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xoxophelia
October 19th, 2011, 01:42 AM
This is for the dark blonde, light brown, tawny, "dishwater" blonde, municipal grey, blonde-brown-red haired LHC members and those who also appreciate the hair color.

Please no negativity or bashing of the color in this thread. I think instead we should post pictures of our own hair and those with it that we admire or find to have beautiful heads of hair. We can also discuss why we love the color, what colors suit it well etc

Let the Blonette Pride Parade begin :D

xoxophelia
October 19th, 2011, 01:55 AM
I will start with some pictures I found inspiring when first starting to grow out my natural from my old raven dye. :)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m596/MaryLaMer/tumblr_lmn9an6JZU1qa6doeo1_400png.jpg

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m596/MaryLaMer/tumblr_llksza6BDP1qdkufgo1_400.jpg

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m596/MaryLaMer/tumblr_llepgafJYL1qjyz35o1_400.jpg

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m596/MaryLaMer/stacey324.jpg

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m596/MaryLaMer/ruslanakorshunova2ag0.jpg

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m596/MaryLaMer/mmm9925-small.jpg

xoxophelia
October 19th, 2011, 01:59 AM
Here are two of my own:

looking slightly darker from a tea rinse and below about APL still has faded dye but...
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4575&pictureid=116420

what happens to my hair if I let the sun do its thing:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4575&pictureid=58800

MasCat
October 19th, 2011, 02:21 AM
Well, my friend has that hair colour and I must say, that it's one of the most 3dimentional hair colours I know - it gets highlights from the sun quite easily and looks great, highlights or not!

Go Blondette!
(I had a friend, who used to call that colour "mousy quarterblonde" but I think this term is rather unplesant :( )

zirena
October 19th, 2011, 02:46 AM
A thread where I belong! As a child I was super blonde until my hair faded into a mousy brown with blonde baby hairs! I wish I had good photos of my hair to show you, but unfortunately I don't since i'm growing out my dye :(
Instead i'll share with you my inspiration: Abbey Lee Kershaw

http://data.whicdn.com/images/1343378/abbeyvogueau2_large.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/r4PRk.jpg?7539
http://data.whicdn.com/images/1907237/tumblr_ky7ylhw0kI1qanqkwo1_500_large.jpg

Unfortunately she has cut all her hair off and dyed it platinum blonde, it looks good but her natural hair is just so gorgeous!

Siaraven
October 19th, 2011, 03:16 AM
I belong here :) I have browney-blondey-red hair. I'm currently growing out my dark brown dye, i have 2 inches of natural growth and can't wait to see it longer! The only problem i have found is its not possible to find a box dye to get it back close to my natural shade, i guess true 3 dimensional dyes are hard to come by lol.

I love seeing these inspirational pics, they are so motivating!
Rosie Huntington-whitely (she was in transformers 3) has stunningly beautiful blonette hair, i drooled over her hair most of the way through the film haha.

uptosomeone
October 19th, 2011, 03:27 AM
Oh, this is me. No one can ever decide if I'm blonde or brown, nor can they pin a color down on me. I've had it labelled caramel, tawny, dishwater, light brown, dark blonde, light chestnut mousy, etc. No one agrees. I think it's funny! :D I wish that it was darker, but since I'm not going to dye it I'm going to have to learn to love it.

zirena
October 19th, 2011, 03:28 AM
I belong here :) I have browney-blondey-red hair. I'm currently growing out my dark brown dye, i have 2 inches of natural growth and can't wait to see it longer! The only problem i have found is its not possible to find a box dye to get it back close to my natural shade, i guess true 3 dimensional dyes are hard to come by lol.

I know what you mean about true 3 dimensional dyes, that's what's so gorgeous about natural hair colour. It's something that you can't get out of a box and it's so uniquely beautiful!

xoxophelia
October 19th, 2011, 03:35 AM
zirena- I love abbey's natural hair! I looked her up and it is a real shame she went platinum. It doesn't have the same depth or flatter her skin the same way as her natural.

siaraven- I am growing out darker dye as well. The first few inches were the hardest because it was most noticable then. Best of luck on your journey growing out the dye :)

|Xei
October 19th, 2011, 03:44 AM
Not a blonette, but I seriously adore this colour of hair, especially those of the ashier tones (in fact, I'm actually considering going this colour when December rolls around). It's just so interesting the way it can look brown or blonde, golden or ashy depending on the lighting. It keeps people guessing all the time ;D I've honestly never understood why it's considered to be "mousy", "dull", "boring" or any of the negative qualities it has been associated with.

Bianca
October 19th, 2011, 06:29 AM
Great tread and beautiful pictures :)

My hair:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2008&pictureid=106426

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7309&pictureid=115046
Arh, please ignore the mirror :doh:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2008&pictureid=110500

Ashy roots, natural highlighted lenght. I love it :)

Sometimes when I start to get the urge to go red, I just think about all the upkeep and the one color look and I step away from the dye :p

HuggyBear
October 19th, 2011, 07:57 AM
I'm a blonette! I really like the color of my hair and don't consider it to be mousy. Occasionally, I will do a honey lightening treatment to brighten it a little.

My blonette hair is in my siggy pic. :)

Sarahmoon
October 19th, 2011, 08:07 AM
Very nice pictures!
Although I consider half of them to be either really brunette or really blonde :lol: I guess it also depends on where you go and who you ask. My hair would be considered dark brown in some parts of the world and dark blonde in others.

hs_atreides
October 19th, 2011, 08:34 AM
I"m a dark brunette but both of my children have this "color". I love it! My son's is darker than my daughter's, but both pickup golden highlights after a good summer.

It's dark enough to look shinier but light enough that you can see layers and movement. With my dark hair, curls don't show up as well.

MsBubbles
October 19th, 2011, 08:59 AM
Yes, great thread theme! I'm one. Embracing this hair color shade now finally after three decades of outright denial and peroxide/highlights.

I should have grown out this natural color sooner!

sipnsun
October 19th, 2011, 09:21 AM
Yep, count me in! My mom used to refer to my hair as "dirty blonde" and I hated it so much that I highlighted and bleached for years. Now I'm learning to like my hair color, I refer to it as "dark blonde" instead and have laid off of the heavy bleaching for awhile now. I only get a few foils around my face once or twice a year. There are so many beautiful "dark blondes" on LHC that is really is inspirational!

AlannaMaria
October 19th, 2011, 09:40 AM
I'm super excited now! Abbey Lee Kershaw's hair looks almost exactly like my color, and she looks GORGEOUS! Thank you so much for this thread. I'm a lot more confident with my own color already, and I might post pictures soon. : )

Shelly
October 19th, 2011, 09:43 AM
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8760&pictureid=114824

My hair is dishwater blonde! <3 It is 100% natural. The color has never changed.

misspurdy06
October 19th, 2011, 11:49 AM
YAY! People like me! I have had the same comments! I use sun-in or bleach highlights. My hair has been called dishwater blonde, light brown, dark brown, light blonde. I think it has something to do with translucency of this type of hair. Our hair color is at the mercy of light.

When I was younger I had hair white blonde hair and now it's the translucent color with blonde highlights.

In sunlight or overhead florescent it's white blonde. In low light it looks dark brown. In a well lit room with warm or yellow light it looks medium gold.

qui est mes cheveux

Hypatia415
October 19th, 2011, 01:56 PM
This is the thread for me! It's so encouraging to read about everyone loving their "blondette" hair! I am growing my hair out after 7-8 years of peroxide highlighting, and it's been a struggle to accept that my natural color is beautiful on its own. I'm slowly gaining more confidence in my own hair and this thread is so encouraging! Thanks everyone!

xoxophelia
October 19th, 2011, 02:04 PM
Yay I'm glad people are taking something good away from this thread.

We should love our hair color for what it is instead of always pointing out what it is not :)

Things I like about my natural hair color:
-it is dark enough to be face framing against my fair skin
-it is golden enough to shimmer
-it is subtle and so can look sophisticated
-it is rare because I see so few people sporting it
-when in nature I feel like with my long hair that is a suble color I "fit in"
-it isn't a harsh color so it looks good with pastels and light baby pink which I like
-I look good without makeup with my natural hair color

Springlets
October 19th, 2011, 02:30 PM
YAY!
In sunlight or overhead florescent it's white blonde. In low light it looks dark brown. In a well lit room with warm or yellow light it looks medium gold.


It's this quality about it that makes it hard for me to always love it on me, even though I love it on other people. Sigh, it certainly looks strange on facebook when your pictures showcase pictures of you with brownish looking and then very light blonde hair all within the same time frame. Oh well though, it is lovely and I just need to think that it will be lovely on me. But I notice that so many of these models who have it have very pale white skin and my skin usually has a natural olive tan to it, so I feel like it doesn't go as well. :shrug:

Here is Taylor Swift, who is also a blonette inspiration:

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSx3G69-p7BFry7CTfBFsowBv-umg030fkeMZx8x6WQKU-fUmjGow
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSpab7vPpGs84wjQO4-BIU6wH3DT73rUiqLArbNB4NonyFhHcH5rg
http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/hash/1a/a2/resized_Taylor_Swift_Hair_ueOwmMh4JQxl.jpg

And here are some of my old pictures which I think fit with the blondette type (I was on vacation to Japan, hence the yukata :)):

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/zz17/Blaircorneliabass/198712_1896511052697_1239230125_31691176_2521232_n-1.jpghttp://i809.photobucket.com/albums/zz17/Blaircorneliabass/253217_1896510772690_1239230125_31691173_2864450_n-1.jpghttp://i809.photobucket.com/albums/zz17/Blaircorneliabass/184071_1896510852692_1239230125_31691174_7934688_n-1.jpg

invisiblebabe
October 19th, 2011, 05:28 PM
Kahlen from America's Next Top Model
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/photos-ak-ash1/v236/250/66/12216184095/n12216184095_410097_6781.jpg

MsBubbles
October 19th, 2011, 05:37 PM
Sigh, it certainly looks strange on facebook when your pictures showcase pictures of you with brownish looking and then very light blonde hair all within the same time frame.

I can't imagine why anybody would think that strange, on Facebook or anywhere else! Besides, I'm sure some people change their hair color as often as their underwear, so I'm sure nobody looks at your pics and asks why you're light blonde one minute, and dark blonde the next. I know many of my friends practically changed their hair daily (on purpose) when I was teens/twenties.

Miss Maisie
October 19th, 2011, 05:41 PM
You guys all have beautiful hair :) I have always loved how multi-dimensional this color looks. I have several friends with this color hair who bleach it, and while the blonde looks fine, the "blonette" is just so beautiful. I wish my dark brown hair had such a range of color!

Kelikea
October 19th, 2011, 05:51 PM
Can I be a blonette, too? I don't really think I'm blonde, or brown either. Something in between similar to the shade of honey or caramel? People ask me what color my hair is, and if I ask HB, he thinks I'm crazy. It does get natural highlights in the sun, and also looks great red. But I like to leave it natural because it is kinda different on its own and so many people these days color their hair, it is nice to have virgin hair for a "change."

Alix
October 19th, 2011, 05:57 PM
Ohh I think I fit in on this one, though I'm on the darker side. My hair is very ashy brown, with blonde streaks and it's really gold in the sunlight.

<3OnHerSleeve
October 19th, 2011, 06:22 PM
I have very dark blonde hair and in pictures it looks almost brown, but in the sunlight during the summer it goes a beautiful golden blonde :P But I love my hair and right now am leaving it natural. Great thread, loving the inspirational pics of Taylor Swift, I'll have to add some inspiration pics myself later ;)

kellinaturalmom
October 19th, 2011, 06:27 PM
I LOVE THIS THREAD!!!

I have naturally dark blonde/light ash brown hair and I henna it. For the last month or two I have been wishing I had my natural color like crazy. I am sick of the red but it looks so horrible when my roots grow in because they are lighter than the rest of my hair. I have henna on-hand and can't seem to resist dying when I think of how looooong it would take to grow out my natural color.

People are ALWAYS bashing this color hair. Mostly it's when they are talking about themselves rather than someone else but it always makes ME feel bad. For example... "I color my hair because my natural color is dirty dishwater and so BLAH."

My daughter's hair is the same exact color as mine was. I haven't had my natural color since I was about 13 so here is a picture of hers.

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j356/kellinaturalmommy/106.jpg

Grillz
October 19th, 2011, 06:34 PM
Blonette! Now that's a new term for me, but perfectly describes my natural color. I'm in the process of growing my highlights and brown dye out, but I'll definitely be looking here when the growing gets tough and I start to reach for the dye again. Now if only I could find a box of hair color called "blonette"...

Jeno86
October 19th, 2011, 06:43 PM
This is defiantly me. I have always had a hard time describing it to people so I might have to start using this term. I've been trying to grow out the henna in my hair. I was doing pretty well till I decided to try and bleach part of it. We had to re-color just to try had fix it. So sadly I've only got about an inch of natural color showing. I'm actually pretty excited about growing my hair out sans henna. It's been years since I've seen my real color that I've almost forgotten what it looks like.

JessL
October 19th, 2011, 07:02 PM
I also have this color. I used to dye my hair red and now Im trying to go back to natural. I got most of my lenghth close but I dont think they make a dye this color so Im living with roots for now.

