Grace Kelly, Farrah, Madonna—it’s (ahem) fair to say blonds have a certain something the rest of us don’t. And come summer, we want it. Bad. It’s not just about the pantone of their hair. It’s about what message those particular wavelengths of light send. Being blond says, no, I don’t spend my days pounding away on a keyboard and basking under neon office lights—I was just in Rio, sipping caipirinhas and brushing up on my samba. Blond likes beach houses, Coronas and skinny-dipping. Blond is intoxicatingly casual, effortlessly youthful—and it comes in an endless array of tones and shades. Not everyone can pull-off Reese Witherspoon blond. Which is why we asked three of the top colorists in the country to offer up tips for achieving a realistic, nuanced summer blond for every hair color out there. Because even if you only get to the Hamptons a few weekends—you can look like you belong there.