In search of your next hair colour? Blonde is always going to be a winner, but where do you start? Firstly, there are so many shades of blonde to choose from, do you go ash, golden or platinum? And once you’ve picked the perfect hue, you have to decide whether you want balayage, highlights, ombre or babylights… it’s confusing AF.

Well, we’re making things way easier. We’ve rounded up all the best blonde hair shades (and their names) so picking your next hairstyle couldn’t be simpler.

1. WHITE BLONDE

Rita Ora’s ice-white strands are giving us serious Khaleesi vibes.

2. PLATINUM

Ah Gwen Stafani, our OG hair crush has been rocking platinum blonde since way back when. 

3. ASHY PLATINUM

Julianne Hough always manages to give us hair envy with her ashy blonde bob. 

4. SILVER BLONDE

Remember when Perrie Edwards dyed her hair silvery blonde? Ahhh we do. 

5. BUTTER BLONDE

Kate Bosworth rocks a warmer, buttery shade of blonde. 

6. CREAMY BLONDE

Poppy Delevingne’s creamy blonde locks are giving off major scandi vibes. 

7. ROSÉ-TINTED

Blonde with a wash of candy-pink, January Jones has perfected rosé-gold hair.

8. ROOTY BLONDE

Our original blonde-spiration, Sienna Miller shows us what cool-girl hair really looks like. 

9. OMBRE PLATINUM

Dark blonde roots with icy platinum ends, Chiara Ferragni’s ombre hair is chic AF.

10. LIGHT GOLD BABYLIGHTS

Emma Stone’s ultra-fine babylights mean her colour looks 100% natural. 

11. MILKY BLONDE

Rosie’s milky blonde locks flatter her skintone b.e.a.u.tifully

12. NATURAL BLONDE

Amanda Seyfried shows how you can brighten up your naturally blonde hair with a subtle balayage through the mid-lengths to ends. 

13. SANDY BLONDE

Ah Margot Robbie (aka, our dream girl). Her sandy blonde lengths are perfection, agreed?

14. BEACHY BALAYAGE

Romee Strijd encapsulates that ‘2 weeks in California’ sun-kissed beachy hairstyle.

15. CARAMEL LOCKS

Rosie Huntington-Whitely enhances her complexion with warm-caramel highlights that frame her face. 

16. DARK GOLD LENGTHS

Hello Goldilocks hair… Can we all just take a moment for Blake Lively’s dreamy gold mermaid waves? 

17. ICY OMBRE

If ever you needed a lesson in how to pull off cool blonde, look to Whitney Port. 

18. CREAMY BLONDE BALAYAGE

Ciara’s warm blonde balayage is one of our favourite hairstyles, ever. 

19. ASHY HIGHLIGHTS

Jennifer Anniston’s fine highlights lighten up her locks, perfectly. 

20. DARK BLONDE

Cara Delevingne’s features stand out against her ashy dark-blonde hair. 

21. FACE-FRAMING BALAYAGE

Why rock one hair colour, when you can have two? Romee’s lengths have been brightened up with flashes of creamy blonde around her face. 

22. RICH-CARAMEL BLONDE

Beyonce’s caramel crop is still one of our fave Queen B hair moments.

23. BRONDE

Is she a blonde? Is she a brunette? Who cares when you look as good as Gigi Hadid. 

24. HONEY BLONDE BALAYAGE

Whitney Port’s dark honey lengths are SO pretty. 

Originally appeared on Cosmopolitan.co.uk