Nicole RichieNicole RichieClearly fed up with people nattering on about her weight, Nicole Richie has given the world something else to digest.

This time, it's her hair.

She's gone from sun-kissed Californian blonde to a slightly strange, autumnal leaf kind of shade.

It's not really ginger, it's not strawberry blonde, it's not mousy and it's not auburn - so what it is, is anyone's guess.

But while some of us enjoyed the weekend doing our cross-stitch and others - like Paris Hilton - spent it going from one party to another, Nicole spent it down the hair salon.

Or is it a wig?

Because the medium of online restricts our capacity to touch 'n' feel (or scratch 'n' sniff), we can't actually yank Nic's hair and assure you it's not a pretend version.

However, we've decided she's not a brunette but has instead allied herself most closely with the ginger brigade, see for yourself in the gallery above.