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Best Highlights for Your Hair Color

From highlights to lowlights, find out which shades complement your hair color

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Did you ever go through a gothic phase in high school, when you couldn't stand even a slight fade to your jet black hair color? Those days, you probably thought highlights were only meant for the carefree blondes or the sun-kissed brunettes of the world -- tortured soul, much?

Skip to see which highlights you should get for your hair color.

Or maybe you had a head full of highlights -- bright blonde strands scattered on top of your dark brown hair -- and wish you could transport your current colorist back to your life circa college. You know, so he could talk you out of those fake-looking streaks.

Whatever your highlight history, it's time to think about revisiting them. Highlights offer the ability to switch up your hair color without getting a dramatic overhaul, and they can bring depth and life to an otherwise blasé brown or dull blonde.

The key to great, natural-looking highlights, say experts, is knowing what shades will work best with your hair color. To get the inside scoop, we turned to hair colorist Marco Pelusi, owner of Marco Pelusi Hair Studio, Inc. in West Hollywood, Calif. Here are his best tips on how to get the right highlight shades for every hair color (even jet black, for all of you goth queens out there).

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By Sharon J. Yi

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jennifer lopez actually has black hair

by gisellemarie Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 01:26PM Report as inappropriate

Blake Lively is a knock-out. The hair the body and a charming (on interviews, anyways) personality.

by Coffee_Black Friday, January 27, 2012 at 06:59AM Report as inappropriate

I need to get some highlights in my hair, maybe to hide the grays...

by Only1KimmieD Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 10:55AM Report as inappropriate

I've always liked Reese Witherspoon's highlights.

by TBjunkie Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 09:42PM Report as inappropriate

I really want to try this. I have dark brown hair and I have always wondered what color highlights would be the best. Caramel highlights would be beautiful. The rest of the suggestions sound and look really pretty as well.

by SummerOrchid Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 09:40AM Report as inappropriate

This makes me want highlights.

by kmb1129 Friday, December 9, 2011 at 01:04PM Report as inappropriate

I have dark red hair, and I have to say, I love putting deep red highlights. They blend better than you would think, and it gives it a natural edge that I love.

by oopylovesyou Friday, November 18, 2011 at 11:42AM Report as inappropriate

Copper? I JUST got the last traces of my faded red dye job snipped off, I think I'll stick to cooler tones for now

by MysticMeercat Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 09:37AM Report as inappropriate