Here's the good news about the palest shade of blonde: everyone can wear it. Typically achieved with bleach and a toner, "white shades of platinum can be warm or cool to suit any skin tone," says celebrity colorist Rona O'Connor, who favors violet undertones for creating iridescent ivories and sunlit beiges to yield shades of champagne. Here, a roundup of our top platinum picks to inspire your next color appointment.
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Gwen Stefani
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Gwen Stefani once again reaches multi-platinum status, and this thick, lustrous ponytail tops the style charts at number one.
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Jennifer Lawrence
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To steal Jennifer Lawrence's modern-looking mane ask the style pros for three things: an icy hue, choppy lob, and imperfectly tousled texture.
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Kate Bosworth
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Platinum roots give Kate Bosworth's hair a halo of brightness.
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Kristen Stewart
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The secret to having a warm, white hue appear natural is to pair it with your born-with-it texture, as Kristen Stewart does.
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Lady Gaga
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Lady Gaga hits all the (beauty) high notes with her signature shade, bold brows, and ruby lips.
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Kylie Jenner
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Kylie Jenner swaps brunette locks for a hue that's whiter and brighter; but it's her dark, full brows that keep this beauty mogul from appearing washed out.
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Michelle Williams
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When Michelle Williams debuted her platinum pixie, it inspired, well, countless platinum pixies.
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Emma Roberts
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Platinum roots give Kate Bosworth's hair a halo of brightness.
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Dakota Fanning
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A bright-eyed Dakota Fanning takes her blonde roots up a notch with cascading platinum locks.
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Helen Mirren
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The fabulous-at-every-age star makes our list for her perpetually polished pairing of silvery strands and spot-on makeup.
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Lily Donaldson
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Lily Donaldson's pale shade of blonde only seems to illuminate her already-glowing complexion.
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Poppy Delevingne
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Poppy Delevingne's hue and 'do check off all the cool-girl criteria: sleek, straight, and shiny.