If you were born in the late 1970s or early 1980s there’s a good chance you may, like us, recognise this bunch of haircuts. In fact you probably had at least five of them yourself. Most women in their 30s can relate to the feral desire to copy Jennifer Aniston's ‘Rachel’, or to trying to pull off Meg Ryan’s frizz-defying flicks. And a few of us even dabbled with perms owing to a particular petite Aussie soap star.

Click through our gallery to see which 15 celebrity haircuts define a generation of women in their 30s. Some styles still work (we're looking at you Natalie Imbruglia). Others not so much...