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Dita Von Teese at the "Beauty Culture" Exhibition at the Annenberg Space For Photography on May 19, 2011 in Century City, California.
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Katy Perry at the "Arthur" European premiere at Cineworld 02 Arena on April 19, 2011 in London, England.
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Megan Fox at the "Passion Play" Premiere held at Ryerson Theatre during the 35th Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2010 in Toronto, Canada.
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Angelina Jolie at the "Salt" film set at Pier 66 on December 30, 2009 in New York City.
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Katie Holmes at the unveiling of "The Decision:" a short film in support of the new Precision Foam Colour at Lavo NYC on March 22, 2011 in New York City.
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Demi Moore attends the "Margin Call" Premiere at the Eccles Center Theatre during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2011 in Park City, Utah.
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Priyanka Chopra on set of the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa on February 10, 2011 in Mumbai, India.
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Actress Sanaa Lathan at the Cinema Society & Bing screening of "The Hangover Part II" at Landmark Sunshine Cinema on May 23, 2011 in New York City.
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Kim Kardashian at the launch of her perfume at Macy's on May 14, 2011 in Aventura, Florida.
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Keona Mitra at Million of Milkshakes as part of the Make-A-Wish-in Brockton, MA.
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Oprah Winfrey at The Royal Botanic Gardens for a garden party on December 11, 2010 in Sydney, Australia.
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Having jet-black hair doesn’t mean you don’t have creative options when it comes to color and highlights. You just need to know how to work with such a dark color—and how to complement it to your skintone. Read our Black Hair Color for Your Skintone article for your best shade, and click through this gallery to see stars who do raven right.
Dita Von Teese
Hair color: Sleek Raven
Skintone: Pale
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Undertones: Cool
Why this works: Von Teese’s pure black color contrasts beautifully with her flawless skin.
The science: Read about it in Black Hair Color for Your Skintone.
Katy Perry
Hair color: Jet black
Skintone: Light
Undertones: Cool
Why this works: Perry’s neutral black is a good choice, because the pure color won’t wash her out.
The science: Read about it in Black Hair Color for Your Skintone.
Megan Fox
Hair color: Almost midnight
Skintone: Medium golden
Undertones: Warm
Why this works: The best black color for medium skintones is a very dark brunette color. Fox’s hair color is just that: this dark, almost-black color compliments her complexion without bringing out yellow tones in her skin.
The science: Read about it in Black Hair Color for Your Skintone.
Angelina Jolie
Hair color: Coal
Skintone: Medium
Undertones: Warm
Why this works: Even though this is a wig, the color still works on Jolie because the blueish sheen keeps the color from making her skin look yellow.
The science: Read about it in Black Hair Color for Your Skintone.
Katie Holmes
Hair color: Black-brown
Skintone: Medium
Undertones: Warm
Why this works: By staying away from putting red tones in her hair, Holmes ensures that her glossy locks won't maker her skin look yellow.
The science: Read about it in Black Hair Color for Your Skintone.
Demi Moore
Hair color: Jet black
Skintone: Medium tan
Undertones: Warm
Why this works: If you look carefully, you’ll see that Moore’s color actually has a silver sheen, which prevents her warm undertones from looking yellow, which is a common problem.
The science: Read about it in Black Hair Color for Your Skintone.
Priyanka Chopra
Hair color: Deep cabernet
Skintone: Dark golden
Undertones: Warm
Why this works: Chopra's glossy black mane actually has touches of brown and red, which pick up the warm tones in her skin and prevent her from looking olive.
The science: Read about it in Black Hair Color for Your Skintone.
Sanaa Lathan
Hair color: Inky Mahogany
Skintone: Dark Golden
Undertones: Warm
Why this works: Lathan's skintone works beautifully with this bold, brown/black color.
Kim Kardashian
Hair color: Black-brown
Skintone: Medium
Undertones: Cool
Why this works: Kardashian's cool black locks gorgeously frame her olive skin and dark eyes.
The science: Read about it in Black Hair Color for Your Skintone.
Koena Mitra
Hair color: Black
Skintone: Dark
Undertones: Cool
Why this works: Mitra's dark skin can handle a shade as jet black as the one she's rocking in this photo.
The science: Read about it in Black Hair Color for Your Skintone.
Oprah Winfrey
Hair color: Pitch black
Skintone: Dark
Undertones: Warm
Why this works: Oprah's dark skin looks radiant set against her deep black hair.
The science: Read about it in Black Hair Color for Your Skintone.
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