{"id":195344,"date":"2026-04-13T13:17:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/195344\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T13:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:17:27","slug":"cindy-crawford-gets-expensive-manhattan-brunette-hair-makeover-with-7-box-dye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/195344\/","title":{"rendered":"Cindy Crawford gets \u2018expensive Manhattan’ brunette hair makeover with \u00a37 box dye"},"content":{"rendered":"

How much does it cost to look like a supermodel? Perhaps not as much as you might think. Cindy Crawford has just had an incredibly expensive-looking hair colour<\/a> makeover, using nothing more costly than a high street box dye<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Celebrity hairdresser Dimitris Giannetos<\/a> shared Cindy\u2019s gorgeous new shade on his Instagram, with close-up snaps of her glossy, luxe-looking hair<\/a>. The model leans back to catch her hair in the light, showing the warm, multi-dimensional undertones of her brunette base.<\/p>\n

\u2018Fresh \u201cUPPER EAST BRUNETTE\u201d for iconic @cindycrawford!\u2019 he captions his post. \u2018Aka Expensive brunette.\u2019 <\/p>\n

Cindy\u2019s hair looks a million dollars but Dimitris reveals it\u2019s actually courtesy of L\u2019Oreal Paris Excellence<\/a> Creme, a GHI-approved box dye<\/a> that will set you back a reasonable \u00a312.99 at Superdrug or Boots. Better still, you can currently snap up two boxes for \u00a314.50, making it a very cost of living-friendly \u00a37.25 per colouring session.<\/p>\n

L’Oreal Paris Excellence Cr\u00e8me 5.3 \"Excellence<\/a><\/p>\n

Interestingly, Dimitris reveals he\u2019s not employed the usual colourist trickery of highlights or balayage to create Cindy\u2019s shimmer, instead relying on good old-fashioned sunshine.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s bold, it\u2019s dimensional it\u2019s pure coco-color without highlights, only caramel hues from east coast sun!\u2019 he shares.<\/p>\n

For Cindy, he\u2019s opted for shade 5G Excellence, which means it\u2019s the rich depth of a shade 5 (think a classic Davina McCall brunette<\/a>), but with extra golden pigments. In the UK it\u2019s packaged slightly differently, as 5.3 Golden Brown<\/a>, in case you\u2019re wondering where it is on the shelves.<\/p>\n

\"cindyInstagram\/@dimitrishair<\/p>\n

The full shimmering effect on Cindy, shared on her hairdresser\u2019s Instagram<\/p>\n

One snap on the carousel shows the pack, while another snap shows Cindy getting her hair finished by Dimitris, using another L’Oreal Paris bargain \u2013 the iconic Elnett hairspray.<\/p>\n

\"cindyInstagram\/@dimitrishair<\/p>\n

Cindy getting her \u2019Upper East side brunette\u2019 makeover<\/p>\n

The post isn\u2019t labelled as an ad, and Cindy isn\u2019t, as far as we’re aware, currently one of the L\u2019Oreal \u2018worth it\u2019 girls<\/a>, although she has been in the past – see this rather excellent classic 90s ad for a reminder! Gillian Anderson<\/a> is currently the celebrity face and hair of Excellence, although if L’Oreal did want a brunette partner for her, they couldn\u2019t do better than Cindy C.<\/p>\n

Instagram seems inclined to agree, judging by the slew of fire emojis and adulation. \u2018Wow, this woman will always be beautiful \ud83d\ude3b\ud83d\ude3b\ud83d\ude3b\u2019 comments celebrity photographer Liza Meier, while the makeup artist behind the look, the legendary Pati Dubroff, simply writes \u2018EVERYTHING\u2019.<\/p>\n

Who would argue with that verdict?<\/p>\n

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