Haircolor

[Suki Wingy]

JMO - but I would consider "vibrant" hair color as being done for shock value or the comments and looks it attracts. Blue, green, purple, pink, etc, are not natural colors, and this is what I base my opinion on. But to each his own. If that's what you like, then go for it. It's what inside that counts anyway, and I sure wouldn't judge anyone by the color of their hair!

Just because you perceive something some way does not mean you should assume someone else does the same. I also rarely got comments and didn't notice any looks. I am a very introverted person and don't like people I don't know coming up and talking to me. Maybe it's just the area I grew up in, but hair color is trivial and was pretty common among students at the school I went to.

[pomtzu]

Just because you perceive something some way does not mean you should assume someone else does the same.

I was not making any derogatory comment - simply stating that it was my personal opinion. As I said - I do not judge people on the color of their hair, and if you took offense to my comment, then please accept my apology.

[Suki Wingy]

I was not making any derogatory comment - simply stating that it was my personal opinion. As I said - I do not judge people on the color of their hair, and if you took offense to my comment, then please accept my apology.

I realize you didn't mean anything by it, but it definitely looks like you are saying it is my opinion that all people who dye their hair a color not found in hair naturally are looking for attention. Which is of course an absurd statement to call someone else's intentions or feelings part of your opinion.

I'm not trying to take anything out on you and I'm not angry but I've seen quite a lot of people lately trying to ride off prejudice as a difference in opinion.

[pomtzu]

Some days around here, it's damned if you do/damned if you don't. I am not prejudice against people who care to use unusual colors in their hair - my 19 yr old granddaughter sometimes puts pink in her blonde hair. To prevent anyone else from being offended, I will just drop out of this thread and keep my personal opinions to myself, and not make any more "absurd statements".

[sallyandsnowx]

I've boxed dyed my hair with Fructis Garnier for about two years now, up until over the summer. This is actually a pretty funny story. I always dyed my hair a light blonde. I've been doing that for years, never had a problem. One day I decided I wanted a change, went to the store, and bought a box of medium blonde hair dye. Went home, dyed my hair, took a shower. Same old, same old. I dried my hair and looked in the mirror... I never screamed so loud in my life (my neighbors probably hated me for it lol ) My hair was nowhere near blonde! I don't even know how to describe the color. It was a mixture of gray, brown, and black. Thankfully, my hair dresser was able to put in highlights and lighten up the color.

After that, I can now say I will NEVER box dye my hair again.

[Asiel]

I've never coloured my hair and still don't. Probably never will, the grey mixes in well with my colour and doesn't show. With my allergies I would probably wake up bald if I ever put colour in my hair.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I've boxed dyed my hair with Fructis Garnier for about two years now, up until over the summer. This is actually a pretty funny story. I always dyed my hair a light blonde. I've been doing that for years, never had a problem. One day I decided I wanted a change, went to the store, and bought a box of medium blonde hair dye. Went home, dyed my hair, took a shower. Same old, same old. I dried my hair and looked in the mirror... I never screamed so loud in my life (my neighbors probably hated me for it lol ) My hair was nowhere near blonde! I don't even know how to describe the color. It was a mixture of gray, brown, and black. Thankfully, my hair dresser was able to put in highlights and lighten up the color.

After that, I can now say I will NEVER box dye my hair again.

I can kind of relate to this as well. I had been blonde for quite a while and I also wanted a change. I bought a light brown box color or so I thought. I used it and my hair looked very dark and some what purple. I went to a beauty school to have it fixed and it was quite a while before I did my own hair color myself again. I learned that if you have light hair and you want to go darker, you have to do it more gradually. I think if you do from blonde to red to brown then that's okay but if you go from blonde to brown then you run into problems. Now I just stick with the same shade and if for some reason I ever wanted to change my color to a much darker shade, I'd have it done professionally first to avoid any problems.

[sparks19]

As a teen I abused my hair so badly with hair dye lol. for a time I bleached it blonde and then I went from bleach blonde to suede brown and then in a panick (even though the brown looked nice... I just figured my dad was gonna FREAK out lol even though he probably wouldn't have) I tried to dye it a lighter color TWICE and of course that failed so then my mom took me to the hairdresser to have it stripped and colored. I don't know how I wasn't a giant ball of frizz after that abuse lol all within a month or less lol.

As I've gotten older my hair has gotten darker and darker and the color it was was just so lackluster. so I went drastic and went RED. the color is garnier nutrisse Rich Bright Auburn. VERY red. I LOOOOOVE it. I should have gone this color a long time ago. I've gotten more compliments on my haircolor in the past year than I probably ever have in my life lol.

[sallyandsnowx]

I can kind of relate to this as well. I had been blonde for quite a while and I also wanted a change. I bought a light brown box color or so I thought. I used it and my hair looked very dark and some what purple. I went to a beauty school to have it fixed and it was quite a while before I did my own hair color myself again. I learned that if you have light hair and you want to go darker, you have to do it more gradually. I think if you do from blonde to red to brown then that's okay but if you go from blonde to brown then you run into problems. Now I just stick with the same shade and if for some reason I ever wanted to change my color to a much darker shade, I'd have it done professionally first to avoid any problems.

That's what my hair dresser told me as well. The pigments in your hair contrasts with the pigments in the dye resulting in a darker color. Now, I usually keep my hair the same shade too. If I go for a change, I go to a professional so I don't have to go through that again.