Happy 26th Birthday, Lauren Conrad!

Hills alum split with boyfriend Kyle Howard, donned rainbow hair and was briefly romantically linked to Derek Hough in the past year

By Rebecca Macatee Feb 01, 2012 9:15 PMTags
Lauren ConradFrazer Harrison/Getty Images for ARCADE

Lauren Conrad is one girl who keeps it real.

And today, the Hills star turned fashionista turns 26 years old! This past year has been a big one for the California blonde: she split with boyfriend Kyle Howard, rocked rainbow hair and had a brief, rumored romantic tryst with Dancing With the Stars pro Derek Hough.

But a jam-packed personal life hasn't kept Conrad from working on her two fashion lines and writing for her beauty website, The Beauty Department. Not to mention, The Fame Game, a follow-up to her L.A. Candy series, comes out April 3.

This birthday girl's been busy! As she says goodbye to her early twenties, take a look back at L.C.'s best looks through the years.