Kim Kardashian Mixes It Up With Auburn Highlights And Clip-on Bangs

Gorgeous celebrities like Kim Kardashian change their look again and again...and it usually involves their hair. Shorter, longer, straight, curly, extensions, wigs. And then there's color. The greatest beauty accessory of all.

As model Cindy Crawford has often said:

"Color is the most important factor. You can get any plastic surgery in the world, but hair color is what enables women to look younger longer."

Let's look at reality star Kim Kardashian. She's been all over Hollywood....of course, in promoting the new season of the huge hit, 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians, debuting a new perfume, and a ton of other stuff like a Kardashian skin care line, jewelry, and so on.

And no one likes to look 'old hat,' as the saying goes. So, Kim K likes to mix it up, and her fans do notice. It keeps her lovely image and name on the front page. She gets a double dose of Hollywood headlines.

We all know the dark-haired beauty for those long, raven locks. But there's a little something different about Kim Kardashian these days. And they are called highlights. In fact, auburn highlights.

We think the subtle punch of medium brown-red warms her up and softens her look.

And then there are the bangs. We thought they might be her own. Well, sort of. Kim Kardashian is sporting clip-on bangs. That's what she told People magazine. Let's face it, temporary bangs are great to play with, because when you get bored with them, you don't have to patiently grow them out. You can go right back to your original hairstyle without skipping a beat.

Does Kim K have hair extensions? We believe Kim, Kourtney and Khloe are all wearing extensions. No. They haven't admitted to adding a little faux hair, but most celebrities wear hair extensions.

Celebrities have the resources and access to the best hair stylists in the biz, so they always look at the top of their game with the latest in beauty trends. And Nicole Richie is mixing it up like her friend Kim Kardashian. She, too, is playing around with color. The petite mom of two, who was rocking dark locks for 8 months, shared the stunning results with her Twitter fans and showed off a much shorter, honey blonde, tousled bob Check it out here.