See First Lady Michelle Obama's new look: Blond highlights

See First Lady Michelle Obama’s new look: Blond highlights

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First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled her new look during official duties this week. (Luis M. Alvarez / Associated Press)

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Here’s a look at the first lady from just last week, when she announced proposed revisions to nutritional information labels in the East Room of the White House. (Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA)

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By Tuesday, the lightened locks appear to give off a honey hue as the first lady attends a ceremony to recognize recipients of the International Women of Courage Award 2014 in Washington, D.C. (Jewel Samad / AFP/Getty Images)

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But by Wednesday, her hair looked decidedly blonder. The lightened strands are quite visible as the first lady hugs an Affordable Care Act enrollee during a visit Wednesday to the Jessie Trice Community Health Care Center in Miami. (Luis M. Alvarez / Associated Press)

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While it’s hard to tell from the photos precisely what the first lady had done, it’s clear she’s willing to experiment when the mood strikes. Remember these bangs from nearly a year ago? (Rogelio V. Solis / Associated Press)

By Rene Lynch

March 6, 2014 11:55 AM PT

First Lady Michelle Obama has a new look: Blond highlights.

The White House fashion icon proves once again that she’s not afraid to experiment. (Remember those short-lived bangs?) Obama unveiled the new look this week, taking it out for a spin during a variety of first lady duties on the East Coast.

If you are rolling your eyes right now, wondering whether this is news, we invite you to move on to the next story and leave the rest of us to dissect the first lady’s new ‘do.

PHOTOS: Let’s break down First Lady Michelle Obama’s highlights

It seems like Obama’s hair style stayed the same -- sweeping waves and a part worn down the middle or slightly off center.

But the color has clearly changed.

That said, it’s hard to tell precisely what the first lady had done. (The photographers trailing the first lady could have done a better job of honing in on the lightened locks, but apparently they were too busy covering the actual news of the day. Tsk, tsk.)

If you look at the photos above, it looks like the first lady might have undergone two transformations. Earlier in the week, it appeared that Obama underwent an overall lightening that was more honey in hue.

But by Wednesday, it seemed like the gently highlighted strands that frame her face were decidedly blonder.

What do you think of the first lady’s new look? Tweet me @renelynch

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