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EXCLUSIVE: Kim Kardashian and Her Colorist Dish On Her New Blonde Look

08/12/2009 at 12:38 PM ET

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Kim Kardashian got our readers buzzing (over 1,000 comments!) with her new blonde hair, so we we had to find out more about the change! Kim tells PEOPLE exclusively that, “I needed an end of summer change. I’ve never dyed my hair before and I’ve been working out, feeling so great why not add to the change?” For her transformation into a blonde bombshell, Kim’s stylist Clyde Haygood brought her to Rebecca Friedman, co-owner of L.A.’s Goodform salon (which counts Lily Allen and Shia LaBoeuf among its clients) for her five-hour process, which included lifting her base color and adding in highlights. Friedman tells PEOPLE that Kim “was pretty brave — she’s never colored her hair before. She was really excited for a change and ready to do something different. She’d always talked about going blonde and finally mustered up the courage to do it for real.” And this wasn’t just any ordinary blonde –- Rebecca envisioned a hue inspired by ’60s- and ’70s-era shades that would work with Kim’s olive complexion. “It suited her coloring. We couldn’t take her platinum because her coloring is too dark — you have to take into account not only her hair color, but her eyes and skin color. We wanted to keep it really healthy and shiny and keep a minkier, darker base so that it didn’t go brassy, so it looked more natural and sun-kissed, like she’d been at the beach all summer.” And what was Kim’s reaction to the final product? “She loved it–she was freaking out, she was so into it. I think she looks amazing,” Rebecca says. As for Kim, she tells PEOPLE that she’s still making up her mind about how long to keep the look for, but for now, “I’m still trying to decide if blondes do have more fun! I wanted a change…I was ready for something new!” Tell us: Should Kim keep the blonde or go back to brunette? –reporting by Jen Garcia and Marisa Laudadio

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ashley on

she’s pretty no matter what…..

crys on

Just wait till it starts to turn that brassy cholla orange. Then she’ll be back before you know it!

Sugar on

she look’s nice, but it is true she looks just like another JLo,Beyonce. I think she should go back to her old look.

Tara on

HOT HOT HOT!!! Reggie WHO?? (Reggie is smokin hot tho)

Rhonda on

SHE LOOKS SO MUCH BRIGHTER – There’s a new life in her hair when you see all the tones and hues. Like life itself! Nuances that change, depending on the light she is in. Our genes give us our base color, and we have the freedom to try new things with it and enhance upon it. So why not! Her experts did a great job. She’s not bleach blonde like Christina Aguilera, which does not look natural. She has a very natural look to go with her natural Armenian beauty.

Katie on

I think the world has more enough brown-eyed bleach blonds and deserves to have it’s beautiful brunette back.

sally on

She looks ok. But at first glance I thought she looked like Jennifer Lopez. Dark is much better

Crazay on

I love it!!!
she looks much better as a blonde

Annette on

I hope she keeps it. Kim is absoultely stunning anyway and I think she is even more beatuiful with the blonde hair if that is possible. Please keep it Kim.

Natasha N on

I think it looks amazing. Fresh and sunkissed. I love it. She should keep it like that for while. the colorist is the bomb!

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