Carey Mulligan's Best Hairstyles Ever

After her acting debut in 2005's Pride & Prejudice, Carey Mulligan went on to star in 2009's An Education, winning a BAFTA and garnering Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations. Now she's set to star in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and Never Let Me Go, and, oh, have we mentioned that she's only 25? Don't miss her 10 best hairstyles and makeup looks ever, and try any of her styles on yourself using our free Instant Hair Makeover tool.

By Sara Hennessey

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Cute Crop

Carey wore her cute cropped auburn hair in this natural style at the 2009 New York Times Style Magazine 5th anniversary issue celebration in New York.
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Bold Beauty

Carey wore her auburn tresses in a close crop and went for a bold makeup look at the New York premiere of An Education in October of 2009 by pairing a neutral eye with a dramatic red lip.
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Blonde Pixie

Carey sported a bright blonde pixie cut offset by heavy winged eyeliner at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's 2010 Costume Institute Ball in New York City.
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Au Naturel

At the 2007 press night for The Seagull in London, Carey's natural beauty shone through, with no makeup and her long blonde locks styled in simple waves.
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Short and Shiny

At the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival's and Universal Pictures' premiere of Public Enemies, Carey turned heads on the red carpet with radiant skin, glossy lips, and shiny, tousled layers in her short brunette cut.
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Simple Glamour

Carey made her 19th-century Fred Leighton cascading diamond earrings the highlight of her look at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards in 2010, accenting them simply, with a strapless black Prada gown, black eyeliner, a coating of lip gloss, and her short-cropped hair kept straight and natural.
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Rocker Fauxhawk

Carey took a rocker-chick approach to her hair at the 13th Annual Hollywood Awards Gala in 2009, with her auburn tresses gelled into a fauxhawk.
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Luscious Lashes

Carey was all smiles at the 2010 Virtuoso Awards at the 25th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, with rosy cheeks, a perfectly pink pout, lusciously long lashes, and her short auburn crop styled sleekly straight.
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Gamine Glam

With her short crop styled in blonde waves and her fresh, glowing skin highlighted only with black winged eyeliner and simple gloss, it's clear that Carey has perfected the glamorous gamine look, as showcased here at the 2010 Cannes premiere of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
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Vintage Vixen

Carey looked absolutely adorable at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards in 2010, with her shiny pixie cut left straight and held in place with a vintage Fred Leighton diamond necklace worn as a headband.
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