Blonette Pride :)

[Crumpet]

[IMG]http://oi57.tinypic.com/2nbzk1h.jpg


Shame on you MsVenus -- you've now enabled me to try to grow to Classic! :o

[Aurum]

Shame on you MsVenus -- you've now enabled me to try to grow to Classic! :o

I've seen this picture a lot and apparently everyone loves it. I just see ugly ends and strange-shaped legs. :confused: I wouldn't even call it blonette; it's definitely straight blonde.

[missblueeyes]

I've seen this picture a lot and apparently everyone loves it. I just see ugly ends and strange-shaped legs. :confused: I wouldn't even call it blonette; it's definitely straight blonde.

I'm sorry, but that's an incredibly rude thing to say even though the person might not be a forum member and wouldn't read it. :(

EDIT:
I just thought of something you lovely, blondette ladies and gents could help me with. My hair is just growing out to what looks like a dark, ashy blonde, which might as well turn out blondette, I'm not sure. My question is what colour hairtoys go best with that shade? I'm thinking blues and purples, am I right? I would really appreciate your thoughts.

[Rosetta]

^ Agree with you, I was quite taken aback to read that comment... :eek:

And as for hairtoy colours, my rule of thumb is to wear the ones you love, i.e. your favorite colours, whatever your hair colour is - maybe not very helpful, but that's how I feel ;)

[Wosie]

The comment saddened me, too. I think her hair is gorgeous (and DBF liked it too, which means something as he's normally a bit uncertain about really long hair). :thud:

[MsVenus]

Shame on you MsVenus -- you've now enabled me to try to grow to Classic! :o


Good I'm glad. Go for it!

[Crumpet]

That comment saddens me. Its always sad to see women's hair, bodies, and appearances torn down, even when they aren't in front of us. One of the things I love about the LHC is how positive everyone is to each other and empowering about our appearances (and other people's).

[Rowdy]

That comment saddens me. Its always sad to see women's hair, bodies, and appearances torn down, even when they aren't in front of us. One of the things I love about the LHC is how positive everyone is to each other and empowering about our appearances (and other people's).

Exactly, I'm always a bit shocked to see rude/hurtful comments on here because of how welcoming and positive it usually is. I think her hair is beautiful! Her legs aren't strange, she is clearly bending forwards with her back arched. That's what legs do when you do that..

[blue_eyes]

Not quite sure if I actually qualify as a blonette or not, I was definitely on the blonde end of blonette as a child, and now I think it's more of a red brown. (I'm growing out dye, so only judge about the first 6 inches)

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=14395&d=1416739705

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=15241&d=1421264855

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=15007&d=1419965258

(My hair looks so red in that last picture, geeze, haha.)

What do y'all think? :)

[lapushka]

I'm sorry, but that's an incredibly rude thing to say even though the person might not be a forum member and wouldn't read it. :(

:agree: I totally agree. That is really hurtful.

[MoonlitWitch]

Ok everyone, I was toe headed blonde as a child but started bleaching when my roots began to darken around 15 years old. I am now growing out natural color and not really sure what I would be considered. The natural is the first six inches.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/XSilverEternityX/IMG_1467_zpszxcjanlv.jpg

[Crumpet]

Blueeyes -- it looks blonette-ish to me. Its hard to capture red-ish tones. I have them too. My hair was once strawberry blonde...now its dark strawberry blonette. I don't think photos capture the red. Either way, your hair looks lovely. The natural colour really suits you!

[Begemot]

Blue_eyes You look blonette to me. Your color looks light brown-ish in the first pic and then it looks warm dark blonde (maybe level 8 ) in the last picture. Very pretty!

MoonlitWitch In that picture your hair looks medium brown, possibly chestnut brown. Lovely color and shine :)

[Kiiruna]

I think I'm a blondette too :-) My hairdresser says I'm a level 7 (it kinda rhymes; level seven) or something, it's a bit hard to tell because sometimes it's very dark and sometimes quite light. But yeah, let me know what you think:

Natural light, in front of the window:
http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o641/cizacza/109_zpsljbenmtg.jpg~original

Natural light, outside in shade:
http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o641/cizacza/WP_20150311_025_zpst7kjfvz1.jpg~original

Natural light, outside in sunshine:
http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o641/cizacza/WP_20150311_018_zps1xkhrtda.jpg~original
http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o641/cizacza/WP_20150311_033_zps7fgj8ywu.jpg~original

[Crumpet]

I spy a blonette!

[Estrid]

I just felt like posting my latest hair photo somewhere, and I guess this thread will be the place :p For once my haircolour looks like it should on a photo indoors (1,5m away from a window) so I just had to, haha. I'm not really blonette, more blonde-ish, but yea.

http://oi59.tinypic.com/2u754xj.jpg

This is the first time that I notice that one side is longer than the other side :bluebiggr

[Auburngirl]

I see the thread is years long, but I had to write something. Gorgeous hair you have there, blondettes! That's definitely my type of hair (if you can call it a type, since it varies so much). Dark blond to light brown, mainly golden shine in the sun, with some slight red-ish, copper-ish tint, depending on the light. I loved and hated that indecisiveness of my hair, at different points in my life. No one could really pin-point it, but throughout my life, most people called me "that blonde girl", so I went with it.

I never dyed, it, except for one short experiment with a temporary shampoo, when I was in high school, and back then I wanted to be a "decided blonde", and have lighter hair. I remember I had a tight argument with my father, which was more conservative, and didn't agree that I dye my hair while I'm still in high school. My mom was on my side, and together we convinced him. After I won (and was overjoyed that I get to express my teenager emancipation), my mom and I went shopping and she finally did my hair with a light blonde hair temporary shampoo. I was scared of all I had heard about chemicals drying your hair, and not prepared for a radical change, so I wasn't patient enough and washed it out of my hair much too soon. There was an almost imperceptible change. My classmates asked me if there was something different with me, maybe my blouse was new, or something... :)) they just couldn't figure it out. :P The only real benefit was that the shampoo somehow made my hair super super soft, the best I've ever had. Maybe it was cassia based or something, I don't know, but, surprisingly, it felt wonderful, shiny and healthy, and not something I expected out of a store bought box hair colorant.

After that, I decided I'll try to make my hair light blonde some day, later, but kept postponing it. In time, all my boyfriends liked my natural hair very much, and they always
said it is much more interesting and better than that matte, dry hair they see in all the girls who dye their hair, and all the girls seemed to dye their hair. They used to call it "broom hair", and I never wanted to get that. Everybody said mine is special, and to keep it as it is. And I started treasuring the quality and softness, and natural feel of the hair much better than the color. In time, I started noticing and loving the natural color of my hair more and more, so I gave up completely the thought of ever trying to alter it again. I noticed some ladies whose dyed hair looking healthy and shiny, but I imagined you can only get that in luxury saloons, if you spend a lot of money on specialists and expensive products, and I'd never get that with my modest means. And why invest so much money and get chemicals into your skin when you have beautiful, healthy, natural hair that shines like gold. You can get a nice color in a saloon, maybe, but none of those could match the golden reflexes and iridescence of natural hair. My hair and my eye color became the things I always liked about myself, even when my body image was suffering for different reasons, and I felt down. It also went well with my easy going, low maintenance way of being. It's nice to just wash your hair, air dry it, and then just brush it, get that feeling of comfort, feeling pretty and natural, and then go out and play in the sun. So I decided to never dye it unless I'd absolutely have to.

Back then, though, I knew nothing about henna, or cassia, or indigo. The discovery of these, and after I learned so much of how you can use them to give you a different color, I decided I will try it. My long term goal is to become auburn. And when I'll cover my grays, it will be with something that will leave my hair feeling natural as it always was, and still looking interesting, with shine and reflexes and shade shifting in the light. I actually became excited about this idea recently, and think it will go well with my natural color, especially with the subtle coppery tint I've always had. I'm also considering trying cassia, and see what kind of results that will give, especially since it's always good to start out with a more subtle change and go from there. Maybe I'll just switch between henna and cassia, in some combinations.

I wonder how much of cassia I can build up with repeated applications and how it will look on my hair. Anyone know about how long cassia tint stays in the hair without retouching it before it wears out?

[leilani]

Cassia lasts a month, it won't build up to permanent.
Henna and indigo are a great way to destroy a flattering hair color that you love. It's like dipping your hair in a rust colored nightmare that only scissors can remedy. Forget ever seeing your natural hair tone ever again until it's grown out. And repeated applications will make it very dark, especially henndigo. If you happen to look good with hair several shades darker then great. And if orange is a color that looks great on you, bonus, because you'll actually be able to go out in the sun without cringing every time you see your reflection. But for most blonettes who don't look amazing in a pumpkin colored shirt, it's not a good look.
With blonette you can embrace your silvers as platinum highlights! You can pull them off for years without them looking unintentional. You could get a few salon highlights in cold platinum shade to match and have it look even more intentional. Much easier to blend than when dark hair gets greys.

[lapushka]

With blonette you can embrace your silvers as platinum highlights! You can pull them off for years without them looking unintentional. You could get a few salon highlights in cold platinum shade to match and have it look even more intentional. Much easier to blend than when dark hair gets greys.

Sooo true! This is why my mom (who originally has (had) black hair) dyed her hair light blonde when she went gray all over. The roots are barely noticeable on hair that light, and she only needs to dye 3 to 4 times a year.

[two_wheels]

Auburngirl, I am blonette and found henna and henndigo terribly unflattering too. Here's why:
- I have a warm-neutral skintone but even though it is apparently warm-ish, the bright orange of henna washed it out utterly and I looked dead
- my golden-blonde roots looked ashy, to the point of green, next to the henna
- the only thing you can do once you've hennaed is henndigo, so I did that next
- voila! Washed out face, light roots looked like I was going bald, then the orange STILL shone through and washed me out
- I got the indigo out with colour b4 but the henna? Forget it. Then my hair was trashed and still orange
- scissors were the only option after that.

Four years later (three years after pixie) I am back where I started. With nicely LHCed hair, sure. But even so... frustrating.

If you must - then definitely try cassia first. Then try a very very very weak henna gloss. Build it up gradually. If you must. I *wish* I had.

[Mehry]

Dark blond to light brown, mainly golden shine in the sun, with some slight red-ish, copper-ish tint, depending on the light.

Aah! This is so very much me, and my little girl, and has bothered me so much that I started a Mystery Hair Color thread to try and nail it down. I'd considered myself (resignedly, it must be said) a solidly dark, very ashy blonde until I had my hubby take some pix from behind when I registered for LHC - and suddenly I'm seeing a darker, warmer color with a decided reddish sheen and only hints of coolness in the under-hair. Mind blown.

Someone suggested the Blonette Pride thread, and I'm so glad they did. Identity crisis spurred henna experiment narrowly averted. :)

[Auburngirl]

Leilani, I don't know why you would call your auburn hair nightmarish. I don't associate at all rust with nightmares, I think rust is a lovely color, and the one I see as your signature pic is absolutely gorgeous! I was drooling over it the first time I saw it and thought it might be your natural color even.
I don't even want to think about platinum highlights, as the whole point was to not put any chemical dye anywhere near my hair, not even highlights. I want it as natural as possible, and I never really liked platinum highlights for my own hair. And I don't intend letting my silver show, either. I'll at least try the cassia, which I want to do, anyway, for conditioning.

Leilani , two_wheels Maybe you're not pleased with it because of your skin tone. I don't know what warm-neutral tone means, I know nothing about complexions. I never used much make up other than a little eye shadow and mascara, occasionally, never used a foundation, so I'm clueless. :P I could maybe say I have a very light complexion, and I've seen many red haired and copper haired women that look charming, in my opinion, although they don't like themselves.

[Auburngirl]

But don't worry, I don't intend to just put henna all over my head on a whim. I will strand test, with several combinations, and reapply on the strands, and put it next to my face to see how it looks against my skin. And if I don't like it, I won't do it. But if I like it, I will! That's how I am, I always have to see for myself. I know we're very different, even if our hair might be similar, our complexions might be different. I don't even know if I'll look ok with copper or auburn. I've seen online a few blonettes whose hair and skin look very similar to mine that adopted henna and they look absolutely stunning! I think it also depends a lot on self-perception. If you think of yourself as a blonette with gold reflexes, it might be hard to see yourself as auburn, with a much darker hair. Dunno. I wish I could see your before/after pictures, but I still have novice status on the forums, so I can't even see all the pictures and profiles.