My kids are all very close to my color but for some reason I consider my older daughter brunatte and the other two blondes even though the difference is very small.

battles
October 19th, 2011, 07:03 PM
My hair is pretty much this color, maybe slightly darker. It looks very ashy in most lighting but when I'm in the sun, it glows gold and my hidden red highlights come out. :p

xoxophelia
October 19th, 2011, 07:07 PM
Can I be a blonette, too? I don't really think I'm blonde, or brown either. Something in between similar to the shade of honey or caramel? People ask me what color my hair is, and if I ask HB, he thinks I'm crazy. It does get natural highlights in the sun, and also looks great red. But I like to leave it natural because it is kinda different on its own and so many people these days color their hair, it is nice to have virgin hair for a "change."

Yes you can definitely be a blonette! Anybody who isn't easily described as blonde or brunette is welcome :)


This is defiantly me. I have always had a hard time describing it to people so I might have to start using this term. I've been trying to grow out the henna in my hair. I was doing pretty well till I decided to try and bleach part of it. We had to re-color just to try had fix it. So sadly I've only got about an inch of natural color showing. I'm actually pretty excited about growing my hair out sans henna. It's been years since I've seen my real color that I've almost forgotten what it looks like.

woohoo go you! You can do it! :)

Chiara
October 19th, 2011, 07:28 PM
This is my hair...the biggest problem I find is that it looks good when it's clean, but the slightest hint of oil and it looks dull, dull, dull...

Good thing I've found a very mild shampoo!

sheignerin
October 19th, 2011, 09:58 PM
AHHH this is me! I always hated it, tbh, but I've decided I want to grow my hair out all natural and stuff.

On a more positive note, I love the blonde highlights I get from the sun, so I can't wait to get those again. :)

xoxophelia
October 20th, 2011, 09:54 AM
I wonder if we can claim Dianyla as one of our own :3

xoerincolleen
October 20th, 2011, 10:23 AM
I definitely belong here! I get called blonde, brunette, and ginger, depending on the light and who I'm talking to. I don't know what to call myself! I usually settle on "strawberry-ish".

Here's a recent pic:

http://i53.tinypic.com/24104uh.png

Rosetta
October 20th, 2011, 10:52 AM
What a great idea for thread, as dark blonde definitely is one of the most underrated hair colours, if not the most underrated! Especially dark ash blonde. How I hate that term "dirty blonde", all the more as people often seem to use it as a descriptive term, although it's actually pejorative... :(
And over here people call this colour "highway coloured" or "road coloured" ("maantienv&#228;rinen", not that easy to translate), and it's considered such an "average" hair colour, in every sense... :mad: (Although the truth is that most people who have that colour dye it, so it's actually quite rare to see it...)

Need I say anymore that my natural colour is also dark blonde (on the ashy side)? :wink: But I'm constantly vacillating between dyeing/hennaing and letting it grow natural, and usually end up hennaing (or otherwise dyeing)... Also for the above mentioned reasons, but also as I'm not at all sure it's actually the colour that suits me best, or even close. Well, otherwise I would hardly have been dyeing/hennaing my hair for most of my life, of course... (Yeah, I know there are two different schools of thought here regarding natural/dye, I know that one thinks natural always suits best, and the other one doesn't :wink:)

In any case, it's so great to see an encouragement thread for this colour (or similar colours), that's really needed! Maybe I'll grow to like it enough even to give up henna (that's no mean feat, I tell you!) :)


ETA: As for pictures, imo the girl in this ad has very beautiful, long dark blonde hair:
http://www.body4real.co.uk/images/D/Nisimmasquethmb.jpg

Naphthylamine
October 20th, 2011, 11:43 AM
I'm thrilled to find a proper name for my hair color! I used to define my hair as "dark golden blondish" "or light golden brownish". Sunlight does wonders on my hair. Especially when I get lighter streaks from sea water + a little sunbathing.
While I am confused about my hair color, people says I'm blonde, probably because that is not really common around here. But an idiot hairdresser has once told me I had the perfect caramel color. (Excuse me, what?!)

Anyway, here are some pics:

Daylight
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q133/Vulpecula666/LHC/jun11.jpg
Sunlight

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=6607&pictureid=99994

No sun
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q133/Vulpecula666/LHC/helmsdeep-res.jpg

uptosomeone
October 20th, 2011, 12:09 PM
I'm thrilled to find a proper name for my hair color! I used to define my hair as "dark golden blondish" "or light golden brownish". Sunlight does wonders on my hair. Especially when I get lighter streaks from sea water + a little sunbathing.
While I am confused about my hair color, people says I'm blonde, probably because that is not really common around here. But an idiot hairdresser has once told me I had the perfect caramel color. (Excuse me, what?!)


Why "idiot" hairdresser?? I think caramel is a lovely term to describe your hair! :confused:

Although your "no sun" hair is the color I've always wanted. I think it's gorgeous. :D

BeccaAngel
October 20th, 2011, 12:19 PM
would my color count?

this is my natural
http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx114/annalevion/1kindofcloseup.jpg

and this is my hair now, its been colored a few times but i'm trying to get natural back
http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx114/annalevion/Hair/updatedlength.jpg

Curly Hermione
October 20th, 2011, 12:42 PM
This is the best thread ever!!! :)
I've been really considering henna recently, and this has made me feel loads better about my natural hair colour.
Thanks you guys!

patchoulilove
October 20th, 2011, 01:26 PM
Yay! this is my natural color as well. I spent my teenage years using sun-in and then professional highlights. Last December, I dyed my virgin hair a reddish tone. I liked the color, but I'm excited to rock my natural blonette! What a great term, so much better than "dishwater" and "dirty" blonde. OP, or anyone else for that matter, who are those gorgeous models with the blonette hair in the first post? Lovely.

bluegirl
October 20th, 2011, 01:31 PM
This is my daughter's natural color, and I think I'm going to show her a few photos from the thread. She always thinks her hair is a dull color, but it's really gorgeous! So nice to see some others with this lovely shade.

2peasinapod
October 20th, 2011, 01:37 PM
What lovely hair, BeccaAngel! Your gorgeous shade definately counts!

Altocumulus
October 20th, 2011, 02:38 PM
Hello, dark ash blonde, with some medium ash blonde streaks here! I always liked my color, but wanted to try red, so I hennaed. After a year, I decided to grow it out. My siggy is 1/2 grown out, but that's an old pic. All of the henna is gone now.

So far my favorite term for my color is "cendre", but that would only apply to the ashy hues, I guess.

xoxophelia
October 20th, 2011, 03:59 PM
BeccaAngel One of the "problems" with this color is that in photos it can go from looking brown to blonde... mine even shows up red on webcam sometimes. From what I can tell you definitely would count though.

patchoulilove: The only one from my post that I know the name of is Ruslana Korshunova. She dyed it a bit lighter and cut later on but she started out with maybe knee length hair that could be called "blonette"

Cirafly24
October 20th, 2011, 04:31 PM
I think I belong here. My hair can look anywhere from dark golden blond to dark brown to red. It really depends on the lighting!

invisiblebabe
October 20th, 2011, 04:34 PM
Model Vanessa da Cruz
http://i32.tinypic.com/vpdimv.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j104/sempiternalKM/000000128406-vanessa_da_cruz-fullsi.jpg

Model Kirsti Vill
http://storage.canalblog.com/49/88/136643/46271555.jpg

misspurdy06
October 20th, 2011, 05:19 PM
It's this quality about it that makes it hard for me to always love it on me, even though I love it on other people. Sigh, it certainly looks strange on facebook when your pictures showcase pictures of you with brownish looking and then very light blonde hair all within the same time frame. Oh well though, it is lovely and I just need to think that it will be lovely on me. But I notice that so many of these models who have it have very pale white skin and my skin usually has a natural olive tan to it, so I feel like it doesn't go as well. :shrug:

Here is Taylor Swift, who is also a blonette inspiration:

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSx3G69-p7BFry7CTfBFsowBv-umg030fkeMZx8x6WQKU-fUmjGow
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSpab7vPpGs84wjQO4-BIU6wH3DT73rUiqLArbNB4NonyFhHcH5rg
http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/hash/1a/a2/resized_Taylor_Swift_Hair_ueOwmMh4JQxl.jpg

And here are some of my old pictures which I think fit with the blondette type (I was on vacation to Japan, hence the yukata :)):

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/zz17/Blaircorneliabass/198712_1896511052697_1239230125_31691176_2521232_n-1.jpghttp://i809.photobucket.com/albums/zz17/Blaircorneliabass/253217_1896510772690_1239230125_31691173_2864450_n-1.jpghttp://i809.photobucket.com/albums/zz17/Blaircorneliabass/184071_1896510852692_1239230125_31691174_7934688_n-1.jpg
Yes! good point! This also applies to blondette skin. My skin is also translucent! I'm not saying my skin is clear. This just means that in different light my skin seems to take on a different tone. I have a spring skin tone which is characterized by those attributes. I don't know about the rest of you but when I go to sophora to try on a new foundation it's frustrating because when I get it home it's either to yellow or makes my skin look dull.

Does any other blondette have these issues?

misspurdy06
October 20th, 2011, 05:20 PM
would my color count?

this is my natural
http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx114/annalevion/1kindofcloseup.jpg

and this is my hair now, its been colored a few times but i'm trying to get natural back
http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx114/annalevion/Hair/updatedlength.jpg
Your hair looks medium brown.

Do you have pics of your hair in different lighting?

Isla
October 20th, 2011, 06:04 PM
This seems to be the perfect thread to announce my presence here at lhc. I have been growing my natural dark blond hair out for 1 year and 5 months and I am slowly starting to adore the colour. I love how much more dimension it has against my dyed brown hair. I can't wait for it to be all virgin.

For patchoulilove - I think the first model is Eniko Mihalik and the second is Monika Jagaciak.

I have noticed a lot of new models with this undefinable hair colour lately. So I am just going to spam you all with pictures of some of these models :)

Asa Engström
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/8181/asaengstrm.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/143/asaengstrm.jpg/)

Colinne Michaelis
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/2442/colinnemichaelis.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/37/colinnemichaelis.jpg/)

Solange Frejean
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/6664/solangefrejean.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/64/solangefrejean.jpg/)

Svea Kloosterhof
http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/2062/sveakloosterhof.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/805/sveakloosterhof.jpg/)

Josephine Skriver
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/7420/josephineskriver.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/535/josephineskriver.jpg/)

Lara Mullen
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/729/laramullen.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/88/laramullen.jpg/)

Gertrud Hegelund
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/441/gertrudhegelund.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/690/gertrudhegelund.jpg/)

xoxophelia
October 20th, 2011, 06:37 PM
^just lovely! Thank you for the photos.

Rocket22
October 20th, 2011, 06:51 PM
I'm completely in this category. sig is pretty close I think.. Sometimes it looks light and sometimes it looks really dark?

BeccaAngel
October 20th, 2011, 09:32 PM
Your hair looks medium brown.

Do you have pics of your hair in different lighting?
i believe i do, I've been told its lighter in person. pictures don't always get the accurate color of a person's hair, mine always end up looking darker in pictures.

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx114/annalevion/Hair/unwashed.jpg

xoxophelia
October 20th, 2011, 09:36 PM
BeccaAngel- I think an easy way to figure it out is if you were very blonde when you were younger and darkened over time OR if you get blonde highlights from the sun or in the summer :)

Cloelia
October 20th, 2011, 09:42 PM
Blonettes UNITE!!!
Thanks for this, I always hated my haircolor because my mom said it was "dishwater blonde". It's taken me 27 years and I don't know how many dye jobs to finally find out that it's actually pretty and flattering.
Looking at all these pictures is awesome. It's a beautiful color, tell the haters (including that voice in your head) to take a leap if they disagree. :)

elfgirl
October 20th, 2011, 10:39 PM
Oh yay!! I feel so at home seeing this group! :D

When I was little, my hair was a platinum blonde (I think it's the Swedish in me), and over the years, my hair gradually darkened to light blonde, blonde, etc. It took until I was in high school for my hair to finally reach the colour that it is now.

I'm not really sure what colour my hair is, though. On my driver's licence, I have that my hair is blonde, but I personally think it's either a dark blonde, or a very light brown. Different people say different things, but I don't mind going between hair colours ;)

Once I find some more pics, I'll upload them ;) :pumpkin:

aspartame gram
October 20th, 2011, 11:39 PM
This thread makes me feel better about my natural color, too! I'm finally growing it out after dying it a dark red. I then had highlights added in to blend in the red (my stylist thought strawberry blonde would turn my hair pink so she gave me an almost auburn color). So, here we are trying to keep with my natural color. Everyone's photos further illustrates how pretty this color is! :D

Charlotte:)
October 21st, 2011, 12:09 AM
With so many models with this hair color, you'd think it would be more popular. About three-fourths of the pictures of models I see from fashion shows and such have this hair color!

xoxophelia
October 21st, 2011, 12:11 AM
^I agree. It is strange how many models have it compared to people day to day on the street.

ssjhotau2
October 21st, 2011, 12:28 AM
It's so odd that so many models have this hair color- I always felt that it made me look plain and very blah- just another unremarkable person in the crowd lol.

I had the intention of growing out my natural hair when I joined LHC- I love all the different colors, but I couldn't resist all the beautiful henna heads- I may grow out my natural color again someday if I ever grow tired of my henna :).

I don't belong here anymore, but here are pictures of my natural color anyways :p because I did love my hair color- just not on me.
*I apologize that most of them are "myspace angled"- nearly all of these were taken pre- LHC

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=1741&pictureid=54600
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=1741&pictureid=27455
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h201/hamsterman0_0/oldme2.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h201/hamsterman0_0/newhair.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h201/hamsterman0_0/CIMG4523.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h201/hamsterman0_0/makeupexperiment.jpg

ETA: On second thought- going through all my old pictures and all the pictures posted in this thread... I'm getting hair nostalgia lol. I miss all the different colors my hair use to turn depending on the lighting, my hair care routine, and how much time I spent in the sun.

