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Ciara, Issa Rae, Meghan Markle and More Prove Brown Hair Is The New Black

Move over blonds, brunettes are going to have more fun this season.
Ciara, Issa Rae, Meghan Markle and More Prove Brown Hair Is The New Black
By Jennifer Ford · Updated December 6, 2020

Fall has finally crept around, which means it’s time to switch things up. We’re in the homestretch of 2019, so if you haven’t checked the try a new hair color box off your to-do list, may we say there’s no better time than now.

Everything from the weather to our wardrobe will be changing in the coming weeks, and your hair need not stay the same since anyone can pull off the season’s hottest hair color trend. Brown hair is the new black, and the hue looks just as flattering, which is why everyone is rocking it this season.

Don’t believe us? Ahead we rounded up 15 celebrities who we’ve recently spotted rocking the hair color so you can see how cool it looks for yourself.

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Taraji P. Henson In Golden Brown Curls
Ciara, Issa Rae, Meghan Markle and More Prove Brown Hair Is The New Black
Photo: Getty
02
Jourdan Dunn In Chestnut Strands
Ciara, Issa Rae, Meghan Markle and More Prove Brown Hair Is The New Black
Photo: Getty
03
Janet Mock In Hazelnut Hair
Ciara, Issa Rae, Meghan Markle and More Prove Brown Hair Is The New Black
Photo: Getty
04
Yvonne Orji In A Dark Brown Bob
Ciara, Issa Rae, Meghan Markle and More Prove Brown Hair Is The New Black
Photo: Getty
05
Kerry Washington In Chocolate Brown Bangs
Ciara, Issa Rae, Meghan Markle and More Prove Brown Hair Is The New Black
06
Marsai Martin In A Mahogany Mane
Ciara, Issa Rae, Meghan Markle and More Prove Brown Hair Is The New Black
Photo: Getty
07
La La Anthony In Soft Sepia Waves
Ciara, Issa Rae, Meghan Markle and More Prove Brown Hair Is The New Black
Photo: Getty
08
Naomi Harris Brassy Brown Highlights
Ciara, Issa Rae, Meghan Markle and More Prove Brown Hair Is The New Black
Photo: Getty
09
Halle Bailey In Cinnamon Colored Hair Buns
Ciara, Issa Rae, Meghan Markle and More Prove Brown Hair Is The New Black
Photo: Getty
10
Issa Rae In A Dark Cocoa Ponytail
Ciara, Issa Rae, Meghan Markle and More Prove Brown Hair Is The New Black
Photo: Getty
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Ciara In Sienna Strands
Ciara, Issa Rae, Meghan Markle and More Prove Brown Hair Is The New Black
Photo: Instagram/@ciara
12
Storm Reid In Coffee Colored Braids
Ciara, Issa Rae, Meghan Markle and More Prove Brown Hair Is The New Black
13
Meghan Markle In Brunette Waves
Ciara, Issa Rae, Meghan Markle and More Prove Brown Hair Is The New Black
Photo: Getty
14
Elaine Welteroth Tawny Tresses
Ciara, Issa Rae, Meghan Markle and More Prove Brown Hair Is The New Black
Photo: Getty
15
Niecy Nash In Ombre Layers
Ciara, Issa Rae, Meghan Markle and More Prove Brown Hair Is The New Black
Photo: Getty
TOPICS:  beauty Ciara Elaine Welteroth essence live fall hair trends hair hair color hair transformations Halle Bailey Issa Rae Janet Mock Jourdan Dunn Kerry Washington La La Anthony Marsai Martin Meghan Markle Naomie Harris Niecy Nash storm reid Taraji P. Henson Yvonne Orji
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