The perfect in-between shade.
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Hair color is such a personal thing.
That being said, the popularity of goingplatinumis not lost on us; we fully support the trend.
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However, maintaining its color is adaunting and expensive task.
Price:A full head of highlights starts at around $150.
When transitioning to her signature locks, the star trusts celebrity hairstylistRita Hazan.
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Witheffortless wavesand a single ear tuck, the seamless blend of tones in her hair really shine through.
Iced Latte Blonde
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This creamy shade of blonde looks amazing on aclose-cropped style.
This is proof you could experiment with color no matter how short you go.
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Here, her color leans more caramel and works beautifully with her fluffy brows and subtle smoky eyes.
It’s less damaging to the hair and oh-so-cool.
Her dark blonde highlights, mixed with her caramel-colored hair, make for the perfect winter balayage.
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The color doesn’t make her strands look dry or damaged the way a platinum shade could.
Fingers crossed, she never does.
To keep brass at bay between color appointments, use apurple shampooorin-shower glossweekly.
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Dimensional Blonde Spirals
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Bold, chunky highlights pair well with ringlets.
This one has a higher contrast, creating a cookies and cream color.
Rez suggests asking your colorist to leave your base color in between highlights or adding lowlights for best results.
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We’ve loved seeing her rock a flaxen shade of blonde that looks natural and polished.
Ask your colorist for aneutral tonerto get a color close to Huntington-Whiteley’s.
This smooth, even-toned take is mostly one shade.
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Rez adds clients can typically expect to go three to four months between touchups with this coloring method.
They also blend in perfectly with an ashy-brown base.
The different tones pop nicely here on loose, undone beach waves.
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Platinum But Not Quite
Serena Williamshas also made blondehers.
She’s experimented with all sorts of blonde hues, but this cool-toned one fits her the best.
It blends near-platinum blonde highlights with subtle hints of ashy brown and dark roots.
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2010s Ombre
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Nothing beats the good ‘oleombrehairstyle.
In 2013,Kelly Rowlandrocked straight brown hair with copper blonde ends.
We think that with a modern makeover, this would make for the perfect dark blonde look.
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Bob Balayage
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You don’t need lots of length to gobalayage.
As seen on Demi Lovato, the singer rocks a curly brown-blondelob.
“Your highlights should not have to be any lighter than two to three levels of the midlight.
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Streaky Blonde
Ditch well-blended highlights for obvious streaks.
This look above shows how effortless it looks when intentionally placed throughout.
Here, she rocks golden blonde curls and a braided scalp.
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Here, she rocked a full head of the cool-tone colorway anddeep side-swept bangsto complete.
It depends on your starting shade.
If it’s close to your natural color, then the upkeep is minimal.”
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It depends on the tones you’re looking for.
“Going any lighter can look brassy, any darker can look harsh.
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