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Rainbow Hair - All The Celeb Inspo You Need To Embrace Your Inner Unicorn

Pastels, pastels and more pastels.

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From Sienna's peachy pink hue and Georgia May Jagger's blorange, to Lady Gaga's vibrant turquoise and every pastel wig Kylie Jenner's ever worn, it's official - rainbow hair is the celeb approved 'do we never get bored of.

Check out our edit of the best celebrities with rainbow hair in the biz so you can embrace your inner unicorn ASAP.

1

Florence Pugh

Florence Pugh gave her signature long blonde hair a dreamy amethyst update just in time for summer with a brand new purple dip dye. Pugh turned to go-to hairstylist Peter Lux for her beachy lavender waves.

2

Katy Perry

Katy Perry continued her super fun stream of album promo outfits with a joyful pair of neon orange space buns. The pregnant singer posted her bright new look on Instagram with the caption '๐ŸŠ Orange you glad TODAYS THE DAY! ๐ŸŠ'.

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3

Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa has changed up her hair yet again during lockdown, transforming her naturally dark locks from bubblegum pink to a more cherry-hued tone.

On Tuesday May 26, the singer unveiled her new look on Instagram, sharing a photograph of her dark pink 'do with several cherry emojis.

4

Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa might be a world-famous singer but during lockdown she's embraced a lot of the same past times as we have: video games, taking photos of flowers and, inevitably, dyeing her hair. The singer enlisted the help of boyfriend Anwar Hadid to help dye her two-tone brown and blonde hair a poppy shade of bubblegum pink. Lipa posted her new pastel pink hair on Instagram with the caption: '๐ŸŒธQuarantine diaries๐ŸŒธ - this weeks experiment... pink hair.'

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5

Winnie Harlow

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The model stepped out at DKNY's 30th anniversary party during New York Fashion Week with new XXL icy blue extensions. Harlow opted for poker straight ombrรฉ blue hair that matched her navy-coloured eyeliner. Pastel blue on top, electric on the bottom? Daring, but we into it.

6

Maisie Williams

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The Game Of Thrones actress and ELLE cover star revealed her new bubblegum pink hair on Instagram. Prepping for Comic Con Brazil, Williams traded in her signature brunette hair for a candy coloured lob.

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7

Hailey Baldwin

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The usual blonde bombshell Hailey Baldwin revealed an electric blue new look whilst on a shoot for luxury brand Chaos. The 21-year-old swapped her recently blush pink long hair for a bright blue messy bob with matching long fringe that had Fifth Element written all over it.

8

Cardi B

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Cardi B just hit us with the cutest rainbow unicorn hair that any pregnant lady ever rocked...ever. Of course, Cardi knows that a whole load of bleach and multi-coloured hair dye isn't great when you're heavily pregnant so hairstylist Cliff Vmir used a sneaky lace-front wig to create her magical half up half down 'do.

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9

Paris Jackson

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Paris Jackson hopped on the rose brown hair trend with her latest peach 'do courtesy of celeb stylist Riawna Capri. Capri captioned the pic of Jackson's rosey hued transformation, 'This is not a filter, this is #PeachyParis ๐Ÿ‘ looking like a Bali Sunrise ๐ŸŒ…#lovethisgirl @ParisJackson#CutColorStyle #๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€'

10

Nicole Richie

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Nicole Richie gave her usual honey blonde hair a lavender unicorn overhaul with the addition of purple highlights courtesy of Joico's new Color Butter temporary hair dyes. 'I actually saw all the colours and I decided to go lavender', Richie told InStyle. 'Because colour is emotional, and I was here and I was like, you know what, lavender was the first colour that I had when I started colouring my hair. It's cooling and soothing, and it just felt like where I wanted to go today.'

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11

Lena Dunham

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Lena Dunham gave her pixie cut a mermaid overhaul transforming her previous blonde/brunette hair into a bright blue and dark grey 'do. Dunham posted a selfie of her new look with the caption: 'Thank you @gregoryrussellhair for handling my pompadour and for the hot smurfjob. Love you mean it ๐Ÿ’Ž'

12

Lady Gaga

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Lady Gaga debuted a new orange, yellow and turquoise peacock 'do ahead of her upcoming Joanne world tour.

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13

Kelly Osbourne

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Farewell signature lilac hair, Kelly Osbourne just got a tangerine overhaul courtesy of celeb colourist Joshua Anderson.

14

Salma Hayek's Rose-Tinted Hair

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Wig or no, we kinda love Salma Hayek's bubblegum overhaul for the Kering Women In Motion dinner at Cannes 2017.

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15

Hailey Baldwin's Sparkly Blue Hair

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Swapping her everyday blonde for a glittery blue bun, Hailey Baldwin turned to hairstylist Florido Basallo to transform her locks for a galactic-theme birthday party. Space buns don't get better than this.

16

Sophie Turner's Pastel Pink Hair

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Swapping her blonde locks for a shade of baby pink, GOT star Sophie Turner embraced the Coachella festival vibes.

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17

Irene Kim With Rainbow Hair

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Model Irene Kim works every colour in the rainbow.

18

Pixie Lott's Bubblegum Pink Hair

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The way to work pink hair on the red carpet? Go for old Hollywood waves and match your 'do to your dress Pixie Lott style.

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19

Ruby Rose With Dark Green Braids

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Let us count the ways we love Ruby Rose. No. 1 - her ability to pull off a dark green halo braid.

20

Kylie Jenner With Peach Hair

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Another day, another rainbow dye job for Kylie Jenner. Her uber long peach hair is all we want for our Summer transformation.

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George Driver was the former Senior Beauty Editor - Digital at ELLE UK.

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