Nicole Richie was promoting her jewelery line House of Harlow and signing autographs for fans at Bloomingdale’s Sunday. While she was there to showcase her newest designs, most of the attention was on her new darker hair color.

Some message boards are claiming it’s a wig..but I’m hoping Nic is not one of those..because I like her and I can’t like chicks that wear fake hair.

The new color is so rich and dramatic that I find myself really loving it. Although for some reason the darker color makes her nose look much bigger. Why is that do you suppose?

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