One appearance choice does not fit all (a continuing series)

[firecat]

A friend who is a musician was told that in order to make a better impression at auditions, she needed to dye her hair.

I used to dye my hair for fun. I currently don't dye my hair because I am enjoying watching it turn gray. But occasionally someone thinks my OH is my son, and then I feel tempted to start dying it again.

So I am wondering about the reasons people dye or don't dye their hair, and your thoughts about hair dying in general.

Poll #3554 Hair dye choices

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Do you dye your hair (using permanent or semi-permanent dye)?

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Yes
16 (23.5%)

No
20 (29.4%)

Sometimes
22 (32.4%)

I tried it once or twice
12 (17.6%)

I'm thinking about it
9 (13.2%)

Ticky box!
7 (10.3%)

Why or why not? (Feel free to elaborate in comments)

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What is your gender identity?

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Comments

[torachan]

I have never dyed my hair consistently, but I started dying it occasionally in high school and have kept that up, sometimes going for years in between doing it. I like having different colors and trying new things, but it's a real pain in the ass for me, especially because I have very dark brown hair, so to dye it anything other than black, I have to bleach it first. Also sometimes I buzz my hair, so I can't dye it then.

I have an increasing number of white hairs, which are clearly visible since my natural color is so dark, but I would never dye my hair just to hide the white. I think it looks cool.

[azurelunatic]

Also in the very dark brown hair camp, and since I have been claiming that blue is my natural hair color off and on since 1995, the bleach thing makes me despair. In addition to having hair this color, I maintain long hair (growing it out since '01), so bleach is not really an option.

I think all of the previously-dyed bits have now gone, although a tabby look would be interesting.