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HOLLYWOOD -- "I remember thinking when I was such a little girl that 18 was like so old and cool," Hilary Duff reflected Wednesday night. "And now I'm like, it's just normal."

Actually, the age was pretty much the only thing normal about Duff's 18th birthday, which the singer/actress celebrated by visiting "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" and then being showered with expensive gifts at one of Hollywood's hottest nightspots.

Good Charlotte, Andy Milonakis, Constantine Maroulis and Bonnie Hunt (Duff's Cheaper by the Dozen mom) were among those who hit Mood on Wednesday to welcome Hilary into adulthood.

And now that it's official, Hilary is going to legally buy some tobacco, get a tattoo and shed her wholesome image by starting to dress like a scandalous adult. OK, not really.

"That's not my plan, to be like, 'I can wear nothing now,' " she said. "That's totally not me."

If anything, Duff's age is finally catching up to her adultness.

"She's years beyond her age," said Benji Madden, whose 26-year-old twin brother, Joel, is dating Hilary (though Benji's got Hil's back, too.) "Honestly, she acts older than Joel."

Benji offered to take her to get her first tattoo, but she politely declined.

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