Springlets
October 21st, 2011, 12:42 AM
I was going to comment on that too. You'd think in the world of high fashion with all of it's over the top styles, this color, so often considered "drab" by mainstream people, would be the least desired. And yet you see it all the time! I notice that with the combination of white porcelain skin and long, big, wavy hair with this haircolor (like in the last picture of Abbey Lee Kershaw seen on the first page), girls look very Victorian and doll-like which I can see the fashion world wanting very much.

Avril Lavigne was also a great blonette when she first came out:
pic 1 (http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRnYkpjAPc6rXzpo7zJlTse3NZMV00eb ziU_sEiSJpYCpO1_Zd7)
pic2 (http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRGp68PcbXKG9VNAPeo22hx1DltKHbAs acHhXa6HOEI2lcyn9Fh)
pic 3 (http://fashionista.com/images/Avril_Lavigne_resimleri_masast_duvar_katlar_poster leri_2.jpg)

It's funny how when I see these models and singers go platinum and I think, 'oh that's so sad, their hair before was so pretty.' But how many of us have done that exact same thing?! :) And I totally understand that most of us started out as platinum blondes and turned darker over the years, so we think we should get it back. I think it most often does look good, but not as good as the original hair color. I'm not sure why though because I feel like our complexions or skin tone don't change over the years so it's not as if we can't pull it off like before. I guess it's just seeing the difference on someone other than myself makes me realize how more original and rare someone looks as a blonette.

Oh and BeccaAngel your natural hair color in the first picture does fall into the blonette category to me, it matches many of the pictures we have posted here. My hair also captures darker in pictures than it is sometimes.

NaiadOreiad
October 21st, 2011, 01:12 AM
I am somewhere in the ashy realm of neautral blonette. Trying to grow it out is taking so long! I ditched the henna and now I surf tumblr all day for hairspo. Nice to know I can come to this thread too! <3

luciferia
October 21st, 2011, 01:21 AM
This is definitely my natural haircolor, although now it is deep burgundy from henna.

I always wanted to like my hair, but in the icky, cloudy weather we have here most of the year it just looks like a nasty, mousy gray color. :/

Tota
October 21st, 2011, 04:00 AM
For me, being a blonette was hard in the past. I am the only one in our family with such hair colour - everyone else has very dark and straight brown hair . So, until I was 5 years old, everyone was fascinated by my platinum curly hair, but when I got older, my hair became darker and straighter to the point that I had to listen to remarks like: your hair is so weird, it's not brown, it's not blonde, it's not straight, it's not curly.

So ofcourse, when I was 15 it was quite normal to start colouring my hair. First blonde, then (after few years) orange, and then dark red. And because it wasn't curly nor straight, I straightened it with a flatiron. And all that time I was sooo unhappy with my hair, because it was damaged and I just could not grew it long. When I was 25, I had enough. And my boyfriend told that he was sad because we've been together for 8 years then and he didn't even knew the true colour of my hair. He was the first one to encourage me to stop colouring. So now, two years later, I am a proud blondette. While growing out my hair I had to listen to some nasty remarks (like: Omg, your roots are showing/are getting sooo long!, "Do you need some money to go to the hairdresser?", "So young and already grey."), but not anymore. I realised that my natural hair colour is "mousy" or "greyish" only when it's short - when it got longer, it became lighter and the grey in it turned into golden shine. So now, as long as I wear it long, everyone is fascinated by it (including me). But if I cut it short, they say it's grey or mousy etc. Luckily, I love long hair and would never ever cut it again :)

Kapri
October 21st, 2011, 04:14 AM
I belong here too. I was very blonde and blue eyed as a child and then transitioned into dark blonde with hints of mahogany as an adult. I am now growing out medium to dark brown dye in an attempt to re-create that look. I absolutely love it and the way it flatters the skin.

x

indiana
October 21st, 2011, 04:24 AM
I'm totally part of this hair color group. So nice to hear others with the same complaints and concerns about this hair color and type. Acceptance is a wonderful thing!

Bianca
October 21st, 2011, 04:58 AM
^I agree. It is strange how many models have it compared to people day to day on the street.

Dont think its that strange. Changing ones hair color is the easiest thing to change if your not happy about ur looks, easier than losing a lot of weight or something. When I used to dye my hair, I was very insecure, thinking that guys would like me more if I had that bleached blonde look, or long dark chocolate brown hair. I was always trying to lose weight, always been a little chubby, but that wasn't as easy as just buying a box dye and change my look completely... :) Models, I think, know they look good, "even" with their blonette color. You know what I mean ? (not english, trying my best not to come off wrong)

*Not saying that everyone who dyes their hair is insecure or has low self esteem. But I do believe thats the case sometimes... Was with me at least :)

Tota
October 21st, 2011, 05:16 AM
*Not saying that everyone who dyes their hair is insecure or has low self esteem. But I do believe thats the case sometimes... Was with me at least :)

Me, too. That and nothing else.

BeccaAngel
October 21st, 2011, 06:12 AM
BeccaAngel- I think an easy way to figure it out is if you were very blonde when you were younger and darkened over time OR if you get blonde highlights from the sun or in the summer :)
i had blondish hair when i was little and it got darker when i got older, :)

Lilli
October 21st, 2011, 07:48 AM
Thanks for the thread! I now think that this is a lovely color, though I still see a redhead and swoon...

Here's me, in my favorite picture. There are a few bright sun-bleached streaks, but I call my overall color "gold" - it is much warmer than my platinum/ash color as a child:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=3627&pictureid=106715

papillion
October 21st, 2011, 07:49 AM
It's so nice to see so many of us in this thread.

My hair is very dark blonde, though I currently have highlights which I'm growing out. I'm really looking forward to getting my natural colour back!
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=6278&pictureid=116061

wandlimb
October 21st, 2011, 08:34 AM
You can see my hair colour in my avatar. The hairdresser says it's dark blonde but if I was dyeing it this colour the dye bottles say light golden brown, which I can live with.

els23
October 22nd, 2011, 08:03 AM
This thread has motivated me to try and take some good hair photos.

I love my color, but it gets a little confusing whenever I have to fill out a form or something with my hair color and never know whether to put blond or brown.... generally it turns into a discussion with everyone close by discussing what color it is. Also doesn't help that my eyes are a hazel that isn't green, isn't brown, isn't blue, just a little bit of everything.

kellinaturalmom
October 22nd, 2011, 09:27 AM
With so many models with this hair color, you'd think it would be more popular. About three-fourths of the pictures of models I see from fashion shows and such have this hair color!


^I agree. It is strange how many models have it compared to people day to day on the street.

Charlotte and xoxophelia- I have read that many fashion models have this color hair because the clothing designers do not want anyone to focus on the model's hair but on the clothes.

I said it before and I'll say it again - I love this thread! It really is much needed. I am feeling more and more determined to grow out my natural color seeing all these beautiful pictures!:crush:

xoxophelia
October 22nd, 2011, 12:12 PM
^ I would think many models have this color because if you notice, most models in high fashion do not have noticably dyed hair. It hasn't always been the case but I think the popular street hairstyles are seen as a bit "cheap" in comparison. Now more than ever I think the color is somewhat in vogue because of its subtle sophistication. It compliments a lot of the looks that are also popular.

florenonite
October 23rd, 2011, 07:59 AM
My hair's like this: blonde, ginger and brown all at once. I like the multitonality in itself, but I think the dark, ashy brown at the roots is the most flattering colour for my face, so I've considered darkening it in the past, and even tried tea rinses, though they didn't seem to do much.

jacqueline101
October 23rd, 2011, 11:04 AM
I'm a natural blondette. My hair goes from brown with blonde streaks to brown to more blonde. My hair is moody its always changing. I don't dye my hair.

FrozenBritannia
October 23rd, 2011, 12:08 PM
http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j453/FrozenBritannia/hair/DSCN1319-1.jpg

growing out the dye. I have a bit more growth than this currently. back to my light brown/ dark blonde/ mousy something or other roots.

Fortresca
October 23rd, 2011, 12:54 PM
I love Blonette as hairlocor! as I'm truely bown-haired, I have for years tried to get it by red and blond highlights, bot gave it up two years ago. I'll love to look at your pics and will admire the color(s)! Be proud of it!

Ashenputtel
October 24th, 2011, 10:18 AM
I'm a blondette too. Growing out some reddish dye. My hair is VERY ashy.

Here's a picture of it so layer that it looks thin. http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/25159_10150132007120580_554010579_11324554_2193349 _n.jpg

MsBubbles
October 24th, 2011, 10:22 AM
I'm a blondette too. Growing out some reddish dye. My hair is VERY ashy.

Here's a picture of it so layer that it looks thin.

Oh! That's what mine looks like now with no layers. It's as thick as it's going to get. LOL.

luthien_belewen
October 24th, 2011, 10:59 AM
I am a blonette! As a child, my hair was very light, but it has darkened over the years. In winter, it is almost brown. In summer, it gets a lot of nice golden honey colored highlights. For a year or so, I dyed it strawberry blonde and henna red, but have since gone back to all-natural. I like my hair color, it's perfect.

DancingQueen
October 24th, 2011, 11:00 AM
Yay, this is just the thread for me :D I love my natural color, but until now, I couldn't define it. Most people say pate (in my language: leverpostej) but it doesn't sound very romantic. I don't know how to upload pictures here, but I will when I find out. :)

lapushka
October 24th, 2011, 11:51 AM
Joining this thread. Depending on the lighting, my hair's dark, evidently brown but then it turns a light golden color in daylight, esp. sunlight. People often ask me if I colored my hair when they suddenly see it in plenty of sunlight. I like it. It's versatile. :D

arielágua
October 24th, 2011, 12:53 PM
wow i love this thread. and yes i belong here! i have light brown most of the time, but sometimes it looks something like ash light brown, something like this:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BhzNzbxQBdw/S8JhWJoKn_I/AAAAAAAABS4/3AKFyYFx6lI/s320/rb-long-brown-hair-17-0809-mdn.jpg

sometimes in the summer it becomes lighter.

oh i love the model pictures shown by xoxophelia! oh, ruslana is my hair idol! (second last picture)

els23
October 24th, 2011, 02:03 PM
My first hair pictures to try and accurately show my natural color... which is hard because it changes a lot depending on the lighting.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8965&pictureid=117045

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8965&pictureid=117046

Coan-Teen
October 24th, 2011, 02:31 PM
I am definitely in this thread. I have hair that changes color depending on the light, the time of year and whether or not I wear it down. Down most everyone agrees I have dark blonde/golden blonde hair, but when i wear it up it looks almost light brown, and if you actually examine it there's red all through, too. In warm yellow light I can look red but I'm sun high-lighted right now so the red has been highlighted out mostly. I've been trying to learn to like my hair as it is and not wish it would just pick a color. Hehe.

els23, I love your curls. They are gorgeous!

xoxophelia
October 24th, 2011, 04:42 PM
wow i love this thread. and yes i belong here! i have light brown most of the time, but sometimes it looks something like ash light brown, something like this:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BhzNzbxQBdw/S8JhWJoKn_I/AAAAAAAABS4/3AKFyYFx6lI/s320/rb-long-brown-hair-17-0809-mdn.jpg

sometimes in the summer it becomes lighter.

oh i love the model pictures shown by xoxophelia! oh, ruslana is my hair idol! (second last picture)

She is my hair idol also. I have similar coloring to her natural both in skin, eyes, hair so it helps :)

Ashenputtel
October 24th, 2011, 09:19 PM
Oh! That's what mine looks like now with no layers. It's as thick as it's going to get. LOL.
When it's what you have I don't see it as a problem but my former hairdresser always wanted to take away some tickness. I have fine hair anyway why make it thinner?

els23
October 25th, 2011, 09:39 AM
els23, I love your curls. They are gorgeous!

Thanks Coan-Teen!!

Maraz
October 25th, 2011, 09:51 AM
I belong in this thread, too. The next person who refers to my hair as dirty blonde, dishwater, or even mousey gets a lecture. Possibly with a slideshow proving that my hair color doesn't match that of a rodent's fur or of dishwater and that calling someone's hair dirty is rude. I do see why so many people with hair like mine dye it, though. Fluorescent lighting, already evil for so many other reasons, does tend to make it look flat.

xoxophelia
October 25th, 2011, 03:51 PM
I belong in this thread, too. The next person who refers to my hair as dirty blonde, dishwater, or even mousey gets a lecture. Possibly with a slideshow proving that my hair color doesn't match that of a rodent's fur or of dishwater and that calling someone's hair dirty is rude. I do see why so many people with hair like mine dye it, though. Fluorescent lighting, already evil for so many other reasons, does tend to make it look flat.

¡VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN! :)

Galdr
October 25th, 2011, 04:03 PM
I will start with some pictures I found inspiring when first starting to grow out my natural from my old raven dye. :)

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m596/MaryLaMer/tumblr_lmn9an6JZU1qa6doeo1_400png.jpg

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m596/MaryLaMer/tumblr_llksza6BDP1qdkufgo1_400.jpg

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m596/MaryLaMer/tumblr_llepgafJYL1qjyz35o1_400.jpg

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m596/MaryLaMer/stacey324.jpg

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m596/MaryLaMer/ruslanakorshunova2ag0.jpg

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m596/MaryLaMer/mmm9925-small.jpg

for the first picture: wow, i never thought blonette hai could look good with white/black clothing. :)

MissManda
October 25th, 2011, 04:12 PM
I'm not blonette (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=3936&pictureid=58764) (I could be wrong, though; I was born with this color and I don't get blonde highlights), but I really appreciate this thread. My sister and another friend of mine have this color, but they dye it darker and lighter colors respectively and I never understood why since I always thought their color looked very unique and pretty. I love the first picture in this thread. :crush:

Maraz
October 25th, 2011, 04:38 PM
¡VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN! :)


Darn right! :D And if anybody doesn't like, I'll just drag them outside and then I'll...I'll...

