There’s no time like spring to harness the energy of renewal – but why stop with budding blooms, balmier temperatures and a brighter, lightweight wardrobe? If your wintertime tresses aren’t exactly uplifting, you can take the situation into your own hands and reinvent yourself with a fresh hair color.

The common mistake many women make is assuming that warmer temperatures necessarily mean lighter hair colors. While this is often true in a natural sense, what with the hair-lightening propensity of a week at the beach, your own personal transformation is entirely under your jurisdiction.

Stuck on ideas? If you already have highlights, consider adding a second tone. Perhaps you never considered what your head of blonde streaks would look like with some strawberry highlights, or maybe adding some smokey lowlights to your tresses can give you the sort of intrigue you never thought of.

Whatever mode you choose, remember that color-treated hair requires its own set of special treatment products to keep it healthy and conditioned. Indulge in an ultra rich hair mask once a week to restore shine, smoothness and vitality to your hair.