I will experiment, no biggie. Hair grows back, I'm not gonna get stuck like that for ever. I intend to cut my hip-long hair to just a bit longer than shoulder length, anyway, as this suits me very well, and I'll experiment.
It gets my hair less than a year to grow double in length and I heard that with henna it grows even faster. Grows too fast, I used to say, as I never liked having to shorten it in less than 2 years. To me, from a bit over shoulder length, layered cut, to mid back maximum, it looks and feels the best, as volume and movement and maintenance-wise. From there, frankly, it's just a matter of "oh, I so don't feel like going to get a hair cut... I'm afraid of bad hair-dressers... costs so much... let's just leave it grow and be wild." :P

Anyway, I studied henna online a lot, for a few moths now, and I'm gonna study some more. I expect that the first application will be orangey, but I've seen it can be corrected, if you have patience, over several applications, in combinations with herbs, such as wallnut shells and other, to obtain auburn and less orange. And then I'll see if I need to try adding indigo or some other formula. I intend to buy nothing else than BAQ pure henna, from a henna specialist near by, and first get a 100 g sample, to do my tests on the hair that I will cut off before this.

At least, even if I don't like it, I hope henna will repair my partly dry hair, that lately became stringy, and can't condition it with anything I've used, no matter that it's 100% virgin and I don't use any products of any kind, other than a mild shampoo and conditioner, and rarely use heat, just lukewarm water and air dry.

[Auburngirl]

Anyway, the whole thing is, for so, so many years I never actually changed my hair color even once. Never did any mistakes, never had any cares, but never did any change, either (the failed "invisible" shampoo experiment doesn't count :P), and I still have a little time to try and even possibly fail at least once. Until now, I haven't felt bad for not trying any change, because I hated chemicals, their damage, and the artificial look they give. But now, that I've discovered henna and cassia, I'm willing to risk a fiasco. The natural feel was always my priority.
Since I know henna and cassia are the only natural alternatives, these are the only ones I'm willing to give a chance to, anyway. One chance, one try, one possible mistake. One mistake won't be a tragedy. And, like I said, for me, it's not a matter of having to wait for it it grow to classic length, or something. I'll be happy to return to a bit over my shoulder length to look decent. If I don't try anything in the next two years, I don't see myself trying this at all. So I wish I go on this auburn adventure, and be 'Auburngirl' at least for once in my life. In the end, if it's really not for me, I'll appreciate my natural blonette color even more.

[Rosetta]

- the only thing you can do once you've hennaed is henndigo, so I did that next
- I got the indigo out with colour b4 but the henna? Forget it. Then my hair was trashed and still orange
Not exactly true; many here have gotten henna out with Colour B4, at least some of it if not all; and you can use chemical dye or even bleach (if you really have to) after hennaing, so indigo isn't the only thing.

Also, of course we are all different, but for me, also a natural blonette, henna doesn't clash with my neutral-warmish skintone. (I almost wish it did, as that would make it easier for me to stay away from it, as I'm growing my natural ;)) And that's even though orange clothes do look ghastly on me. Henna on hair is so much different from pure orange, after all.

Though for anyone, especially with lighter hair, intending to take the henna plunge, trying first a very weak gloss and building it up gradually is really good advice :)

[memeow]

Auburngirl, another idea to try would be to use some Manic Panic or similar non-permanent vegetable-based dye before going to the henna. It isn't purely natural, but it would let you spend a week or two as a redhead without the commitment, and it won't damage your hair. If I were considering going red I would definitely run that experiment before doing anything too permanent. If your hair grows really quickly I guess it might not be as much of an issue though.

[two_wheels]

Not exactly true; many here have gotten henna out with Colour B4, at least some of it if not all; and you can use chemical dye or even bleach (if you really have to) after hennaing, so indigo isn't the only thing.

Also, of course we are all different, but for me, also a natural blonette, henna doesn't clash with my neutral-warmish skintone. (I almost wish it did, as that would make it easier for me to stay away from it, as I'm growing my natural ;)) And that's even though orange clothes do look ghastly on me. Henna on hair is so much different from pure orange, after all.

That's true about it not being the only thing you can do. But it was the only thing that I could do without ending up with orange hair - colour b4 took me to light orange, but still markedly orange. Which glowed through anything I tried to tone it with. So yeah, could have commercially dyed it very dark or henndigoed. I am very pale and neither orange nor dark hair suit me :(

Anyway, point is that I assumed that having pale ivoryish skin meant henna would work, and I was so wrong. So I'm glad you're smarter than me, AuburnGirl, with the strand testing, because I really did just stick a bunch of henna on my head and wake up to a permanent unflattering colour!

[leilani]

So yeah, could have commercially dyed it very dark or henndigoed. I am very pale and neither orange nor dark hair suit me :(
!

Exactly!! Options become limited!

[noteve]

I always thought I was a brunette, but the other day I compared my hair with one of those color charts (the ones with locks of hair in each color). Apparently my hair is level 7, which is considered medium to dark blonde. But my hair definitely looks brown in most light. I guess that makes me a blonette.

Here's some photos. Can it be true? Level 7? Actually it was identical to the lock of hair that was level 7.1, which said medium ash blonde. I can't believe it.

In the sun:
http://i60.tinypic.com/2q8bltz_th.png

In natural light:
http://oi61.tinypic.com/2qxmfeg.jpg

In artificial light:
http://i59.tinypic.com/2hnrgjk_th.png

[tigress86]

I just felt like posting my latest hair photo somewhere, and I guess this thread will be the place :p For once my haircolour looks like it should on a photo indoors (1,5m away from a window) so I just had to, haha. I'm not really blonette, more blonde-ish, but yea.

http://oi59.tinypic.com/2u754xj.jpg

This is the first time that I notice that one side is longer than the other side :bluebiggr

OMG Estrid, if I didn't know better, I would think this photo is of me as a teen, right before I started coloring my hair! :D The exact color, texture and length! Your hair is beautiful by the way and I can't wait to grow out the dye and see my natural color.

[Estrid]

OMG Estrid, if I didn't know better, I would think this photo is of me as a teen, right before I started coloring my hair! :D The exact color, texture and length! Your hair is beautiful by the way and I can't wait to grow out the dye and see my natural color.

Haha, how funny! :redgrin: Even though I see different blonde shades every day I rarely meet anyone with my shade, so... hello :cool:

Good luck with growing out the dye! I've only done that once, and then I got sick of the huge difference between my hair colour and the dye (black) so I cut all the coloured hair off when my natural hair was maybe 7 cm long.

Me = not very patient. :whistle:

[leilani]

I just did that, but my own hair was 10cm. Still not winning any prizes for patience!

[Johannah]

*bumps thread with pictures*

http://i62.tinypic.com/6iuv7o.jpg

http://i59.tinypic.com/k3t5s6.jpg

[Sparklylady82]

*bumps thread with pictures*

http://i62.tinypic.com/6iuv7o.jpg

http://i59.tinypic.com/k3t5s6.jpg
Very pretty��

[Johannah]

Very pretty��

Thank you :)

[LeMimi13]

Question: do any of you natural blondettes ever fewl like your hair sometimes airdries lighter than other times? I feel like if I airdry it up in a bun or something, it looks darker when I let it loose..

[Johannah]

Question: do any of you natural blondettes ever fewl like your hair sometimes airdries lighter than other times? I feel like if I airdry it up in a bun or something, it looks darker when I let it loose..

Same here. Also, my hair looks lighter when I use a blow dryer.

[meteor]

Stunning hair, Johannah! :applause


Question: do any of you natural blondettes ever fewl like your hair sometimes airdries lighter than other times? I feel like if I airdry it up in a bun or something, it looks darker when I let it loose..

Same here. Also, my hair looks lighter when I use a blow dryer.

Yes, that's absolutely natural.
I think this happens because blow-drying zaps more water out of hair, because it uses heat and dries hair faster than it would dry naturally. If your hair is warm/hot to touch, after blow-drying, you probably lost more moisture than you would, if left to air-dry. That's one of the biggest positives of air-drying: not loosing too much moisture.

Damp-bunning is extremely slow compared to air-drying (because it doesn't let hair get aerated as much), and, again, slows down water evaporation dramatically... so the hair is a tiny bit closer in shade to what it would be if wet or if were oily/covered in sebum.

[Johannah]

Stunning hair, Johannah! :applause




Yes, that's absolutely natural.
I think this happens because blow-drying zaps more water out of hair, because it uses heat and dries hair faster than it would dry naturally. If your hair is warm/hot to touch, after blow-drying, you probably lost more moisture than you would, if left to air-dry. That's one of the biggest positives of air-drying: not loosing too much moisture.

Damp-bunning is extremely slow compared to air-drying (because it doesn't let hair get aerated as much), and, again, slows down water evaporation dramatically... so the hair is a tiny bit closer in shade to what it would be if wet or if were oily/covered in sebum.

Thank you :flower: and I had that theory in my head as well ;)

[MadHouseWitch]

Pretty sure that pre-henna this was me! Dark blonde/Light Brown, know someone here who had dyed her hair black since I'd known her, then bleached and crazy color dyed it, but when she was raven haired I found out she dyed it I asked what color she was like "yours". Then made the exact type of comment I would make about how it was kind of "mousy" I never DISLIKED my color though I liked the fact that I had striped strands of hair, like one hair would have horizontal stripes if you could find the right one.... There just was no where near enough RED as I wanted there to be. It was there just not what *I* wanted it to be. For most of my life I've just gone with it :) I did dye black once, because I was 19 and I realized no one could tell me I could not. Mostly was just adding in some highlights (which was still rare) but once I went for it as I had a family member doing a test for school, and I didn't have to pay for it. I've had a strange love/hate with my color because I LOVE that it doesn't fit in a box (like the grower) but I also wished that I had a "color" to say when asked! Not quite blonde, or worse "dishwater" (ewww) really bothered me! It has become a bit more in the brown side as I have gotten older, but it has never quite been fully BROWN if that makes sense. But now I'm a henna head, and as if I were able to have picked my color red would have been it, I am happy. It was a long road to get to that choice however, as when I started to find gray mixed in there (thanks MOM, who dyed to cover gray since I could remember!) I resisted any dye because I was not sure (aside from RED) which color I would want. EVEN THOUGH the biggest perk that I have found to this color is ALL look good! I had strands of ALL colors! It is AWESOME! So, I hope even if I went to henna that I'm not betraying my "roots" ;)

[Sparklylady82]

What color hair accessories do you think look good in blonette hair?

[MadHouseWitch]

I wore whatever I wanted but I thought gold looked good, earthtones, and I love purple so a lot of that. Green is good too but I think it depends on what side of the blonette spectrum you are on on what looks the best. I tend to like contrast, unless I was going for a minimalist look

[Kiiruna]

Medium or dark blue and burgundy or wine red look pretty good on my hair :)

[Sparklylady82]

I think I'm blonette but not sure yet. Growing out dyed hair in my sig pic. It's pretty close to my natural. Now but I think my natural is a little more cool toned.

[JustPam]

What color hair accessories do you think look good in blonette hair?

I suppose it would depend more on how warm/ash your hair is. My skin and hair are yellow/gold toned and my most suited colours IMO are what some might call autumn colours, like burgundy, dark gold/bronze/copper, deep red and purple. I also like some blue shades, I don't suit bright blues though, more like grey blue or dark teal, what I call "dirty blues" that match my eyes. But I mostly just wear black anyway so yeah...

[meteor]

What color hair accessories do you think look good in blonette hair?

Is that to blend in or stand out?
For blending in, gold and earth tones should be good. Lots of low-contrast wood with mixed grain (to "rhyme" with blonette hair which is normally rich in slight multi-toned highlights).
For standing out, I'd go for blues, greens and purples. And of course black and white will create serious contrast. Just choose the colors you love the most from this wide variety. :)

And, I'm not sure, but I don't think seasonal color analysis applies the same way for hair toys as it does for makeup/clothes, because hair toys are seen mostly just against your hair, not so much against your skin. And hair and skin don't necessarily match in tone (naturally or not), as we often see. :)

[Sparklylady82]

Is that to blend in or stand out?
For blending in, gold and earth tones should be good. Lots of low-contrast wood with mixed grain (to "rhyme" with blonette hair which is normally rich in slight multi-toned highlights).
For standing out, I'd go for blues, greens and purples. And of course black and white will create serious contrast. Just choose the colors you love the most from this wide variety. :)

And, I'm not sure, but I don't think seasonal color analysis applies the same way for hair toys as it does for makeup/clothes, because hair toys are seen mostly just against your hair, not so much against your skin. And hair and skin don't necessarily match in tone (naturally or not), as we often see. :)

Thankyou, great advice!

[Ingrid]

Is that to blend in or stand out?
For blending in, gold and earth tones should be good. Lots of low-contrast wood with mixed grain (to "rhyme" with blonette hair which is normally rich in slight multi-toned highlights).
For standing out, I'd go for blues, greens and purples. And of course black and white will create serious contrast. Just choose the colors you love the most from this wide variety. :)

And, I'm not sure, but I don't think seasonal color analysis applies the same way for hair toys as it does for makeup/clothes, because hair toys are seen mostly just against your hair, not so much against your skin. And hair and skin don't necessarily match in tone (naturally or not), as we often see. :)

It also depends on whether you're an ashy/cool blonette or a gold/warm blonette.

