How to Get Celebrity-Caliber Hair Color

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PREFERRED BLONDE

Blake Lively, aka the new Mrs. Ryan Reynolds has the dye job you're dying for-62 percent of colorists say their clients beg to be golden like Lively.

Ask your colorist for: Butter blonde base plus ivory highlights plus butterscotch and apricot lowlights.

Looks awesome on: Chicks with cool skin. Blue or green eyes play well, too-they're yellow's neighbors on the color wheel. And you might

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Photo by: Fairchild Archive

PREFERRED BLONDE

Blake Lively, aka the new Mrs. Ryan Reynolds has the dye job you're dying for-62 percent of colorists say their clients beg to be golden like Lively.

Ask your colorist for: Butter blonde base plus ivory highlights plus butterscotch and apricot lowlights.

Looks awesome on: Chicks with cool skin. Blue or green eyes play well, too-they're yellow's neighbors on the color wheel. And you might want to work a spray tan: The hottest blondes have a contrast between hair and skin, says Kyle White, a colorist at Oscar Blandi in New York City.

Tweak it if you have...

Warm skin: Your natural hair likely has red in it, so uberblonde can be brassy. A better bet is a dark blonde base with buttery streaks, says Candace Bossendorfer, an Aloxxi Hair Color Expert in Los Angeles.

Pale skin: Opt for a few more lowlights. That way, your hair and complexion won't be all mat

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