If you have black hair—or, like, dark, dark, dark, dark-brown hair that's basically black—it can feel like the only color change you can make is a drastically lightened transformation. But, surprise! You're wrong. (It's okay; we're not judging).
Because you can actually reinvent a deep hue with a just few strategically placed highlights in shades of amber, auburn, and, yes, even some candy-apply red. And lucky for you, we've got the most-excellent ideas as demonstrated by your favorite celebs, ahead.
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Cara Santana
The Look: Auburn, face-framing highlights that feel almost aubergine.
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Chrissy Tiegen
The Look: Caramel and gold-tipped ends, plus an insanely perfect bun that's unrelated, but still magical.
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Lake Bell
The Look: Literally the very definition of warm, melted honey. But in highlight form.
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Naomi Campbell
The Look: Diffused, amber-streaked curls.
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Nicole Scherzinger
The Look: Soft, golden lowlights.
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Shay Mitchell
The Look: A mix of cool, ash-toned highlights and warm, amber lowlights.
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Vanessa Hudgens
The Look: A fiery tint with candy-apple red highlights, and can we have this, please?
Chloe MetzgerDeputy Beauty DirectorChloe Metzger is the deputy beauty director at Cosmopolitan, obsessively writing about new makeup launches, the best hair products (curly girl here; whattup), and the skincare formulas that really work for every skin type (follow her on Instagram to see behind-the-scenes pics of that magazine life).
