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.

I don’t personally think it looks good. Just not very classy, I guess?

Also, everyone I’ve met with colourful hair has had a lot of drama going on in their lives.

Obviously I’d keep those thoughts to myself, though. I’d never treat anybody any differently due to their hair colour. They’re not hurting anyone with it and it’s none of my business.

But you will make snap judgements based on people’s appearance as well. Everyone does. Even if they insist they don’t.

Half the time I dont notice really, I will occasionally tell someone how amazing their hair is, especially the rainbow style, I mostly have noticed on more mature ladies, they always appreciate the compliment.

It's a bit "I'm so different I'm going to look just like all my friends", isn't it?
I'm a lecturer and it is largely the politically "aware" for want of a better word.
But being students they've often done it themselves or cheaply and don't keep it up, leading to poorly conditioned hair with brown roots.

I love the diversity, but I think it does have a hint of “I’m different, me” and just slightly wacky and non- conforming. Which is not a bad thing, I m not hugely conformist myself.
I did fancy purple lowlights in my grey hair, but my DC unanimously begged me not to, and they are quite arty types. Is it that even adult kids don’t want their mum to stand out as “ different”?

Everyone saying they wouldn’t judge in the same sentence as being very judgmental. Hilarious.

I had coloured hair for years. Nothing to do with politics or opinions about gender. It made me feel good about myself as a form of self expression. The people saying it’s about attention are also hilarious. The reason I went back to natural was because of unwelcome attention. I wanted to express creatively and enjoy colour and fun, not be easy to spot in a crowd.

Absolutely couldn’t care less what others do to their hair. Whatever makes you happy.

Isn’t brightly coloured hair viewed by the NHS as a red flag for mental illness? I could be completely wrong but I’m sure I read that somewhere!
Sounds like you have a mental illness thinking that.

On the contrast my kids have always loved my coloured hair and were quite disappointed to me going natural.

Not that I live my life for my children and would let them control my identity or appearance.

I’d think you were likely having mental health issues. It’s usually used by people that are struggling.

I know what PPs mean re neurodiversity and political ideologies but I know quite a few middle aged women with pink hair (or streaks of pink) who really aren’t political at all and who are NT. It’s quite popular- I think some people just think it’s fun. I don’t really like or dislike it.

Same. I would mostly assume that the person is struggling with their mental health, or at least a little fragile. I can’t think of anyone that I have met with colourful hair that isn’t. I realise that there may be some purple haired happy folk but I haven’t met any, and it’s quite a large sample size. Many of the people that I meet with this type of hair are also neurodivergent, and many follow divisive political ideologies. Again, only based on my personal interactions, but factual within those parameters.

Attention seekers

My 3 love my purple and pink hair

I think there are lots of assumptions, some of which are correct personally. I have black and bright pink hair, ND and very shy but mostly neutral on politics. So it seems there is a stereotype.

hebden bridge?

You wouldn't want to have confidence issues and read mumsnet. So many threads on here being brutal about people. Before I started reading mumsnet I had no idea that so many people look so closely at others and judge so hard.

I genuinely don't think anything about people with colourful hair or fat people or people wearing short shorts or leggings. I might think that looks nice or not but don't make up whole stories about the psychology behind why a particular person is wearing a short skirt or has green hair. I just presume it's because they like it.

No I am not. I do it for me because I like it.

I love it. Especially love seeing women in their 60s/70s/80s with pink, purple hair instead of the uniform grey/white. I think we’ll see it more as our generation gets older.

I’ll be honest, mental illness or attention seeking left wing ideology (usually gender theory). When i was younger it was usually more with punk music etc and a lot of my friends had colourful hair and I remember in my teens sometimes wanting to dye my hair wild but I was too timid to pull it off.

However, I think anyone over 24 with hair as you described normally fits my first sentence…but I’ll never voice it out loud.

I would assume that too .
Or that you were going through the menopause and were trying ( and failing) to reconnect with the 'quirky' , crazy , fun you.Id keep you at arms length.

This is very interesting. I have my hair very short and often brightly coloured but I'm definitely not woke or a lesbian, in fact I'm a pentecostal Christian. I do however have ADHD.
I think it's all down to stereotyping and snobbery.

I can't wait to tell my friend
She has her hair professionally done every 2 weeks, she was in fact a hairdresser..my own hair dresser in her 50s has bright red hair, the other stylist sometimes green/blue,no mental issues, depression,both very happily married...to men.. any of you watch "The Repair shop"
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I don't like it personally. It's never flattering. But I wouldn't give it any thought. It's not exactly unusual these days.
My toddler was asking very loudly (I did distract him immediately) on the bus why a lady had pink hair. She didn't appreciate it, but I'm not sure what she expected. Bright pink hair is very showy, rightly or wrongly people will notice.

I love colour so wear bright colourful clothes all the time. Most of them me-made because I’m crafty like that. I’m also very competent at colouring and usually have varying shades of purple on my hair that I’ve done myself, bleach plus direct dye. I’m always getting complimented for looking bright & cheerful. 😊

My house is painted a pretty shade of pink on the outside and I have a magenta pink glass splash back above my kitchen units and houseplants everywhere.

I’m in my late 50’s, retired early, left wing leaning and do not support the bollocks that you can change sex, you can’t! 🤷🏻‍♀️. Never attended a Pride march in my life but I do support the LGB Alliance.