[pailin]

I definitely agree with Meteor about seasonal colors and hair toys. Colors that work in my hair aren't the same as for my clothes. I think on my hair, white/cream/pastels look really nice if I want something to stand out. But cream and pastel colors are terrible against my face. Jewel tones are my best colors for clothes, but they can get lost in my hair (unless they're really bright). They look nice, but if I want something to stand out, I like paler versions of those same colors in my hair. Warm tones can look good in my hair too, but I don't wear them much because they won't go as well with my clothes, which are usually cool tones.

[Sparklylady82]

It also depends on whether you're an ashy/cool blonette or a gold/warm blonette.

I'm not completely sure yet because I'm just starting to grow out natural color again. I think it's more on the cool side but I think I'm a neutral season. I was typed a soft summer.


I definitely agree with Meteor about seasonal colors and hair toys. Colors that work in my hair aren't the same as for my clothes. I think on my hair, white/cream/pastels look really nice if I want something to stand out. But cream and pastel colors are terrible against my face. Jewel tones are my best colors for clothes, but they can get lost in my hair (unless they're really bright). They look nice, but if I want something to stand out, I like paler versions of those same colors in my hair. Warm tones can look good in my hair too, but I don't wear them much because they won't go as well with my clothes, which are usually cool tones.

That's interesting!

[wellmichelle]

I'm happy there's a thread for us! I've been reading through and can really relate to a lot of your posts -- warm hair/cool skin, hair pulling red when dyed, etc.

My hair was red when I was really little, then turned golden blonde, and has darkened quite a bit since I've gotten older. Glad to have found this thread :)

[spicyblonette]

My hair went through an interesting journey. When I was young it was platinum blonde but it gradually turned to light brown. I think but i am not sure if it
is20408_10153313963295365_8601049954545757360_n darker than blonette but this seems to be defined differently by region, what do you guys think?

[spicyblonette]

Sorry about the last post ok this one should my hair color. C:\Users\Michael\Pictures\20408_10153313963295365_ 8601049954545757360_n.jpg

[mcgg417]

Error with the previous account :-( Anyway I am the same as previous C:\Users\Michael\Pictures\20408_10153313963295365_ 8601049954545757360_n.jpg. Anyway do i qualify as blonette?

[missblueeyes]

That's not how linking pictures works. :lol:
You have to upload them to a website like photobucket or tinypic first and then post a link.

[ReneeG]

I was so frustrated yesterday! I was getting a fishing license and had to define my eye and hair color, and when I said blonde the lady gave me a rude look and made me repeat myself several times just because I'm not a peroxide blonde... Did my hair change from mid- dark blonde all the way to brown in the span of one year? The first picture is October 2014, the second in September 2015.

Pic 1
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19183&d=1443368193
Pic 2

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19182&d=1443368167

[Ingrid]

That's funny, ReneeG. I don't even raise the term "ash blonde" because it's always too difficult for people to comprehend :lol:

Your hair looks absolutely lovely, by the way. So shiny!

[RavenRose]

I am growing back my natural Blonette after bleaching out Henna. Was platinum thru high school, but it has now a medium ash blonde. Lighting is a bit strange- Color is slightly darker

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd177/paganrosemama/IMG_20150927_204055207.jpg (http://s221.photobucket.com/user/paganrosemama/media/IMG_20150927_204055207.jpg.html)

[pailin]

I was so frustrated yesterday! I was getting a fishing license and had to define my eye and hair color, and when I said blonde the lady gave me a rude look and made me repeat myself several times just because I'm not a peroxide blonde... Did my hair change from mid- dark blonde all the way to brown in the span of one year? The first picture is October 2014, the second in September 2015.


If the color of your hair in your avatar is anything like your real hair color, it looks a lot like mine. And the range of colors in the pictures you posted look a lot like the range of color for my hair, in different lighting. I prefer to call mine blonde :) I think in hairdresser terms, it is blonde, not brown. Anyway, I'd have been annoyed at the lady too.

[Alex Lou]

I was so frustrated yesterday! I was getting a fishing license and had to define my eye and hair color, and when I said blonde the lady gave me a rude look and made me repeat myself several times just because I'm not a peroxide blonde... Did my hair change from mid- dark blonde all the way to brown in the span of one year? The first picture is October 2014, the second in September 2015.
Super annoying. I think that a lot of people don't know the real range of blonde and red because they are so used to seeing dyed colors.

[wellmichelle]

I was so frustrated yesterday! I was getting a fishing license and had to define my eye and hair color, and when I said blonde the lady gave me a rude look and made me repeat myself several times just because I'm not a peroxide blonde... Did my hair change from mid- dark blonde all the way to brown in the span of one year? The first picture is October 2014, the second in September 2015.

Pic 1
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19183&d=1443368193
Pic 2

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19182&d=1443368167

That is so annoying! Your hair looks like a lovely shade of dark blonde to me.

Anymore when people ask me what my hair color is, I tell them "blondish reddish brownish" and let them figure it out : )

[Horrorpops]

I love this thread! I swear LHC has helped me embrace my natural blonette/ ashy brown so much - like many others I used to hate my hair colour. Now I love the way it matches my eyes and skin tone - it suits me better than any other colour I think!

This thread was one of the first things that made me realise ashy blonde/brown is beautiful colour in its own right. All the pictures I've seen recently here are just lovely too :)

Thanks all :flower:

[Sparklylady82]

I need to stick around this thread more...I've been obsessing over doing my hair blond but I never like any color I dye my hair. Need to just grow out natural blonnette and then I won't have to worry about it.

[mcgg417]

Hmm, hopefully this will work. http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a476/Michael_Galquinto/20408_10153313963295365_8601049954545757360_n_zpsa 0tens2h.jpg (http://s1039.photobucket.com/user/Michael_Galquinto/media/20408_10153313963295365_8601049954545757360_n_zpsa 0tens2h.jpg.html). Any luck?

[mcgg417]

It worked! Thank you missblueeyes

[mcgg417]

And btw. I find all the shades on here to be a definite shade of blonde. Medium in some cases and dark in other cases, and even light ash. It's great to see everyone embracing their natural color! Now me i'm not sure because it looks very different when short and from when I grow it out during summer.

[mcgg417]

and then sometimes it comes across as auburn! https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t34.0-12/12047765_10153573988125365_313812930_n.jpg?oh=e8bd 9661d34638cb3d83aaaca6621821&oe=560DEC8F

[Estrid]

After being annoyed about someone calling my eyes blue (after seeing a photo) I, for some reason, started to think of this thread! x) I suppose because it was here I shared photos of my greybluegreen eyes, which was not that smart because cameras never really get the colours right, and it just needs a subtle change to lose one of the colours ... meaning hopeless to catch on photo (unless you got a super-camera, which I don't). Totally off topic, I don't know why it bothers me so much, I like blue eyes....maybe it bothers me because I know my eyes are not what I would call "blue". They're bluegreygreenish, come on! :p

It has been a bit too quiet in here lately! Where are you all? :)

Revive the thread!


/Margo

[TaraDanina]

Oh, this is me to a T! I have ashy dark blonde hair. It really gets lit up wonderfully by sun, especially when a little lemon juice and salt water come into play. I grew up in SoCal so it was easy to get highlights. Now that I'm growing out my natural hair color in New York, though, there's hardly any sunlight. I've been adding a few slight bleach your highlights because otherwise it ends up looking flat. Guess I will just be putting honey lemon water in my hair when I go home for Christmas. Ha!
I do love that ash blonde is in fashion now. I don't really care much for trends, but it's nice to see women embracing their natural hair color, and even going out of their way to fake it. I always felt weird growing up - like a grandma with gray and white looking hair, so it's nice to find other ash blonettes!

[Sweets]

I debated on whether I should henna or not this time, because I just LOVE the way it turns out on my hair with my skin and eyes. It really is lovely. That being said, I'm going to embrace my ashy brown this time around. It's growing out darker, too. I've starting getting a lot of compliments because I think it's popular now - really, mousy brown hair? Sure, why not :)

[mcgg417]

I made a collage of blonde hair variation. It's amazing how much variety there is in blonette. Especially the last three shades.


http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a476/Michael_Galquinto/photovisi-download_zpsynnsu0q2.jpg (http://s1039.photobucket.com/user/Michael_Galquinto/media/photovisi-download_zpsynnsu0q2.jpg.html)

[lapushka]

I wouldn't call the lighter shades "blonette". Blonette is what's on the very edge between blonde & brown, not light or mid-tone blonde.

[mcgg417]

I wouldn't call the lighter shades "blonette". Blonette is what's on the very edge between blonde & brown, not light or mid-tone blonde.

No, i agree with you, I meant to clarify in my original post what distinguishes blonette from blonde. I added the lighter shades so people would see the transition between platinum light blonde shades on the top, medium in the middle, and blonette shades on the bottom. Seeing the transition helps a lot. For me the last 4 are blonette.

[lapushka]

No, i agree with you, I meant to clarify in my original post what distinguishes blonette from blonde. I added the lighter shades so people would see the transition between platinum light blonde shades on the top, medium in the middle, and blonette shades on the bottom. Seeing the transition helps a lot. For me the last 4 are blonette.

Blonette can be even darker than that, almost brown. :)

[Ingrid]

I don't know, the last three images especially look like light brown colour to me, they look a little too "warm" to be blonette. The top images look colour-treated so they don't really look like examples of variation of natural blonde colour.

[mcgg417]

I don't know, the last three images especially look like light brown colour to me, they look a little too "warm" to be blonette. The top images look colour-treated so they don't really look like examples of variation of natural blonde colour.

Well that is what makes those last three images blonette. It is a blend of both blonde and brown or what I call "dirty blonde" in everyday speak. Blonette's can definitely be warm. The last three shades exemplify what true dark blondes look like. The 4th to last shade is between medium and dark blonde. now as far as the top three shades go I can tell you that the top three exist in children.

These three shades are light brown in color and solidly darker and less yellowish than the three final shades in the blonde collage. if anything those last three shades are extremely blonette considering that we are all here with different opinions about what those shades are.
http://stylenoted.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Image-8-10-14-at-9.58-AM.jpg

[Ingrid]

I know very light blonde hair exists even in adults, particularly where I come from, but those pictures aren't really examples of it.

"Dirty" blonde to me would look more like this (http://shpilki.net/wp-content/uploads/na-foto--raznovidnost-pepelnogo-tsveta.jpg) or this (http://www.propricheski.ru/images/upload/pepel-no-rusye-volosy_0_3.jpg) or this (http://womanadvice.ru/sites/default/files/natalya/pepelno_rusye_volosy_3.jpg). This (http://img.galya.ru/galya.ru/Pictures2/ttp/2012/08/29/3340180.jpg) might be a warmer example which is slightly golden. To me blonette isn't really about lightness and darkness (or hair colour level in other terms) in the sense that it's in between lighter ("blonde") and darker ("brunette") hair, it's more really about that peculiar natural shade of colour which is neither obviously golden, brown or ashy.

It's interesting looking at different perspectives of what is considered that elusive blonette colour!

[mcgg417]

I know very light blonde hair exists even in adults, particularly where I come from, but those pictures aren't really examples of it.

"Dirty" blonde to me would look more like this (http://shpilki.net/wp-content/uploads/na-foto--raznovidnost-pepelnogo-tsveta.jpg) or this (http://www.propricheski.ru/images/upload/pepel-no-rusye-volosy_0_3.jpg) or this (http://womanadvice.ru/sites/default/files/natalya/pepelno_rusye_volosy_3.jpg). This (http://img.galya.ru/galya.ru/Pictures2/ttp/2012/08/29/3340180.jpg) might be a warmer example which is slightly golden. To me blonette isn't really about lightness and darkness (or hair colour level in other terms) in the sense that it's in between lighter ("blonde") and darker ("brunette") hair, it's more really about that peculiar natural shade of colour which is neither obviously golden, brown or ashy.

It's interesting looking at different perspectives of what is considered that elusive blonette colour!


It is very interesting. Esp. considering that your first two example of dirty blonde are just plain medium blonde to me while your last two examples are very much blonette to me!

Also interestingly "ash" makes me immediately think of a deep silver blonde color, never brown.

[lapushka]

If you just look at hair dye, that will give you the answer. The dark ash blonde semi-permanent from Indola, I once put on my hair, was a bit like those last images you posted!

[ReneeG]

Well that is what makes those last three images blonette. It is a blend of both blonde and brown or what I call "dirty blonde" in everyday speak. Blonette's can definitely be warm. The last three shades exemplify what true dark blondes look like. The 4th to last shade is between medium and dark blonde. now as far as the top three shades go I can tell you that the top three exist in children.

