Unnatural hair colours?

building_with_lego

I changed my hair colour as soon as it looked washed out (we're talking my teens, mid '90s) and managed to convince more than one person at uni that I had special colour-changing shampoo . When I had to be a bit more grown up after I graduated I got bleached highlights in my mid- brown hair and dyed the whole lot dark pink: it ended up burgundy-ish with pink streaks, which my employer could tolerate. I got out of the habit after about 8 years of bleaching/ dyeing but sometimes hanker after a lairy hairdo.
I think my favourite was yellow with green roots (I used to have long chunky spikes), or purple with gold glitter on the tips. Ah, to be young again.....

onlyroz

Sounds great to me - wish I was brave enough to go pink or purple.

Tygermoth

Quizzical_Squirrel wrote: »

I'd be wary of dying my hair an unnatural colour (including bright red) as it is frequently regarded as an indicator of a troubled past and/or some difficulties with mental health such as depression or social difficulty.

Definitely do it if you want to because it can be fabulous but be aware that people tend choose these colours because they want to celebrate not fitting in with the mainstream. Other people are going to ask themselves why that person does not fit in and the answer is often negative so be ready for that perception.

Wow, Just.... wow.

Caitlin_Bree

Having grown up with Carebears, My Little Pony, and Jem and the Misfits, I was dyeing my hair pink, lilac, and mint as soon as I hit my teens.
I never understood why dyeing your hair is considered socially unacceptable by some people and have always been envious of old ladies with blue rinses as they don't seem to merit the same judgement.

Colour has a significant effect on mood, why not be a colour that you enjoy looking at. *fondly remembering the time I dyed my face magenta after getting wet at a concert*

mummyroysof3

I love myhair plum or purple coloured

mazza111

As the mother to someone who's had every colour under the sun, I love it.

However, the pinks do fade very quickly and go candy floss coloured rather quickly. And need doing every couple of weeks.

The red, like all reds, is a git to dye over.

The turquoise ones were guilty of fading a bit to quickly too.

Atm she's a sensible blonde, don't know how long for

beedeedee

It can depend on the job you're going to have in the lab. Unless you are particularly clever and have the qualifications to prove it - you may not be taken seriously by your colleagues and managers. I've seen that happen quite a lot in labs. If you're going to be a junior lab assistant or similar, it'll be fine.

thatlemming

My hair has been various ridiculous colours over the years, I feel I can get away with it while at uni. I do get it done at the hairdressers though, trashed my hair at 13 when doing it myself and never did it again from a box!

And as for the person who says people judge you badly for it, I got a prestigious internship and whopping internship grant and I interviewed with bright pink hair. No one cares.

FatVonD

I'm toying with the idea of pillar box red at the moment, I love coloured hair, what I don't get is the current fashion for dip-dyed hair, why would anyone dye their hair so it looks like they have really bad roots growing out??!

dizziblonde

Mine was usually bright pink (and as a natural blonde - pink on it went BRIGHT) or orange as a teenager. Stopped when I needed to look sensible for employers but since I'm not working anymore I have considered it again.

Only issue is moronic lads going "Duh you've got pink hair"