# Is brunette the new blonde? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 8, 2002, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-brunette-the-new-blonde/102483 "2002-04-08T14:11:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![psychotropic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/57b2e6/32.png) [@psychotropic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychotropic)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2002, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-brunette-the-new-blonde/102483/1 "2002-04-08T14:11:00Z")
Do you think that with SOOOOO many women now bleaching, highlighting or lightening their hair in some way, that it is now brunettes that are in the minority & the exception? Or will blondes always be “preferred by gentlemen”? I’ve been both & actually had more sucess with the opposite sex as a brunette!! (ie. getting approached in nightclubs etc). Interested to hear your feedback guys & gals. I think redheads are underestimated & overlooked as well ~ look at Angie Everhart, Laura Leighton & Alicia Witt - they are beautiful!! ---
**Author:** ![sidle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@sidle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sidle)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2002, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-brunette-the-new-blonde/102483/2 "2002-04-08T15:02:45Z")
I’m a happy brunette who’s never had a problem getting attention. Would I get more if I were blonde? Maybe, but I’m not a huge fan of blonde hair on most people so I probably won’t find out! I agree that if I could pick a color for the day, I’d love to be a redhead. Rowr. I heard somewhere that only 7% of the population if blond, naturally. Does that sound right? I have 2 or 3 natural blond friends, and the rest have that odd dark eyebrows/bleached hair combo. At any rate, I think that whatever makes you happy is what color your hair should be. Doesn’t really matter either way! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2002, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-brunette-the-new-blonde/102483/3 "2002-04-08T15:17:07Z")
I don’t know about generally, but 7% would be very low for here (Cincinnati). I’d guess locally about 60-70% blonde, 25% brunette, and the rest other. I’ve generally preferred brunettes as long as I can remember, although that doesn’t mean that blondes can’t be attractive. Red heads and strawberry blondes are to die for. ---
**Author:** ![trishdish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d2c977/32.png) [@trishdish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trishdish)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-brunette-the-new-blonde/102483/4 "2002-04-08T15:27:38Z")
After a couple of years of double processing my hair - which entails both bleaching and highlighting - I said screw it and decided to go back to my natural hair color which is dark blonde/brown. The upkeep was costly and just too much for someone who is normally so low maintenance. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2002, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-brunette-the-new-blonde/102483/5 "2002-04-08T16:13:27Z")
Going back to my teenage years in the 1960s and early 70s, I’ve preferred brunettes to blondes, and redheads to both. ---
**Author:** ![Simetra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Simetra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simetra)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2002, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-brunette-the-new-blonde/102483/6 "2002-04-08T16:30:44Z")
For me… Brunette \> Redhead \> Blonde always. Call me shallow, but blonde hair is just unattractive. No offense.