Look to the constellation of K-Drama starlets who have been spotted with orange or some variation thereof on their scalp. A cursory Google Images search throws up names like Cha Hyun Jung, Jung Joo Yeon or Park Eun Ji – the latter, pictured above, making a particularly persuasive case for colouring your hair an alluring auburn, we think.

But why? It’s elementary: Colour theory. Erica Baik, senior stylist at K-Beauty-inspired hair salon Dusol Beauty, recommends these rusty russet hues because they’re the equivalent of an Instagram filter: The warm locks framing your face “correct” sallowness and distract admirers from the dullness of your skin.

Plus, the staggering scope of bronzes available means your dye job has the potential to be endlessly flattering across the entire skin spectrum. There’s an orange for every skin tone! 

Pictured: Lee Sung Kyung

You want to aim for locks that look like they’ve been dipped and swirled in sweet manuka honey, a la Park Min Young…

…Gyuri Kim…

… and Ashley Yoon (or BiPa).

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Text: Eugene Quek, Her World Plus / Additional Reporting: Elizabeth Liew
Photo: @crushash/Instagram