Should I let my 12 yo have highlights?

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Sparklylemon · 23/04/2025 15:11

She keeps asking for bleach highlights over her brown hair. I feel like it’s a no she’s almost 12 and too young but all the girls now seem so much more grown up than me at this age so maybe I’m too old fashioned?!

Her hair is fairly thin as well so I’m worried it will ruin it.

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Berlinlover · 24/04/2025 15:38

I’ve been dyeing my hair blonde since I was 13. I’m now 48, I lost all my hair last year during chemo but it’s growing back and I got highlights last week. I think you should allow your daughter to have highlights.

pizzaHeart · 24/04/2025 15:45

Sparklylemon · 23/04/2025 16:36

Ooo I’ve had an education here! I didn’t realise there are age limits. Dd has fine hair I just trim it at home and it’s never even reached much past her shoulders before it needs a trim again. I think I’ll tell her the hairdressers won’t allow it.

Some of her friends already have things done to their hair so must be at home but they’re also into makeup etc and im also trying to slow those things down until at least a couple of years time.

I wonder if she wants proper experience rather than home made haircuts so the compromise might be to start taking her to a salon. Just have a word with a stylist beforehand that you don’t allow highlights at this stage, to be sure that you are singing from the same page. 🙂

allfurcoatnoknickers · 24/04/2025 18:08

@Mulledjuice Hahah this is what I came to say. Sun-in and then hack the orange bits off when it doesn't work properly. Old school, like back in the day (early 2000s)

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