With temperatures beginning their cozy descent into sweater weather, we’re tempted to deepen our hair color to a shade as rich as a cup of hot cocoa. Poring over pictures of our favorite brunettes for inspiration, we were reminded that, for all the attention blonde bombshells are afforded, dark hair owes its timeless appeal to the shade’s spectacular range.
Take Audrey Hepburn, whose darkened pixie telegraphed an impish sophistication only matched by her innocent, wide-eyed gaze. Or Liz Taylor, whose luxe rumple of espresso curls had all the drama of her famous violet eyes. In the seventies, Patti Smith’s razored shag provided a stormy counterpoint to Debbie Harry’s peroxided bob. We’d hedge our bets that whoever said blondes have more fun never spent a night at Studio 54 with the chestnut-maned disco queen Bianca Jagger.
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