If you’ve ever changed your hair color, whether it be a blonde or any other color, have you noticed a change in attitude or behavior towards you because of it? Positive or negative?
I’ve got a few grays. I dye my hair back to black Because I feel insecure about it and also know that people often associate youth with fun.
@sunnysideup I have gray hairs, but I’ve never thought about coloring my hair to hide them. For me, I just might be at an age where I just don’t really care. lol But thank you for sharing and I’m glad that works for you
I've noticed a little change when I get my red highlights and hair cut... 🤷♀️
@LadyVel I noticed the same thing when I went red and when I get my hair refreshed. It is pretty subtle though.
Have always been red. Love being red, hate that with age more blonde is coming through. In a way it’s cool…I regularly get asked who does my highlights. My answer? “God.”
I will say that I have experienced they typical redhead nonsense. Men thinking I’m crazy, super- libidinous, etc. My favorite to refute is whether or not I steal souls.
For the record, I do not - simply don’t have the closet space for that.
I changed my hair from dark brown to gone.
@WldlyThotless That's a great response...don't have the closet space!
@MarkBPhx thank you! You gotta have fun with folks. Life’s too short otherwise!
@JoyfulHeart 😆😆😆
I grew up blonde, naturally, then kept highlights in my hair until eleven years ago. I still feel blonde, but the mirror tells me different. I’ve considered getting highlights again, although I don’t want to upkeep it. I’ve also thought about some blue in some areas. I like blonde, my vote is yes, it’s more fun!!!
I dyed my hair brown when I was in my 30’s. No one including my own brother recognized me. People I had seen on a weekly basis didn’t recognize me either, I’ve been blonde ever since. I didn’t realize the impact it would have.
I always have fun I don't need no stinking hair to tell me what to do
Years ago when I was blonde for a short time I hopped out of more windows then I normally did.......And lost more sneakers
@JoyfulHeart and you look perfectly perfect. 🙂
@Hollydollhugs aww shucks!!!
… and @Hollydollhugs you’re super duper fun no matter hair color !! 😊😊😊
Several years ago Dr. Ariely was given access to data from a popular dating website. The data included self reported income, gender, height, weight, hair color, education level, etc. He was also able to see how many incoming direct messages each person had received from other members of the website. He analyzed the data and wrote paper called “What Makes You Click”.
One of his observations was that among heterosexual women, blondes received significantly more messages on average than women who were brunette, red head, or gray haired,
He also noted among heterosexual men, there was a very strong, positive correlation between self reported annual income and the number of messages they received from women.
The increase in messages received by a woman with blonde hair was about the same percentage of increase as a man making an additional $10,000 per year. His conclusion was that a woman having blonde hair is roughly worth $10K in terms of attracting a member of the opposite sex.
Aww thank you @OhioMike 🤗🤗🤗🤗
@JohnR1972 That is super interesting! Thanks for sharing.
Having been both blonde and redhead I can attest to receiving attention for both. As a blonde I got a lot of, " dumb blonde jokes," while as a redhead who often wears two braids I am often called Wendy ( like the fast food chain ) by many coworkers 🤷♀️🤣
I've been buzzing my hair off myself since 2006. Haven't paid for a haircut in 18 years! I died my hair a few different colors in my ska-punk days in the late 90s but I can't be bothered with micromanaging my appearance anymore. Hassle-free is the way for me.
I’m a natural redhead and that was treated differently growing up.
Been blonde 👱♀️ for awhile now & love it as well.
I’d say that both colors compliment my skin tone but being a redhead is more acceptable now than it was during my high school and early adult years.
I was treated differently growing up because of the red hair and it wasn’t some thing that was completely acceptable or revered or as respected but it’s just so odd that the hair color or skin tone can do that for strangers on how THEY get a “read” on you.
Now that I am older and blonde the hair does not a provide extra 10K of respect or income. 😂 But, I do have more females disrespect me due to body shaming. Mostly complete strangers and/or internet self proclaimed this or that. But their judgements do not phase me as it speaks volumes of their character, how they make others feel based set on preset prejudices and how they refuse to be kind in a world where being kind matters most and more now that ever ; versus than their own biases and refusing to acknowledge and learn from them.
