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Regardless, the shade is super versatile and flattering across skin tones.

“It all depends on the look youre going for.”

Jasmine Tookes, Anne Hathaway, and Bella Hadid with Chocolate Brown Hair

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Keep scrolling to get inspired by our favorite photos that demonstrate this beautiful brunette color.

Maintenance Level:Natural brunettes are low-maintenance.

Goes Great With:Caramel-toned highlights and a bold lip.

Chocolate Brown Hair Gugu Mbatha-Raw

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Her shiny spirals illustrate just how deeply stunning the color is.

Cool-Toned Chocolate

Both experts citeEmily Ratajkowskias a great chocolate brown hair inspiration.

Her signature cool-toned hair is the antithesis of the notion that blondes have more fun.

Chocolate Brown Hair Golden Undertones Ashley Graham

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From Paris runways to red carpets, she and her hair color are sure showstoppers.

To achieve a milk chocolate brown like Hills here, Jaxcee says shed use golden andcopper tones.

Raven Colors

Bella Hadid’s color vacillates from raven to chocolate and right back again.

Chocolate Brown Hair Cool Toned Emily Ratajkowski

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Golden Highlights

Jasmine Tookes’s warm brown hair and golden highlights perfectly complement her equally glowing complexion.

Plus, the darker color makes her eyes look super bright.

Here, the CoverGirl ambassador shows off the chocolate brown color with curls and an award-winning smile.

Chocolate Brown Hair Braided Highlights Zendaya

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Use an all-overheat protectant, which is also great when styling with hot tools.

Her timeless brown hair is on the top of the list right next to sky-high stilettos.

attempt to get your roots redone every six to 10 weeks to keep hair luscious and vibrant like Beckham.

Chocolate Brown Hair Natural Taylor Hill

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She recommends and loves Mizani’sTrue Textures Moroccan Clay Steam Hair Mask($40) for this purpose.

Try a hair gloss.

They’re known to boost hair shine and improve color.

Chocolate Brown Hair Raven Bella Hadid

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“Use about five drops, mixed into your conditioner or leave-in product.

This will help keep any brassiness at bay,” she says.

Confident Curls

Zazie Beetz seems to always get it right and, hernatural curlsare just incredible.

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Espresso Tones

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Shay Mitchell’sespresso hairhas been a mainstay since the beginning of her career.

And it works oh-so-well with whatever hairstyle she rocks; we’re citing this classic half-up ‘do as proof.

The preppyheadbandis the perfect touch, lending a touch of volume to this otherwise simple style.

Chocolate Brown Hair Highlighted Jasmine Tookes

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Jaxcee recommends MizaniTrue Texture True Cream Cleansing Conditioner($32) for coarse textures.

Using a sulfate-free cleanser will ensure that your color stays vibrant for as long as possible, she says.

Paired with smoky brow makeup and a mocha dress, the whole look screamsopulent yet cozy.

Chocolate Brown Hair Kaitlyn Dever

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Here, she wearszulu knotsand leaves a few tendrils hanging down to create a perfectly imperfect look.

Mocha Caramel

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Our mouths are watering over Camila Cabello’s rich mocha caramel strands.

Auburn Dipped Ends

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Everything about Kerry Washington’s look here works.

Chocolate Brown Hair Curls Jasmine Cephas-Jones

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Still, there are slight variations to be made.

If your skin tone is cooler, then warmer shades can make you look a bit more tan.

Chocolate Brown Hair Issa Rae

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Chocolate Brown Hair Universal Emilia Clarke

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Chocolate Brown Hair Victoria Beckham

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Close up of Megan Fox with chocolate brown waves

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Chocolate Brown Hair Mandy Moore

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Chocolate Brown Hair Kaia Gerber

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Chocolate Brown Hair Timeless Hailee Steinfeld

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Chocolate Brown Hair Lucy Hale

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Chocolate Brown Hair Zazie Beetz

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Chocolate Brown Hair Espresso Shay Mitchell

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Chocolate Brown Hair Finger Waves Amandla Stenberg

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Chocolate Brown Hair Kenya Kinski-Jones

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Chocolate Brown Hair Beanie Feldstein

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chocolate brown hair with caramel highlights

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Close up of Gabrielle Union with natural brunette curls

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Ciara attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party with asymmetric bixie haircut

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Hailey Bieber at the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscars Party

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Yara Shahidi with multiple zulu knots on head, zoomed in on hair

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Anne Hathaway with accentuated downturned eyes and deep side-parted waves attends the Valentino Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show

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Keke Palmer wearing long braids

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Camila Cabello with mocha caramel hair

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Kerry Washington attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party with bejeweled side bobby pin

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