Low-maintenance is always in.

Taking your skin tone and eye color into consideration might also help point you in the right direction.

Other maintenance tips include using color-safe shampoos and heat-protectant products when using hot tools.

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People will recognize it as brown and never mistake it for black, says Cucinello.

Think of it as an enhanced natural toneit can be achieved using a demi-permanent gloss.

The ends are a little lighter, but it never tips into actual blonde.

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Just confirm you get a gloss whenever the color starts to look too warm.

Caramel

The fine line between brown and blonde brings you to caramel.

Honey

Honey is a great choice for blondes who want that golden hour-flattering effect full-time.

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Honey is ideal on neutral and peach skin tones.

It doesn’t work well for people with olive or blue undertones in their skin, according to Cucinello.

Auburn

Natural auburn hair lives somewhere between medium brown and copper.

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Cooper looks best on fair skin tones with light eye colors.

Strawberry Blonde

Strawberry blonde is really hard for some colorists to get right.

Real strawberry blonde is the palest copper hue overlaid on blonde hair.

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It gives the hair a shimmer that most blondes can only dream of.

It looks amazing on fair skin with pink undertones and light eyes.

Regular glossing can ensure that you maintain that magic glow that keeps the compliments coming.

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This look focuses on dimension and working with the soft copper undertones in the hair, she explains.

Golden looks rich and shimmers in the light.

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