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Celebrity colorist Guy Tang is also a huge fan of the style, which he calls Chunky Money Piece Highlights. He likes to keep the highlights toward the front, which frames your face and mirrors where the sun naturally lightens your hair, just taken up a few notches. Tang suggests going only one or two levels lighter than your base color to keep things modern, and to ask your stylist to feather your highlights for a seamless transition.
Unlike the 2000s versions, which were often flat-ironed (or pouffed) into submission, these highlights work beautifully on all textures, as they really make curls pop. Brown particularly recommends them for curls or waves and says they look most natural if you leave a bit of a root, presumably so there’s no hard stripe. And if you were more of a Hot Topic girl than a Delia’s one, you could always give E-girl stripes—two bold highlights in the front—a go, as they’re much easier to DIY but still give you that face-framing effect.
Whether you plan on busting out the boxed bleach or heading to a socially distanced salon, scroll on for some of our favorite takes on the trend. Cue up the Britney and get ready to screen-shot.
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