I am going brunette.

[Sannum]

I can't remember my natural color, but after years of having it colored, processed, highlighted, bleached and burned, I am going back to something close to it. I have an appointment on saturday afternoon. The color I am shooting for is a chocolate brown, but I want it to be rich. But I will leave the details to the professionals, because I don't trust myself to paint my own toenails, much less do my hair color!

Wish me luck!

[everythingsxen]

1. Good for you!

:wow:

[PassingFair]

2. Be prepared, it will make you look....

YOUNGER!

I've noticed that when the women at work go from blonde
or frosted whatever, they invariably look years younger.

[prole_for_peace]

4. it does youthen (?) the appearance.

i am a natural brunette but went red for a few years. i went back close to natural last fall and it looked so much better and i received tons of compliments.

[Sannum]

14. I am a Julianne Moore-like red now

I am just mostly tired of the upkeep---every four weeks to six weeks, and my eyebrows every two.

I am nervous and excited

[Sannum]

13. really?

I have always heard the opposite. An added bonus:)

[GOPisEvil]

3. Good luck!

I hope it turns out like you want. :)

[u4ic]

5. Good luck, and enjoy

the salon experience!

[MissMillie]

6. good luck and have fun!

I wish I could afford to have the professionals keep mine up.

[Sannum]

15. It ends up being cheaper in the long run

I can't make jello, so I could not see myself dying my hair. Also, my texture is kinda thin and it tends to be really fragile, so I would rather have someone who knows what they're doing!

[NMMNG]

7. May it turn out as you hope

:thumbsup:

[amitten]

8. Closest to your natural color always looks best.

The one exception are dishwater blondes...they really do need highlights to look good.

But natural always goes best with your own coloring. I'm a brunette, and highlights of any color make me look worse (kinda sickly). I've learned to love my chestnut brown.

[dysfunctional press]

9. just as long as the carpet matches the drapes...

:evilgrin:

[MnFats]

10. you beat me to it.whoever thought up that line....

...is wonderfully sick. So I can relate.

[dysfunctional press]

11. or if you prefer...collar & cuffs.

nt

[Sannum]

16. .

:spank: :evil:

I actually have an acquaintance who is um...employed as a very expensive um...escort. She gets her carpet dyed as well. But hell, she makes almost half a million a year so who the hell am I to judge!:wow:

[last_texas_dem]

12. Good luck

I agree with the above poster about natural hair color usually looking the best on people. I have often noticed bleached or highlighted blondes and wondering why the didn't just stick with their natural color. Going blonde still seems very common, though; it could be it's worse in my part of the country. That's cool to hear you're going brunette, though. I'm a big brunette fan myself; I'm the way about brunettes guys are "supposed to" be about blondes. (Although my un-scientific polling leads me to believe there are just as many brunette fans as there are blonde fans!)

[Sannum]

17. Blonde is so common

It has never crossed my mind to go blonde. I am ghostly pale, so it wouldn't look good.

When I lived in Texas, I was amazed that everyone seemed to be the exact same shade of blonde.