How many times have you coloured your hair in your life ?

Would never have guessed the multi country line lol..i was looking at the posting avatar pic ;) I guess the weirdest thought on reflected colours in the clothing would be a mirror effect for hair - but, it's late and my thoughts should be stopped by 10pm lol Thanks for the reply..and yes, fire engine red !

Green hair ! A proud (possibly Scottish by family line?) woman with reservations on fashion maybe, with you much preferring to fit in, rather than spike out all the time. Family life, being important, would make you wish to uphold traditions and traits. Green hair doesn't usually feature as something people would aspire to have, i quite agree. So, would you ever consider going a really bright red ?

It would have been one thing if it were a pure green and it were on purpose. I'd be all for that. And it wasn't so much about fitting in (I've never done that : )) as looking good to myself. My hair was throwing everything off, so that had to end. Depends on what you mean by bright red. If we're talking fire engine red, then yes if I didn't think it would scare the little old ladies I work for/with. If we're talking carrot top red, probably not--I'd look too much like my boyfriend. He's Irish, I'm French Canadian/Czech by bloodline. I would prefer auburn.

I see your point, but it wasn't the case for me. I had been coloring my hair before the divorce.

Can't imagine which brand of cheese eek! It doesn't matter about when, as such, though from reading up on this subject over a few years (yes really) i've come to the conclusion that women sometimes change their hair colour after an emotional trauma. Some change their whole head after divorce, in many ways ! "the new me, the new direction" Would you agree ?

Most of the time the color isn't too drastic of a difference. The auburn was, but my mom is a redhead so I decided to try it awhile. The blonde, I liked, but my husband hated. There has only been one time that I re-colored it because of the color being really off. I don't even remember what it looked like because it was so many years ago. I just remember my sister saying she didn't know what her friend was thinking. (They were in cosmetology at the time). Usually if I add a stylish cut with it, the color just blends in.

Soooo...you accept the colour changes and just live with it ? I really thought that a hair colour choice was something women make as a statement. Though, if all it is is hair, what's the big deal, right ? I'm finding this thread fascinating - thanks everyone so far :)

ahh, so the pampering the self is important. Do you see it as a treat ? something for you and you only ? Perhaps it's a chance to celebrate that really, at 33, if all that's wrong is a bit of gray hair, then life is good. Can't say i blame you :)

Seems like the standard colours don't damage as much as the striking ones then, or is it to do with ingredients in the natural ones ? Black and red must have looked interesting, mind yu, several of the ones you mention would !

ORANGE ??! Biskwet, i think that's fantastic ! My eldest daughter has recently started to dye her hair and she has slimmed and all sorts. By colouring the way you want it, you can see how you feel, see what people think and live a bit of something most people wouldn't dare to do. What made you pick radical colours ?

Ahh but, the blue rinse is for ladies of errr vintage years..complete with fur lined boots, over thick woolen coat in summer and a wheeled tartan trolley to push along ! But that raises another question - colour and thought. What's wrong with grey ?

Could you see a point where you'd just let it be whatever colour it wanted to be ? What colour do the roots go ? As a guess on colour - i'm going to say a mid brown, which you don't suit with your personality. But, what is that personality would be my next thought and you may not know fully, wishing to explore different routes in life, making travel plans often but actually going through with those plans often too. Firm decisions are what you may strive to keep to, but then find circumstance changes seemingly stone set decisions. I wonder if a persons psychology can really be assessed so remotely and by a hair colour post LOL

I'm very interested in how your hair is coloured for Holi. How long does it last ? why is it dyed ? And you say about playing with colours...it would be great to hear back from you about the meaning behind the hair colouring at that time.

Actually not, you are right in a way. Once the colors are applied, every one looks a clown, not matter who the person is. Then when the Bhang starts taking effect, then people start swaying and singing and start doing a lot of silly things. It actually becomes a lot of fun. People who tend to have too much of Bhang typically tend to keep doing the last activity that they remembered. Once one of my friends had an overdose of Bhang and we were on a sea shore. So every five minutes, this guy would look at his feet and comment that it is dirty and go to the water and wash it carefully. Then he would come back and by the time he would reach us his legs would be covered with the sand and then again he would repeat the same routine. He kept doing it for the best part of 3 hours whilst we were having our fun. Cheers! Ram

Thank you for that enlightening reply. Does sound like a lot of fun ! Seems like a good laugh and something to demonstrate a humility for the soul too. In a way, whatever happens to the outside self the inside remains the same richness. Maybe i'm too deep with that comment tho lol

Oh shila, I wonder why he won't allow it, that's a shame if you really want to change your hair colour. Perhaps though, he might feel that the chemicals can't be trusted. In my opinion, if it's so important to you, you could do some online research about certain brands, the chemicals that go into the products etc...hopefully then your friends and your husband can know the whole truths about safer brands. Perhaps if you print out the results and show them him day after day after day, he'll just get fed up and allow you to lol One other thing...it's your hair and you can do what you please with it, without making it look daft of course. If he wanted to dye his hair could he ?

Depends really though doesn't it. You feel your looks to be fading, so will you need a walking stick and bus pass soon ?! Not likely! 31 is an age where we can't just spring out of bed and look wonderful, it's perhaps the age we start to have to work a bit at how we look (us guys too with exercise and types of food intake). If your hubby is saying this as support and to give you a bit of encouragement then i support what he says...after all, if you improve the way you feel by improving the way you look, then he's not likely to complain is he lol In my opinion it's never wise to dwell on what society thinks of your looks though. What matters is how you feel about yourself and how your husband feels about you. Anyone else is just being downright rude if they comment negatively. Enjoying being 31. My fiancee is 41 and as radiant as can be. From looking at pictures of her through the years i would say she looks the best ever now...so in that light, 31 is a puppy age !

The first guy to reply, i think. Thanks :) I'm lucky enough to have a full head of hair still at 37, but my mums side of the family has the surname 'Gray', relating to grey hair. We go naturally grey at a young age but it seems i've been somewhat lucky so far. It's probably worth a go colouring your hair...but what happens if the rest falls out, with the chemicals used? hehe

Natural beauty would be the best route..but that leads to grey hair and that's the whole point of colour dyes! I can see how people with the wrong colour hair for how they feel would wish to change it and i can see how people with a lot of grey may wish to colour theirs....but as to just changing it for effect or on a whim, that's what gets me. It seems like you are very happy with your colour, fair enough, and thanks for replying :)