First, it was <a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/2009/12/17/celeb-transformation-nicole-richie/" target="_blank">Nicole Richie</a>. Now, it's Britney Spears who has gone to the dark side.

Take a look at her yesterday at the Mondrian Hotel in L.A., sporting her new brunette 'do.

It's been a while since we've seen Brit's hair looking healthy, so I can support this choice: brunette is best when you're dealing with a fried, over-processed situation. It camouflages the damage and makes hair look shinier.

(And I know of what I speak: I went this same route—although without the preceding head-shaving incident—after making the mistake of going solid colour peroxide blonde a few years back... it took my hair about a year to recover, thanks to a darker hue and lots of <a href="http://www.redken.com/products/haircare/extreme" target="_blank">Redken Extreme</a>.)

I still prefer Britney as a blonde, though.

What do you think? Yay or nay on Brunette Britney?