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Mary-Kate Olsen Goes Brunette

06/05/2012 at 10:00 AM ET

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New boyfriend? Maybe. New look? Definitely. Mary-Kate Olsen — blonde just last week — debuted a new hair hue Monday night at the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards in New York City. The starlet’s new color — a rich, chocolate brown — further distinguished her from her sister, Ashley, who was also at the awards.

According to Style.com, Mary-Kate selected the shade with colorist Harry Josh. “I think she was just ready for a change,” her stylist, Mark Townsend, tells the website.

Mary-Kate and Ashley have changed their hair colors in the past; in 2006, Mary-Kate experimented with a reddish hue before returning to blonde, while Ashley went platinum and then brunette. By 2007, they were both back to blonde.

However, Monday night was about more than Mary-Kate’s hair color; the Olsens received top honors for their line, The Row, taking home the Womenswear Designer of the Year award. The well-dressed women beat Marc Jacobs and Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler.

Also honored Monday night: Tommy Hilfiger, who received the Lifetime Achievement award, and Johnny Depp, who was chosen for the Fashion Icon award.

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Poofy on June 5th, 2012

She looks great! Not like the m*th addict she looked like before.

meghan on June 5th, 2012

WOW! that’s the best she has looked in YEARS, and she looks great! hope she keeps it up!!!

Missy Lundien on June 5th, 2012

She looks great!

mimi on June 5th, 2012

she looks gorgeous!!!! beautiful eyes!

Guest on June 5th, 2012

Wow That’s an improvement. She actually looks healthy.

Jon on June 5th, 2012

I like MK’s new Hair, and congrats to everyone on their Awards!

Me on June 5th, 2012

I really like it, looks healthy and not bleached out. Her hair used to have dark roots and look scraggly, now it is polished.

Just My Opinion on June 5th, 2012

Beautiful!!!

alli on June 5th, 2012

Stunning!

Tammy on June 5th, 2012

MK Olsen cleans up GREAT!!! I hope she keeps this look up…much more mature and very ‘grown up’ looking.

tillie on June 5th, 2012

She looks good

Dorie on June 5th, 2012

She looks lovely!! Best I’ve seen her ever I think!!

momofbron on June 5th, 2012

Uch – skinny and homely. She was never a pretty girl, and I just hate the dark hair against that pale skin

mrsmass on June 5th, 2012

“well-dressed women” ? most of the time, they dress like they’re on the set of Golden Girls.

ava on June 5th, 2012

Gorgeous!

sallyee on June 5th, 2012

Gorgeous!! Changes her whole face!

sally on June 5th, 2012

She looks great!

Angelia on June 5th, 2012

MUCH BETTER…Very Pretty!!!

L ANN on June 5th, 2012

She looks so beautiful.

Brunette is her color and her eyes really stand out.

Samantha on June 5th, 2012

So why wasn’t this article more about the award they won (the Womenswear Designer of the Year award) and less about the fact that Mary-Kate colored her hair (yet again). The award has significance; changing one’s hair color doesn’t.

Tamlyn on June 5th, 2012

Now if she would just cut her hair into a style instead of looking like it needs a brush, she would look even prettier!

Rhonda on June 5th, 2012

Smile! My gosh, these girls never smile. They can’t be that miserable

Julia on June 5th, 2012

She looks absolutely stunning. I don’t know why it took her this long to go back to her original hair color because she’s gorgeous now!

gb on June 5th, 2012

Great color for her….really brings out her features.

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LaLa on June 5th, 2012

She looks a lot better!

Barbara A on June 5th, 2012

That looks very pretty on her. I wish she would smile.

Sun on June 5th, 2012

Look great and SMILE!

Jeanine on June 5th, 2012

Wow that hair color is great on her and really brings out her eyes. Stunning girls!

Kay Winter on June 5th, 2012

This looks wonderful! Why hasn’t she tried this before. She looks more like Elizabeth in this picture. I much prefer this to the bleached blonde look.

I'm Standing Behind You on June 5th, 2012

I’m loving the hair color…now can someone tell her it’s ok to eat a burger now and then?

Toni on June 5th, 2012

That’s the best she has ever looked.

K on June 5th, 2012

I don’t know what her natural color is, but so far she looks best in this color. Never did like either of them blonde. Made them both look like addicts.

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Anthony Calisi on June 5th, 2012

WOW….just…WOW. Very beautiful. Way to go girl.

LR on June 5th, 2012

IMO, this is the best she ever EVER looked, so pretty!

barbs on June 5th, 2012

She looks much prettier with the dark hair.

Kristin on June 5th, 2012

I think she kind of looks like Jennifer Aniston!

lynn on June 5th, 2012

Much better! Also, she is almost smiling!

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Belle-Sexie Canuck on June 5th, 2012

She actually looks elegant as a brunette. I love it! I hope she sticks to it for a while.

Amy on June 5th, 2012

The brown definitely works on her. She always looked so frazzled before.

Traci on June 5th, 2012

Mary-Kate’s beautiful. Love her new color.

StyleWatch Fan on June 5th, 2012

Congrats on the prestigious honor, the Womenswear Designer of the Year award. And yes, the hair color is gorgeous.

Laurie on June 5th, 2012

She looks gorgeous!!!!

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Kelly on June 5th, 2012

New hairdo to look a bit older so her Daddy boyfriend doesn’t look like such a pervert!

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Ellen on June 5th, 2012

She truly looks great. It’s amazing how much different she looks. Hope she keeps it! It’s a much sexier look!

samsart on June 5th, 2012

At last! She almost looks like person now! The days of being a blonde toddler are far gone. Now she looks like an adult , and fairly attractive.

samsart on June 5th, 2012

Now she look like an adult!! I sure wish JLo, Aguilera, Steffani, et all would return to looking real. It would be refreshing.

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PS on June 5th, 2012

I like it. She looks like she has more color to her face with this shade… she also looks more mature.

Roxanne on June 5th, 2012

A big improvement but…… she could still cut her hair into something more stylish. I’m tired of her and her sister not having any bangs. You can tell she’s had plastic surgery on her lips and cheeks.

Beth on June 5th, 2012

Man, she looks soooooooo much better.

slickteig on June 5th, 2012

oooh- not always a fan of hers but love the hair color, really is attractive, so much more than the blond, dirty blond, this is very nice!!!!
you go girl, lookin older, looking good!!!!

Amanda on June 5th, 2012

Better and much more healthy too (not that the latter has to do with being a brunette ;D)!

Marty on June 5th, 2012

Love it! She looks gorgeous! Makes her eyes POP!

Joseph Luongo on June 5th, 2012

What a mistake! She now looks like another common dark haired girl. She was beautiful before. She will realize that on her own and dye it back.

Linda on June 5th, 2012

What a mistake. She looks like any other common dark-haired girl. She will realize that on her on her own and dye it back. She was beautiful before.

Laila on June 5th, 2012

This works for her. She doesn’t look like she was drug out of bed…

bettyann on June 5th, 2012

why do the olsen twins always look like they need a meal and a wardrobe?

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