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"When a relationship ends, most of us feel helpless and adrift. So the natural impulse is to take control of some aspect of our lives&amp;amp;#8212;usually, our hair. Many women who have suddenly been cut off by their boyfriend turn around and do the same thing to their long locks. But does a physical change really help you get over a heartbreak and look at your single-status differently? Kim Kardashian says YES! Beauty blogger Beth told you about the last time the reality TV starlet lightened her signature black mane, and now Kim has done it again. And, it looks like her new look is a direct result of her recent split with hunky football boyfriend, Reggie Bush. &amp;amp;#8220;I needed a change,&amp;amp;#8221; she told Life &amp;amp; Style magazine, &amp;amp;#8220;I&amp;amp;#8217;m a completely different person right now.&amp;amp;#8221; Hear Single-ish blogger Ryan&amp;#x27;s advice for getting over a break up! Uh&amp;amp;#133;really? I&amp;amp;#8217;m pretty sure you&amp;amp;#8217;re the same person, only blonder. But then again, changing your look is like putting on a costume; you subconsciously give yourself permission to behave differently, perhaps explore a different facet of your personality. When I lived in Rome, I dyed my naturally blond hair dark brown in an attempt to look &amp;amp;#8220;less American&amp;amp;#8221; but ended up being &amp;amp;#8220;less Shallon&amp;amp;#8221;&amp;amp;#8212;which wasn&amp;amp;#8217;t necessarily a bad thing. Blond Shall is sweet and perky. But brunette, vixen Shallon was icy and bitchy. She chewed guys up and spit them out. My raven phase didn&amp;amp;#8217;t last long&amp;amp;#8212;I was flaxen again less than 12 hours after I touched back down in LA&amp;amp;#8212;but it was fun to pretend. See where your favorite celeb falls in our hair-color continuum! So if Kim K. needs a little peroxide to bleach that man right out of her memory, go girl! Welcome to the club, sister--you&amp;#x27;re in good company. These celebs had breakovers, too! Check out some more style tips from Miz Kardashian! Have you ever changed your look after a break up? Did it help? Did you keep the change or eventually go back to your pre-heartache style? Get Glamour Wherever You Go! Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Add us to your Google homepage Photo: Getty Images "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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