Well, and then my hair will be a totally different color so at very least maybe I'll confuse them.

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h410/PhotoMaraz/th_tinyc-1.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h410/PhotoMaraz/th_tinyside.jpg http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h410/PhotoMaraz/th_tinypic.jpg

Actually, those were all taken outside today, within about an hour of each other, so I have weird hair. Too bad fluorescent lighting makes it look awful. But I'm thinking if enough of us were to take baseball bats and go through every office and store on the planet, we could make the world a better place for Blonettes.

MissManda
October 25th, 2011, 04:47 PM
Darn right! :D And if anybody doesn't like, I'll just drag them outside and then I'll...I'll...

Well, and then my hair will be a totally different color so at very least maybe I'll confuse them.

:rollin:

Absolutely epic! :D

celebriangel
October 26th, 2011, 12:09 AM
You guys, I love this thread.

I love this forum, actually. I've been converted, in about 6 months, from totally hating my natural hair colour, no ifs not buts no regrets, to desperately wishing for it to grow out faster :)

I'm the grayest, ashiest blonette - no warmth at all in my hair's tone. I used to hate this, but now I think my hair colour will be really unusual!

The inspirational photos are awesome. I'm bookmarking them for any days where I feel a bit blah about not having darker hair (I'm a cool winter - think liv tyler - and therefore I suit her haircolour lots. But I have discovered that dyeing my hair takes me from a solid, slightly crazy ii i to a ii, which is perfectly okay at the shorter lengths I've had, but not good at all when I'd like to get to classic!)

More blonette models, pls?

Springlets
October 26th, 2011, 02:32 AM
Today I was complimented on the "longness" of my hair and my "golden" color. These were both from boys who I think don't use golden in the same terms as girls do (they don't seem to understand the difference between ash, neutral, warm- I've tried explaining... doesn't work), but looking at gold how it actually is- it's a very blondette color. So I did an image search on google and here's some more pics that I loved:
Pic 1 (http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRTpiGTQmzCEgsb6mTXCUfXtUdrRdEJu 8XF3F7IhTBkGoUrNGUplA)
Pic 2 (http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSu70v3crdjNZpvvBPVJLk8C1w3qTBDq LjmThISmOcLJU66-oV42A)
Pic 3- here's one that's for blonettes with tan skin :) (http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSvn5pW3mEUSNe0lbp6sWo8QC_S_bD3y OhHfAIE4mmxB4wq-nHq)
Pic 4 (http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQZn1HAzbTvQjHubf7jpiUbRiWh9e2UC 51EqiVqPBpH2pSK1v1Q)

Pics 2 and 4 seem to have almost the exact color my roots are coming out- that makes me happy! :D

Rosetta
October 26th, 2011, 03:22 AM
The next person who refers to my hair as dirty blonde, dishwater, or even mousey gets a lecture. Possibly with a slideshow proving that my hair color doesn't match that of a rodent's fur or of dishwater and that calling someone's hair dirty is rude. I do see why so many people with hair like mine dye it, though. Fluorescent lighting, already evil for so many other reasons, does tend to make it look flat.
Go for it!! So glad I'm not the only one who feels this way about all those derogatory terms! :)
I'm always saying the same thing, like "dirty" often being used as some kind of descriptive term, when it's not...
(And completely agree about fluorescent lighting as well, yuck...)


eta: This in my opinion must be one of the most beautiful descriptions of this hair colour
(from this thread http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=76524) :


I seem to have the "Undesirable no. 1" hair color that many people end up dying: dirty ash blonde. And I LOVE it! Many people describe it as "dull", "drab", "lifeless", "icky", etc., and I couldn't disagree more. Sure, it doesn't scream "look at me, I'm here" in a crowd, and it is often unnoticed. That's because it is an understated beauty, you see. It is appriciated only by those who notice beauty even in its simplest forms - those who apprieciate the pale violet lilacs growing amidst the vibrant tigerlilies, fuchias, and sunflowers.
It also seems to fit my personality, because as an artist, I am always seeing the simple beauties in life that many people are blinde to. I am also very quite and gentle, which goes along with my soft, muted hair color. As it is a very cool and misunderstood color, I feel it evokes an ambience of mystery. The phrase "snow queen" comes to mind when I see this color.

UP Lisa
October 26th, 2011, 06:38 AM
Your hair is totally beautiful!



I'm thrilled to find a proper name for my hair color! I used to define my hair as "dark golden blondish" "or light golden brownish". Sunlight does wonders on my hair. Especially when I get lighter streaks from sea water + a little sunbathing.
While I am confused about my hair color, people says I'm blonde, probably because that is not really common around here. But an idiot hairdresser has once told me I had the perfect caramel color. (Excuse me, what?!)

Anyway, here are some pics:

Daylight
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q133/Vulpecula666/LHC/jun11.jpg
Sunlight

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=6607&pictureid=99994

No sun
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q133/Vulpecula666/LHC/helmsdeep-res.jpg

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/lmreddin/Hair/08sunnyhair.jpg

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/lmreddin/Hair/08bystones.jpg
ETA:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/lmreddin/Hair/Img_0443-1.jpg

Didn't work. Sorry. Trying again.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/lmreddin/Hair/Img_0443-1.jpg

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/lmreddin/Hair/08sunnyhair.jpg

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/lmreddin/Hair/08bystones.jpg

Just doing what I always do. Bummer.

UP Lisa
October 26th, 2011, 06:48 AM
You can look in my album, I guess.

Maraz
October 26th, 2011, 06:54 AM
Go for it!! So glad I'm not the only one who feels this way about all those derogatory terms! :)
I'm always saying the same thing, like "dirty" often being used as some kind of descriptive term, when it's not...
(And completely agree about fluorescent lighting as well, yuck...)


eta: This in my opinion must be one of the most beautiful descriptions of this hair colour
(from this thread http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=76524) :

I'm glad I found this site right after I found a henna site and before I put an order in. I think I would like henna hair, for the shine and color, but after reading what it takes to properly maintain it and the trouble with it darkening over repeated applications, I'm going to learn to like what I have instead.

For a good while I dyed my hair various shades of red, and I liked being a redhead, but I never liked keeping up with it. Natural dyes or six week rinse-outs require too much maintenance and I haven't touched permanent box dye since I found out alternatives existed twenty years ago. Not so much because I knew how damaging they are to hair, I'm just afraid of commitment!

Naphthylamine
October 26th, 2011, 07:05 AM
Why "idiot" hairdresser?? I think caramel is a lovely term to describe your hair! :confused:

Although your "no sun" hair is the color I've always wanted. I think it's gorgeous. :D

Thank you very much :blush:
And why I'm angry at the hairdresser? Because maybe nearly half of the women population in my country dyes their hair to "caramel", which looks ridiculous on their relatively darker skin. So the hairdressers modify the color to somewhat minimize that awful color combination by inventing a new caramel shade (like so (http://www.kadinforum.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/18299_b-200x188.jpg)), which I really hate. And that was the caramel the hairdresser was talking about.

invisiblebabe
October 26th, 2011, 07:32 AM
eta: This in my opinion must be one of the most beautiful descriptions of this hair colour
(from this thread http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=76524) :

I like that description too (although, haha, my favorite flowers are tiger lilies and sunflowers!!).

I will say two things I like about my hair, though:
-Highlights and the sun suit it very well (I recently started to use a lightening spray, though it is still pretty close to natural. I like the results a lot!)
-With my coloring, hair included, I can wear just about any color I want

I also like "caramel" as a description for the warmer blonette shades. I call my natural color "cendre"

Here is model Katja Ives, whose hair is described as "cendre" on her modeling profile:
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/6695/69402477113866041660180.jpg
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/6686/katjai26.jpg

And, some more random models who describe themselves as "cendre" haired in their profiles, all from Synk Casting:

http://www.synkcasting.se/images/models/splashpics/model_2822.jpg

http://www.synkcasting.se/images/models/splashpics/model_2908.jpg

http://www.synkcasting.se/images/models/splashpics/model_3766.jpg

http://www.synkcasting.se/images/models/1254144808.jpg

UP Lisa
October 26th, 2011, 07:48 AM
Wow! So much like my color!



I like that description too (although, haha, my favorite flowers are tiger lilies and sunflowers!!).

I will say two things I like about my hair, though:
-Highlights and the sun suit it very well (I recently started to use a lightening spray, though it is still pretty close to natural. I like the results a lot!)
-With my coloring, hair included, I can wear just about any color I want

I also like "caramel" as a description for the warmer blonette shades. I call my natural color "cendre"

Here is model Katja Ives, whose hair is described as "cendre" on her modeling profile:
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/6695/69402477113866041660180.jpg
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/6686/katjai26.jpg

I would say our hair color looks good with any color except maybe Yellow. Just sort of blends in with Yellow or Gold. That's okay. I don't like Gold anyway.

invisiblebabe
October 26th, 2011, 07:51 AM
Some models from Nordstrom:

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j104/sempiternalKM/cendre.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j104/sempiternalKM/cendre4.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j104/sempiternalKM/cendrehair.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j104/sempiternalKM/cendre3.jpg

A couple more:

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j104/sempiternalKM/_6531492.jpg?t=1319638110

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j104/sempiternalKM/_6435857-1.jpg?t=1319638133

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j104/sempiternalKM/_6103892.jpg?t=1319638156

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j104/sempiternalKM/blonette.jpg

FrozenBritannia
October 26th, 2011, 08:17 AM
I love seeing pics of people with the same hair colour as me!

UP Lisa
October 26th, 2011, 08:50 AM
The color in that first one from Nordstrom's looks just like mine!

luthien_belewen
October 26th, 2011, 09:04 AM
I belong in this thread, too. The next person who refers to my hair as dirty blonde, dishwater, or even mousey gets a lecture. Possibly with a slideshow proving that my hair color doesn't match that of a rodent's fur or of dishwater and that calling someone's hair dirty is rude. I do see why so many people with hair like mine dye it, though. Fluorescent lighting, already evil for so many other reasons, does tend to make it look flat.

I don't like those terms either. It makes my hair sound so...ugly! I used to think my hair color was kind of boring, and wished it was a lighter blonde or red, or a "real" color! But I think it's a beautiful color, because it changes with the seasons and just looks the best on me!

Rosetta
October 26th, 2011, 09:05 AM
I'm glad I found this site right after I found a henna site and before I put an order in. I think I would like henna hair, for the shine and color, but after reading what it takes to properly maintain it and the trouble with it darkening over repeated applications, I'm going to learn to like what I have instead.

For a good while I dyed my hair various shades of red, and I liked being a redhead, but I never liked keeping up with it. Natural dyes or six week rinse-outs require too much maintenance and I haven't touched permanent box dye since I found out alternatives existed twenty years ago. Not so much because I knew how damaging they are to hair, I'm just afraid of commitment!
Well, I must admit I love henna, that's just my dilemma :) I'd like to grow out my natural dark blonde, if even to enjoy it while I still have it, before I start getting any grey (although looking at my genes, i.e. when women in my family have started to go grey, that shouldn't happen anytime soon); but on the other hand, I love henna & being a redhead so much that I don't know how I'd manage without it for long :) (I even love the henna upkeep, I kid you not!) Also I'm not convinced my natural colour suits me better than henna, although I know it should... I did actually grow out my natural for almost two years, but then succumbed to henna; it's so hard to resist, it doesn't even damage your hair like other dyes, on the contrary, so why fight it, you know what I mean?

I just get so upset when people use those kind of names for my natural colour, as they're one of the reasons I've dyed my hair for most of my life - who wants to have "mousy" or "dirty" hair... :(
And of course, it is my natural colour, so I'll defend it to the end, even if I'd currently be another colour :wink:

UP Lisa
October 26th, 2011, 10:18 AM
LOVE that!


Thanks for the thread! I now think that this is a lovely color, though I still see a redhead and swoon...

Here's me, in my favorite picture. There are a few bright sun-bleached streaks, but I call my overall color "gold" - it is much warmer than my platinum/ash color as a child:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=3627&pictureid=106715

UP Lisa
October 26th, 2011, 10:27 AM
I think people in this country are so used to seeing the bleached Platinum Blonds that they think of anything darker as Brown. For instance, my boys always tell me my hair is Brown, but it actually is still a Blond according to the charts.

FrozenBritannia
October 26th, 2011, 11:37 AM
I think people in this country are so used to seeing the bleached Platinum Blonds that they think of anything darker as Brown. For instance, my boys always tell me my hair is Brown, but it actually is still a Blond according to the charts.

I agree. My husband says my hair is mousy brown, but hairdressers all agree it's not dark enough to be fully classified as even the lightest brown. They also say it's a bit darker than their swatch for dark blonde though. But really, the little card holds what? 5 shades of blonde? I have more than five shades of blond on my head alone, let alone all the people in the world. Oh well.

Manzanilla
October 26th, 2011, 12:07 PM
Hello! Can someone help me please? I dont know if Im blond or blonette or... I dont know :p You can see some photos of my hair in my album!! :)
thank you!