These three shades are light brown in color and solidly darker and less yellowish than the three final shades in the blonde collage. if anything those last three shades are extremely blonette considering that we are all here with different opinions about what those shades are.
http://stylenoted.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Image-8-10-14-at-9.58-AM.jpg

I completely Agee that these 3 are just barely blonnette and more light brow. Mine is right here in this range, and people call it light brown rather than blonde anymore since its really darkened in the last year or so to reach this shade. Mine is closest to the bottom right, because although it is cool most of the time, in sunlight it shines more golden. There are a lot of ash blondes/Browns that can border on auburn in particular lights. I've been wearing a hat a lot this last year, but before that I got super light natural highlights around my face up to 5 shades lighter - it was crazy! But red looks natural on me too because my natural ash still has random red tones in the right lighting. To me, the bottom row of the first collage is exactly what blonnette means.

[Entangled]

Well that is what makes those last three images blonette. It is a blend of both blonde and brown or what I call "dirty blonde" in everyday speak. Blonette's can definitely be warm. The last three shades exemplify what true dark blondes look like. The 4th to last shade is between medium and dark blonde. now as far as the top three shades go I can tell you that the top three exist in children.

These three shades are light brown in color and solidly darker and less yellowish than the three final shades in the blonde collage. if anything those last three shades are extremely blonette considering that we are all here with different opinions about what those shades are.
http://stylenoted.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Image-8-10-14-at-9.58-AM.jpg

Honestly, if I saw any of those people in real life, I would describe their hair color as flat-out brown. I can't see myself ever confusing that hair for blonde or calling it blonde. To me, blonette hair is that which is commonly described as both.

[lapushka]

Just type "dark ash blonde" into Google. Google doesn't lie. ;) :p

[mcgg417]

I completely Agee that these 3 are just barely blonnette and more light brow. Mine is right here in this range, and people call it light brown rather than blonde anymore since its really darkened in the last year or so to reach this shade. Mine is closest to the bottom right, because although it is cool most of the time, in sunlight it shines more golden. There are a lot of ash blondes/Browns that can border on auburn in particular lights. I've been wearing a hat a lot this last year, but before that I got super light natural highlights around my face up to 5 shades lighter - it was crazy! But red looks natural on me too because my natural ash still has random red tones in the right lighting. To me, the bottom row of the first collage is exactly what blonnette means.

We must be hair twins. in the original collage my hair evolved exactly as i posted and is currently getting auburn which is a shock because mine was dark ash blonde such as in the third to last in the collage i made. Now mine can vary from auburn to any of the light brown examples I posted. Mine is also closest to bottom right. It is golden/red. I lifeguard in the summer and my hair can sometimes reach the darkest blonde shade
, I also highlight like crazy. So i'm not sure if i am quite out of the blonette range quite yet. But i am 21, so it is more likely than not that my medium auburnish color is now my main color.

[mcgg417]

Just type "dark ash blonde" into Google. Google doesn't lie. ;) :p

http://www.haircolorplans.com/gallery/dark-ash-blonde-hair-color/dark_ash_blonde_hair_color_1.jpg

Wow lapushka You were right! This example fits into the three light brown photos I made and it is labeled dark ash blonde. Blonette is even darker than the last three examples on the collage :).

[Ingrid]

Haha, maybe my perception of blonde-ness is kind of skewed because so many people have blonde hair where I come from... :lol:

I don't think my hair is blonette then. Aww. But I'm still going to follow this thready because it's such a beautiful and mysterious hair colour :)

Question though - is blonette the same as "bronde"?

[mcgg417]

Haha, maybe my perception of blonde-ness is kind of skewed because so many people have blonde hair where I come from... :lol:

I don't think my hair is blonette then. Aww. But I'm still going to follow this thready because it's such a beautiful and mysterious hair colour :)

Question though - is blonette the same as "bronde"?

Blonette is definitely the same as bronde. And i don't think our perceptions are terribly different. It seems like your blonette examples are medium blonde for me and my blonette/dark blonde samples in the college are light brown for you. I know in some countries where your darkblonde/blonette examples are considered light brown and my blonette examples are considered medium brown. Interestingly my friend from Hong Kong looked at the three light brown examples i posted and considered them between medium and dark blonde! So yeah it's all about what we are used. But yeah bronde and blonette are definitely the same, except sometimes i think of bronde as being more of an artificial color while blonette is natural.

[Estrid]

The last pictures in this thread looks brown to me, as well as some of the photos a page back. But then I think ash-anything is the hardest one to tell if it is blonde or brown, but yeah, to me that one looks too brown.

It is a bit hard to use google as facts, since people see blonde so differently, and then google may also takes photos only containing one word into the search or photos from pages that contain both words but they describe another picture than the one shown. If you google "ash brown" the same photo will show up.

It is interesting though :)

/Margo

[Ingrid]

Blonette is definitely the same as bronde. And i don't think our perceptions are terribly different. It seems like your blonette examples are medium blonde for me and my blonette/dark blonde samples in the college are light brown for you. I know in some countries where your darkblonde/blonette examples are considered light brown and my blonette examples are considered medium brown. Interestingly my friend from Hong Kong looked at the three light brown examples i posted and considered them between medium and dark blonde! So yeah it's all about what we are used. But yeah bronde and blonette are definitely the same, except sometimes i think of bronde as being more of an artificial color while blonette is natural.

That distinction between natural and dyed makes sense!

I have a couple of Japanese friends who maintain that all people of European origin are "blonde" :laugh:

[mcgg417]

That distinction between natural and dyed makes sense!

I have a couple of Japanese friends who maintain that all people of European origin are "blonde" :laugh:

Yes, from what my friend explained to me, basically asian hair which is appears dark brown or black has "brown" or "red" undertones in the sun. So their hair oftens gets referred as red or brown in their own countries. Hair lighter than dark brown (which then again we all perceive differently) shines orange or yellow or white in terms of undertones in the sun, and therefore are "blonde". Interestingly i do understand what they are talking about cause sometimes unless hair is dark or extremely dark it has some golden/orange undertones.

[lithostoic]

I'm a blonette! I have only a few inches of virgin hair though so you can't really tell the difference.

[missblueeyes]

The last pictures in this thread looks brown to me, as well as some of the photos a page back. But then I think ash-anything is the hardest one to tell if it is blonde or brown, but yeah, to me that one looks too brown.

It is a bit hard to use google as facts, since people see blonde so differently, and then google may also takes photos only containing one word into the search or photos from pages that contain both words but they describe another picture than the one shown. If you google "ash brown" the same photo will show up.

It is interesting though :)

/Margo

I second this. What's also important to consider is that most images on Google are not natural haircolours!
I think the last 4 pictures posted are definitely brown hair.

[RebekahE]

Do I belong here? I always just call my hair dark or brown. Can't mislabel it that way. lol
http://oi67.tinypic.com/2dbndyv.jpg
That picture is from a couple years ago but I think it shows my color relatively well, it may have more highlights than I do now. Sorry, it's sideways. A more current picture would be my profile pic.

[missblueeyes]

RebekahE, pictures that are taken with flash are kinda misleading because they might make hair appear lighter than it is. Try getting a good shot in natural light, that's the best way to say if you're blondette or not. :) Your icon definitely looks more brown than blondette to me but you can always prove me wrong.

[mcgg417]

Do I belong here? I always just call my hair dark or brown. Can't mislabel it that way. lol
http://oi67.tinypic.com/2dbndyv.jpg
That picture is from a couple years ago but I think it shows my color relatively well, it may have more highlights than I do now. Sorry, it's sideways. A more current picture would be my profile pic.

Looks caramel blonde to me! Welcome :)

[vyki1033]

Now I'm really confused as I always thought I was a brunette and now I'm not so sure...

[Entangled]

Now I'm really confused as I always thought I was a brunette and now I'm not so sure...

If you think you're a brunette, go for it! I've had people argue with me whether I said my hair was brown or blonde. The way I see it, blonette is a term for people who's hair can go either way.

[vyki1033]

I think my hair looks really different in different light. I think I'll stick with brunette as you suggest, I think more variations of lighting make it brown rather than blonde.

[lapushka]

I think my hair looks really different in different light. I think I'll stick with brunette as you suggest, I think more variations of lighting make it brown rather than blonde.

I'm sorry but that looks an ash blonde to me. Judging from your avatar, at least.

[vyki1033]

I'm sorry but that looks an ash blonde to me. Judging from your avatar, at least.

That's why I get confused. I think it might be because of the flash but sometimes it looks much darker. Maybe it's because my sister is definitely blonde and my brother is ginger so by comparison I am brunette. Perhaps I really am blonette as it is different in different light.

[lapushka]

That's why I get confused. I think it might be because of the flash but sometimes it looks much darker. Maybe it's because my sister is definitely blonde and my brother is ginger so by comparison I am brunette. Perhaps I really am blonette as it is different in different light.

Take pictures in natural light sometime, maybe, and post here. We might possibly be able to give you a better answer.

[vyki1033]

I have got a picture of my hair in natural light but I don't know how to post it! I will go and read the thread about that and then do it.
Thanks

[vyki1033]

This is my hair in natural light, what colour do you think it is?
Thank you
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=20523&d=1450812851

[missblueeyes]

In natural light I'd say you're definitely a blondette! :) I think with a little weathering, you'd get nice natural golden highlights.

[vyki1033]

Cool. Thank you :-)

[Lemon*]

I love this thread. I had light blonde hair up until my late teens. After it got dark I thought it looked mousy and bad so I dyed it. My mom encouraged me to grow out my dyed hair and now it's been my natural color for 5 years. Inside my hair looks more of a light brown with light streaks. Outside it has a golden hue with very light gold highlights. I have a lot of pictures of my hair to post, not sure if I need a certain number of posts to do that.
Profile picture is wet hair in a dark bathroom.

[vyki1033]

Yes you need to have 25+ posts to be able to add pictures to your profile to be able to link to them - I only just got the option yesterday. I think if you have them somewhere else online you can post them but I didn't so had to wait. There is a test thread in the support forum where you can practice adding pictures :-)

[Lemon*]

Okay thank you! I tried looking in the FAQ but couldn't find anything.
Your hair looks so silky and soft! Beautiful color too.

[samanthaa]

I *think* "blonette" is what my hair color could have been described as, before I hennaed it. I grew up never knowing what to call my hair color. At one point I settled on "dirt."

Summer 2013:

http://i.imgur.com/Cejco1j.png

Summer 2014, right before the henna (the color is more accurate in the first picture):

http://i.imgur.com/pqJ5AP7.png

[mcgg417]

I *think* "blonette" is what my hair color could have been described as, before I hennaed it. I grew up never knowing what to call my hair color. At one point I settled on "dirt."

Summer 2013:

http://i.imgur.com/Cejco1j.png

Summer 2014, right before the henna (the color is more accurate in the first picture):

http://i.imgur.com/pqJ5AP7.png

I would call your hair strawberry blonde in both lights.

[AmmyRose]

I don't know if I count anymore but babble:
https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/t31.0-8/921352_10153648537935464_1482916622_o.jpg
Age 18, window light (guessing dull English weather, it was braided hence frizz overload)
https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/4575_190582670463_5954611_n.jpg?oh=94b5dd67a4d6d4b 9daebb41f00284d94&oe=57106D67

Age 18ish (never dyed before age 25... what a mistake!)
http://i67.tinypic.com/156a8i8.jpg

[missblueeyes]

I'd say that's clearly brown but that's just me.

[AmmyRose]

Yeah, I hate it, which is why I still only have half an inch of root growth. It's lighter outside at least but I'm tempted to box-dye colour just to get it tolerable. Salons have always fallen short around my area (NY atm).

[two_wheels]

I think it's a pretty brown. Look how shiny! Hard to get that depth of colour out of a box.

[AmmyRose]

Thank you. :D I'm hopeless. I want every hair colour other than my own -- up until I actually get it. :}

[two_wheels]

Heh, I was the same until I realised blonette makes me look less tired. It's a nice soft colour.

Here is a thread that is helpful if you do want to grow it out: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=51155

In my opinion it's worth the grow out pain because natural is usually more flattering, plus no more roots! Everrrrr! And later on you'll be able to grey gracefully without a single day of the badger look.

But only if it makes you happy. Life too short to look at yourself in the mirror with sadness.

[mcgg417]

I don't know if I count anymore but babble:
https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/t31.0-8/921352_10153648537935464_1482916622_o.jpg
Age 18, window light (guessing dull English weather, it was braided hence frizz overload)
https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/4575_190582670463_5954611_n.jpg?oh=94b5dd67a4d6d4b 9daebb41f00284d94&oe=57106D67

Age 18ish (never dyed before age 25... what a mistake!)
http://i67.tinypic.com/156a8i8.jpg

Yeah I would say you have light brown hair similar to the examples I posted. However i noticed you mentioned that you live in Britain which I agree is quite dull in terms of the weather/latitude. My hair is extremely similar to yours except I live much further south than the UK (Brooklyn, New York, about the same latitude as much of southern europe). If you lived at a latitude similar to me i'm sure you would find that your hair would turn blonette in the summer because i definitely see some blonde highlights in your hair. Mine definitely turns blonette in the summer.

