Diehard Fans of The Hills Will Be Thrilled About Audrina Patridge's New Look

Audrina Patridge just gave her dedicated fans from her days on The Hills a major thrill: she let them dictate her newest hair color. The reality star revealed that she'd traded in being a blond in favor of those iconic chocolate strands. "Bringing me back to brunette," she declared. "ps this is for my diehard hills fans that have been saying go back to dark haha."

Colorist Briana Cisneros, who has been doing Audrina's hair for years (she famously tinted it purple in 2015), was responsible for the new style, using key products from Wella and Olaplex. While Audrina's Instagram caption made it seem like a spur-of-the-moment decision, an in-depth look at her feed makes us think otherwise. Read on to see how the actress has been slowly working toward this brunette hair goal.

January 2015

Audrina rang in 2015 with a champagne-lilac hue.

December 2015

By December of that year, she had let the lavender fade and switched to this gorgeous blond balayage.

November 2016

For her wedding in November 2016, Audrina had let her dark roots come in even more, resulting in this pretty brunette ombré.

November 2016

Look closely — in this image of Audrina using a straightener, you can see how far the darker tones extend down the strand. This makes it appear as if she was quite intentionally growing out her brunette hair.

January 2017

Here's Audrina's new — or should we say, classic — look! She's simply stunning as a brunette.

How to Get the Look!