UP Lisa
October 26th, 2011, 12:14 PM
Hard to say. It has a reddish look on my monitors.



Hello! Can someone help me please? I dont know if Im blond or blonette or... I dont know :p You can see some photos of my hair in my album!! :)
thank you!

lapushka
October 26th, 2011, 12:18 PM
Hello! Can someone help me please? I dont know if Im blond or blonette or... I dont know :p You can see some photos of my hair in my album!! :)
thank you!

You look like a medium, golden blond to me. :)

Manzanilla
October 26th, 2011, 12:27 PM
Hard to say. It has a reddish look on my monitors.


You look like a medium, golden blond to me. :)

Thank you for helping! I think I will just look around the blond one and this one! :D

Springlets
October 26th, 2011, 12:56 PM
I agree. My husband says my hair is mousy brown, but hairdressers all agree it's not dark enough to be fully classified as even the lightest brown. They also say it's a bit darker than their swatch for dark blonde though. But really, the little card holds what? 5 shades of blonde? I have more than five shades of blond on my head alone, let alone all the people in the world. Oh well.

I always like charts that distinguish between light brown and dark blonde (dark blonde being 6 and 5 being light brown) because, even though they appear very similar in level of darkness, the dark blonde will have a lack of pigments that the light brown has. If you look at some of the hair dye box colors or at this chart (http://www.skincaretalk.com/hair-care-talk/10791-what-your-natural-hair-color.html) you can see that they look almost identical, but with the dark blonde having more of a yellowish tone to it. It's my personal opinion, not scientific nor proven but, if you were blonde growing up, you cannot turn truly brown-haired no matter how dark your hair gets. I have seen people where their hair was lighter than someone who had dark blonde, yet it was still brown because of the pigmentation in it.

FrozenBritannia
October 26th, 2011, 01:00 PM
I always like charts that distinguish between light brown and dark blonde (dark blonde being 6 and 5 being light brown) because, even though they appear very similar in level of darkness, the dark blonde will have a lack of pigments that the light brown has. If you look at some of the hair dye box colors or at this chart (http://www.skincaretalk.com/hair-care-talk/10791-what-your-natural-hair-color.html) you can see that they look almost identical, but with the dark blonde having more of a yellowish tone to it. It's my personal opinion, not scientific nor proven but, if you were blonde growing up, you cannot turn truly brown-haired no matter how dark your hair gets. I have seen people where their hair was lighter than someone who had dark blonde, yet it was still brown because of the pigmentation in it.

On that chart I'm an easy dark blonde. Parts of my hair (the temples mostly) are an easy light blonde too. I had blond hair as a child, but in school photos it looks brown sometimes- I think it was the lighting. In the sun I was always very blonde. I have chameleon hair!

UP Lisa
October 26th, 2011, 01:01 PM
According to that chart, I am a Medium Blonde.:happydance:


quote=Springlets;1838024]I always like charts that distinguish between light brown and dark blonde (dark blonde being 6 and 5 being light brown) because, even though they appear very similar in level of darkness, the dark blonde will have a lack of pigments that the light brown has. If you look at some of the hair dye box colors or at this chart (http://www.skincaretalk.com/hair-care-talk/10791-what-your-natural-hair-color.html) you can see that they look almost identical, but with the dark blonde having more of a yellowish tone to it. It's my personal opinion, not scientific nor proven but, if you were blonde growing up, you cannot turn truly brown-haired no matter how dark your hair gets. I have seen people where their hair was lighter than someone who had dark blonde, yet it was still brown because of the pigmentation in it.[/quote]

Springlets
October 26th, 2011, 01:13 PM
[QUOTE=UP Lisa;1838034]According to that chart, I am a Medium Blonde.:happydance:


The way it usually goes is:
level 12= white blonde
level 11= platinum
level 10= lightest natural blonde
level 9= very light blonde
level 8= light blonde
level 7= medium blonde
level 6= dark blonde
level 5= light brown
level 4= medium brown
level 3= dark brown
level 2= darkest brown
level 1= black

There are some charts however that call level 7 dark blonde and level 6 light brown. And to be honest, in the real world, that's what people usually consider those levels (actually there was just a thread recently where quite a few people considered a girl with level 7-8 golden blonde hair to be light brown!). So, just be prepared that not everyone will agree on the color, but who cares because you know. :)

If you'd like to do the black and white test for how to determine hair color level, check out my instructions for it here. (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=79074). There are also more hair color charts to reference there.

UP Lisa
October 26th, 2011, 01:32 PM
Well, even if I'm a Dark Blonde, I'm still a Blonde!



[quote=UP Lisa;1838034]According to that chart, I am a Medium Blonde.:happydance:


The way it usually goes is:
level 12= white blonde
level 11= platinum
level 10= lightest natural blonde
level 9= very light blonde
level 8= light blonde
level 7= medium blonde
level 6= dark blonde
level 5= light brown
level 4= medium brown
level 3= dark brown
level 2= darkest brown
level 1= black

There are some charts however that call level 7 dark blonde and level 6 light brown. And to be honest, in the real world, that's what people usually consider those levels (actually there was just a thread recently where quite a few people considered a girl with level 7-8 golden blonde hair to be light brown!). So, just be prepared that not everyone will agree on the color, but who cares because you know. :)

If you'd like to do the black and white test for how to determine hair color level, check out my instructions for it here. (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=79074). There are also more hair color charts to reference there.

FrozenBritannia
October 26th, 2011, 01:38 PM
[quote=UP Lisa;1838073]Well, even if I'm a Dark Blonde, I'm still a Blonde!

:cheese:THIS!!!

invisiblebabe
October 26th, 2011, 01:51 PM
Hello! Can someone help me please? I dont know if Im blond or blonette or... I dont know :p You can see some photos of my hair in my album!! :)
thank you!

I see dark blonde in your hair, but you could also be classified as blonette :)

buttercupmcgee
October 26th, 2011, 02:04 PM
I'm thrilled to find a proper name for my hair color! I used to define my hair as "dark golden blondish" "or light golden brownish". Sunlight does wonders on my hair. Especially when I get lighter streaks from sea water + a little sunbathing.
While I am confused about my hair color, people says I'm blonde, probably because that is not really common around here. But an idiot hairdresser has once told me I had the perfect caramel color. (Excuse me, what?!)

Anyway, here are some pics:

Daylight
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q133/Vulpecula666/LHC/jun11.jpg
Sunlight

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=6607&pictureid=99994

No sun
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q133/Vulpecula666/LHC/helmsdeep-res.jpg

Just curious, why was the hairdresser an idiot for saying you have the perfect caramel color? Caramel is a common adjective used to describe warm blonette tones. I think she was spot on after having seen your hair, and probably attempting to pay you quite the compliment.

MissManda
October 26th, 2011, 02:18 PM
I always like charts that distinguish between light brown and dark blonde (dark blonde being 6 and 5 being light brown) because, even though they appear very similar in level of darkness, the dark blonde will have a lack of pigments that the light brown has. If you look at some of the hair dye box colors or at this chart (http://www.skincaretalk.com/hair-care-talk/10791-what-your-natural-hair-color.html) you can see that they look almost identical, but with the dark blonde having more of a yellowish tone to it. It's my personal opinion, not scientific nor proven but, if you were blonde growing up, you cannot turn truly brown-haired no matter how dark your hair gets. I have seen people where their hair was lighter than someone who had dark blonde, yet it was still brown because of the pigmentation in it.

That is an interesting theory. :) It does confuse me, though, because my DBF had very blond hair into his toddler years, but it quickly changed to a dark, one shade below soft black black color (except for one very ashy blond streak on his temple). My dad, on the other hand, was born with dark hair (I took after him, since I was born brunette also but not as dark) and his hair color is very similar to my DBF. There are pictures that show both of their hair colors in my albums if you want to take a look.

I don't want to offend you or say you're wrong or anything, I just thought I'd throw that out there since I think it's fascinating to think about. Plus, I can get some giggles about DBF possibly being a technical blond since it gives me another reason to tease him. :laugh:

I hope no one minds that I'm here since I'm not a blonette as far as I know. :flower:

xoxophelia
October 26th, 2011, 02:19 PM
Thank you very much :blush:

And why I'm angry at the hairdresser? Because maybe nearly half of the women population in my country dyes their hair to "caramel", which looks ridiculous on their relatively darker skin. So the hairdressers modify the color to somewhat minimize that awful color combination by inventing a new caramel shade (like so), which I really hate. And that was the caramel the hairdresser was talking about.


Oh my goodness.. that is not caramel .. that color looks awful on her tan skin. It is actually that bad. Er maybe I am being harsh but I don't understand why that would be in style.

I also like your hair photos Naphthylamine. It inspired me to hold on until the faded dye is grown out. I can't wait until my blonette reaches the ends and gets more golden. The overall color of my hair will look much better than the dull faded brown-reddish dye in my opinion...

xoxophelia
October 26th, 2011, 02:31 PM
springlets I agree with you. Maybe not for the people who were mentioned who are only blonde as a young toddler but in my case it was never disputed if I was "blonde" until I was maybe 16. I had platinum hair and then a honey blonde and then a sandy blonde up until then. Even before I colored my hair darker, people considered me blonde with the random person coming up to tell me I was brunette (so I never would buy those shirts that said brunette this or "blondes have more fun"). Actually, around 16 is when I started to use the term blonette for my hair. The reason? I thought it would be funny to take some of the letters off of the brunette/blonde shirts, merge them, and make my own XD

Even though my natural can be considered brown, it has a golden tone natural brunettes don't have. The flickers of light that shine are literally gold colored. And, it turns blonde-blonde from the sun.

I agree there is a definite difference in color even when there is not a difference in shade between my "brown" blonette and a natural brunette.

Kapri
October 26th, 2011, 02:41 PM
I'm with you girls on the light brown/dark blonde distinction. I'm currently using Tints of Nature Dark Blonde (;evel 6) and compared to the light brown (which is really medium brown) which is the level 5, the mixture you use is less organgey and more yellowey. The effect can be quite similar but there is less warmth in the basic shade. I grew up with ash blonde hair that became very dark blonde but it was given warmth by some strands which were mahogany red coloured. Just enough to give it an ever so slightly reddish cast. I now suit chestnut brown but can't go too warm and or dark blonde. My natural hair is full of grey so I am working out what next...

Maraz
October 26th, 2011, 02:48 PM
Oh my goodness.. that is not caramel .. that color looks awful on her tan skin. It is actually that bad. Er maybe I am being harsh but I don't understand why that would be in style.

I also like your hair photos Naphthylamine. It inspired me to hold on until the faded dye is grown out. I can't wait until my blonette reaches the ends and gets more golden. The overall color of my hair will look much better than the dull faded brown-reddish dye in my opinion...

I have to agree, it's actually really brassy, not what I'd think of as caramel at all. Your hair, Naphthylamine, doesn't look a thing like that. Maybe the hairdresser just happened to realize what caramel actually should look like after she saw your hair!

Springlets
October 26th, 2011, 03:16 PM
That is an interesting theory. :) It does confuse me, though, because my DBF had very blond hair into his toddler years, but it quickly changed to a dark, one shade below soft black black color (except for one very ashy blond streak on his temple). My dad, on the other hand, was born with dark hair (I took after him, since I was born brunette also but not as dark) and his hair color is very similar to my DBF. There are pictures that show both of their hair colors in my albums if you want to take a look.

I don't want to offend you or say you're wrong or anything, I just thought I'd throw that out there since I think it's fascinating to think about. Plus, I can get some giggles about DBF possibly being a technical blond since it gives me another reason to tease him. :laugh:

I hope no one minds that I'm here since I'm not a blonette as far as I know. :flower:

Oh no I didn't mean to imply that anyone who was blonde when they were young automatically means they are always blonde no matter what. My brother was the same in that he had platinum hair when a toddler but quickly after turned to a medium brown. I meant for the people who had very light blonde hair that stayed that way until they were reasonably older; I usually say puberty but there are quite a few people who darken earlier or later. And if their hair matches a level 3 or 4, of course they're not blonde; I think where people get confused is when they are a level 6 or 7 because regular people sometimes consider them brown but they are technically blonde from a hairdresser's standpoint. :)

Mairéad
October 26th, 2011, 05:12 PM
I have a hair color, that depending on the lighting, can look like just about any hair color. It can look brown, blonde, or red. I think the majority still call me redheaded but it does vary. And I'm talking about my natural. But, even with my henna (mostly cassia) application there is still "debate" about what my hair color is.

celebriangel
October 27th, 2011, 04:58 AM
I agree with people here on the blonde vs brown thing. Brown hair has warm/reddish undertones (even the ashier shades) whereas blonde has only yellow ones.

My hair is an extreme example of this - it lightens very easily to a shockingly cool yellow-gold tone, and has absolutely zero warm tones whatsoever, so it's not brown. However...it definitely looks brown to most people's eyes. I'm pretty sure my hair is the darkest that "ash blonde" hair can physically get, with zero warm tones...the effect being that my hair is actually a kindof slate grey colour.

I used to hate it utterly, but I have never seen anyone with this haircolour (even the photos on this thread are all too warm-toned), so I have decided that it is unique and cool :)

Lilli
October 27th, 2011, 09:06 AM
I agree with people here on the blonde vs brown thing. Brown hair has warm/reddish undertones (even the ashier shades) whereas blonde has only yellow ones.