[Entangled]

Identity crisis here.
(Alright, so it's not that extreme)

I've been looking into the wide world of cosplay. My options are already limited, as I don't watch anime, read comics, watch TV shows, or play video games. Just looking at books and movies, almost no one is blonette, even when they're described that way in books. Characters have dyed streaked blonde hair, blonde hair, red hair, dark hair... but almost no "dirty blonde" or "dishwater blonde" or "mousy brown" or even dark blonde or light brown. Where I live, this color is extremely common, but in movies and books (especially fantasy) it's non-existent.

And why does Luna Lovegood go from dirty/dark blonde to white blonde? Why is this color never enough?

I really like my hair color. I like the way it looks on me. I like its variation. But it's never good enough for advertising, movies, or anything professional. It's the color you dye over. It's the color you're only supposed to get with layers of dye. It's frustrating. For once I just want to see someone like me. I don't think that'll happen. It's too subtle. It's too boring. It's only going to catch eyes with length, which is definitely not mainstream. It's never enough.

I'm just a little disheartened. Sorry for whining.

[Dessi]

I think I belong here. :) :D
http://s24.postimg.org/5igr2r4r9/image.jpg

[ReneeG]

Identity crisis here.
(Alright, so it's not that extreme)

I've been looking into the wide world of cosplay. My options are already limited, as I don't watch anime, read comics, watch TV shows, or play video games. Just looking at books and movies, almost no one is blonette, even when they're described that way in books. Characters have dyed streaked blonde hair, blonde hair, red hair, dark hair... but almost no "dirty blonde" or "dishwater blonde" or "mousy brown" or even dark blonde or light brown. Where I live, this color is extremely common, but in movies and books (especially fantasy) it's non-existent.

And why does Luna Lovegood go from dirty/dark blonde to white blonde? Why is this color never enough?

I really like my hair color. I like the way it looks on me. I like its variation. But it's never good enough for advertising, movies, or anything professional. It's the color you dye over. It's the color you're only supposed to get with layers of dye. It's frustrating. For once I just want to see someone like me. I don't think that'll happen. It's too subtle. It's too boring. It's only going to catch eyes with length, which is definitely not mainstream. It's never enough.

I'm just a little disheartened. Sorry for whining.

I can understand all of that - I really do wish they could have left Luna's hair a dirty blonde as well. Take heart, that it really doesn't matter, lol. You are real and have real hair the way it grew out of your head - characters are fun and even meaningful... But they aren't real in the way you and your hair are. Besides, I have a very hard time believing there aren't any ashy blondette wood elves - how much earthier can you get?? I maintain that they just aren't mentioned ;)

[Alex Lou]

Identity crisis here.
(Alright, so it's not that extreme)

I've been looking into the wide world of cosplay. My options are already limited, as I don't watch anime, read comics, watch TV shows, or play video games. Just looking at books and movies, almost no one is blonette, even when they're described that way in books. Characters have dyed streaked blonde hair, blonde hair, red hair, dark hair... but almost no "dirty blonde" or "dishwater blonde" or "mousy brown" or even dark blonde or light brown. Where I live, this color is extremely common, but in movies and books (especially fantasy) it's non-existent.

And why does Luna Lovegood go from dirty/dark blonde to white blonde? Why is this color never enough?

I really like my hair color. I like the way it looks on me. I like its variation. But it's never good enough for advertising, movies, or anything professional. It's the color you dye over. It's the color you're only supposed to get with layers of dye. It's frustrating. For once I just want to see someone like me. I don't think that'll happen. It's too subtle. It's too boring. It's only going to catch eyes with length, which is definitely not mainstream. It's never enough.

I'm just a little disheartened. Sorry for whining.

Your complaints are accurate and totally justified. Well put.

Although, for cosplay, wigs are considered good form, so hair color and length don't need to be an issue at all. Enjoy your natural color while simultaneously cosplaying the platinum blond, the brunette, the redhead.

[SaraJayne]

My natural colour is here. I always described my hair as 'a blondey, browny, reddy colour'. I lighten it now, mainly because it blends the greys, so I'd say I wear golden blonde, but it's still fairly dark blonde, which is fine. My skin is so pale, I need some kind of contrast �� I think that's why this colour is so flattering for so many people. It works well with both light and darker skin tones.

[Laurie3030]

I love my ash blonde hair because it shimmers golden in the sun.
But I love it more when Not-LHCers notice it.

A while ago, a friend in school said she would love my brown hair and another girl started a discussion about that my hair seems to be blonde to her.

When I was 12, I had a crush on a teacher and he said in front of the whole class that my hair is "not really brown" :D <3 <3

Those were the most beautiful hair compliments to me.

[TaraDanina]

Ok so I am letting my ash blonette roots grow out and never dying my hair again!
But I'm going to Tucson gem show this next week, and I don't know what to buy!
What stones/ metals look good with ashy hair?
I am fair, with blue eyes. Fairly neutral complexion, and I am getting my ears pierced so I have never worn earrings before!

[Sofialu]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=21549&d=1455487539

Still unsure what my hair colour is after growing out my natural colour for 21 months. I've got about 50/50 Virgin:dyed hair

[lithostoic]

I don't have my natural colour right now but here's some photos from when I was fifteen.

http://orig11.deviantart.net/53a1/f/2011/317/0/6/_autumn__by_macabre_x_macbeth-d4g1ctg.jpg
http://pre02.deviantart.net/111f/th/pre/i/2012/057/3/d/_syreni__by_macabre_x_macbeth-d4r14bn.png

[fiðrildi]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=21549&d=1455487539

Still unsure what my hair colour is after growing out my natural colour for 21 months. I've got about 50/50 Virgin:dyed hair

I would call that dark strawberry blonde, or medium blonde, but it's hard to tell from a single picture (blonette hair is deceiving and can change colours drastically under different lights, looking brownish, blondish, reddish or anything in between).
You've got a beautiful hair colour :flower:

[Sofialu]

I would call that dark strawberry blonde, or medium blonde, but it's hard to tell from a single picture (blonette hair is deceiving and can change colours drastically under different lights, looking brownish, blondish, reddish or anything in between).
You've got a beautiful hair colour :flower:

Thank you so much :) My hair looks different dependant on lighting, so I'd definitely say it fits this category. I have taken photos before and it can look straight brown but during summer it usually looks blonde.

[lithostoic]

Here's some more photos! My roots are about to my ears right now. Sometimes it looks DARK and others very light! Past 3 days in chronological order. My seemingly dark eyebrows disappear in the sun.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-FP8-x1qMi5o/Vszi0sn1LgI/AAAAAAAABD0/pleF2vzEuuY/w325-h577-no/16%2B-%2B4
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NUZxOxBvcbE/Vszi0pzjh0I/AAAAAAAABDw/uZmXt8J8Rj8/w325-h577-no/16%2B-%2B3
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-38BUZQD6xpg/Vszi0pK7KbI/AAAAAAAABDs/yv298KQbC2Y/w325-h577-no/16%2B-%2B2

[maskedrose]

Lithostoic it looks blonette to me! It looks like it will get lovely highlights from the sun too :)

[Bambi]

Hi guys!
I was honey blonde as a child and then got brown hair with natural golden highlights.
I have dyed and bleached it during the years and last summer I had about fifty-fifty natural and bleached hair. This autumn I stupidly enough dyed it all dark brown , don't know why:(. Anyway now I'm in the process of getting my old colour back..
My eyes are green with some brown spots in the left one. Lashes and eyebrows are quite light , need to fill them in most of the time.
Can I join you here? You all seem incredibly sweet in this thread :).

[lithostoic]

maskedrose Oh it does! It gets nearly white if I let it!

[Kiiruna]

Welcome, Bambi! :)

lithostoic, I thking our colours are very similar! Mine can look super dark too

Here's my (unbrushed and unwashed) blondette, straight from camera:

https://41.media.tumblr.com/ec2d0970c0679087a27da6d8710b50b4/tumblr_o33tms0k4s1sf02n4o1_400.jpg
https://36.media.tumblr.com/85695c1d0216829d693f6d5e804d1c3e/tumblr_o33tms0k4s1sf02n4o2_540.jpg
https://40.media.tumblr.com/a54abb99c8ee87fe6b64b0fd6d9899f9/tumblr_o33tms0k4s1sf02n4o3_540.jpg

[lithostoic]

Kiiruna Quite! Mine may be a tad ashier but that could just be differences in lighting too.

[Bambi]

Here is my hair atm , please excuse my tired face😂.

http://i64.tinypic.com/2nhp206.jpg

[lapushka]

Here is my hair atm , please excuse my tired face��.

http://i64.tinypic.com/2nhp206.jpg

That's a nice medium blonde shade! Pretty waves too! :D

[Starbunny]

This is DEFINITELY me. I am a VERY dark blonde (ash blonde), but definitely not brown. I like the "blonette" word the person who started this thread used, haha.

[Kiiruna]

lithostoic yeah, I think yours is definitely ashier. Beautiful shade nevertheless!

Lovely colour and lovely waves, Bambi! :)

Here's more of my blondette. It's all about lights and shadows!

http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o641/cizacza/DSC_9436_zpspifbxmds.jpg~original

http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o641/cizacza/DSC_9529_zpslwai04bu.jpg~original

http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o641/cizacza/DSC_9477_zpsmyr8oc9k.jpg~original

I still don't know what shade it actually is - hairdressers say everything from 7.5 to 6, but I think it would be 6.5. Can anyone give tips? :D

[mcgg417]

lithostoic yeah, I think yours is definitely ashier. Beautiful shade nevertheless!

Lovely colour and lovely waves, Bambi! :)

Here's more of my blondette. It's all about lights and shadows!

http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o641/cizacza/DSC_9436_zpspifbxmds.jpg~original

http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o641/cizacza/DSC_9529_zpslwai04bu.jpg~original

http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o641/cizacza/DSC_9477_zpsmyr8oc9k.jpg~original

I still don't know what shade it actually is - hairdressers say everything from 7.5 to 6, but I think it would be 6.5. Can anyone give tips? :D


I agree it's 6.5 I would call between medium to dark blonde which is exactly 6.5 :).

[fiðrildi]

I'd say 6,5 is about right, Kiiruna. Your hair is beautiful!

[Kiiruna]

Good to know that I'm on the right track :D

I never get tired of photographing this unbehaving mess of tangles! I asked people around me which one of the many pictures are the most realistic, and these were the answers:

http://41.media.tumblr.com/9f435b32ffe3b67abe9669d310802da6/tumblr_o4xaaqR8qy1sf02n4o3_540.jpg

http://40.media.tumblr.com/420243a60ffa71d9996dbe785817f80a/tumblr_o4xaaqR8qy1sf02n4o2_500.jpg

[missrandie]

Good to know that I'm on the right track :D

I never get tired of photographing this unbehaving mess of tangles! I asked people around me which one of the many pictures are the most realistic, and these were the answers:

http://41.media.tumblr.com/9f435b32ffe3b67abe9669d310802da6/tumblr_o4xaaqR8qy1sf02n4o3_540.jpg

http://40.media.tumblr.com/420243a60ffa71d9996dbe785817f80a/tumblr_o4xaaqR8qy1sf02n4o2_500.jpg

your color reminds me so much of my own! Now that I have enough hair for it, I can start questioning my color again :)

[missrandie]

This might be a little too intense, but here is my hair in full sunlight:

http://i65.tinypic.com/290ynw6.jpg

[Kiiruna]

It seems that we're colour twins :D

[missrandie]

It does indeed! :o

[-Huldra-]

You all have such beautiful colors! I don't think I've seen my natural haircolor in almost six years now! :bigeyes:
As a kid I always felt bad because of my hair, the other girls in my class had beautiful brown, blonde and even red colors. My hair on the other hand was too light to be brown, but just too grey to be considered blonde.. I was a lighter blonde in kindergarten though, so I still felt like a blonde in my heart! This thread is really inspiring, and I'm beginning to love the blonette shades :)

[Kiiruna]

Blondette is indeed such a beautiful shade, and unfortunately so underappreciated! So many think that their hair is just... blergh :D
Sun really brings blondette alive:

http://36.media.tumblr.com/8e5cba124df1960fb2cbc80dc71b1ba8/tumblr_o4z4hp6eOQ1sf02n4o2_500.jpg

http://41.media.tumblr.com/07d498941ec34d188491621709f92246/tumblr_o4z4hp6eOQ1sf02n4o3_540.jpg

http://40.media.tumblr.com/cb853ae33c7f132b463af30a97cafd62/tumblr_o4z4hp6eOQ1sf02n4o1_500.jpg

[daPerley]

Oh maybe this is were my hair color fits in, I allways saw it as brown when I was younger even that it's kinda redish in the sun (sadly I don't find any pics of that) but more and more people, mostly from south europe and south america have called me blond during the last five years so maybe it ain't as brown as I allways seen it :rolleyes:

http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o570/daPerley/DSC_0140_zpsqjvfscyl.jpg (http://s1148.photobucket.com/user/daPerley/media/DSC_0140_zpsqjvfscyl.jpg.html)
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o570/daPerley/DSC_0139_zps02wwdjin.jpg (http://s1148.photobucket.com/user/daPerley/media/DSC_0139_zps02wwdjin.jpg.html)

Pics of damp hair in lots of light indoors though kinda white light so the red ain't getting through, I realise that it's way lighter i the summer.

