Kim Kardashian's Blond Hair Is "Not Going to be Permanent," Says Colorist

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When you're the Kardashians, hair maintenance is a family affair!

And the close-knit clan's go-to man when it comes to coloring their locks is Andy LeCompte salon's George Papanikolas, who recently transformed Kim Kardashian into a blond bombshell and also lightened her sister Khloé Kardashian Odom's locks.

Given his relationship with the Kardashian gals, he has quite a bit of insight as to what we can expect from Kim and her family members' manes in the months to come.

So, can we count on Kim sticking with her light locks?

Not according to Papanikolas!

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"She is constantly changing her look, so this is not going to be permanent, but I am sure we will have more great hair moments down the line," he told E! News.

Kim does tend to be a bit of a coif chameleon, having already gone blond a couple of times. And remember that time she debuted bangs only to later reveal they were clip-ons?

The celebrity stylist is eager to see if and Kim and Khloé's willingness to experiment with their strands rubs off on one of their sisters in particular.

"I love Khloé's hair and love that she let me take hair that light. It looks amazing on her, and also Kendall went lighter, so I am excited to see if she keeps it that way or wants to explore a bit more."

As for other stars he'd like to transform blond beauties, Papanikolas has one in mind. 

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"I would like to see Shay Mitchell go a bit lighter," he admitted. "I recently gave her the ombré but think she can pull a bit more off."

But should us noncelebs jump by on the blond bandwagon?

Maybe not.

Papanikolas predicts other sexy shades to trend this fall.

"A lot of metallic like what we are seeing on the runways but also chunkier pieces—sort of what I have been doing on Khloé with heavy chunky highlights versus the thin woven-looking highlights," he said when asked about hot hair trends to look out for.

To hear more from George about Kim's dramatic hair transformation, tune in to E! News tonight at 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.

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Kim Kardashian's Blond Hair: Kanye West Loves It, Says Colorist

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We're still positively buzzing about Kim Kardashian's stunning new blond 'do and can't get over just how refreshing it is to see her with lighter locks.

The new mom stepped out today to debut her fabulous new hair color and cut, compliments of colorist George Papanikolos of the Andy Lecompte Salon and stylist Chris McMillan (yep, Jennifer Aniston's mane man!), respectively.

Papanikolas opened up and shared some insider information with us on the major hair transformation, which he performed flawlessly.

NEWS: Kim Kardashian's colorist says star has wanted blond hair for long time

He tells us that the reality star has wanted honey-blond locks for a long time, and set up two appointments with her to work his magic at Kris Jenner's house with the whole family watching.

"It was scary for me because she gets photographed a lot," he told us.

In the end, the dye job came out beautifully, and proved that blondes just might have more fun, after all!

And while Kim's loyal fans are still excitedly weighing in on whether they love her new look or not, Papanikolas confirms to us that one thing's for sure: Kanye West is totally supportive of the change. 

NEWS: Kim Kardashian goes blond—see the pics!

"He loves it! He was a big cheerleader for her to go blond," the colorist tells us.

Aww! Now that's we like to hear.

Even though Kanye was in Europe while Kim went from sultry brunette to a sassy blonde, we know he was rooting for her all the way. 

—Reporting by Lindsey Caldwell

For more details on Kim's new blond hair watch E! News tonight at 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.

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