Best Celebrity Blondes
1 of 7Kate Moss
"Kate's is a 'dirty blonde', which I colour every 6-8 weeks. Right now, she has 'baby lights'. Great for the summer."
2 of 7Kate Bosworth
"Kate has lots of pretty highlights, a little like Kate Moss's hair. Relatively low maintenance, this would require a touch up every 6-8 weeks."
3 of 7Gisele
"Gisele has had balayage, which is pretty low maintenance and a really nice look on both blondes and brunettes. With this style, you can get away with only 3-4 visits per year."
4 of 7Rosie Huntington Whiteley
"This look is achieved by a technique called a base breaker, which means that you lighten the natural base for a couple of minutes and dry off, before adding a lighter colour either with foils or balayage. It's relatively high maintenance and would need a salon visit every 6 weeks."
5 of 7Blake Lively
"Blake has a balayage style, which again is really low maintenance and looks great on blondes - really nice and fresh. Just a few visits per year is all that's necessary."
6 of 7Kim Kardashian
"This is quite a severe look and requires commitment to keep it looking good. Also, very harsh on the complexion."
7 of 7Gwen Stefani
"This is a very high maintenance look, requiring attention every 2-6 weeks. It's also quite hard on the complexion and can be quite draining, so the right make up is crucial to compliment this look."
If honing hair like Blake Lively was as easy as asking for a half-head of highlights, we'd all be tossing around the most perfect stream of sun-kissed waves.
As it happens, getting the blonde you want is rather more complicated than that, which is why we've turned to Creative Colour Director for John Frieda Salons, Nicola Clarke.
Having lightened the locks of the likes of Kate Moss, Cate Blanchett and Gywneth Paltrow, Nicola knows what it takes to blend beautiful blonde tones in any shade you so desire.
We asked her to reverse engineer the highlights of some of our favourite celebrities, so we too can have hair as bright as Gwen's or as soft and natural as Karlie's. Have a click through the gallery to see what to ask for to get your dream blonde...
by Zara Kenyon