My hair is an extreme example of this - it lightens very easily to a shockingly cool yellow-gold tone, and has absolutely zero warm tones whatsoever, so it's not brown. However...it definitely looks brown to most people's eyes. I'm pretty sure my hair is the darkest that "ash blonde" hair can physically get, with zero warm tones...the effect being that my hair is actually a kindof slate grey colour.

I used to hate it utterly, but I have never seen anyone with this haircolour (even the photos on this thread are all too warm-toned), so I have decided that it is unique and cool :)

My mother has hair like this - to me, it actually looks like a deep olive green/gray color.

Alaia
October 27th, 2011, 09:25 AM
When I had my natural colour someone told me I had hair like the ashes of a fire :lol:

As I get more growth (I'm now growing out lighter more identifiable blonde dye) I'll post here. But I'm definitely blonde even if people think I'm brunette (I'm actually a level 8 :lol: )

celebriangel
October 27th, 2011, 09:34 AM
My mother has hair like this - to me, it actually looks like a deep olive green/gray color.

Yay! I am not alone!

Though I actually see more bluish tones in my roots than an olive green...but it can look a bit like that under some lights. Swamp monster!

Amiblue
October 27th, 2011, 09:59 AM
Found this video. LOVE her hair.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joi45H5yQdo&feature=related

Lilli
October 27th, 2011, 10:10 AM
Yay! I am not alone!

Though I actually see more bluish tones in my roots than an olive green...but it can look a bit like that under some lights. Swamp monster!

When my mom's hair fell out due to chemo, I searched high and low for an eyebrow pencil that would match, but no one made a pencil ashy enough. Finally I just bought olive green eye liner and it looked great as eyebrows!

Lilli
October 27th, 2011, 10:11 AM
I agree with people here on the blonde vs brown thing. Brown hair has warm/reddish undertones (even the ashier shades) whereas blonde has only yellow ones.

My hair is an extreme example of this - it lightens very easily to a shockingly cool yellow-gold tone, and has absolutely zero warm tones whatsoever, so it's not brown. However...it definitely looks brown to most people's eyes. I'm pretty sure my hair is the darkest that "ash blonde" hair can physically get, with zero warm tones...the effect being that my hair is actually a kindof slate grey colour.

I used to hate it utterly, but I have never seen anyone with this haircolour (even the photos on this thread are all too warm-toned), so I have decided that it is unique and cool :)

Be prepared that it might change as you get older - as a child, my hair was only cool-toned, but it keeps getting warmer and warmer, and now it is definitely gold. My daughter's hair is the fairest strawburn, though laypeople would just call her blonde.

UP Lisa
October 27th, 2011, 11:35 AM
It seems like hair would get more Ashy rather than more Golden as a person gets older.

rocket_surgeon
October 27th, 2011, 12:15 PM
It seems like hair would get more Ashy rather than more Golden as a person gets older.

That seems to be what's happening to me. While my length looks pretty gold, my roots look cooler and ashier. It could just be because I'm going grey, though.

UP Lisa
October 27th, 2011, 12:40 PM
Check out this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQmK-GxU3Is

shalindra
October 27th, 2011, 12:43 PM
I am a blonette as well :) Mom always called it dishwater blone, I hated that name. :mad: But its all good, I love how my hair changes with the seasons.Its even more indepth now that the white hair of experience is liberally showing through. Though I have noticed since using w/o and the acv rinse occasionally the white hairs blend to almost gone. Interesting to say the least.
Much love everyone,
Shalindra

Lilli
October 27th, 2011, 01:04 PM
It seems like hair would get more Ashy rather than more Golden as a person gets older.

Nope! Not me, and I don't see why ash should come more from old follicles than gold. Is there some reason why this should be the case?

I have four kids, and my hair has changed with each child, becoming progressively more golden and wavy and now curly just in the nape area!

Springlets
October 27th, 2011, 01:28 PM
. I'm pretty sure my hair is the darkest that "ash blonde" hair can physically get, with zero warm tones...the effect being that my hair is actually a kindof slate grey colour.
I used to hate it utterly, but I have never seen anyone with this haircolour (even the photos on this thread are all too warm-toned)

Check out the grey tones in this picture :)
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7921&pictureid=117272

My hair can turn up all kinds of different colors. :)

I was watching The Office last night and saw something. It's probably not the most flattering example but, Jim and Dwight have practically the same hair level but Jim's is brown and Dwight's is technically blonde. You can see it has that lack of pigments that Jim's has.
http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/23700000/Jim-and-Dwight-dwight-schrute-23790820-500-283.png This was a hard picture to find because under fluorescent lights Dwight's hair does look rather dark, but you see here in natural light that it is indeed blonde.

UP Lisa
October 27th, 2011, 01:43 PM
I was just thinking that for most people, as gray hairs come in, the hair would take on a less golden look.



Nope! Not me, and I don't see why ash should come more from old follicles than gold. Is there some reason why this should be the case?

I have four kids, and my hair has changed with each child, becoming progressively more golden and wavy and now curly just in the nape area!

FrozenBritannia
October 27th, 2011, 02:24 PM
Check out the grey tones in this picture :)


My hair can turn up all kinds of different colors. :)

I was watching The Office last night and saw something. It's probably not the most flattering example but, Jim and Dwight have practically the same hair level but Jim's is brown and Dwight's is technically blonde. You can see it has that lack of pigments that Jim's has.
This was a hard picture to find because under fluorescent lights Dwight's hair does look rather dark, but you see here in natural light that it is indeed blonde.

I have noticed a similar thing with the guy that plays Detective Ryan on Castle.. Under the florescents he looks brown haired, but when he's outside he looks blonde. It's led to a few arguments over what hair colour he has! (And yet, in the KFC commercial, he's completely blonde looking!)

Springlets
October 27th, 2011, 03:22 PM
I have noticed a similar thing with the guy that plays Detective Ryan on Castle.. Under the florescents he looks brown haired, but when he's outside he looks blonde. It's led to a few arguments over what hair colour he has! (And yet, in the KFC commercial, he's completely blonde looking!)

Yes, Michael C. Hall (from Dexter) also has this kind of hair where in shadow or artificial light it will look brown but in sunlight it looks blonde. That is why level 6 is still a blonde color. :)

Zopfkopf
October 27th, 2011, 03:39 PM
I am a blonette as well :) Mom always called it dishwater blone, I hated that name.

In Austria it´s called ash blond. I didn´t like the name and also not the colour of my hair. So i dyed my hair many years in a lot of other colours, but now I know none of them is so beautyful like ours. When it´s getting darker blond in winter and brightens up in Sommer.

Many Greetings
Zopfkopf

Lilli
October 27th, 2011, 03:47 PM
I was just thinking that for most people, as gray hairs come in, the hair would take on a less golden look.

Ah. I have no grays. My mother does, but they look nothing like the olive green rest of her hair!

MissManda
October 27th, 2011, 04:41 PM
Oh no I didn't mean to imply that anyone who was blonde when they were young automatically means they are always blonde no matter what. My brother was the same in that he had platinum hair when a toddler but quickly after turned to a medium brown. I meant for the people who had very light blonde hair that stayed that way until they were reasonably older; I usually say puberty but there are quite a few people who darken earlier or later. And if their hair matches a level 3 or 4, of course they're not blonde; I think where people get confused is when they are a level 6 or 7 because regular people sometimes consider them brown but they are technically blonde from a hairdresser's standpoint. :)

Okay, I had a minor misunderstanding there. Thank you for clearing that up. :flower:

Springlets
October 27th, 2011, 05:14 PM
Okay, I had a minor misunderstanding there. Thank you for clearing that up. :flower:

No problem, darling. :) I think a lot of people would have been confused, now I got a chance to explain it better.

celebriangel
October 27th, 2011, 05:20 PM
Be prepared that it might change as you get older - as a child, my hair was only cool-toned, but it keeps getting warmer and warmer, and now it is definitely gold. My daughter's hair is the fairest strawburn, though laypeople would just call her blonde.

Interesting...the opposite seems to be happening to me. I was blonde as a kid, and it was a reasonably warm blonde - not red, but a neutral warmish gold. Then it went to a cool gold, then got darker and ashier.

In fact...examining my roots, I'd say they are even ashier than they were when I last saw my natural hair colour, however it was a long time ago.

I've noticed that some people with this haircolour find that the roots are darker and ashier than the length - perhaps sunbleaching, or something. Am I the only one who would much rather prevent this?

Capybara
October 27th, 2011, 05:50 PM
I really like this hair colour :) I'd guess that my hair is on the darker side of blonette,but many people say that I am blonde.

I was born with black hair, which changed to blonde, then darkened into what it is today. My hair has a mind of its own :D

Lilli
October 27th, 2011, 05:53 PM
Interesting...the opposite seems to be happening to me. I was blonde as a kid, and it was a reasonably warm blonde - not red, but a neutral warmish gold. Then it went to a cool gold, then got darker and ashier.

In fact...examining my roots, I'd say they are even ashier than they were when I last saw my natural hair colour, however it was a long time ago.

I've noticed that some people with this haircolour find that the roots are darker and ashier than the length - perhaps sunbleaching, or something. Am I the only one who would much rather prevent this?


When I was younger, the growth during fall/winter/spring was always much ashier than the length, leaving a noticeable line; then the sun would warm it up. This doesn't happen anymore - it is always gold.

Isn't it weird that we have this opposite hair color lifetime trend? Hair is weird.

invisiblebabe
October 27th, 2011, 10:39 PM
Yes, Michael C. Hall (from Dexter) also has this kind of hair where in shadow or artificial light it will look brown but in sunlight it looks blonde. That is why level 6 is still a blonde color. :)


I have noticed a similar thing with the guy that plays Detective Ryan on Castle.. Under the florescents he looks brown haired, but when he's outside he looks blonde. It's led to a few arguments over what hair colour he has! (And yet, in the KFC commercial, he's completely blonde looking!)

I regularly watch both Castle and Dexter :) Great shows!!

Dexter's hair is darker than my natural color.

SoulOfTheSea
October 27th, 2011, 11:02 PM
Why hello there fellow blonettes! I think I belong here, here's a picture. :D I am thinking of doing some chamomile tea rinses and making a chamomile, shea butter, and jojoba oil leave-in spray. Would that work? I resized the picture to the best of my ability, hopefully it worked! :o

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8340&pictureid=117360

xoxophelia
October 28th, 2011, 06:12 AM
^pretty color! :)

Your hair almost looks brown because it is a bit warm but then it obviously shines very golden. Definitely blonette ^^

inty
October 28th, 2011, 06:39 AM
Me too, me too!
I think I'm blonette as well, what a lovely term.

My pic is in the profile/avatar (and hey, it only became darker since then).
I realised that my hair is going darker when I started to protect it more from the sun and when my DD7 has started to depict me on her drawings with brown hair :)))
I can imagine my hair seems brown to her, she's silver-white blond!

florenonite
October 28th, 2011, 07:22 AM
I've noticed that some people with this haircolour find that the roots are darker and ashier than the length - perhaps sunbleaching, or something. Am I the only one who would much rather prevent this?

I'd rather prevent it, too. I think the darker, ashier colour of the roots suits me better than the ginger and blonde highlights. I've just found it a pain in the past because I used to do a lot of swimming outdoors in the summer, and it bleached really easily.

Lize
October 28th, 2011, 07:48 AM
I consider my hair to be dark blonde, and I think I belong in this thread. Great thread by the way, I don't know how I missed it! :D Very beautiful hair in all the pictures. Very motivational.

Like many others I was a light blonde as a kid and it darkened to an ashier shade. I have been dyeing since the age of 13 (not because I didn't like my color, just because it was fun) and I don't think my hair had finished darkening by then so I have actually never seen my natural color on my whole head being the color it is now. I am growing it out though and since I started dyeing it has never been this long grown out. The roots are down to the bottom of my ears now. I don't think I will ever dye my hair again. I absolutely LOVE my natural color now and how many variations can be found in different light. I don't have to choose if I should go darker for the fall or lighter for the summer because I already have a color that can be both light and dark.

UP Lisa
October 28th, 2011, 08:08 AM
Your hair appears lighter than a Dark blond.



I consider my hair to be dark blonde, and I think I belong in this thread. Great thread by the way, I don't know how I missed it! :D Very beautiful hair in all the pictures. Very motivational.

Like many others I was a light blonde as a kid and it darkened to an ashier shade. I have been dyeing since the age of 13 (not because I didn't like my color, just because it was fun) and I don't think my hair had finished darkening by then so I have actually never seen my natural color on my whole head being the color it is now. I am growing it out though and since I started dyeing it has never been this long grown out. The roots are down to the bottom of my ears now. I don't think I will ever dye my hair again. I absolutely LOVE my natural color now and how many variations can be found in different light. I don't have to choose if I should go darker for the fall or lighter for the summer because I already have a color that can be both light and dark.

kellinaturalmom
October 28th, 2011, 10:04 AM
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8340&pictureid=117360

SoulOfTheSea, I love your color! Very pretty!

Mopolop
October 28th, 2011, 04:45 PM
Oh wow, I've been thinking about dying my hair darker for quite a while now, but so many people on this thread have really beautiful hair...I think I might keep my natural colour :D

xoxophelia
October 28th, 2011, 06:36 PM
More pictures for you all! :)

So let's see if we can find examples of people actually coloring their hair (or what we can strongly guess is colored) to look blonette :D

Whitney Port:
http://mymiscellani.blogspot.com/2011/01/spotted-whitney-port.html
http://www.dailymakeover.com/hairstyles/women_celebrity_hairstyles/whitney_port_dec_31_2010?tid_ref=1104

lauren conrad:
http://www.hairextensiongeek.com/blogs.php?blog=32

Jennifer Aniston:
http://linnsundkvist.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/jennifer_aniston.jpg

I think I definitely prefer the look many models are sporting which is more carefree and less "mainstream" styled but I think this goes to show that it isn't only popular in high fashion.

