There are more shades of blonde than any other hair colour, there's everything from almost white to sunny yellow. The good thing about this is it means there's a shade out there to suit everyone, the bad thing is there are so many it's difficult to pick the right one. Here you can take a look at just a few types and decide which one is for you.

Ash Blonde

This is one of the most neutral shades of blonde and is very close to natural blonde hair colouring

Best For - Pale and cooler skin tones

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Celebs - Sharon Stone has tried out a lot of blondes throughout the years but this ash shade is perfect for her cool skin tone and pale eyes.

Dirty Blonde

This shade of blonde is very close to brown and is often the result of the sun highlighting naturally brown hair.

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Celebs - Greek skinned Jennifer Aniston picks this color because it suits her warm skin and blue eyes.

Champagne Blonde

A pale blonde color, that lacks golden or yellow tones and is just a few levels up from platinum.

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Celebs - Gwen Stefani has sported this color for a while

Golden Blonde

Golden blonde is also known as Californian blonde. It's one of the top shades for glamorous stars and is the color that made naturally brown Marilyn Monroe a star. This type has a lot of yellow and is great on warm toned skin

Best For - Tanned skin

Avoid if - Your skin is too pale, this color could look just too yellow or very brassy on you

Celebs - Paris Hilton, Jessica Simpson

Honey Blonde

Honey blonde is more brown than yellow, making it more wearable for people have have hair which is naturally dark.

Best For - Olive or Latino type skin

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Celebs - Jennifer Lopez and Eva Longoria both chose this shade when they went lighter

Ice Cream Blonde

Ice Cream blonde is very light but it contains more yellow tones hat platinum so it gives a softer look. Its sweet name comes from its creamy vanilla shade.

Best For - This looks great with blue eyes and really enhances them

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Celebs - Ashley Olsen sported this look for a while

Platinum Blonde

A very pale almost white shade, which is only found naturally in children. The only way to get this as an adult is with bleach.

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Avoid if - You don't have a lot of time to keep this look maintained, roots will show very quickly with this color.

Celebs - Jean Harlow, Gwen Stefani

Strawberry Blonde

A very pretty shade of blonde with a reddish undertone. This color is often seen on dark or redheads who have dyed their hair blonde.

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Celebs - Nicole Kidman

Things to consider before going blonde -

Dyed blonde hair is hardest to maintain, especially if your hair is naturally dark because roots will show up in no time.

People always take skin color into consideration but many forget about eye color. It's extremely important for your shade to suit your eyes. Grey eyed gals are lucky as they suit just about every color. Green eyes also look striking with most shades. Deep brown eyes are brought out by warm shades of blonde, whereas blue eyes tend to suit lighter blonde shades.

Take a look at someone famous who shares your colourings, most celebrities have tried out many colors and that way you'll be able to see which colors could be good on you too.