Auburn Pride!

[Jennwith4]

My hair color is a dark brunette with auburn highlights. This summer I've seen more sun than I have in a long time so my auburn really stands out now. I love it!!

[abauer789]

I just finished growing out my natural color and bought my first hair toy to compliment the color. My hair color has changed so much since I started to grow it out natural (it is now shoulder length) and I am wondering, do I belong here?

[animetor7]

I just finished growing out my natural color and bought my first hair toy to compliment the color. My hair color has changed so much since I started to grow it out natural (it is now shoulder length) and I am wondering, do I belong here?

It looks like it to me. Welcome!

[abauer789]

Thanks animetor7! I am excited to "be" something now! Other than bleach blonde....I look so much better after growing out all that! I love not having to go to the hair dressers - besides getting hair cuts. Just the smell of that stuff (bleach/dye) gives me a headache! LOL

[HappyHair87]

I wish this mobile version allowed me to upload pics

What does freckles have to do with this? Just asking bc I see ppl posting about their freckles and eyes.

I have freckles and my eyes are the color of sweet iced tea

[Rushli]

Redheads usually have freckles but not all auburns do so that is probably why it was discusses. I am not sure about eye color.

I have freckles. They come out on my face in the sun and a ton on my arms and randomly everywhere else too that stay there all the time. My eyes are blue.

[Arete]

All right fellow Auburn folks, is Auburn genetically considered red or brown?

[LauraLongLocks]

All right fellow Auburn folks, is Auburn genetically considered red or brown?

Interesting question. I always considered my hair to be brown, but it is a reddish/warm auburn brown instead of an ashy brown.

[animetor7]

All right fellow Auburn folks, is Auburn genetically considered red or brown?

So I looked up how red hair works, and as far as I understand, auburn is the result of people carrying one copy of a mutated gene as opposed to two copies that would result in fully red hair. This gene is also responsible for the characteristic pale skin and freckles that red-heads have. This helps explain why many (but not all) auburn-heads have similar coloring to "true" red-heads. I'll post again with a link in a bit.

EDIT: Here's that link http://genetics.thetech.org/ask/ask189

[AZDesertRose]

My hair's natural color is kind of a dark chestnut brown. It looks brown indoors and auburn in the sun.

However, I've been coloring it with henna, so now it's definitely auburn.