Ashley Benson Ditched Her Platinum and Dyed Her Hair Dirty Blonde
If you’ve watched “Pretty Little Liars,” you know that Ashley Benson‘s character, Hanna Marin, is known for her ever-wavy, ombré blonde hair. It has sort of become her signature look, like Lucy Hale’s eyebrows or Shay Mitchell‘s vacations. But since “PLL” ended in 2017, Benson has strayed far from her Hanna-like hair, dabbling in colors like platinum and electric blonde.
However, it’s time for Benson to go back to her roots (literally), as she recently ditched her platinum for a fresh head of dirty-blonde hair. Dare we say it, she might even look better than before. The 28-year-old actress showed off her new ‘do on Wednesday with two Instagram stories of her flaunting her warmer color, which Benson left noticeably darker at her roots and transitioned to a lighter blonde as her hair went down.
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The first story featured a video of Benson zooming in on her new shade, while the second was a mirror selfie of her showing off her darker blonde hair, which she wore with chest-length extensions. Benson also gave a shout-out to her hairstylist Brittany King who shared her own Instagram of Benson’s hair with an appropriate, fire-emoji-filled caption. “💥🔥⚡ ＡＳＨＬＥＹ⚡🔥💥 New hair. who dis?” King wrote.
Per King’s caption, Benson’s hair—which is a significant jump from the icy, platinum blonde she rocked on Instagram a month ago—is for her upcoming movie, “Smell,” her first major acting role since “PLL.” The film, which also stars Elisabeth Moss, is about a punk rocker struggling with her sobriety and creativity, which might make sense of Benson’s drastic near-two-toned hair.
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Whether her hair is for character or not, there’s no denying that Benson looks good. It has been almost a year since the end of “PLL,” and Benson is still giving us major hair inspo.
