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25 New Ways To Wear Ombré Hair

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If you're in the market for a super-subtle hair color update, ombré is the move. For inspo, look to ombré experts Ciara, Priyanka Chopra, and Chrissy Teigen who prove that the trend works on all hair hues.

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Beyoncé

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Bey shows how to expertly layer ombre hair: blonde roots, a rich chestnut that frames the face, and a return to the honey blonde at the tips.

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Jamie Chung

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Chung went for a stark contrast with black roots then platinum blonde basically everywhere else. The kind of very lazy hombre you can get by just letting your hair grow out.

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Laverne Cox

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Queen of the ombré, Cox has been known to rock the style a number of ways. The wet hair adds an extra dimension to the color division of this ombré.

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Khloe Kardashian

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Kardashian’s four shades of blonde blend perfectly to create a dream blonde ombré.

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Chrissy Teigen

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Teigen nails the perfect middle ground between a dark black root and blonde tips.

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Taraji P. Henson

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Leave it to Henson to take an ombre and flip it on its head. This ombre balances red tones where the colors meet very well in the center of her hair.

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Jourdan Dunn

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Dunn’s chocolate and caramel ombré frames the supermodel’s face superbly.

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Priyanka Chopra

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Priyanka's barely-there ombré transitions from her natural brunette to a sun-kissed brown.

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Salma Hayek

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Salma wears face-framing toffee accents.

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Thandie Newton

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The Westworld actress gives her angled bob a flash of bronze.

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Gina Rodriguez

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Gina Rodriguez gave her blunt bob warm chestnut tips.

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Lucy Hale

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Lucy Hale experiments with an ombré that starts closer to her roots.

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Sofia Vergara

<p>Sofia Vergara is a prime example of the classic brown-to-blonde ombré. </p>
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Sofia is a prime example of the classic brown-to-blonde ombré.

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Vanessa Hudgens

<p>For added drama try Vanessa Hudgens' high-contrast color. </p>
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For added drama, try Vanessa Hudgens' high-contrast color.

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Kiernan Shipka

<p>Wear your ombré hair in a half-up like Kierna Shipka, where your light roots show at the bottom. </p>
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Wear your ombré hair in a half-up like Kiernan, where your light ends show at the bottom.

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Suki Waterhouse

<p>Suki Waterhouse's warm fade is a transitional color that works year-round. </p>
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Suki's warm fade is a transitional color that works year-round.

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Emma Stone

<p>Redheads aren't left out of the ombré trend. Take a page from Emma Stone's book with her soft gradation from deep red at her roots to strawberry blonde at the ends. </p>
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Take a page from Emma Stone's book with her soft gradation from deep red at her roots to strawberry blonde at the ends.

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Ciara

<p>Ciara's ombré style includes face framing pieces of blonde hair, elongating her face. </p>
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Ciara wears ombré with face-framing blonde pieces.

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Lauren Conrad

<p>Another celeb never without the ombré, Lauren Conrad. </p>
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Another celeb never without the ombré.

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Alessandra Ambrosio

<p>Alessandra Ambrosio goes for a natural fade from dark to light brown. </p>
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Alessandra Ambrosio goes for a natural fade from dark to light brown.

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