# Should I dye my hair (with picture!)? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 26, 2008, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648 "2008-05-26T13:58:23Z")\ **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:** [May 26, 2008, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648/1 "2008-05-26T13:58:23Z")
I’ve dyed my hair blonde several times and went a few years with a shaved head, but recently I’ve felt like doing something different with my head, like dying reddish-brown. The worst thing that can happen is that I hate it and shave it off again. Still, that’s pretty bad as I kinda like having hair these days. On that note [this is me](http://www.flickr.com/photos/14156485@N05/2523715723/), looking more weaselly than usual and holding the dye I’m planning on using. What say you, yay or nay? ---
**Author:** ![Contrary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Contrary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrary)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648/2 "2008-05-26T14:25:57Z")
[QUOTE=Priceguy] I’ve dyed my hair blonde several times and went a few years with a shaved head, but recently I’ve felt like doing something different with my head, like dying reddish-brown. [/QUOTE] Well first, dang you are cute! Second, at least in the picture, that hair color looks a bit blah. I think with your amazing eyes, you would look drop dead gorgeous with a darker version of that color, more along the auburn line. Seriously, you are CUTE. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648/3 "2008-05-26T14:30:54Z")
That colour will be too light on you and you will look creepily like my twin - that’s my natural hair colour and our eyes are very similar in colour. Except I’m a girl and stuff. As Contrary said, go darker, more brown. ---
**Author:** ![Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harriet_the_Spry)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648/4 "2008-05-26T15:15:18Z")
Give some serious thought to the fact that it won’t match your eyebrows. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648/5 "2008-05-26T15:19:50Z")
I agree that darker would be better. And yeah, you’ll have to dye your eyebrows unless you want to look really strange. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648/6 "2008-05-26T15:21:51Z")
[QUOTE=dangermom] I agree that darker would be better. And yeah, you’ll have to dye your eyebrows unless you want to look really strange. [/QUOTE] Isn’t that quite dangerous (or do I take the warnings on the box too seriously?) I vote no. Because your hair is so lovely and naturally light, it’s going to come out bright as hell. Unless you don’t mind the punky look. ---
**Author:** ![burundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648/7 "2008-05-26T16:00:51Z")
Personally, I don’t think men look good with dyed hair. YMMV. You’re plenty handsome as is. If you do dye it, I agree with the suggestion to go darker, which would really bring out your eyes. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648/8 "2008-05-26T16:13:17Z")
[QUOTE=burundi] Personally, I don’t think men look good with dyed hair. [/QUOTE] How do you know? You don’t think men look good with _noticeably_ dyed hair, I think you mean. ---
**Author:** ![burundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648/9 "2008-05-26T21:18:53Z")
[QUOTE=VarlosZ] How do you know? You don’t think men look good with _noticeably_ dyed hair, I think you mean. [/QUOTE] Good point. Although unless \*\*Priceguy \*\* also dyes his eyebrows, it’s going to be pretty noticeable that his hair is dyed. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648/10 "2008-05-26T21:27:55Z")
[QUOTE=Contrary] Seriously, you are CUTE. [/QUOTE] Well, wow. I thought that was a pretty crappy picture, so now I don’t know if you would really think I’m cute or if it’s just what I look like there. Opinion seems to lean towards darker and auburn. I’ll mull it over. Do you really think my eyebrows will look that weird? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648/11 "2008-05-26T22:14:52Z")
Try the dye without doing your eyebrows and find out. 😃 (I think I’d vote for darker, too - blue-eyed brunettes are usually very striking.) ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648/12 "2008-05-26T22:22:02Z")
Another vote for cute. How about some highlights? I’m not crazy about the red. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648/13 "2008-05-26T22:35:10Z")
I vote for brightening up your blond, I think, rather than going dark. There are so few people with naturally dark hair and such pale eyes. The ones I’ve known have all turned out to have dyed their hair. Um… so what color is it naturally? ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648/14 "2008-05-26T22:36:16Z")
You’re never going to convince anyone you aren’t playing with your hair, so go ahead and have fun. Have you considered dying one lock of hair a different color, so everyone knows you’re playing with your hair and not trying to pass off a bad dye job? Nothing worse than a guy with a bad dye job. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648/15 "2008-05-26T23:16:30Z")
[QUOTE=Sattua] Um… so what color is it naturally? [/QUOTE] You’re looking at it. ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648/16 "2008-05-26T23:49:47Z")
Not that color, no. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648/17 "2008-05-26T23:53:05Z")
Hair? What hair? All I could see were those eyes. _swoon_ _falls over_ ---
**Author:** ![Contrary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Contrary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrary)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648/18 "2008-05-27T00:06:13Z")
See? Not just me, you have some really amazing eyes. ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648/19 "2008-05-27T05:33:53Z")
No. Not that shade. I had that shade for a few years; it does look really funny if you don’t dye your eyebrows; & even if you do, it doesn’t last long. I vote for bleached blonde. I think it suits you better. YMMV ---
**Author:** ![exclamation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/858c86/32.png) [@exclamation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/exclamation)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648/20 "2008-05-27T05:44:42Z")
[QUOTE=Contrary] See? Not just me, you have some really amazing eyes. [/QUOTE] Wow. Most definitely, those eyes are gorgeous. As a girl who has dyed her hair a million different colours a million different times, I’m putting in a vote for “DON’T DYE YOUR HAIR THAT COLOUR!!!”. As **Cat Fight** said, with your hair naturally that light, it’ll be bright for a week or two, then probably wash out to a clownish orange. Even though you have light coloured hair, your eyebrows are pretty visible, so they could stand up to your hair being darkened a few shades. Most blondes I know have invisible eyebrows, but looking at your other photos (…not stalking, I swear!), your brows are pretty distinctive, especially from further away. I agree with other posters in this thread who are saying to go a bit darker, your eyes will stand out even more. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-hair-with-picture/450648.md?page=2)