(Sorry for the ginormous pics, I did edit the size on a big screen and could now see that they are waaay to big)

[iYaap]

Oh maybe this is were my hair color fits in, I allways saw it as brown when I was younger even that it's kinda redish in the sun (sadly I don't find any pics of that) but more and more people, mostly from south europe and south america have called me blond during the last five years so maybe it ain't as brown as I allways seen it :rolleyes:

Pics of damp hair in lots of light indoors though kinda white light so the red ain't getting through, I realise that it's way lighter i the summer.

(Sorry for the ginormous pics, I did edit the size on a big screen and could now see that they are waaay to big)

Your color is wonderful!!
It could also be that your hair color has changed over time naturally. I was way blonder when I was a kid for instance.
Photo's are never too big the more detail the better! :) but in case you want to fit the screen never make them higher than 1080 pixels nor wider than 1960 pixels. That's HD resolution and computers rarely use more pixels.
But honestly your pictures are fine.

[daPerley]

Your color is wonderful!!
It could also be that your hair color has changed over time naturally. I was way blonder when I was a kid for instance.
Photo's are never too big the more detail the better! :) but in case you want to fit the screen never make them higher than 1080 pixels nor wider than 1960 pixels. That's HD resolution and computers rarely use more pixels.
But honestly your pictures are fine.

Oh thank you! :)

Yeah that's possible, even if my goes "in the wrong direction" (most seem to get darker hair) since I'm the only one on my mum's part of the family that wasn't born with really light blond hair that later turns ashy until it's so dark it's almost black (allways wanted that dark hair when I were younger though, but now I like my color). :)

Okey, I think they are about 1000-1100 in height so I guess they're okay then, just reacted since I had to scroll to see the whole images on my normal screen.

[Horrorpops]

Identity crisis here.
(Alright, so it's not that extreme)

I've been looking into the wide world of cosplay. My options are already limited, as I don't watch anime, read comics, watch TV shows, or play video games. Just looking at books and movies, almost no one is blonette, even when they're described that way in books. Characters have dyed streaked blonde hair, blonde hair, red hair, dark hair... but almost no "dirty blonde" or "dishwater blonde" or "mousy brown" or even dark blonde or light brown. Where I live, this color is extremely common, but in movies and books (especially fantasy) it's non-existent.

And why does Luna Lovegood go from dirty/dark blonde to white blonde? Why is this color never enough?

I really like my hair color. I like the way it looks on me. I like its variation. But it's never good enough for advertising, movies, or anything professional. It's the color you dye over. It's the color you're only supposed to get with layers of dye. It's frustrating. For once I just want to see someone like me. I don't think that'll happen. It's too subtle. It's too boring. It's only going to catch eyes with length, which is definitely not mainstream. It's never enough.

I'm just a little disheartened. Sorry for whining.

Interestingly I think this is the opposite in the fashion world! So, so many models have this blonette/light brown /dark blonde colour. Maybe because it is so complementary to the skin and eyes, maybe that is so natural looking, maybe the way it photographs, I'm not sure. But it is definitely out there and popular in that way! :)

I feel you on the books and movies though. :shrug:

[lithostoic]

Here I am! Some of it's dyed, but if you look at the color of my roots you can tell where the dye starts in my ponytail.

https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/13082521_1316766445006771_5545149859409437087_n.jp g?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=f3d648ebb0fd9f2c536cf3fa26ed02c9&oe=579EBC3A

[vampyyri]

http://i882.photobucket.com/albums/ac27/Nyssa_Gomez/IMG_0178_zps7wqlm0ta.jpg

Here's a rather awkward wedding photo from when I was at BSL+ going towards WL last October!

[joannanuisance]

i dyed my hair red for about three years, and i loved it but when i decided i wanted to grow my hair out to waist-length the thought of needing two or three boxes of dye was just too much

i'm still not quite natural yet, some adventures with bleach & ash box dye (which shockingly all turned out fine despite me having no clue what i was actually doing) has left it a lot lighter & more golden...i'm one of those people who falls under the category of thinking my natural ashy blonette shade amplifies the redness in my face, which i have a lot of :/ ...hoping that once it gets some sun it'll lighten up a bit, in the meantime i'm doing a lot with skincare and makeup to try and improve my complexion

on bad days i just look at photos of joanna newsom (seen here) as she's got about the same colour i do and was kind of what set me off on this long blonette adventure, & remember how much work the auburn colour was, haha

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/Bea2/My%20other%20stuff/Joanna.jpg (http://media.photobucket.com/user/Bea2/media/My%20other%20stuff/Joanna.jpg.html)

http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt107/SluggaBucket/joanna_newsom_narrowweb__300x4500.jpg (http://media.photobucket.com/user/SluggaBucket/media/joanna_newsom_narrowweb__300x4500.jpg.html)

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e19/KaySnap/joannaid4.jpg (http://media.photobucket.com/user/KaySnap/media/joannaid4.jpg.html)
http://i972.photobucket.com/albums/ae210/ti_mido/Favorites/hen%20piaoliang/JoannaNewsom2-1.jpg (http://media.photobucket.com/user/ti_mido/media/Favorites/hen%20piaoliang/JoannaNewsom2-1.jpg.html)

[mariazelie]

I just started reading this thread. This is my color, to be sure. It shows pretty well on my atavar. I apologize if this subject is covered somewhere, but I will take forever to read through the whole thread. I was excited to see this, because I have always had the undying curiosity about this hair color and what it actually is. So here is the question: If you are a blonette of any of these descriptions, what is your ethnicity or genealogy or heritage, whatever you want to call your family history? Mine is French Canadian (left France in the 1700's probably from Normandy,) Cornish and Irish. I am just very curious about this whole hair type and also, how many of you consider your hair to be fine textured? This hair type is so prevalent in my family and I see it on so many people. Other hair types are so obviously tied to a particular nationality, but this blonette thing seems a mystery to me. Please humor me in my little poll! Oh, and one more question: how many of you, like me, were white haired toddlers?

[pailin]

I just started reading this thread. This is my color, to be sure. It shows pretty well on my atavar. I apologize if this subject is covered somewhere, but I will take forever to read through the whole thread. I was excited to see this, because I have always had the undying curiosity about this hair color and what it actually is. So here is the question: If you are a blonette of any of these descriptions, what is your ethnicity or genealogy or heritage, whatever you want to call your family history? Mine is French Canadian (left France in the 1700's probably from Normandy,) Cornish and Irish. I am just very curious about this whole hair type and also, how many of you consider your hair to be fine textured? This hair type is so prevalent in my family and I see it on so many people. Other hair types are so obviously tied to a particular nationality, but this blonette thing seems a mystery to me. Please humor me in my little poll! Oh, and one more question: how many of you, like me, were white haired toddlers?


My hair is definitely fine (friends always comment on that if they try to do my hair) although not thin. Mine was never a white blond, although my sister's was; we're about the same color now.
I think ethnically, this hair color could be found right across Europe, since I know it's found all the way to Russia. I'm not sure it would be possible to narrow it down further.

[01]

Dunno if I fit into this thread or not. My hair can be light to medium brown indoors and blonde outdoors/under lightning. When I started hennaing I didn't knew what color I'd get.. like people with brown hair who henna or people with blonde hair... I kind of got both. Indoors I got darker brown than I ever had and outdoors I got orange hair. mariazelie, I'm polish, my hair are very fine but a lot of them.

[cailinbee]

I've only recently started seeing myself in pictures and thinking "Oh my gosh, my natural hair color is actually AWESOME!" I've let my ash/blonette roots grow out enough where they dominate when I pull my hair back and I look like a brunette, which is a novelty! I'm so glad this community is here to help everyone embrace their hair however makes them comfortable, as I don't think I'd ever have gotten this far to see my natural color without the patience and self-love I've learned!

[Shepherdess]

I just started reading this thread. This is my color, to be sure. It shows pretty well on my atavar. I apologize if this subject is covered somewhere, but I will take forever to read through the whole thread. I was excited to see this, because I have always had the undying curiosity about this hair color and what it actually is. So here is the question: If you are a blonette of any of these descriptions, what is your ethnicity or genealogy or heritage, whatever you want to call your family history? Mine is French Canadian (left France in the 1700's probably from Normandy,) Cornish and Irish. I am just very curious about this whole hair type and also, how many of you consider your hair to be fine textured? This hair type is so prevalent in my family and I see it on so many people. Other hair types are so obviously tied to a particular nationality, but this blonette thing seems a mystery to me. Please humor me in my little poll! Oh, and one more question: how many of you, like me, were white haired toddlers?
I often wonder this same exact thing!! Good question! I was also a white blonde little girl too. I am mostly Scandinavian, with German, English, Dutch, Irish, Danish, French, and a bit of Native American in my background.

[lithostoic]

Never really noticed how ash my hair was until people are describe their hair as ash when mine is much more ash.

[fairy_hair]

Am I blondette if my hair appears blonde with hints of ginger, brown and gold throughout? :D I never knew what to call my hair colour!

[Wecaun]

I think I've found my people. :o

[Atira]

Updated length shot. http://i68.tinypic.com/b5jymv.jpg

[lithostoic]

Atira 2b is my dream texture! Beautiful.

[lapushka]

Atira 2b is my dream texture! Beautiful.

Curls are mine. I know I'll never get there but with a perm, though. ;)
I guess sometimes it's best to accept what you got. :shrug:

[Atira]

Atira 2b is my dream texture! Beautiful.

Thanks! I think I am a mix of 2b and 2c. I used to be a very springy 3.. Miss those curls!

[mariazelie]

I often wonder this same exact thing!! Good question! I was also a white blonde little girl too. I am mostly Scandinavian, with German, English, Dutch, Irish, Danish, French, and a bit of Native American in my background.

It must just be a mix of all things European,then.

[Ingrid]

Never really noticed how ash my hair was until people are describe their hair as ash when mine is much more ash.

I don't think your hair is really that "ash" :shrug: It's not really ash unless it looks pretty much gray, i.e. something like this (http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/jiuta_album/17feb15.jpg) :lol:

[lithostoic]

Ingrid It does.

https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/13226985_1325584320791650_627443593226379548_n.jpg ?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=d5488fb8ecc826403787333371e62408&oe=57D9BA69

[lapushka]

I don't think your hair is really that "ash" :shrug: It's not really ash unless it looks pretty much gray, i.e. something like this (http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/jiuta_album/17feb15.jpg) :lol:

It is still an ash blonde though. ;) You have degrees of ashiness to the hair.

[Ingrid]

Woo, ash haired people unite!! :cool: From your other photos your hair didn't seem to be that ashy, that's all :)

[lithostoic]

Yeah, ash hair (especially ash blonette) is notoriously hard to photograph. Especially when you live in Florida where the sun gives everything a yellow cast!

[Ingrid]

Yeah, ash hair (especially ash blonette) is notoriously hard to photograph. Especially when you live in Florida where the sun gives everything a yellow cast!

It must be nice getting so much sunshine :) That was a photo of my hair, on a relatively sunny day... still looks grey :lol:

[lithostoic]

It isn't. It's 4 in the morning and I'm naked sweating my *ss off with the window unit cranked on high. Too hot here. I prefer overcast days. Ingrid

[Kiiruna]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=23114&d=1464094050

:cool:

[Shepherdess]

^Such a pretty color in the sunlight!! :D

[Saige]

I've often wondered if my hair is blonette. Sometimes it looks light brown and sometimes it looks blonde. I'll have to try and get a pic in good lighting!

Kiiruna, you have beautiful hair!

[kuroi]

What's my hair color now? I used to be light blonde till I was 12 and after that it got darker each year. See my sig pic the bottom half is dyed so ignore that.
The pic was taken inside while it was a kinda gloomy day. I should get a pic soon in natural light.

[pailin]

Sometimes it looks light brown and sometimes it looks blonde.
As I understand it, this is basically what blonette is.

[Ingrid]

I've often wondered if my hair is blonette. Sometimes it looks light brown and sometimes it looks blonde. I'll have to try and get a pic in good lighting!

Kiiruna, you have beautiful hair!

I think I might have seen a pic or two of your hair on the forum. It looked blonette to me :)

[Saige]

As I understand it, this is basically what blonette is.

