A quick PSA: You need chestnut hair right now. Yes, right now. Because unlike most brunette shades, which can quickly feel flat and one-dimensional without the perfect level of time-intensive and expensive highlights, chestnut hair walks the line between hard-to-maintain copper and washes-you-out chocolate.

And that fine line, folks, is where rich, glossy, Insta-worthy hair dreams are made. So to get inspired before your next hair appointment, check out these deeply pretty shades, as seen on your favorite celebs, below.

 

1. ELIZABETH OLSEN'S TIGER-EYE WAVES

Olsen's crazy-glossy color is the result of chestnut, gold, and copper highlights, which give her hair the illusion of a tiger-eye stone IRL.

 

2. JAMIE CHUNG'S CHESTNUT-STRIPED CURLS

The quickest way to update dark hair without submitting to a full-on dye job? A few strategically placed chestnut highlights, à la Chung, which won't result in an awkward grow-out phase.

 

3. EMMA WATSON'S CHESTNUT LOB

Watson's baby-banged lob is proof that highlights aren't necessary to make a monochromatic dye job look really, really excellent.

 

4. GABRIELLE UNION'S CHESTNUT CURLS

The trick to keeping Union's brushed-out chestnut curls from looking heavy in photos? Lightening the ends just a few shades, which gives the cut the illusion of airiness.

 

5. JENNIFER LAWRENCE'S CHESTNUT UPDO

In which Lawrence dyed her blonde hair a rare shade of deep chestnut. Note the lighter, copper-colored layers framing her face, which keep the hue from feeling too dark and heavy against her fair skin.