I’ve tried to get my natural red color back and it’s an expensive journey. But I love being both red or blonde. It’s a beautiful treat to pamper yourself and switch it up.
I have been a lot of hair colors, usually variations of red/auburn/brown, but I also did platinum blonde for awhile, burgundy, purple, pink, fire-engine red, and safety orange (on accident 😅).
I have not noticed a difference in the way people treat me with different hair colors, other than for them to perhaps complement it. What I DID notice is the difference in my own attitude, how I dress, do my makeup, etc. When I was blonde I tended to wear a lot more makeup to keep my features from blending in and I had to be really careful with clothing choices and the shade of blonde else I'd look sallow (I have golden olive undertones to my skin even though I'm pale, so the wrong surrounding colors could make me look sickly yellow-green). The upkeep on blonde ended up being too much as I hated the dark root line and was DIYing it so didn't want to have to keep touching up every 2 weeks.
Reddish brown/auburn is my "happy place". I naturally have a lot of golden red in my hair and have been doing shades of red since I was a teenager. It's not that I dislike my natural hair color, it's that I enjoy playing with my hair just like I do makeup and clothing and so amping up the red is the equivalent of putting on a little concealer, mascara, and lipstick - it's me, but better.
If anyone's curious what a difference the hair colors made...
@cuddlefaery your 2004 picture is really nice. Kind of reminds me of Carrie Fisher a little bit. Did you ever do acting or modeling back then?
@Nature_Lover_ If you want to see the whole article, it is available free at https://home.uchicago.edu/~hortacsu/online_dating_feb2005.pdf
A couple more observations from his analysis (NOTE: he limited his analysis to self reported heterosexual members of the dating site) 1) The more money a man claims to make per year, the more direct message he receives from women. The more money a woman claims to make, the more messages they receive from men, up to a point around the average income for men. Conclusion, a lot of men are not interested in women who make more than they do.
2) There was a strong positive correlation between a man’s height and the number of messages he received. There was a strong negative correlation between a woman’s weight and the number of messages she received.
3) For men, there was a strong positive correlation between level education and the number of messages they received. However, this observation MAY be explained by the fact men with more education tend to make more money. For women more education (particularly graduate degrees) had a negative correlation with the number of messages they received. This MAY be related to them making “too much money” in the eyes of some men.
4) Finally, all of this data was self reported so can we really believe people are telling the truth? The average man using the dating site was a full 1” taller than the average American man. Additionally, very few men in the United States make over $200K per year and the percentage of men on the dating site claiming to make that amount was much higher than the national average. Something about the website seems to attract a disproportionate number of tall, wealthy men. However, the average self reported weight of men in the site matched national averages.
In contrast, the average self reported height of a woman on the site matched national averages and the self reported income of women on the site matched national averages so it APPEARS most women were honest about their height and income. However, the average woman on the site claimed to be 10 pounds lighter than the national average for American women. Conclusion, both men and women lie in their dating profiles but about different things 😂
When I first walked into my Monday night dance group after getting a buzzcut the entire room GASPED and came to pet my head. It was actually too much attention. I got uncomfortable. Saw a new client the next day but it didn't seem to affect anything. He didn't even mention it and booked another session the following week.
I hang out with a lot of queer people so my sample size is probably off. But my friends appear to be very into my hair.
My mother said she was going to start a petition for me to grow it long again. Ha!
All of that doesn't matter though.. I LOVE it. Simplicity. No searches for hair ties, no shampoo, no clients accidentally getting hair in their mouths. One client pet my head for 3 hours which was incredibly relaxing.
@coregulate - Hi5 for the buzzcut! Hair is overrated.
As a blonde when I was younger, now more of a light brown, I really don’t think I had more fun. Having knowledge is more fun.
So this one is for our resident redheads @WldlyThotless @SunshineHug
“While the rest of the species is descended from apes, redheads are descended from cats.”
― Mark Twain
Yes! I had a ton of fun during my blonde phase. Then I found out I’m allergic to hair dye so now it’s naturally dark with a considerate amount of silver greys shining through. I have noticed a significant difference in the amount of respect I’m given as I grow more grey.
@coregulate Rip petition. lol