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To not let 14yo dye her hair blue!

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narcASD · 28/07/2026 18:43

Daughter has just turned 14, she's ordered herself a crazy colour bottle of sapphire blue hair dye and wants to dye her very long, dark brown hair blue.

We have a big family wedding on the 15th August, plus I doubt it'll all wash out before she returns to school.

Now having a major meltdown but I don't think I am being unreasonable to say no, do you? A

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BirdLandedonmyHead · 28/07/2026 18:45

My DD has just found out thag even the dyes tnat say they work on dark hair...only created a tinge on hers.

Fieldday26 · 28/07/2026 18:45

It’s unlikely to make that much difference on dark brown hair (unless she plans to bleach it first, which would be a big no) but honestly, it’s the summer, I couldn’t get too worked up about a temporary hair dye.

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