Dove Cameron, Before and After

Our first photo is from 2008, when Dove was only 12 years old. Except she wasn’t Dove back then—she went by her birth name, Chloe Hosterman, when her acting career was just getting off the ground. As you can see, it’s not just her name that was different. There was also quite a distinctive bump down the bridge of her nose, her lips were on the thinner side, and her natural hair colour was light brown.

At 17, she got her big break with Liv and Maddie, and by this time, she had legally changed her name to Dove. See what I mean about her skin? It’s so poreless and glowy! But her lower lip indicates that she may have already dabbled with fillers, and the tip of her nose suggests a possible early rhinoplasty. The bridge also looks flattened, making the area between her eyes seem unnatural. There’s even speculation that her dimples were attained through a surgical procedure (yes, such a thing exists now!). 

Then, she took her hair a little shorter—either that, or removed her extensions—and dyed it a more natural-looking strawberry blonde. Her lips seem more natural here, and her nasal bridge doesn’t look quite as flat (although that could be built up with filler, too!). Also notice her cleft chin, because that changes later on.

Dove kept the reddish blonde hair through most of 2014, wearing it with dramatic long lashes, natural makeup and slightly over-plucked brows (she was 18 at this point). If she did have filler in her top lip, it seems mostly gone now, since it is back to its previous thinner shape. If I only saw photos like this, where she’s smiling, I’d never suspect that she’d undergone any cosmetic interventions!

But it seems that Dove was back to enhancements by the end of 2014, because her lower lip once again appeared swollen. This time, she left the top one alone, which is a very good trick to fool people into thinking that nothing was done. We also get a good look at the tip of her nose in this shot, and it definitely has an unnatural, chiseled appearance. 

At 19, Dove slowly began the transition from Disney cutie to young starlet. So we’ve got several Hollywood upgrades here, including the bright blonde hair, voluminous waves, fuller brows and sophisticated makeup. See how her lower lip dips in the middle, but is puffy on either side? That’s a specific look known as “double-lobed” lips, achievable with fillers.

With her hair up, and in dramatic lashes and newfound bushy brows, Dove looks a little different here. If it weren’t for her pinched-looking nasal tip, I’m not sure I would have recognized her! Again, take note of her lips. The lower one appears to have been re-injected, making it bigger than ever. 

Only a few months later, Dove made a radical change to her image by lightening her hair to platinum blonde. She can pull off this colour with her ultra-pale skin, but it’s definitely a more grown-up vibe—marking a departure from her wholesome Disney days. Especially since she paired it with plumped-up lips and extreme strobing. I don’t understand this trend of dabbing shine on the tip of your nose!

By the end of the year, she looked even more “plastic,” and I’m not sure it’s just from her makeup and new hair colour. Here, Dove’s lips rival Kylie Jenner’s in size, with generous amounts of filler apparently placed not only in the bottom lip but also the top. It also seems like she has more of a nasal bridge compared to, say, 2013, but it could just be the lighting. At this time, she had just split from fellow Disney alum Ryan McCarten, so perhaps the makeover was her version of a breakup haircut?!