Zendaya Just Debuted The Ultimate 'Beach Blonde' For Summer

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Zendaya Just Debuted The Ultimate 'Beach Blonde'Gareth Cattermole

After a string of red carpet appearances that have left our jaws ajar, Zendaya has finally committed to the ultimate beauty transformation: dyeing her hair 'beach blonde'. In true summer fashion, the Challengers actor has traded out her go-to dark honey hue in favour of a dimensional post-holiday blonde.

Complete with low lights and highlights alike, 'beach blonde' is a fresh golden colour that is warm, auric and believably sun-kissed. Not to mention, it's Zendaya's lightest shade yet; it's safe to say we're obsessed.

The 27-year-old actor debuted her brightened tone posing alongside playwright Jeremy O. Harris following the opening night performance of 'Slave Play' at the Noel Coward Theatre, London. The best part of her beach blonde? It puts her naturally curly texture in the spotlight.

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Zendaya is, of course, far from the first celebrity to make this classic summer hair switch-up in recent weeks. Fellow actors Julia Roberts and Emilia Clarke have both benched their natural shades this month soft-launching their new lightened locks via Instagram.

Clarke opted for a highlighted golden look à la Margot Robbie (welcome back Khaleesi), while Roberts retired her coveted Pretty Woman copper to return to a bold, block shade of warm butter blonde, courtesy of hairstylist Serge Normant.

'When making drastic colour changes, in this case from red to blonde, my approach is always the same,' the stylist shared via Instagram. 'Slow and methodical, always keeping the health and integrity of the hair first and foremost.' Wise words to live by for any wannabe blondes out there.

And, if that wasn't ample inspiration for your next salon appointment, don't forget the most coveted shade of the season: the viral 'old money blonde', a soft, sun kissed shade that blends seamlessly with your natural hair colour. You can thank us later.


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