dirty blondes

Sandy-haired people

Dirty blonde describes hair that's blonde mixed with light brown—not quite golden, not quite brunette.

The color sits in an ambiguous middle range: Her hair darkened from blonde to dirty blonde as she got older.

As a noun, dirty blondes are people with this hair color.

The "dirty" suggests something muddied or impure rather than anything unwholesome.

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caramel · warm tones · hue · golden brown · wheat · shade · balayage · ombre · sun-kissed · beach waves · nuance · individuality · mousy · appearance · tint · hair color · conditioner · dye

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hair color spectrum

dirty blondesplatinum blondes

Iciest hair shade

platinum blonde · jet black · towheads · ice blonde · peroxide blondes

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