This years summerhair color trendsare teaching us one very important lesson: Less is not always more.

Dont just be a brunette.

Be amob wifebrunette with rich, glossy undertones.

summer hair colors golden brunette pastel crème brûle

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(A leopard-print Fran Drescher minidress is also encouraged.)

This summer, choose your color and then find ways to turn it up to an 11.

Of course, its not a tropical cocktail without a heavy pour of spiced rum.

Issa Rae with natural curly spiced rum hair color trend

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And while were at it, our hair could use a shot or two.

“Upkeep after the initial highlight is low maintenance.

Just book a gloss when you want to enrich the tone.”

Emma Stone with a low bun chignon and spiced rum hair color trend

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Barely there pastels

These barely there pastels are the hair color equivalent of a flavored La Croix.

And if you think youre spotting three or four blondes in one, you are.

“Using multiple colors creates dimension and the illusion of thicker hair.”

Zendaya with shoulderlength lob spiced rum hair color trend

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Sandy blonde

Say youre traversing a vast desert.

If you look in the distance, you see hazy, shimmery sand in all directions.

Thats this color a glittering, shining mirage of heat and sand.

Camila Alves with long wavy mob wife brunette hair color trend

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The effect is subtle and quiet, but totally captivating.

Its sexy, but not too harsh.

Mysterious, but not unapproachable.

Hailey Bieber with long wavy mob wife brunette hair color trend

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Dark, but not without charm.

If you want it to stay deep, request a single process, says coloristMariah Joseph.

Putting every shade of your personality in your hair almost screams self-assurance.

Dakota Johnson with long hair and bangs and mob wife brunette hair color trend

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Its extremely versatile and personal to you," says Joseph.

“The look could be symmetrical or something asymmetrical.

You and your stylist can really have fun coming up with a placement together,” she adds.

Victoria Monet with long curly golden brunette hair color trend

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More beauty trends to try:

Now watch Shakira break down her most iconic music videos:

Sofia Vergara with long butterfly cut and golden brunette hair color trend

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Kaia Gerber with half up long hair and golden brunette hair color trend

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Kylie Jenner with long charcoal brunette hair color trend

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Olivia Rodrigo with long charcoal brunette hair color trend and side part

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Xochitl Gomez with short bob and charcoal brunette hair color trend

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Tina Leung with shoulderlength pink barelythere pastel hair color trend

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Saweetie with short chinlength pink barelythere pastel hair color trend

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Julia Fox with long pink pastel hair color trend

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Brie Larson with long creme brulee hair color trend

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Da’Vine Joy Randolph with long creme brulee hair color trend

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Sabrina Carpenter with long creme brulee hair color trend and bangs

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Sydney Sweeney with lob and sandy blonde hair color trend

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Jennifer Lawrence with long sandy blonde hair color trend and side part

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Taylor Swift with long sandy blonde hair color trend and curtain bangs

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Jessica Biel with long brunette hair and blonde microlights hair color trend

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Miley Cyrus with voluminous long brunette hair and blonde microlights hair color trend

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Kim Kardashian with long soft black hair color trend

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Zoë Kravitz with long black hair color trend and baby bangs

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Ariana Greenblatt with long soft black hair color trend

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Billie Eilish with red and black color blocking hair color trend

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Alexandra Guerain with long braided ponytail and black and white color blocking hair color trend

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Hari Nef with short bob and copper and brunette color blocking hair color trend

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