Hair Highlights

Olivia Wilde just lightened up this spring after years with chestnut strands. With her side-swept bangs and golden color, the overall effect is soft and sexy.

Pop darling Kelly Clarkson has gone through many transformations recently (she just shed 30 pounds). Though she definitely looks cute with lighter hair, her colorist ought to tame that brassiness.

Ashley Olsen’s increasingly blond hair looks California cool, and helps differentiate her from twin Mary-Kate's recently debuted brunette locks.

Demi Lovato, who is set to judge on the next season of The X-Factor, just swapped her trademark brown-to-black locks for chunky blond highlights.

Project X star Alexis Knapp, who just became a mom for the first time with ex Ryan Phillippe, has also joined the blond battalion. She traded in her almost-Goth hair for a golden, girl-next-door hue.

Singer Sky Ferrara is one of the few women who could pull off this extreme bleached-out look—it's as edgy as her music and works with her always-bold makeup.

Malin Akerman has slowly gone lighter over the past year, and her super-pale highlights are perfect for summer.