How to Get Celebrity-Caliber Hair Color

Photo by: WWD/Steve Eichner

REQUESTED RED

Amy Adams. Sorry, Ariel: 43 percent of colorists report that their clients are enchanted with this actress's rosy, mermaid-worthy shade.

Ask your colorist for: Golden copper base plus rose-gold highlights.

Looks awesome on: Ladies with warm, peachy skin: Green undertones compliment red. Sure, light eyes are piercing with siren hair, but brown-eyed girls can totally pull it off, too.

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Photo by: WWD/Steve Eichner

REQUESTED RED

Amy Adams. Sorry, Ariel: 43 percent of colorists report that their clients are enchanted with this actress's rosy, mermaid-worthy shade.

Ask your colorist for: Golden copper base plus rose-gold highlights.

Looks awesome on: Ladies with warm, peachy skin: Green undertones compliment red. Sure, light eyes are piercing with siren hair, but brown-eyed girls can totally pull it off, too.

Tweak it if you have...

Cool skin: A full head of fire-engine red can make blue-tinged skin seem icy. Add crimson ombre pieces at ends, Bossendorfer says.

Medium to dark skin: Experiment with the tipping technique above, or wild out like Rihanna and rock an overt cherry red.

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