moments at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards.
Style Evolution: Britney Spears
January 2010. While the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards marked one of her worst fashion moments.
Style Evolution: Britney Spears
May 2011. Britney attended an evening of Southern Style presented by the St. Bernard Project and the Spears family.
Style Evolution: Britney Spears
August 2011. Britney sported a sequin mini dress and patent boots at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.
Style Evolution: Britney Spears
September 2011. Britney kicked off her UK tour at the Sanctum Soho hotel in London.
Style Evolution: Britney Spears
May 2012. Singer Britney Spears poses during The X Factor auditions.

Let's not forget the significant moments of her hair history so far. In no particular order, there's been some really bad extensions that actually looked painful, a pink wig, a short spell as a brunette in 2009 and most memorable of all - the shaved head era. Surprisingly, none of these styles gave us the impression that Britney was stable and content.

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And that's exactly why it was so refreshing to see the star with a new image on Sunday night. A black sequin gown and no multi-coloured dip dye is too safe a style for most other popstars, but on Britney, it worked. What a difference a hairstyle makes.

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