When the autumn and winter months hit, most people tend to change their hair color in line with the seasonal mood.

The weather gets colder and darker, and Halloween rolls around, prompting us—consciously or not—to switch from lighter shades to those darker, more vampy choices. In other words, it’s not the obvious time to go blonde.

Regardless, that’s exactly what Ariana Grande did this week, swapping her trademark chestnut brown for a champagne bronde (that’s brunette meets blonde), which she showed off in a new Instagram post cheekily captioned “new earrings”.

In true Ariana fashion, her signature high ponytail was firmly in place.