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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Comments

[kshandra]

I have repeatedly said that if I had sufficiently infinite funds and patience, I would find a stylist who would protect the individual gray strands on my head, THEN bleach the rest and dye it purple. As funds and patience are sadly in short supply, I have found that the "highlights" route (wide chunks of hair picked up separately for treatment) gets me a similar satisfaction. I'm about to call my colorist in preparation for Burning Man, and trying to decide if I'm going to go whole-head this year, since I work for a company that won't care.