That's true! :D


I think I might have seen a pic or two of your hair on the forum. It looked blonette to me :)

Yay, I fit in here! :D I finally know what to say when people ask what colour my hair is!

[lulikrueger]

My hair colour is pretty unstable. It changes a lot with different lighting. A. Lot.
It can look tawny...
https://scontent-gru2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t34.0-12/13342388_251018765266510_1674520617_n.jpg?oh=a9571 4b50b8960ad50397828316806ae&oe=574FC4DE
Or mousy...
https://scontent-gru2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t34.0-12/13288817_246410302394023_2031035362_n.jpg?oh=a4444 d876fbc91aa45a76165f865d6a8&oe=574EF7E8
(DOGGEH!!!!!!)
Or golden.
https://scontent-gru2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t34.0-12/13335255_251020148599705_860690946_n.jpg?oh=e812a3 a5065f43e0d77947453b5b5605&oe=574FC9D6

And yup, my brows are naturally dark unlike my hair, go figure...

[lapushka]

Or mousy...
https://scontent-gru2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t34.0-12/13288817_246410302394023_2031035362_n.jpg?oh=a4444 d876fbc91aa45a76165f865d6a8&oe=574EF7E8

Judging from that I'd say it is indeed blonette. :) It can look sooo different in different lights, can't it?

[lulikrueger]

Judging from that I'd say it is indeed blonette. :) It can look sooo different in different lights, can't it?

I used to dye my hair black about a year ago, so imagine how hard it was to get the perfect colour with the toner after bleaching! I must've mixed at least 4 different shades.

[Sofialu]

This is where I fit too. Mine changes lots depending on the light but these photos were taken outdoors in the last couple of days, so are most accurate. I've been growing out dye since Jan 2014 so my natural colour reaches roughly to the tops of my shoulders.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=23223&d=1464632030

The sun was shining in this one.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=23224&d=1464632045

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=23225&d=1464632072

This is a photo of me with my children (cropped to hide their faces so not the best to illustrate their hair). To the left my daughter has light brown hair, to the right my son has dark blonde and mine seems to be somewhere in between.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=23226&d=1464632087

[Sofialu]

My hair colour is pretty unstable. It changes a lot with different lighting. A. Lot.
It can look tawny...
Or mousy...
Or golden.

And yup, my brows are naturally dark unlike my hair, go figure...

You seem to have a lovely warm colour :) Tawny is how I describe mine, it doesn't seem to fit in to the usual categories but beige/tawny seems to fit it well.

[Pol]

This is such a versatile and beautiful hair colour - loving all the photos people! I'm hoping this is where I'll fit in as my hair grows out, but I'll have to wait and see...

[lunasea]

As of June 19 it will be two years since I've dyed my hair. Sometimes it looks brown; sometimes dark, ashy blonde. Do you think I fit here?

http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o345/slashandfang/019_zpsseyd11fo.jpg (http://s340.photobucket.com/user/slashandfang/media/019_zpsseyd11fo.jpg.html)

[lithostoic]

This was a few days ago. This pic clearly indicates how fickle this hair color is. The sunlit side looks golden brown while the more subdued side looks ash blonde!

https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/13428385_1340689982614417_3939094145884069306_n.jp g?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=9e622f0497e27cc8bd937f268838d4d6&oe=57DC9BC4

[Lemon*]

I made a collage of pictures from the past 5 years comparing my hair in different lighting. Sometimes looks light brown, golden blonde, or strawberry blonde.

http://i.imgur.com/qXv4PpY.jpg

[pailin]

As of June 19 it will be two years since I've dyed my hair. Sometimes it looks brown; sometimes dark, ashy blonde. Do you think I fit here?

http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o345/slashandfang/019_zpsseyd11fo.jpg (http://s340.photobucket.com/user/slashandfang/media/019_zpsseyd11fo.jpg.html)

Yes, I think you do!

[pailin]

I made a collage of pictures from the past 5 years comparing my hair in different lighting. Sometimes looks light brown, golden blonde, or strawberry blonde.

http://i.imgur.com/qXv4PpY.jpg

That's a great collage of colors. Just what I see in my hair if I take it in different lighting. I think it's ridiculous that my hair can come out ashy in the evening under the fluorescent lights in my room, and red in the mornings.

And Lithostoic, that's a nice 2-tone pic!

[Lemon*]

Thanks! It was fun to make. :D

[skara_brae]

I was white blonde as a little girl as well, and got darker in my teens. I have definitely been vexed as to what colour to call my hair -- having it labelled "dishwater blonde" in high school certainly wasn't helpful! It took me many years to start to enjoy my natural hair colour and all its variations. Thank you for giving me the name for it.

For those curious about ethnicity, I'm half Danish, but the other half is a mix of German, Scottish, and English.

[lithostoic]

My hair is approaching brunette territory even with highlights coming in :/

https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/fr/cp0/e15/q65/13575887_1358227037527378_6523491935427039313_o.jp g?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9

[Sparklylady82]

I made a collage with the pictures I have of my natural color (or close to it). The bottom middle pic is me when I was 12 so it's true... That was about the time it started changing from blond to brown. Do I fit here in blonette or is it true brown?
http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a517/haleyemily06/20160711_145317_zpsdvxu8jcd.jpg (http://s1281.photobucket.com/user/haleyemily06/media/20160711_145317_zpsdvxu8jcd.jpg.html)

[Groovy Granny]

Such beautiful colors you all have!
It reminds me of me...in my youth ;)
YES....wear it proudly :cheer:

[Aldonza]

Sparklylady82, looking at the top right pic in your collage is like looking in a mirror! I always considered my hair brown because it was brown-almost-black when I was a baby, but nowadays people constantly tell me I'm blonde. So I think I must fit in the "blonette" description, and I would say you do too!

[Sparklylady82]

Sparklylady82, looking at the top right pic in your collage is like looking in a mirror! I always considered my hair brown because it was brown-almost-black when I was a baby, but nowadays people constantly tell me I'm blonde. So I think I must fit in the "blonette" description, and I would say you do too!

And I was blonde as a baby!

[naturalambition]

Hi everyone! I cant post pics because I dont have enough posts yet, but working on it. My hair is definitively of the blondette variety, blonde as a child and also, strangely when I was pregnant with my daughter. :) I'm sure its been covered already, but I have not read this whole thread: how do you guys deal with pressure to change said colour? I have a really good friend, and she is so persistent in her Comments. Of course I understand that in her view she is just nudging me towards my " best self" ( which involves very blonde bright hair), but it is getting old and I actually kinda like my natural colour. Any tips? Love this thread!

[naturalambition]

Trying to show you my colour. :)
http://https://flic.kr/p/KpUo4i

[pailin]

Hi everyone! I cant post pics because I dont have enough posts yet, but working on it. My hair is definitively of the blondette variety, blonde as a child and also, strangely when I was pregnant with my daughter. :) I'm sure its been covered already, but I have not read this whole thread: how do you guys deal with pressure to change said colour? I have a really good friend, and she is so persistent in her Comments. Of course I understand that in her view she is just nudging me towards my " best self" ( which involves very blonde bright hair), but it is getting old and I actually kinda like my natural colour. Any tips? Love this thread!

I don't know any great advice for this, other than that it's your hair, your business. And it's a beautiful color- more than one color even, since it's different in different lighting conditions. There's no need to dye it.


Trying to show you my colour. :)
http://https://flic.kr/p/KpUo4i

You definitely belong here!

[naturalambition]

I don't know any great advice for this, other than that it's your hair, your business. And it's a beautiful color- more than one color even, since it's different in different lighting conditions. There's no need to dye it.



You definitely belong here!

Thank you for your reply! :) Was the link working? I can't seem to get it to work right now.. But soon I'll be able to post pictures I hope :)

[pailin]

I had to edit something to make the link work - maybe it's the https being there twice.

[naturalambition]

Something I've been wondering my fellow blonettes ; do you feel like sometimes you look a bit drab or washed out with your natural colour? I love this colour on everyone Else, and some days on myself too. But a lot of the times I feel like I need a lot of makeup to not look sick. I should add that I am very pale and probably underweight because of my medication (it kills my apetite). It also baffles me that my skin is so very clearly cool-toned but my hair looks almost reddish sometimes. :)

[Entangled]

I've not had that problem, but my hair is quite ashy until the sun fade turns it more gold.

[Jennah]

Beautiful hair girls! Love how blonde hair lightens up naturally!

[florenonite]

Something I've been wondering my fellow blonettes ; do you feel like sometimes you look a bit drab or washed out with your natural colour? I love this colour on everyone Else, and some days on myself too. But a lot of the times I feel like I need a lot of makeup to not look sick. I should add that I am very pale and probably underweight because of my medication (it kills my apetite). It also baffles me that my skin is so very clearly cool-toned but my hair looks almost reddish sometimes. :)

I have this too, and I think I've figured it out: sunshine. IIRC, when hair lightens the eumelanin (brown pigmentation) is damaged first, while the pheomelanin (red pigmentation) remains intact (we all have both, but in varying quantities; ashy blonette hair will have low-to-moderate amounts of both, but more eumelanin than pheomelanin). This is why bleached hair can take on a brassy tinge, for instance.

When I lived in Canada, my hair went properly blonde every summer, whereas in Scotland (and I'd hazard a guess Norway) there's just not enough sunshine to bleach the pheomelanin, so I can end up with reddish tones to my hair because the eumelanin that makes it ashy has been damaged.

[naturalambition]

I have this too, and I think I've figured it out: sunshine. IIRC, when hair lightens the eumelanin (brown pigmentation) is damaged first, while the pheomelanin (red pigmentation) remains intact (we all have both, but in varying quantities; ashy blonette hair will have low-to-moderate amounts of both, but more eumelanin than pheomelanin). This is why bleached hair can take on a brassy tinge, for instance.

When I lived in Canada, my hair went properly blonde every summer, whereas in Scotland (and I'd hazard a guess Norway) there's just not enough sunshine to bleach the pheomelanin, so I can end up with reddish tones to my hair because the eumelanin that makes it ashy has been damaged.

Thanks for the reply, this sounds like it might be my issue aswell :)

[naturalambition]

I've not had that problem, but my hair is quite ashy until the sun fade turns it more gold.

Your hair is beautiful! I think florenonite is right, my problem might be the lack of sun here.

[naturalambition]

I had to edit something to make the link work - maybe it's the https being there twice.

I think I fixed it, but have to wait until I have 25 posts to edit my posts :)

[morganlindsay97]

Hey, everyone! I'm new here! I had to join once I started reading through this thread 😂
I have been having mild identity crisis after looking at the roots of my hair and finding a very ashy color that looks blondish in the light. Growing up, I always had brown hair, but now that I'm older, it seemed to have lightened drastically. I've been dying my hair since I was twelve so I'm very clueless as to my natural coloring lol. I took a few pictures over the past few days out in the sun and it looks very gray and roadlike (like road tar that hasn't been changed out over the years). Overall it looks very dishwatery, but whenever I try googling girls with dishwater blonde hair, it's always some celebrity who also has highlights mixed in, or has a very flattering and lighter shade than me. And inside, it almost looks straight up brown until I get really close to artificial lighting and see the gold reflections again. I asked my hairdresser what it was, and she said it was very ashy and would wash me out, which sucks because I'm curious what it would look like and I have always wanted to try blonde, no matter what shade. Sorry for the verbal rant about my hair lol, but any help would certainly be appreciated! I'm really dying to know XD

[MidnightMoon]

^ why dont you put up some pics so folks here can help you better? A description of what your hair looks like in a certain light isnt very helpful. When standing next to a window my hair looks medium to light brown... when in reality its quite black. In yellow lights it looks brown too, but as you can tell by my pictures its not light at all. Try to take photos in natural light but without the reflection of light from walls, etc., at different times of the day, maybe with different devices. That would be helpful.

[lithostoic]

I honestly can't tell if my hair is blonde or brown. It'll bee easier when all the bleach is gone, I think.

[Miata]

I know I definitely belong in BSL to WL, but I was told in my introduction thread that I may be a blonette too! I have been describing it in less flattering ways (ashy brown, mouse brown, icky brown, nothing-y brown, dishwater brown, etc) ever since my roots got long enough for me to actually see what my natural colour looked like maybe 3 years back. It's now almost entirely virgin hair, just a tiny bit of bleach left on the last inch or so in some of my canopy. Perhaps I need some of this blonette pride you all seem to have going on here, as I am fairly committed to not dying my hair while I wait out the greys coming in, but that's taking sooooo lonnnnng!

