Love may not cost a thing, but if it did, we'd value our love for Jennifer Lopez's hairstyles in the millions. Thanks to an enviable head of hair and a team of talented artists, Lopez has delivered some of the most memorable hair looks of the last two decades. She has shone at red carpet events with her signature waves — which are often swirled with caramel and gold highlights — medium-length cuts, and intricate updos. She's dazzled in her music videos and live performances with playful ponytails and sparkling hair accessories. She's even inspired her fans to do everything from picking up a set of hair extensions to opting for short blunt cuts.
See some of her best hair looks over the years ahead.
Lopez attended an event in 1996 with glossy lips and her natural curls.
Lopez arrived at the 69th Annual Academy Awards with high-shine, side-swept curls.
Lopez attended the Grammy Awards in 1999 sporting a sleek hairstyle with bluntly cut ends.
No Lopez retrospective would be complete without a mention of her plunging green 2000 Grammys Versace dress, which she paired with a half-up waterfall hairstyle.
Lopez went for a sporty style at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, donning a series of braids under a bedazzled sweatband.
Lopez used two bedazzled hair pins to hold her hair out of her face during her 2001 MTV Video Music Awards performance.
Lopez attended the MTV Video Music Awards in 2002 with tight ringlet curls.
Lopez stepped out in pigtails for her "All I Have" music video.
Lopez styled her brown hair with blond highlights in a ponytail at the 2004 Golden Globe Awards.
Lopez pushed her hair back with a pink headband for a 2004 press event.
Lopez wore her hair in a braided crown for a 2005 appearance in Japan.
Lopez arrived at the 2006 Vanity Fair Oscar Party with a woven updo.
Lopez looked elegant at the 79th Annual Academy Awards with her wavy bob haircut.
Lopez had curtain bangs and golden-blond highlights for the 2009 film The Back-Up Plan.
While Lopez (pictured here at a Tokyo event in 2009) usually goes bang-free, fringe looks fabulous on her.
Lopez's stepped out with a curl hairstyle that was pulled back into a high pony for a 2012 appearance.
Lopez's hair was up in a sleek ponytail at a show during Paris Fashion Week.
Lopez styled her hair into a half-up ponytail for a speaking engagement in 2014.
Lopez slicked back her hair yet again for a simple-yet-elevated look at the 2014 American Music Awards.
Lopez looked angelic with her cascading hair and curtain bangs.
Lopez pinned her highlighted hair back on one side with a bobby pin.
Lopez had a medium-length haircut with a slight wave at a Golden Globes afterparty in 2016.
Lopez wore her long hair in a sleek high ponytail for the 2017 Met Gala.
Lopez stole the show with her extralong hair and blond ombré hair color at the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards.
Lopez showed off her blunt bob haircut while on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2018.
Lopez's romantic waves were one of our favorite parts of her look at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2019.
Lopez looked radiant with her golden lob at a premiere for her film Hustlers.
Lopez attended the Governor Awards donning an architectural braided hairstyle with slicked-back hair and a braid that snaked around the updo's base and down to the left side.