Why do middle aged women dye their hair that flat brown colour, the shade of cheap chocolate?

[moondog]

It's horrid. Stop it.

[fortyplus]

Not as bad as that red one!

[moondog]

I remember when a bush of hennaed frizz was all the rage.
Nice.
Not

[BedHog]

Do you mean the colour that looks kind of orange from certain angles in bright sunshine?

Yes, it's awful, particularly when in that collar length, wavy, layered sides semi-mullet kind of style. You know the type I mean!

[Vesta1]

what about going natural - ie all grey? My neighbour did it last year. Oh dear, added 10 years instantly.

[BedHog]

People would henna their bush!!!

[moondog]

You got it Bed!
Perfect description of what I mean.

[glitterkitty]

I think most ppl would prefer glossy swishiness but perhaps hair is flat and dead and dye cant help -despite adverts claiming it can?

Dosent hair go pube textured in middle age?

[moondog]

Grey.
Hmm.
Better than cheap chocolate clour (with white roots peeking through)

[motherinferior]

No, I'm 48 with very short non-pube-textured hair.

[budgieshell]

Thats a bit like asking why do young women use fake tan making them look like they have been wood stained.

The answer, brown is better than white and orange is better than white. In a nut shell white sucks.

[glitterkitty]

mmm. glossy.

[motherinferior]

(I didn't say it was glossy, just not overly pubeish )

[glitterkitty]

white is ok for teeth though.

brown or orange teeth would not look v good.

[AnyFucker]

I have been lead to believe that S+B was one of the safe, non-bitchy areas of MN

I had my hat nailed on

[fortyplus]

I think white is preferable to orange - especially if orange skin is topped off by yellow peroxide hair with black roots showing!

[glitterkitty]

thats painting a beautiful picture, 40+... plus loooong thick patently false eyelashes? Skin coloured lips, or unnatural pink?

[Nippysnippy]

I think your comment's pretty cheap and pointless O.P.

[Ifancyashandy]

I've yet to find a home dye that doesn't make your hair colour flat.

I have chocolate brown hair. But rich coloured. Coz I pay a bloody fortune for a professional to do it every month.

[meltedchocolate]

Not as bad as when they dye it yellow. Oh wait. What's that? Blonde you say? Are you sure?
Those that have managed to dye theirs yellow are convinced that they have blonde but will snigger at other women who have gone more to the yellow side of blonde Why do you not see the same colour in the mirror?!

[meltedchocolate]

oops that was a tad bitchy :o

[seasalt]

Because they can't afford to go to the hairdressers, that's why!

[marilynwhirlwind]

I guess no matter what we they do they're we're always going to judge us them because we're they're older than them us.

[Saggyoldclothcatpuss]

OOH, yes, that lovely yellow colour which makes you look like you are nicotine stained!

[mumblejumble]

What colour shOuld I dye my hair then, con siding I have olive skin and brown eyes?