Here's a fairly poor quality image of my hair to illustrate the colour. Does this count as blonette?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/discopistol/hair/20160911_1253291.jpg

[LadyCelestina]

Hey, everyone! I'm new here! I had to join once I started reading through this thread ��
I have been having mild identity crisis after looking at the roots of my hair and finding a very ashy color that looks blondish in the light. Growing up, I always had brown hair, but now that I'm older, it seemed to have lightened drastically. I've been dying my hair since I was twelve so I'm very clueless as to my natural coloring lol. I took a few pictures over the past few days out in the sun and it looks very gray and roadlike (like road tar that hasn't been changed out over the years). Overall it looks very dishwatery, but whenever I try googling girls with dishwater blonde hair, it's always some celebrity who also has highlights mixed in, or has a very flattering and lighter shade than me. And inside, it almost looks straight up brown until I get really close to artificial lighting and see the gold reflections again. I asked my hairdresser what it was, and she said it was very ashy and would wash me out, which sucks because I'm curious what it would look like and I have always wanted to try blonde, no matter what shade. Sorry for the verbal rant about my hair lol, but any help would certainly be appreciated! I'm really dying to know XD

Your roots will always look ashy, especially compared to dyed hair. My natural haircolour actually had a lot of gold/red in it once it grew out, but the roots looked legit gray. Your hairdresser likely has no clue either how your colour will look when it grows out, so may I suggest you don't listen to them.

[HairPlease]

Your roots will always look ashy, especially compared to dyed hair. My natural haircolour actually had a lot of gold/red in it once it grew out, but the roots looked legit gray. Your hairdresser likely has no clue either how your colour will look when it grows out, so may I suggest you don't listen to them.

I second this! I have about an inch of roots, they look completely gray, and I have no idea what color my virgin hair will really turn out to be. I've seen this happen before.
For all I know, I may be a red-head, a salt and pepper, a dark blonde... who knows. I was a blonette with a pinch of ash and strawberry blonde highlights as a kid, but that was many years ago and things tend to change over time, or maybe it's the same. We'll see.

[Shiranshoku]

+1 what Lady Celestina says. My roots when growing out hairdye were ashy and dark, and indeed almost roadlike although my hair is definitely tawny. So let it do it's thing, maybe you'll fall in love with the colour!

[lithostoic]

Miata I would never call that blonette. That is light blonde. Blonette is borderline brown. Pretty color you have.

[Lize]

I know I definitely belong in BSL to WL, but I was told in my introduction thread that I may be a blonette too! I have been describing it in less flattering ways (ashy brown, mouse brown, icky brown, nothing-y brown, dishwater brown, etc) ever since my roots got long enough for me to actually see what my natural colour looked like maybe 3 years back. It's now almost entirely virgin hair, just a tiny bit of bleach left on the last inch or so in some of my canopy. Perhaps I need some of this blonette pride you all seem to have going on here, as I am fairly committed to not dying my hair while I wait out the greys coming in, but that's taking sooooo lonnnnng!

Here's a fairly poor quality image of my hair to illustrate the colour. Does this count as blonette?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/discopistol/hair/20160911_1253291.jpg

Looks like blonette to me. :)

[lithostoic]

Maybe I'm not blonette then because mine is much darker lol. I swear my hair doesn't fit in any thread :/

[Lize]

Maybe I'm not blonette then because mine is much darker lol. I swear my hair doesn't fit in any thread :/

I think blonette can look quite different in different lights. I consider myself to be blonette and my hair can look quite blonde in some lights and quite brown/dark in some lights. For what it's worth I think your natural color looks blonette when I look at your pictures.

[kendraf]

I'm in the same boat I think - not light enough to be blonette, but maybe not quite dark enough to be an ash brown? I guess this is very common for those of us who were blondes as kids but have had hair naturally darken over the years.

(Ignore my blonde ends, growing out previous bleach)

https://i.imgur.com/iiu8X5X.jpg

[lithostoic]

kendraf Our hair colors are very similar. My hair was white blonde.

[Miata]

Maybe I'm not blonette then because mine is much darker lol. I swear my hair doesn't fit in any thread :/

I just took a look back through the last few pages and checked out a couple of your pictures and your hair colour looks a really similar shade to mine I think! The hair you see in the foreground in my picture looks lighter there because it was in direct sunlight from the window next to me, but in the mirror it looks much darker because there is no light shining on it. It's sort of in between the two depths somewhere really I think.

[Lize]

Here are two old photos of my natural color back from the last time I was growing it out. This is how different it can look in different lights. Above the line in the left photo is natural, under the line is highlighted. I miss my natural color. :(

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p273/Libelous/IMG_7352.jpg http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p273/Libelous/IMG_7447_zps255ce0b2.jpg

[Miata]

Your hair looks like golden caramel in the second picture, Lize. So shiny ^_^.

[two_wheels]

Hey welcome back Lize, I remember you! Your hair looks lovely :)

[LadyCelestina]

Is there anybody who who had dark(er) brown hair as a kid, which later lightened to blonette? I'm not blonette really though, more like light to medium brown, but the brown hair threads seem to have manypeople with darker hair than me :D

[ArtificiallyRed]

My natural hair colour is blonette, but more ashy than red toned. It could look quite golden in some lighting but it generally really washes me out because I have very fair olive toned skin. I wish I could accept it, but it's just so bland and unflattering on me :/

[Entangled]

Is there anybody who who had dark(er) brown hair as a kid, which later lightened to blonette? I'm not blonette really though, more like light to medium brown, but the brown hair threads seem to have manypeople with darker hair than me :D

I don't know; I always associate blonde the hair with people who had blonde hair as a child that darkened. Who am I to say that's a rule, though?

[Kiiruna]

Mine has darkened a bit from when I was a child, but not much.

I feel like I'm too dark for this thread as well... but I'll stick here :D My hair isn't that ashy though, it's more neutral. Sometimes it's a bit (and by that I mean super) boring: it's neither dark or light, cold or warm. It just is.

[Miata]

Mine was lighter when I was a child too, bordering on dark blonde I guess, especially over Summer judging by family photos.

[HairPlease]

I'm one of the rare ones who had black hair as an infant/toddler and it lightened to a light shade of blonette when I was about 7-10 years old. I started the bleaching shortly thereafter.

[pailin]

Is there anybody who who had dark(er) brown hair as a kid, which later lightened to blonette? I'm not blonette really though, more like light to medium brown, but the brown hair threads seem to have manypeople with darker hair than me :D

I think my earliest hair was darker than now, then it lightened by the time I was 2. But I was never a white-blond- maybe a medium blond? Mine hasn't darkened that much since I was young.

[lithostoic]

Here's my white hair. I was almost 3. It stayed this color until I was 8 or so, then gradually darkened to what I have now over the course of 7 years.

https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/fr/cp0/e15/q65/1965618_1007341195949299_7295941772521709236_o.jpg ?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9

[Lize]

Thank you Miata and two_wheels. :flower:

[NorraVarg]

I'm definitely in the same boat! I had white-silver hair as a child until about grade 7 when it started darkening. Now, I've got this really whacky business going on.
http://i.imgur.com/0SPnJqK.jpg?1

[HairPlease]

Here's my white hair. I was almost 3. It stayed this color until I was 8 or so, then gradually darkened to what I have now over the course of 7 years.


Wow, that was a really nice shade of blonde. I bleached my hair to look like that for a looong time. It's interesting how much our hair color can change over the years. I'm excited to see what shade my natural hair turns out to bee... from the inch or so of roots I see, it hasn't changed much, but it's far too early to tell. Hopefully I still belong in this thread because I love blonette.

[lithostoic]

NorraVarg That's really pretty!

HairPlease I feel the same way. I hope my hair gets lighter with length like it used to!

[LadyCelestina]

What a cute photo lithostoic! :D I also want to tell you that from your photos in the picture thread, you seemed quite in the blonde spectrum of dark blonde, so I think your hair might get a lot lighter with length.

I also associate blondette mostly with people who were born blonde and generally still have lighter features (either eyes, brows or skin or all this), or then as Hairplease says, with people who went from near black as a kid to something lighter, because I remember some people mentioning it in another thread on LHC, but it's likely not as common.

-minirant which goes a bit off topic.
I think my hair was a lot darker when I was a kid. In pictures, it seems to have gone from light chestnut as a toddler to dark brown/chestnut, but it could be just the lighting, also I always had short hair. Then when I was around 10 or older it lightened a lot and the red tones (if I had any, I can only tell from pics which might not be quite reliable) turned golden. As I said, I don't belong here really, but I can relate to some of the blonette struggles ( is it light? is it dark? is it ashy? is it gold? + medium brown just makes me feel so... medium and brown :/. Also, there is a pretty name for every colour, ginger for red, silver for gray, blonette or tawny or ash for dark blonde, chocolate/chestnut/cocoa or just 'dark' for darker brown hair, raven for black, but what is there for medium and brown ? :D sorry for the minirant

[JustPam]

Also, there is a pretty name for every colour, ginger for red, silver for gray, blonette or tawny or ash for dark blonde, chocolate/chestnut/cocoa or just 'dark' for darker brown hair, raven for black, but what is there for medium and brown ? :D sorry for the minirant

I'd consider all of those as names for medium brown, dark brown I'd describe as something like "espresso". Go look at boxes of hair dye in the shops, they usually have some creative names for shades, see which one matches you hehe

[LadyCelestina]

I'd consider all of those as names for medium brown, dark brown I'd describe as something like "espresso". Go look at boxes of hair dye in the shops, they usually have some creative names for shades, see which one matches you hehe
Hahaha that's actually a really good idea, I might try it, one more suspicious thing I could do in a drugstore, other than ingredient list scanning :lol:

I consider chocolate/chestnut/cocoa shades to be dark brown hair already, but it kinda depends on what colour hair people tend to have where you live.

[lapushka]

I'm in the same boat I think - not light enough to be blonette, but maybe not quite dark enough to be an ash brown? I guess this is very common for those of us who were blondes as kids but have had hair naturally darken over the years.

(Ignore my blonde ends, growing out previous bleach)

https://i.imgur.com/iiu8X5X.jpg

But not light enough to be blonde, and not dark enough to be brunette is *the* definition of blonette, it's that divide.

[Dwemeri]

Hi everyone! ^^ I was very interested when I found this thread as I've never had an actual name to call what my hair color is, I just thought of it as 'light brown'. I'm not quite sure if I actually qualify as a blonette as I wasn't in the sun much this summer so didn't lighten up a shade or two like I normally do.

I was born with jet black hair as a baby (my poor mom was so happy one of her kids had gotten her hair color...but alas no) that lightened up pretty quickly until I had light to medium brown hair. Anyways, I guess that's a rambling way to ask if you think I am a blonette?

Newest to oldest, from last year to several years ago.
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[lapushka]

Hi everyone! ^^ I was very interested when I found this thread as I've never had an actual name to call what my hair color is, I just thought of it as 'light brown'. I'm not quite sure if I actually qualify as a blonette as I wasn't in the sun much this summer so didn't lighten up a shade or two like I normally do.

I was born with jet black hair as a baby (my poor mom was so happy one of her kids had gotten her hair color...but alas no) that lightened up pretty quickly until I had light to medium brown hair. Anyways, I guess that's a rambling way to ask if you think I am a blonette?

Newest to oldest, from last year to several years ago.
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Typical blonette hair!

I had jet black hair as a baby too; looked like I was born with a pixie cut. :lol:

[cailinbee]

Dwemeri your hair is so pretty!! In every style and lighting you've shown.

[Dwemeri]

Typical blonette hair!

I had jet black hair as a baby too; looked like I was born with a pixie cut. :lol:

Well awesome! I now have a 'cool' hair color. ;) Thank you!



Dwemeri your hair is so pretty!! In every style and lighting you've shown.

Aww that's so sweet thank you! :love:

[RavenRose]

So I too was born with full head of black hair, it all fell out within my first year, and I was platinum blonde until high school, when It just slowly darkened to blonette...
The pick below is freshly clarified so a bit lighter than most days, with bleached out henna below my shoulders. You can see how dark it can get it my siggy pic.

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd177/paganrosemama/Sept%202016.jpg (http://s221.photobucket.com/user/paganrosemama/media/Sept%202016.jpg.html)

[Lizzie.torp]

Everyone here has beautiful, unique blonette hair and I love it!

I noticed my hair color can change in the same lightening for seemingly no reason. Has anyone else noticed this?
http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee418/Elizabeth_Torp/Mobile%20Uploads/PicsArt_10-14-02.20.37_zpsrvhhav37.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/Elizabeth_Torp/media/Mobile%20Uploads/PicsArt_10-14-02.20.37_zpsrvhhav37.jpg.html)

[LadyCelestina]

Everyone here has beautiful, unique blonette hair and I love it!

I noticed my hair color can change in the same lightening for seemingly no reason. Has anyone else noticed this?
http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee418/Elizabeth_Torp/Mobile%20Uploads/PicsArt_10-14-02.20.37_zpsrvhhav37.jpg (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/Elizabeth_Torp/media/Mobile%20Uploads/PicsArt_10-14-02.20.37_zpsrvhhav37.jpg.html)

YES but I don't know why is that! I actually made a thread about it some years ago and many people had the same experience.

Also you have lovely shiny waves :)