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    Default Now I am just speculating, but what IF I dyed...?

    if I WERE to dye my hair some different color, what would look good? Going through the 'oh I am pregnant and looking so boring' phase, but also seriously considering a change.

    My hair is naturally 'hair colored' - something between blonde and brown with a lot of grey and a lot of golden highlights. I was blonde as a kid and also bleached for many years. I am also considering just getting subtle highlights, where no roots would show.

    Edited to add: my hair has a LOT more silver now. Like big streaks of it.

    Haircolor experience in the past:

    In the past blonde was OK and looked natural as long as it was a cool shade, but it always went brassy without color deposit products. Then there was the damage issue, scalp unhappy, etc.

    Black was too harsh and didn't work with my eyebrows. They are less blonde now, however, and black does fit my lifestyle and wardrobe since I wear a lot of jewel tones and black and grey and blue.

    Henna went orange the two times I tried it (even BAQ) and looked horrible with my reddish complexion.

    Blue looked kinda cool but I don't think I want all my hair blue.

    I never tried (darker) brown or darker 'unnatural' red.

    This is a pic of me in good lighting without makeup so you can see my pale yet reddish complexion and weird eye color. Season-wise, the most I can deciper is that I am a summer, but winter and fall colors look good on me since I have both cool and warm coloration (gold highlights in ashen hair, gold flecks in grey-green eyes).

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    Default Re: Now I am just speculating, but what IF I dyed...?

    i think a medium, rich brown would be excellent on you. with a neutral tone--not too ash and not too red. the only problem is that with the silver, you would have to really keep up on the roots.
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    Default Re: Now I am just speculating, but what IF I dyed...?

    Having seen your picture, considering your complexion, I'd go with a warm tone and maybe something not too drastic, like a warm darker red streak or something.
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    Default Re: Now I am just speculating, but what IF I dyed...?

    My personal favoite on myself so far has been red-violet; I think you could wear it well, too. Whatever you do, make it semi-permanent unless/until you are sure you love it. I think silver hair will look amazing on you.

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    Default Re: Now I am just speculating, but what IF I dyed...?

    Medium dark brown I would say- no red or auburn.
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    Default Re: Now I am just speculating, but what IF I dyed...?

    I would go with a medium to dark brown for sure. Just something that will make your color a bit richer.
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    Default Re: Now I am just speculating, but what IF I dyed...?

    If you could lift and dye to a light caramel brown similar to this: http://www.haircolor-ideas.com/brown...or-picture.php

    I think it would be softening and look good with your eye color

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    Default Re: Now I am just speculating, but what IF I dyed...?

    My vote would be for a nice honey color like Jennifer Aniston's. It is not too drastically different from your natural hair and the blondish highlights would disguise the silver strands so you can go longer between dyes.

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    Default Re: Now I am just speculating, but what IF I dyed...?

    I think a beige colour with some lighter caramel highlights would be nice, your hair is rather an ashy colour and your skin tone warmish, so the two colours would compliment your colouring well. I think red hair would make you look too ruddy.
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    Default Re: Now I am just speculating, but what IF I dyed...?

    I like your silvers but I think you could wear something the warm/ coppery light brown range well too. Nothing harsh or blue-ish imho.

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