Yes i'm having a "metrosexual" moment, but i fancy a change of hairstyle. having not really paid much attention to hairstyles or hairdressing in my 18 years of existence so far i feel a bit lost. searching the internet is a no-no as it is rather useless. basically, i'm contemplating getting slight light blonde highlights but i have no idea of cost or anything really. can anyone help?

for your reference me and my hair look like this:
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and i'm possibly looking to get something like this:
click (without the stuble as i don't pull that off well!

opinions?