On Trend: Summer's Best Hair Colors

Marilyn Monroe proved the gentlemen prefer blondes (some of the time), but thankfully for us, hair color technology has come a long way since the screen legend's platinum washes. This spring and summer, the best bevy of golden hues incorporates a range of trendy touches, from subtle highlights to brassy roots. Here, we gathered our favorite sunny shades, starting with Reese Witherspoon's sun-kissed ends and medium-blonde lowlights.

Rihanna's dark roots add downtown appeal to her sandy mane, while her single-processed locks give her curls uniform (and red-carpet) elegance.

Madonna adds dimension to her silky layers with youthful, buttery highlights.

Color chameleon, Emma Stone, goes back to blonde with this all-over, warmer-than-usual ash blonde hue.

Sporting ringlets to play a young Carrie Bradshaw, AnnaSophia Robb, uses hints of champagne to make her mane look more voluminous.

Joan Rivers samples this spring's hottest hair and makeup trend: bright colors with a few well-placed streaks of cotton-candy pink pigment.

A deep, honey-hued base complements AnnaLynne McCord's fairer skin tone.

Undoubtedly the shade of the season, fiery strands are this year's ultimate style statement. Though red dyes are the fastest to fade (the molecular size of artificial rosy particles is larger than that of any other hair color), this crop of cherry tints is well-worth a little extra maintenance. Our fave glaze? Alyson Hannigan's blue-based, garnet shade with strawberry-blonde highlights.

A more wearable version of the pastel pink trend (think Ellie Goulding's locks), Jayma Mays's subtle base gets flirt-appeal with semi-chunky sections of blush-blonde.

An easy way to play up natural cropped curls? Bleach the tips to mimic Viola Davis's red-hot rust shade from the Oscars.