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Hot Hair: Celebs with Colored Natural Hair

Hot Hair: Celebs with Colored Natural Hair
By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020
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Loc Star

Ledisi stepped out at the NAACP Image Awards wearing her signature crimson loc’d updo.

Hot Hair: Celebs with Colored Natural Hair
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Burgandy Curls

Tracee Ellis Ross has ventured into new territory by coloring her signature curls a deep burgundy, which she wore at the ESSENCE Black Women in Music event.

Hot Hair: Celebs with Colored Natural Hair
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True Hue

Viola Davis turned heads at the Academy Awards when she debuted her new, amber-colored natural curls.

Hot Hair: Celebs with Colored Natural Hair
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Chocolate Delight

TV hostess Tanika Ray accented her sexy spirals with all-over cinnamon and mocha-brown color at the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood event.

Hot Hair: Celebs with Colored Natural Hair
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Red Alert

Kelis has been known to add wild colors to her natural coils (remember the green and blue streaks from Caught Out There? ). Recently the songstress went bold and bright in fire red hair.

Hot Hair: Celebs with Colored Natural Hair
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Blonde Ambition

When Chrisette Michelle chopped off her hair last year, she made her transformation even more daring by bleaching her short coif platinum blonde.

Hot Hair: Celebs with Colored Natural Hair
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Honey Child

Singer Leela James’ leonine, strawberry blonde strands look gorgeous with her golden brown skin.

Hot Hair: Celebs with Colored Natural Hair
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Mahogany Locks

Kim Coles added some spice to her Big Chop with a bright burnt umber shade and subtle honey highlights.

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