Kim Kardashian’s kicking off 2021 with a fresh look.TheKeeping Up with the Kardashiansstar, 40, and her go-to hairstylistChris Appletondecided to switch up her hair colors during the holidays. Now, she’s showing off the shoulder-length style and blonde highlights on social media.With her hair pulled in a half-up ponytail hairstyle, Kardashian revealed her cool-tone, blonde highlights blended throughout the lower half of her hair. And while the star’s known for rocking extensions to quickly change her hue, Appleton tells PEOPLE this new shade is the real deal.“I took Kim’s color a lighter bronde over Christmas,” Appleton says. “[The] secret to keeping it cool is adding the darker base at the root. 💫.“Appleton tells PEOPLE that the process of going lighter has been a “collaborative” effort with Kardashian, which actually began around the time of her 40th birthday in October.“We went away for her birthday and did it lighter,” he tells PEOPLE. “Then we gradually made it lighter from there. I like that it’s really soft, but it also has the darker root which works with her skin tone. I love a cool brown which is a harder shade to get but has a really nice shiny vibe to it.“During the holidays and going into the new year, Kardashian’s been focused on maintaining an upbeat attitude for her kids amid herpotential splitfrom husbandKanye West, a source toldPEOPLE.RELATED VIDEO:Kim KardashianSpotted Wearing Her Small Wedding Band amid Divorce Preparations fromKanye West"December was a rough month for Kim. She has beenliving separatelyfrom Kanye. Over the holidays, it was hard for her to stay positive,” the source said. “She has been trying her best, though, for the kids. She stayed in Los Angeles for New Year’s [Eve].KourtneyandKhloé [Kardashian]were around to support her. She is very grateful to have her sisters to lean on.“For more onKim Kardashianand Kanye West, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, orsubscribe here.A source told PEOPLE that the couple have been “in counseling and exploring their options,” but Kardashian is stillstruggling in her decision of whether or not to end her nearly seven-year union to West, on the heels of an exceedingly difficult year.Kim Kardashian Instagram"Kim and Kanye’s marriage is beyond repair,” a family source tells PEOPLE in thisweek’s issue on newsstands Friday. “Kim is over Kanye’s chaos, and at this point she just wants to focus on the kids and her own life.”
Kim Kardashian’s kicking off 2021 with a fresh look.
TheKeeping Up with the Kardashiansstar, 40, and her go-to hairstylistChris Appletondecided to switch up her hair colors during the holidays. Now, she’s showing off the shoulder-length style and blonde highlights on social media.
With her hair pulled in a half-up ponytail hairstyle, Kardashian revealed her cool-tone, blonde highlights blended throughout the lower half of her hair. And while the star’s known for rocking extensions to quickly change her hue, Appleton tells PEOPLE this new shade is the real deal.
“I took Kim’s color a lighter bronde over Christmas,” Appleton says. “[The] secret to keeping it cool is adding the darker base at the root. 💫.”
Appleton tells PEOPLE that the process of going lighter has been a “collaborative” effort with Kardashian, which actually began around the time of her 40th birthday in October.
“We went away for her birthday and did it lighter,” he tells PEOPLE. “Then we gradually made it lighter from there. I like that it’s really soft, but it also has the darker root which works with her skin tone. I love a cool brown which is a harder shade to get but has a really nice shiny vibe to it.”
During the holidays and going into the new year, Kardashian’s been focused on maintaining an upbeat attitude for her kids amid herpotential splitfrom husbandKanye West, a source toldPEOPLE.
RELATED VIDEO:Kim KardashianSpotted Wearing Her Small Wedding Band amid Divorce Preparations fromKanye West
“December was a rough month for Kim. She has beenliving separatelyfrom Kanye. Over the holidays, it was hard for her to stay positive,” the source said. “She has been trying her best, though, for the kids. She stayed in Los Angeles for New Year’s [Eve].KourtneyandKhloé [Kardashian]were around to support her. She is very grateful to have her sisters to lean on.”
For more onKim Kardashianand Kanye West, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, orsubscribe here.
A source told PEOPLE that the couple have been “in counseling and exploring their options,” but Kardashian is stillstruggling in her decision of whether or not to end her nearly seven-year union to West, on the heels of an exceedingly difficult year.
Kim Kardashian Instagram
“Kim and Kanye’s marriage is beyond repair,” a family source tells PEOPLE in thisweek’s issue on newsstands Friday. “Kim is over Kanye’s chaos, and at this point she just wants to focus on the kids and her own life.”
source: people.com
