Pink Hair

Nicole Richie is the latest celebrity to join team pink hair, revealing her newly dip-dyed ends on her Twitter account with the caption, "Tickled Pink!" Nicole is now among a growing group of stars brightening their hair this season, as January Jones, Brooklyn Decker, and Coco Rocha have also tested out the trend. Looking to get a similar pop of color for Summer? Try these vividly hued Sultra clip in extensions ($18), which will blend in nicely with curly or straight textures. Or if you want a dip-dyed look like Nicole, reach for the hair chalk. Both of these methods are temporary remedies to your bright hair craving that will work on any hair color.

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From rose gold to neon, pink hair is having a moment. But the color is no longer for punk rockers and rebellious teenagers (oh, Willow Smith). Pink has become a sophisticated way to add color to a formal look. Brooklyn Decker recently added hot pink pieces to her tousled updo at the Battleship premiere in South Korea, while January Jones's peekaboo panel of rose gold fades easily into her blond strands. Then there is Pretty Little Liars star Ashley Benson, who chose to dip-dye her bob for a day at the beach. And even Joan Rivers has tried the trend, further proving that age is just a number.

In the past we have seen pink hair on other Hollywood superstars like Rachel McAdams, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Dianna Agron, Sienna Miller, and Carrie Underwood. So it's clear that when the starlets aren't brave enough to try blue, pink is the next best thing.

January Jones has always been a fashion risk taker, but in the past most of her daring hair and makeup has had a vintage homage feel that dovetailed nicely with her role in Mad Men. Now, though, it looks like she's gone back to the future with the new cotton-candy-hued highlights she showed off at a PaleyFest 2012 event honoring the show.

January certainly isn't the only star who has tried pink hair. Dianna Agron, Katy Perry, and Nicki Minaj have all tried the shade lately. January's look is a little more subtle, though, and is reminiscent of the pink hue Rachel McAdams sported a few years back. Betty Draper might not approve, but it looks like January is showing the rest of us how to make an edgy hair color more wearable.

Bright hair dye, even the temporary kind, is usually messy, hard to get out, and takes a long time if you want to create more than a few streaks. So we were really excited when new Kevin Murphy Color Bugs came across our desks. Instead of typical messy liquid dye, they're little pressed powders that you just rub into your hair. That way, you can put on as much or as little color as you like, from a couple of soft streaks to going super bright all over. We tried the orange and purple shades, so to see what we thought (and if it actually came out), just keep reading.

Want to do something fun to show your lighthearted side during these warmer weathered months, but don't want to go the shocking pink route? Take a tip from reader PrettyShinySparkly, then, who recently wrote me about her new pastel pink and purple strands featured on her blog of the same name. Find out how she got them below:

• A natural blonde, PrettyShinySparkly typically has her stylist put both highlights and lowlights in her hair, but due to time constraints, she pulled a DIY, using L'Oréal's Superior Preference in Glistening Magnolia ($15) in hopes of attaining a beachy-white blond. When the color turned out a little bit too buttery-yellow, she applied Wella's Color Charm Toner in #T18 ($5), a subtle lavender, to counteract any unwanted golden-toned pigments. "After rinsing out the toner, shampooing, and deep conditioning, I was shocked and flabbergasted to find that I had accidentally created the most perfect, subtle, barely-there version of the lavender highlights I was so coveting," she said.
• Then, a few weeks later, as the streaks faded into a silver-toned lavender hue, she decided to keep the pastel theme going, applying Manic Panic's Cotton Candy ($7.50) and Mystic Heather ($9). The outcome? Fun and funky pink and purple semipermanent highlights that are perfect for Summer.

Do you have a hair color story to share? Tell us all about it in the Do-It-Yourself Beauty group on the BellaSugar Community. Your at-home stylings might just be featured here on Bella.

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