What do you think of people with colourful hair? As in different colour hair - pinks, greens, blues, purples, - big bright colourful hair

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I always had my hair in a natural brown until last year and I started getting it bleached and highlighted to get some fun bright colours in my hair. I don't want to be known so I won't give my hair colours away but I did a new colour recently and I love it.

I get two reactions.

1. where people love it
2. they hate it but mabe they won't say it but their tone and attitude - I sense something.

For me I think there is too much madness in the world and I am not hurting anyone and I need more bright and cheerful in my life.

Some people probably think I am a clown or something. I don't know. I really love colourful hair.

This thread has been a real eye-opener, I had absolutely no idea that certain colours meant certain things.
I am old and was a young teen when punk was all the rage. Loads of people had unusual colours in their hair then and it meant nothing much really. As far as I am concerned it just means that the person wearing the colours likes it that way. One of my friends had a different colour each week.
I've had odd coloured hair before now. I may well do it again. It means nothing more than that I like the colour, and if the judgey people on this thread think that tells them something else, then they are mistaken.

Generally speaking I think they're desperate to appear edgy and interesting. In the younger generation I would think they're probably a gender queer of some sort 🤷

I've been considering going pink for no other reason than at 38 I am bored of my natural hair and fancy a change. I'm a pretty ordinary person who doesn't seek attention or have any extreme political views!

My daughter dyed her hair green when she was 14. It was fun and turned a few heads in our small country town. She grew out of it within a year. Ditto the tattoos she was going to get when she was 18!

Wow. That's insane.

My brother (who is on the Andrew Tate train and a cunt) thinks alpha men (😂) should avoid women with funny coloured hair, tattoos, single mothers, etc. I dont give a shit about his or other small minded people's opinions.

I'm a primary school supply teacher, and quite often have bright coloured highlights put into my hair (I'm not quite brave enough to do a whole head). Most recently I've had hot pink and the kids love it. It's a conversation starter and (I think) shows I'm a bit different to the average older lady I meet also doing supply. I'm also younger than a lot of supply teachers, so that, plus the "fun" hair, makes me stand out and be a bit memorable.
I'm planning to get it done again in the next couple of weeks, as I'm about to start a 6-week holiday club job, and it's just a bit of fun. I don't think anything of anyone else I see with colourful hair.
As I say to my mum, "life's short, why not have pink hair?"

I would think that the person is likely to be friendly and kind, unless they gave off vibes that contradicted that. I'd not thought about them being neurodiverse but I suppose that's also why I'd be drawn to them.

That said, I wouldn't have brightly coloured hair myself because I know how I'd be viewed and it's easier for me to not have people giving me 'odd' looks or treating me with a lack of respect. It's not because I'd want to be friends with a neurotypical but I have to deal with them sometimes.

I assume they have too much time and money because the upkeep is monstrous. Beyond that, nothing!

😂😂😂

how ridiculous

Same as I think of anyone who dyes their hair (any colour, including those dying gray hair): I wouldn't do it for myself because too much faff & maintenance. You have something I don't. Some variety colour jobs are amazingly nice to look at which I can admire... but so much maintenance.

if very unusual... means Attention seeking (no harm in that) and creative personality, maybe? How many women glam selves up just for the attention. So showing off their long legs, beautiful clothes, striking shoes, amazing nails... it's all similar decisions. Same as anyone (male or female) who puts a lot of effort into having a striking or "superior" appearance really. Not for me but obviously very popular behaviour that is generally harmless.

I dyed my hair purple for my aunts funeral I'm not a lesbian i don't think trans women are women i just wanted to honour my aunts request for bright colours and my entire wardrobe is black i thought purple hair colourful shawl job done!

But yes people were abit more careful around me until it washed mostly out reading this thread I can see why

Older people (50 plus as I am myself)... good for you, you are pleasing yourself
Younger people... fun, experimenting with who you are.. yes more likely to be ND and so what.
Not keen on blues and greens as the fade is often a weird colour.

My DD2 has long blonde hair and a couple of years ago had unicorn style highlights..all rainbow colours. It looked stunning. It didn't affect her job (she's a GP) or her patients in any way... except some of the the kids she saw were delighted. However the upkeep was extortionate so she's back to blonde now.

My only dislike is mahogany. That deep purple- red that is not very flattering on older ladies, but that's because I think more natural is kinder to ageing skin (like my own!) I'm going grey and I'm sure plenty of people think I should be colouring it but I like it, and if people judge me... that's their issue not mine!

Try hard and a bit cringe. Much like crappy out of the book tattoos on the back of your legs and wearing shorts in winter so everyone can see how 'cool' and alternative you are, without needing an actual personality.

There’s nothing wrong with it but when middle age and older women do it, I always think they’re trying too hard to be “edgy” - but that’s more on me, to be fair!

I actually really like a pink rinse on women who (I assume) are naturally white/grey. I think it looks really cool. I also associate bright hair with shopping at Lush and potentially being vegan/vegetarian. Nothing negative at all but I can see I'm in the minority here!

It is rational though as it is based on the large sample I have met.
My ‘lived experience’ has taught be that brightly coloured hair (other than deep red) is an indicator (not a guarantee but a clear signal) of certain other things.
I’d also make certain initial judgements based on meeting a middle aged man in jeans and a tweed jacket and I expect you would too.

Looks cheap, attention seeking and rarely attractive.

When I was a child, a long time ago, older women used to have pastel colours on their white or grey hair, done at the hairdressers. Hence the phrase “the blue rinse set” denoting usually Tory older middle class women.
My headmistresss had it done and we children used to enjoy wondering if it would be blue, pink or purple every week. (Never green, though!)

I have had various colours over the years, on and off. They do take a bit of work. My doctor has bright red ends on his black hair, which looks great but must take a shedload of bleach.
I have been looking forward to becoming grey or white haired, so that I can just chuck some colours on without having to bleach. Well, making the best of it, anyway.
As I'm clearly an oldie, I don't know how people will regard that, but I don't really care. As they say, those who matter don't mind and those who mind don't matter.

Isn’t that strange as a lot of people I’m familiar with who have different hair colours are really quite shy! I was going to answer that I associate it with less confident people, introverts. Interesting differences, maybe it’s area?

@Nannyfannybanny I've been grey naturally for the past 20 years. ..i gave up dying it. I always compliment people with coloured hair....it looks really cheerful

Initial impressions are not a bad thing! For example I’d also form an initial impression of a 30something man with a very muscley arms, a tight T-shirt, tattoos and skinny jeans that they might be very vain, probably misogynistic and possibly an Andrew Tait fan. I might then find out that they are actually a nurse with body-dismorphia but might initially impression, although wrong, isn’t irrational because of the large numbers of people I’ve encountered who are like that.

Now u know why the world is a horrible place to live in !
So many judgemental people ! Assuming ! Pre conceived ideas !
I have had every hair colour u know why ?
Because I’m a hairstylist and I love hair !
I have no politic extreme views
I'm not ND
i have no mental illness
I'm not Gay or trans or whatever !
I have been judged absolutely by people pre conceived ideas and when they have sat in my chair and had their hair done their idea of me has changed because they have had a chance in that couple of hours to chat with me and see I’m a complete normal NON judgemental person and a genuine nice person !
If anyone on here has bright hair ignore all these horrible comments ! Their living in a world of their own judgements which are not truth !

Oh God, the amount of judgement on this thread is unreal! I’ve spent the best part of 25 years off and on dying my hair various reddy/purply colours. This pink was my favourite- had it done in Germany back in 2007 and never have been able to achieve the same since 😢

Would possibly be a sackable offence where I work.