Elle Fanning Is Unrecognizable with New Chestnut Brown Hair

As the days get darker, so does Elle Fanning‘s hair. After years of sporting her signature summery blonde, the 19-year-old actress is switching things up and going to the other side of the color spectrum with chestnut brown hair.

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And while we’ve gotten used to celebrity hair fake-outs these days (ie: Lily-Rose Depp, Rihanna, Ariana Grande), it looks like Fanning’s brown tresses are the real deal—or so we hope for our hair-obsessed sanity. The younger Fanning sister’s makeup artist, Erin Ayanian Monroe, showed off the ‘do on Instagram on Saturday, with the caption: “It was such fun doing a makeup to harmonize with her darker hair color.”

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In the photo, Fanning wore her shoulder-length brown hair in loose beachy waves, with a dramatic cat eye and peachy lips and cheeks to accentuate her darker ‘do. However, this isn’t the first time the actress has ditched her blonde. In a 2016 interview with Vogue UK, Fanning identified herself as a hair chameleon, who has sported pink and red tresses in the past. Though, given the strain frequent dying can do to one’s locks, Fanning has noticeably taken a break—until now, of course.

“I’ve had it pink, and red and brunette.”I like to experiment.” Fanning said. “I really try to take good care of my hair. I have dyed it a lot of different colors which can be scary as you don’t want to ruin it. It’s hard to keep it in good form.”