SoulOfTheSea
October 28th, 2011, 10:01 PM
^pretty color! :)

Your hair almost looks brown because it is a bit warm but then it obviously shines very golden. Definitely blonette ^^


SoulOfTheSea, I love your color! Very pretty!

Aw! Thank you guys!!! :) And my hair looks so many different shades of light brown to dark brown depending on the lighting, lol, I have a hair with multiple personalities in terms of color and frizziness/texture. :eek:

TealDolphin
October 28th, 2011, 10:13 PM
I was just about to post a thread asking what you would call this color

MrsGuther
October 28th, 2011, 11:30 PM
My natural haircolor is a dishwater blonde. :)

Lize
October 29th, 2011, 03:20 AM
Your hair appears lighter than a Dark blond.

It's only the roots that are my natural color. Ears down is highlighted. Maybe it appears lighter anyway? But like typical hair of this color it appears dark sometimes and light sometimes. Also I am in Sweden and many in the population have light hair color and complexion, so my color is definitely considered dark blonde here. This dark blonde is also the most common color to have here as an adult, but most women dye it. It's VERY rare to see someone with totally natural hair of this color. But I see many guys sporting it. :)

luthein
October 29th, 2011, 02:04 PM
My hair looks blondette in florescent lighting and when it's greasy. When it's in the sunlight, though, it is definitely blonde.

sre
October 30th, 2011, 07:50 AM
So, I'm a blondette then. It has bugged me a bit since I started growing my own colour out, since it is not really blonde but definitely not brown ether. Here where I live we call it gray as a country road (http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7Dpg8-9szS4/Rp208yeI41I/AAAAAAAAANo/omn4xbmU_ew/P7091026.JPG) as in a road without an asphalt. Very flattering, but better than dishwater... :D

I already hate myself for saying this, but for me it seems like a half of the people in this topic actually has brown hair. I said hate, because I know it is not true! I know how hard it is to take a photo of blondette hair, since the colour seems to change every minute. My hair is almost white in some lighting, but sometimes it looks like dark brown. I think the reason for this is that a blondette hair often is quite transparent, so the light goes trough the hair causing it to change the colour depending on the type of the light.

It also seems that blondette hair tends to change color over years as others have stated. When I was born I had quite dark brown hair which soon got lighter and I had blonde hair till high school. Since then it has got ashier and darker. My mother's hair was the same, and now she has dark ashy brown hair, so it seems that my hair will go naturally dark too as I get older.

Rosetta
October 30th, 2011, 10:46 AM
So, I'm a blondette then. It has bugged me a bit since I started growing my own colour out, since it is not really blonde but definitely not brown ether. Here where I live we call it gray as a country road (http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7Dpg8-9szS4/Rp208yeI41I/AAAAAAAAANo/omn4xbmU_ew/P7091026.JPG) as in a road without an asphalt. Very flattering, but better than dishwater... :D
Ah-ha, you must be a Finn as well? I was trying to translate "maantienv&#228;rinen" earlier in this same thread, but I must admit your version is better than mine :D

I've actually been wondering what kind of road that is supposed to refer to, a road with or without asphalt, as to me neither is anywhere close to dark blonde (or blonette)... :rolleyes:

(And actually I don't think it's much better than dishwater or "dirty blonde", at least in the way it's mostly used...)

nellreno
October 30th, 2011, 11:37 AM
I need to try to get a more accurate picture of my natural hair color now that my roots are long enough. I was born with blonde hair and then sometime after I was ten it darkened to the "not light enough to be blonde, not dark enough to be brown" color. And I do have a lot of red strands in my hair so in some lights it looks auburn.

For anyone in this thread who likes to wear colored hair toys, how did you decide what colors would look good in your hair? Did you just base it off what color clothes look good on you?

sre
October 30th, 2011, 01:17 PM
Ah-ha, you must be a Finn as well? I was trying to translate "maantienv&#228;rinen" earlier in this same thread, but I must admit your version is better than mine :D

I've actually been wondering what kind of road that is supposed to refer to, a road with or without asphalt, as to me neither is anywhere close to dark blonde (or blonette)... :rolleyes:

(And actually I don't think it's much better than dishwater or "dirty blonde", at least in the way it's mostly used...)
Finn here. Blonette seems to be the most common hair colour in Finland so no suprise to find fellow Finns in this topic. Missed your post though but this colour is so hard to define so more explanations the merrier! :)

I think "maantie" in general is really an any road that is outside the city area, but when talking about that hair colour it refers to a non-asphalted one (asphalt being black). I've always thought that "maantienharmaa" is actually quite accurate, at least when talking about my hair. It's the colour of dirt and sand. :p

Ps. Oops just noticed that there is no d in blonette. My bad.

Kelikea
October 30th, 2011, 03:03 PM
More pictures for you all! :)

So let's see if we can find examples of people actually coloring their hair (or what we can strongly guess is colored) to look blonette :D

Whitney Port:
http://mymiscellani.blogspot.com/2011/01/spotted-whitney-port.html
http://www.dailymakeover.com/hairstyles/women_celebrity_hairstyles/whitney_port_dec_31_2010?tid_ref=1104

lauren conrad:
http://www.hairextensiongeek.com/blogs.php?blog=32

Jennifer Aniston:
http://linnsundkvist.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/jennifer_aniston.jpg

I think I definitely prefer the look many models are sporting which is more carefree and less "mainstream" styled but I think this goes to show that it isn't only popular in high fashion.

I think Jennifer Aniston has the most natural looking, beautiful colored blonette hair. I have always loved her hair, but remember when it used to be dark, before Friends.

xoxophelia
October 30th, 2011, 04:05 PM
I need to try to get a more accurate picture of my natural hair color now that my roots are long enough. I was born with blonde hair and then sometime after I was ten it darkened to the "not light enough to be blonde, not dark enough to be brown" color. And I do have a lot of red strands in my hair so in some lights it looks auburn.


For anyone in this thread who likes to wear colored hair toys, how did you decide what colors would look good in your hair? Did you just base it off what color clothes look good on you?


Well, I tend to wear a lot of silver (studded belt, studded wrist band etc) so I got a hairstick that was silver. Between silver and gold though I think gold maybe looks best in my hair since it has golden highlights.

As for colors, I think it depends on the rest of your coloring. Some that I think look good: aqua, periwinkle, pastel pinks, pastel blues, pastel greens (etc), lilac, maybe kelly green, turquoise. Other colors might depend on how much of a red tone your hair has. But the ones listed I think would look good on many blonettes

darklyndsea
October 30th, 2011, 05:12 PM
So, I'm curious: how many of us have all/most of our individual hairs colored blondette, and how many of us have a mix of blonde and brunette hairs? Because I have (almost?) no individual hairs that are blondette. They're all either golden blonde or dark brown, with a few other scattered around randomly.

FrozenBritannia
October 30th, 2011, 05:32 PM
So, I'm curious: how many of us have all/most of our individual hairs colored blondette, and how many of us have a mix of blonde and brunette hairs? Because I have (almost?) no individual hairs that are blondette. They're all either golden blonde or dark brown, with a few other scattered around randomly.

My hair colour is very ashy. From what I can see in my roots (which are a couple inches long at the moment) it's all blondette with a large does of pure blonde around my face.

florenonite
October 31st, 2011, 02:54 AM
So, I'm curious: how many of us have all/most of our individual hairs colored blondette, and how many of us have a mix of blonde and brunette hairs? Because I have (almost?) no individual hairs that are blondette. They're all either golden blonde or dark brown, with a few other scattered around randomly.

The bulk of my hair is genuinely blonette. The bottom layer is closer to brown, and the lower part of the top layer is probably blonde, but besides that it is mostly blonette.

xoxophelia
October 31st, 2011, 03:17 AM
Okay perfect example of lighting, cameras, and trickery on blonette hair... my post in the ponytails thread! I used a cheap webcam in dim lighting. First looks obviously brown from the picture.. second looks.. oh wait! Blonde in there :S


I just took some pictures with my built in webcam so I can post them here. Sorry they are low quality though ....

It has been about a year since last I measured but the circ. was somewhere between 4-5" (something like 4.5 but I don't exactly remember).


http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4575&pictureid=117581

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4575&pictureid=117582

Rosetta
October 31st, 2011, 03:24 AM
Finn here. Blonette seems to be the most common hair colour in Finland so no suprise to find fellow Finns in this topic.
It may well be, but most people dye it, so it's actually quite rare to see it :wink: At least I don't often see it here. Actually it would be a good way to distinguish oneself from the crowd, to have long, undyed blondette hair! (Yeah, I'm trying to motivate myself to quit hennaing and grow out my natural :wink:)

I just hate how this colour hair is often talked about as being so "average" or typical Finnish, I'm not average in any way so I find this quite objectionable :wink: (and one of the reasons I've been dyeing my hair for most of my life)...

xoxophelia
October 31st, 2011, 03:34 AM
Just posting to add... *note: I did nothing to change my webcam settings, and these pictures are within the hour.. I also didn't change the lighting!!*

Now my hair just looks blonde:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4575&pictureid=117584

LOL XD

xoxophelia
October 31st, 2011, 03:42 AM
It may well be, but most people dye it, so it's actually quite rare to see it At least I don't often see it here. Actually it would be a good way to distinguish oneself from the crowd, to have long, undyed blondette hair! (Yeah, I'm trying to motivate myself to quit hennaing and grow out my natural )


I just hate how this colour hair is often talked about as being so "average" or typical Finnish, I'm not average in any way so I find this quite objectionable (and one of the reasons I've been dyeing my hair for most of my life)...

Perhaps you would like it in the US then :)

There is the whole issue of people not knowing what to call it and women are often classified by their hair color (a trend I find to be a bit disturbing to be honest). BUT I have never had somebody tell me my hair color is ugly or average.

Perhaps because we have so many people from different countries and are also racially diverse. Although, I don't know that racial breakdowns for Finland.

Rosetta
October 31st, 2011, 03:59 AM
^ Finland is racially very homogenous, around 99% are white/caucasian, and mostly of the Northern/Scandinavian type at that. Apart from this typical hair colour thing, there's even a so-called "typical Finnish hair type", which is F, i or ii (and usually 1).
But I have also lived in a place that's racially very diverse (London, UK), so I know what you're talking about :)

Btw, love your hair & the colour in your last webcam photo! :)

xoxophelia
October 31st, 2011, 05:33 AM
^thank you! :)

UP Lisa
October 31st, 2011, 06:26 AM
over here there aren't very many blonds that aren't bleached. So to a lot of people my hair looks brown.



It's only the roots that are my natural color. Ears down is highlighted. Maybe it appears lighter anyway? But like typical hair of this color it appears dark sometimes and light sometimes. Also I am in Sweden and many in the population have light hair color and complexion, so my color is definitely considered dark blonde here. This dark blonde is also the most common color to have here as an adult, but most women dye it. It's VERY rare to see someone with totally natural hair of this color. But I see many guys sporting it. :)

MsBubbles
October 31st, 2011, 08:32 AM
^ Finland is racially very homogenous, around 99% are white/caucasian, and mostly of the Northern/Scandinavian type at that. Apart from this typical hair colour thing, there's even a so-called "typical Finnish hair type", which is F, i or ii (and usually 1).
)

I find this strangely comforting. But I'm a long way from Finland, and have dual British/US citizenship. Good to know my hair is normal somewhere. :)

florenonite
October 31st, 2011, 08:44 AM
I find this strangely comforting. But I'm a long way from Finland, and have dual British/US citizenship. Good to know my hair is normal somewhere. :)

Your hair's pretty normal in Britain, too!

Jelena
October 31st, 2011, 04:22 PM
Hi fellow blondettes! :)
My friend started a thread about my haircolour, and most of them who answered voted blonde, so here I am.

http://archive.pixbox.se/arkivet/synligt_37/32010000-32019999/640x480/32010877.jpg (http://www.pixbox.se/pic32010877)

http://archive.pixbox.se/arkivet/synligt_38/32740000-32749999/640x480/32742420.jpg (http://www.pixbox.se/pic32742420)

http://archive.pixbox.se/arkivet/synligt_38/32790000-32799999/640x480/32792969.jpg (http://www.pixbox.se/pic32792969)

http://archive.pixbox.se/arkivet/synligt_38/32790000-32799999/640x480/32792964.jpg (http://www.pixbox.se/pic32792964)

FrozenBritannia
October 31st, 2011, 05:19 PM
Hi fellow blondettes! :)
My friend started a thread about my haircolour, and most of them who answered voted blonde, so here I am.

http://archive.pixbox.se/arkivet/synligt_37/32010000-32019999/640x480/32010877.jpg (http://www.pixbox.se/pic32010877)







Three things: I LOVE the dress... I love your hair, and what a GORGEOUS horse!!!!

Jelena
October 31st, 2011, 05:25 PM
Three things: I LOVE the dress... I love your hair, and what a GORGEOUS horse!!!!

