22 Reasons Michelle Obama's Hair Is National News

During Barack Obama's first term, Michelle's hair hovered around shoulder length, and she often wore it in this straight bob. It's the perfect maintenance style for a busy first lady.

Greeting dignitaries requires a formal finesse. Michelle wore a head full of curls to welcome the Mexican president in 2010. She played up her blue dress with bright navy eyeliner, too.

At another state visit in 2011 for the Chinese president, Michelle pulled her hair back into a twisted updo and added a glossy orange lip — a rare choice for a woman who usually keeps her makeup conservative.

In 2012, the Obamas visited Buckingham Palace ahead of the London Olympics. Michelle wore her bouncy bob curled at the ends and very light makeup.

Everyone was talking about Michelle Obama's Jason Wu dress at the Inaugural Ball, but the hair world was in a tizzy over her blunt bangs and flipped-out curls.

In her official White House photograph for her second term as first lady, Michelle was sporting her controversial full fringe, which she admitted was a part of her midlife crisis.

Like most women who cut bangs, Michelle got over the look pretty fast. Instead, she started wearing a deep side part and added caramel highlights around her face.

Michelle is far beyond her fringe now and is currently wearing her hair with a middle part and feathered à la Farrah Fawcett.

For the Kennedy Center Honors in 2013, Michelle's style wasn't short on volume, and her makeup was applied with a light touch.

At the MORE Impact Awards luncheon, Michelle sported a chic ballerina bun.

If you can manage to look away from her holographic Balenciaga boots (although we would understand if you didn't want to), you'll notice that her deep side part and effortless waves are just as stunning.