# I think I'm gorgeous, so screw you **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 22, 2007, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088 "2007-03-22T21:53:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088/1 "2007-03-22T21:53:51Z")
I dyed my hair blond yesterday. Really blond. As blond as I could get it through the use of off-the-shelf commercial products. Today, two people saw my hair and immediately asked if I’d lost a bet. The second one, when informed this wasn’t the case, tried to cover up by saying I was really cute and looked like a chicken. Yeah, now I feel better. _I_ think I look good. Screw everybody else. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088/2 "2007-03-22T21:54:15Z")
Cite, please. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088/3 "2007-03-22T21:55:31Z")
[James Bond Theme] [The Toy Dolls] _My hair is blond Dyed blond_ [/TTD] [/JBT] ---
**Author:** ![tiger\_lily](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/96bed5/32.png) [@tiger\_lily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiger_lily)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088/4 "2007-03-22T22:13:07Z")
So… do you look more like [this kid](http://www.danielradcliffe.com/dracomalfoy.php), or the [guy on this page](https://secure.hosts.co.uk/~dream-gate.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=244_251&products_id=2486) now? ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088/5 "2007-03-22T22:21:54Z")
Definitely Draco Malfoy. If the guy on the second page did in fact have jet black hair before (my doubts are the size of New Mexico), I _have_ to try that stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088/6 "2007-03-22T22:22:57Z")
[QUOTE=Kythereia] Cite, please. [/QUOTE] I’m without a camera, dahling. But would these blue eyes lie? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088/7 "2007-03-22T22:39:37Z")
It’ll grow on people. I must advise you to get a pro to really get the color right for you. Brassy is rarely cool. If you want platinum, a pro usually has to do some magic on it. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088/8 "2007-03-22T22:39:57Z")
[QUOTE=Priceguy] The second one, when informed this wasn’t the case, tried to cover up by saying I was really cute and looked like a chicken. [/QUOTE] Don’t leave that guy alone in the poultry aisle. ---
**Author:** ![tashabot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tashabot/32/6250_2.png) [@tashabot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tashabot)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088/9 "2007-03-22T22:44:47Z")
[QUOTE=Priceguy] Definitely Draco Malfoy. If the guy on the second page did in fact have jet black hair before (my doubts are the size of New Mexico), I _have_ to try that stuff. [/QUOTE] I have heard awesome things about Manic Panic. From people with neon-red hair (as in, they had black hair, and used the Manic Panic to bleach it and then dye it bright red). Just sayin’. ~Tasha ---
**Author:** ![enigm4tic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@enigm4tic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enigm4tic)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088/10 "2007-03-22T22:48:39Z")
[QUOTE=Priceguy] would these blue eyes lie? [/QUOTE] Cite? :dubious: oh wait… no camera ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088/11 "2007-03-22T23:01:43Z")
My son has incredibly thick black hair, in fact folks often think he’s of Asian descent instead of Native American. He got this notion about having white-blond hair one year, so in return for bringing up his grades I allowed it for the summer. Straight up bleaching kits worked, but it took _three_ of them in succession. He went something like :mad: :o :dubious: colorwise and of course it fried his poor hair so much he ended up looking like a q-tip, but it worked. We had great fun playing with colored mousses and gels for the rest of the summer, since they don’t ever show up on him otherwise. He enjoyed it, and that’s all that mattered. If you’re enjoying yours, more power to you. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088/12 "2007-03-22T23:59:39Z")
Two words: Blue Shampoo ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088/13 "2007-03-23T03:15:12Z")
Well, it depends. I’m sure you are gorgeous, **Priceguy,** but having said that, is there a scary contrast now between the color of your hair and the color of your eyebrows? I ask because I have naturally light brown hair (the nothingish color typically called “mousy”) but very dark brown eyebrows, and I often dye my hair red. The contrast is striking indeed, although, to be honest, I found it to be somewhat entertaining. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088/14 "2007-03-23T05:18:44Z")
Eh. Not everyone’s eyebrows match their hair anyway. Many, if not most, natural redheads have blond eyebrows, for example. (FYI, if you dye your hair red, then use makeup to make your eyebrows match, it’s a dead giveaway that your color isn’t natural) Speaking of eyebrows, is it true that they’ll fall out if you actually dye them too? ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088/15 "2007-03-23T05:23:21Z")
[QUOTE=Telperien] I’m sure you are gorgeous, **Priceguy,** [/quote] Damn straight. > [@](#): > > but having said that, is there a scary contrast now between the color of your hair and the color of your eyebrows? It’s not that bad. My natural hair colour is a medium blond, and my eyebrows are a little bit darker than that. I’ve thought about dying my eyebrows too, but a) I don’t like the idea of all that ammonia and peroxide and shit so close to my eyes and b) eyebrows that light in hue would make me look scary. Not the kind of scary where mothers keep their children away from you, but the kind where passing scientists ask for blood samples. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088/16 "2007-03-23T07:29:44Z")
Stay out of the pool, it’ll turn green. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088/17 "2007-03-23T07:34:39Z")
If they like soccer, tell them you want to “grab it like [Cañizares](http://images.google.com/images?hl=es&q=santiago+ca%C3%B1izares&gbv=2)” The first pictures just show him blonde, but I’ve seen him with traffic light green and red, too. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Push\_Up\_Bra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/edb3f5/32.png) [@Freudian\_Push\_Up\_Bra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Push_Up_Bra)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088/18 "2007-03-23T07:58:14Z")
Re: Eyebrows; it depends on your natural hair colour just how similar your eyebrows are to the hair on your head. Blonde: within two shades either side of your natural hair colour Red: Blonde, if you’re a lighter redhead and gingery brown if you’re a darker redhead. Brunette; up to four shades lighter, to one darker. But there are some freaks out there 😛 (ie. my very fair friend with normal ash-blonde hair and invisible eyebrows :D) ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088/19 "2007-03-23T13:13:58Z")
Can you do the [requisite lip curl?](http://www.rickwharton.com/pictures/idol.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088/20 "2007-03-23T15:03:30Z")
[QUOTE=Priceguy] It’s not that bad. My natural hair colour is a medium blond, and my eyebrows are a little bit darker than that. I’ve thought about dying my eyebrows too, but a) I don’t like the idea of all that ammonia and peroxide and shit so close to my eyes and b) eyebrows that light in hue would make me look scary. Not the kind of scary where mothers keep their children away from you, but the kind where passing scientists ask for blood samples. [/QUOTE] Not that we don’t still want pictures, but I am resigned to not getting them. I thought as much about the eyebrows but was curious. On _What Not to Wear,_ I’ve seen the make-up artist dye people’s eyebrows with creme bleach, which is normally sold as a bleaching agent for chin hairs and such. It doesn’t drip so it won’t run into your eyes and blind you. I still wouldn’t use it, though, as something bad is likely to happen if I do. Like an allergic reaction. I am fairly sensitive to that stuff. No word on whether those people’s eyebrows fell out, though, **elfkin477.** I know that there is often a difference between hair and eyebrow color, like that blond-browed redhead thing. Sometimes it just looks really strange, though. I just leave my brows the way they are. When I dyed my hair red, people often asked if the color was natural. It was kind of obvious that it wasn’t, if you ask me, because not only are my eyebrows dark brown, I don’t have the typical redhead complexion either. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-gorgeous-so-screw-you/397088.md?page=2)