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

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 68

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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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[onceupon.livejournal.com]

I have dyed my hair many several times through the years. It is currently my natural color augmented with large sections of royal blue.

I dye it because hair is an accessory - obviously it's a slower growing one than, say, an earring collection but it is part of the general aesthetic I want to play with and express. It's FUN. It ought not, as with makeup and other performative markers of any particular identity choice, be imperative and/or compulsory; if it is, it's not fun any more.