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Hollywood's Top 25 Beauty Moments of 2012

6:00 AM PST 11/13/2012 by Meg Hemphill, Edited by Carol McColgin

Those lips, that hair, those eyes! When the town’s top actresses align with the industry's best tastemakers, the results explode onscreen and off, inspire millions and -- yes -- reap millions, too.

Conventional beauty? It doesn't exist anymore -- especially not in Hollywood. Gone are the days of copycat Farrah Fawcett and "Rachel" hairstyles, pastel eye shadows, pink lips and uniformly blond, big hair. Finally, in 2012, the order of the beauty universe has shown signs of being upended. Yes, this year, there still were conventionally gorgeous looks: Emma Stone leapt from Easy A to franchise babe in The Amazing Spider-Man by going several turns lighter and brighter on the hair color wheel (no. 18); Charlize Theron stunned at the Golden Globes with a modern take on a pretty pink palette and flapper-inspired updo (no. 4). But there also were Rooney Mara's severe bangs (no. 1), Jennifer Lawrence's girl-next-door-goes-goth moment (no. 6) and Katy Perry and Kelly Osbourne's blue- and purple-hued locks (no. 16).

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