The Hair Color of Your Dreams

Honey

Times are changing. Since most of us see our hair color as one of our most valuable beauty assets, the makers of at-home color kits have been working overtime to put the best of salon know-how and products into consumers' hands to deliver more beautiful, yet easier, options to help you get the look you crave. Today you can get the sophisticated look of salon treatments at home. Here, a goof-proof guide.

Honey Hues Sheryl Crow has it, as does Jennifer Lopez. The "it" in question is the honey-blond shade featured here. "This golden shade tends to be the best option for women with medium to dark hair," says Gary Howse, cofounder and creative director of the Gary Manuel Salon, in Seattle. "The natural color is lightened a bit and then different shades of blond and gold are woven through it."

How to get this color at home: The L'Oreal Couleur Experte kit in Ginger Twist, a light, golden-copper brown, is perfect for giving medium-brown hair this multidimensional kick.