As Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen got older, it became easier for fans to tell the lookalike fraternal twins apart. During a 2004 appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the talk show host asked the famous sisters to tell the audience how to tell them apart, to which Ashley Olsen hilariously responded, "I have blonde hair right now, and Mary-Kate has brown hair." Ask and you shall receive, Oprah!
Of course, as the twins grew older, they leaned into their individuality by expressing themselves through makeup, hair color, and fashion. As her twin sister rightly noted, Mary-Kate Olsen traded her blonde locks for darker, auburn-brown tresses in 2004, while Ashley remained bright and blonde. And while Mary-Kate often sported a smokey-eye, Ashley preferred a natural makeup look.
The twins soon started showcasing their different styles, as well. "Ashley is very sophisticated. She dresses more like she's, like, going to a meeting or something like that," said Alexandra Hamile, a friend of the twins, in a VH1 documentary. "And Mary-Kate's just kind of funky ... Just a go-with-the-flow type of girl," added friend Kate Lazar.
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