my hair is blonde. It started to go a gross dirty blonde colour in grade 10, so I started dying it. By the time I was in grade 12, it looked like yellow hay. I went the the hairdressers and cut it to my shoulders and she dyed back to my natural colour (and did an amazing job!), and then when my hair was about 2-3 inches long (the new stuff with no dye) I had ALL the dyed stuff cut off. It was the shortest I've ever had my hair and I HATED it!!! But once all the dyed stuff was cut off, my hair started getting REALLY blonde again (YAY happiness!) and I've let it grow out. My mom just trimmed it today actually (she was a hairdresser) because I didn't want split ends in my grad photos.. it's long with long layers (the first layers at my chin and the longest length almost to my elbows) and I must say my mom did a great job on the trim I don't have any pics though.. well, I will in two weeks when my grad proofs come in heheeh