Your Best Hair Color: Rich, Neutral-to-Warm Tones

To enhance your eyes and light skin tone, choose a soft, blonde-on-blonde color enriched with warm blonde highlights, says Minardi. You can also try a warm light brown tone. Redken Celebrity Colorist Tracy Cunningham adds that a sun-kissed, golden strawberry blonde is also flattering. And be sure to steer clear of drastic, bold tones that contrast too much with your skin, which can draw unwanted attention to skin imperfections.

At-home hues to try: L'Oréal Paris Superior Preference Mousse Absolue, $14.99, in Light Auburn Brown or Pure Light Brown.

Help your color-treated hair look its best and last as long as possible by following these color-care tips courtesy of Minardi:
Tip 1: Enhancing the natural color of your hair and/or moderately highlighting your shade are the most durable types of color. To maximize the time between appointments or applications (and to save cash), opt for slight color tweaks to your natural shade of blonde, red or light brown. The further away from the natural tone you go, the more frequently your color will have to be touched up.
Tip 2: Sun, chlorine and high-alkaline shampoos ("clarifying" shampoos with high pH balances) are hair-color enemies. To protect your shade from the sun, use a UV protectant that's formulated for color-treated hair like Fekkai Soleil Pre-Soleil Hair Mist, $20. And if you swim in chlorine, rinse your hair before and after you hit the pool.
Tip 3: The hype is true, shampoos and conditioners developed specifically for color-treated hair really do work, so the short-term investment in quality color protectors like these highest rated color-protecting shampoos will keep your shade rich and vibrant.