Thank you! :blossom:
That's so sweet of you, the dress is a friends, the hair is mine ;) and the horse too, his name is Narren and it's always nice to hear that he is not only gorgeous to me. :D

Jelena
October 31st, 2011, 05:26 PM
I forgot, a fun fact, Narren means Jester in Swedish. :)

FrozenBritannia
October 31st, 2011, 06:59 PM
I forgot, a fun fact, Narren means Jester in Swedish. :)

The translation seems like it would suit him!

xoxophelia
October 31st, 2011, 08:40 PM
Jelena!! :D Hiiiiii and welcome to LHC. I saw your photos from before and thought your hair was really pretty. I also love the whole Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood painting type look you have going on in the pictures ^_^'

I think we have a somewhat similar hair color (when mine grows out.. I currently have faded dye below my shoulders that is darker) except that my hair has parts that get more blonde and parts that are also darker. So, I love seeing your photos because it makes me still have the will to put up with slowly growing out the dye.

This is the best example of my virgin color because it is in sunlight and with a real camera without flash (it was also the most recent)
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4575&pictureid=58800

AlicesPlatforms
October 31st, 2011, 10:19 PM
Now I finally have a word for my natural color! Err, yeah...this is a pic of it from (5 or 6)years ago...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/akane396/l_0175593e9560fdfaf3cc161ae65fbe55.jpg

Oh, and Jelena I love your hair, it looks so pretty and fairy tale like!

Springlets
October 31st, 2011, 11:52 PM
This dark blonde is also the most common color to have here as an adult, but most women dye it. It's VERY rare to see someone with totally natural hair of this color. But I see many guys sporting it. :)


Blonette seems to be the most common hair colour in Finland so no suprise to find fellow Finns in this topic.


I also find this comforting since I hear so much about how natural light platinum blonde hair is so common to see in Scandinavia/Northern Europe. When I was in Germany, I certainly saw a handful of people with that color and I could tell it was natural, but for the most part, I saw women with highlights who would have naturally had our blondette color.

nellreno
November 1st, 2011, 01:45 AM
So, I'm curious: how many of us have all/most of our individual hairs colored blondette, and how many of us have a mix of blonde and brunette hairs? Because I have (almost?) no individual hairs that are blondette. They're all either golden blonde or dark brown, with a few other scattered around randomly.

My hair is a mixture of light blonde strands, light and dark brown strands, some red strands, a few black strands, and a couple of gray strands. I guess in my case it's the mixture that gives the blonette color rather than each strand being the blonette color.

UP Lisa
November 1st, 2011, 06:30 AM
Jelena,

Totally beautiful pictures.

Lisa

Mannaz
November 1st, 2011, 03:28 PM
I'm joining the blonette party quite late but what do you think, do I qualify?

This is taken indoors without flash.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7330&pictureid=117728

With flash it's a lot more lighter, like this:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7330&pictureid=117730

I think the one taken without flash is quite close to the truth, at least at this time of the year...

sre
November 1st, 2011, 04:30 PM
Mannaz: Oh my, your hair colour in the photo without a flash is exact same as mine! And suprisingly (or not so suprisingly...) you're a Finn, too. As it was just said, it clearly is a common hair colour around here, even though most people dye it darker or lighter nowadays. :D So definitely qualify. Do you have some red in your hair or is that just the flash?


I also find this comforting since I hear so much about how natural light platinum blonde hair is so common to see in Scandinavia/Northern Europe. When I was in Germany, I certainly saw a handful of people with that color and I could tell it was natural, but for the most part, I saw women with highlights who would have naturally had our blondette color.
In my experience very light blonde is most common in Sweden and Norway, but it's not rare in other Nordic countries ether. This (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Light_hair_coloration_map.png) is a good map that shows where blonde hair colour is most common, the brightest yellow means that over 80% of the population has light hair, orange over 50%. I think that you could read the map also so that the yellow area has most platinum blondes, orange blonettes, light brown most light brunettes and so on. So a typical German definitely have darker hair than a typical Finn or Swede, but it is not impossible to see a German with platinum hair nor a Finn with dark brown. :)

I think that because light hair is so common here in Finland, Finns tend to think the term "blonde" much narrower than in some other countries. For most people here even dark blonde is counted as a brunette. That makes living as a blonette even harder, since for a Finn everything that isn't platinum is not really blonde. :D

Mannaz
November 1st, 2011, 05:07 PM
sre: I guess we're hair twins then, at least color-wise! It's funny how most people in Finland who have this kind of color don't like it on themselves, but ever since I've let my color grow I've gotten a lot of compliments of the color, and also a lot of "is that your natural color" questions... Maybe it looks too natural to be natural, I don't know...

There are some red hints in my hair, although maybe not as much as in the other photo. In some lights it looks very golden, but like a dark gold... I think the ACV has brought it up a litlle more.

BTW, was it in this thread where someone said she's going to call her hair rainbow-blonde? I thought that was brilliant!

Springlets
November 1st, 2011, 05:49 PM
In my experience very light blonde is most common in Sweden and Norway, but it's not rare in other Nordic countries ether. This (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Light_hair_coloration_map.png) is a good map that shows where blonde hair colour is most common, the brightest yellow means that over 80% of the population has light hair, orange over 50%. I think that you could read the map also so that the yellow area has most platinum blondes, orange blonettes, light brown most light brunettes and so on. So a typical German definitely have darker hair than a typical Finn or Swede, but it is not impossible to see a German with platinum hair nor a Finn with dark brown. :)

I have seen that map before and was going to link it in this thread before. :) Finland is actually supposed to have the most blondes (and that is supported by the map I think since the light gold area covers more area in Finland than either Sweden or Norway). It's also why they say in the (completely incorrect) Disappearing Blonde Gene theory that the last natural blonde will be born in Finland in the next 200 years. :)

Bish
November 2nd, 2011, 02:47 AM
I'm Dutch, and I have this darkish, ashy blonde color, a haircolor 7 I think, but ashier. I'm trying to grow out other blonde dye, to try and embrace my 'blonette' color. ;)

Blonde or blonette is a regular color here, but I think most people dye it or highlight it. (Light/Medium) brown is also very common though.

Rosetta
November 2nd, 2011, 03:09 AM
Finland is actually supposed to have the most blondes (and that is supported by the map I think since the light gold area covers more area in Finland than either Sweden or Norway). It's also why they say in the (completely incorrect) Disappearing Blonde Gene theory that the last natural blonde will be born in Finland in the next 200 years. :)
I've also heard about that theory, I think I saw it on some media while I was living in the UK (never heard of it here in Finland, for some reason...) So it's been proven incorrect? Please tell me more (or post a link)! :)

Springlets
November 2nd, 2011, 03:49 AM
Here's the wikipedia one for it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearing_blonde_gene

Apparently this hoax has been around since 1865. :) If you just type in Disappearing Blonde Gene into a search engine every link will describe it as a hoax, therefore not real. There also seems to be one for redheads disappearing as well lol. Basically any "recessive" hair color. I'm betting there would be something similar for blue and green eyes. :rolleyes:

ylime
November 2nd, 2011, 06:34 AM
http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz330/ylime_xo/Photoon2011-10-31at19343.jpg

mine has been called every kind of ashy/dull/dirty blonde, in the sunlight it looks very golden which I like ^_^ and it is my virgin hair- no dye has ever touched it :D

McFearless
November 2nd, 2011, 07:11 PM
Blondette is such a broad term. You all fit under the description and yet have very different hair. So cool :D

Here are my fave blondettes:

Natalie Vodianova:
http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/9598576/CondeNastTravellerRussiaOuttake001.jpg.html

Karlie Kloss:
http://postimage.org/image/8wdoastij/

http://imageupper.com/i/?S0100010060061C1318266651897842

http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/9331144/ElieSaabSpring2012Details5UIY-fTO_Jjx.jpg.html

http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/9330359/elie_saab_b_0017.jpg.html

Lize
November 3rd, 2011, 04:24 AM
ylime - Your hair is lovely. You have very pretty natural highlights. :)

McFearless - Thank you for inspirational pictures! :)

UP Lisa
November 3rd, 2011, 07:07 AM
My grandfather was a dark-haired Finn. I always remember him with tanned skin, also.


In my experience very light blonde is most common in Sweden and Norway, but it's not rare in other Nordic countries ether. This (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Light_hair_coloration_map.png) is a good map that shows where blonde hair colour is most common, the brightest yellow means that over 80% of the population has light hair, orange over 50%. I think that you could read the map also so that the yellow area has most platinum blondes, orange blonettes, light brown most light brunettes and so on. So a typical German definitely have darker hair than a typical Finn or Swede, but it is not impossible to see a German with platinum hair nor a Finn with dark brown. :)

UP Lisa
November 3rd, 2011, 07:12 AM
Let's see if I can finally get this to load.....My hair in the sunlight.....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/lmreddin/Hair/08bystones-2.jpg

FrozenBritannia
November 5th, 2011, 12:33 PM
The sun came out! so here is my hair, indoors, in natural light:

http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j453/FrozenBritannia/hair/RSCN1422-1.jpg

Maraz
November 5th, 2011, 12:50 PM
I forgot, a fun fact, Narren means Jester in Swedish. :)


He does look like he has some mischief in him. Your hair is gorgeous, and your friend is a very talented photographer. I'm not sure I'd turn my back on that horse, though! Then again, he did tolerate a dress draped over his hindquarters, so maybe he's friendlier than he looks. :D

UltraBella
November 5th, 2011, 01:37 PM
My hair is what you would traditionally call "dishwater" blonde. I have dyed it, highlighted it, but now I am trying to get back to a natural base color although I will probably continue to highlight it.
In most pictures my hair looks quite dark or red, but I have a few that show my hair fairly well :

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac282/beyondbeauty76/photobucket-20949-1318568314460.jpg

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac282/beyondbeauty76/photobucket-16701-1318563073585.jpg

melikai
November 6th, 2011, 02:23 AM
I already hate myself for saying this, but for me it seems like a half of the people in this topic actually has brown hair. I said hate, because I know it is not true! I know how hard it is to take a photo of blondette hair, since the colour seems to change every minute. My hair is almost white in some lighting, but sometimes it looks like dark brown. I think the reason for this is that a blondette hair often is quite transparent, so the light goes trough the hair causing it to change the colour depending on the type of the light.



Exactly this! My signature shows my hair in different lights. It can look dark brown or white blonde. It's sort of frustrating how light-dependent it is, but at the same time it makes it special.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=1693&pictureid=118145


http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=1693&pictureid=118147


http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=1693&pictureid=104824

I think I may be on the lighter side of blonette (or maybe not?), but regardless, this is an awesome thread!

oops - sorry the pictures are a bit big! :p

xoxophelia
November 6th, 2011, 02:35 AM
^wow I really love your hair color. Again.. I really can't wait until I have my natural color from roots to tips :D

UltraBella I like how your natural base brings out the clarity of your skin. What made you decide to go more towards your natural?

Lize
November 6th, 2011, 04:22 AM
melikai - I've said it before, but I hope my hair looks like yours when it grows out. It's beautiful! :)

Mannaz
November 6th, 2011, 04:30 AM
melikai: your hair is really beautiful, and so is that braid, how is it done? Looks like an english braid that has two smaller sections and one bigger.

melikai
November 6th, 2011, 04:51 PM
melikai - I've said it before, but I hope my hair looks like yours when it grows out. It's beautiful! :)

That's so nice of you to say, thanks. :)

I don't have a recent picture, but my hair hasn't wanted to grow past bcl length for months, so I gave it a trim yesterday (I haven't trimmed it for a year or more). Hopefully it will grow again!


melikai: your hair is really beautiful, and so is that braid, how is it done? Looks like an english braid that has two smaller sections and one bigger.

Thanks! It's a wave braid, from this youTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujDz_iCPmJ0 and you're right - you just section your hair into two small pieces and one large, and do an English braid. She puffs out the big section afterwards, which looks neat as well (my hair usually can't keep that shape for long though, as it's too smooth).

UltraBella
November 6th, 2011, 05:25 PM
^wow I really love your hair color. Again.. I really can't wait until I have my natural color from roots to tips :D

UltraBella I like how your natural base brings out the clarity of your skin. What made you decide to go more towards your natural?

Pure laziness.
My hair grows at least an inch a month and the roots would look awful within a couple weeks. When I was dying my hair copper red, the ashy roots looked TERRIBLE by week two. I just couldn't take it anymore. With highlights, I can ignore them for months and they look fine. The upkeep is minimal.
Every single person I know in real life has told me they miss the copper red, that it looked better on me and that I should go back to it. I loved it, but I just can't spend so much time fighting what God gave me.

FrozenBritannia
November 6th, 2011, 05:41 PM
Pure laziness.
My hair grows at least an inch a month and the roots would look awful within a couple weeks. When I was dying my hair copper red, the ashy roots looked TERRIBLE by week two. I just couldn't take it anymore. With highlights, I can ignore them for months and they look fine. The upkeep is minimal.
Every single person I know in real life has told me they miss the copper red, that it looked better on me and that I should go back to it. I loved it, but I just can't spend so much time fighting what God gave me.

I think your hair the way it is now suits you perfectly!

MissManda
November 6th, 2011, 07:13 PM
I was thinking about better ways to describe blonette hair colors, and "dusk blonde" popped into my head. What do you all think? I think it sounds much prettier than dishwater. :)

I typed it into Google and apparently, there is a song with that description in it.

UltraBella
November 6th, 2011, 07:46 PM
I wish my hair was naturally the color of my siggy pic. I have no idea why it photographs so warm and dark.

holothuroidea
November 6th, 2011, 08:06 PM
Hey, I'd like to join the club!

I'm growing out the last of my dyed hair and I can't wait to trim it off, I've only got a couple inches to go. My natural hair color is a very dark ash blonde but I've been dying it since I was 14 because it was.. the thing to do. It's been every color they can put in a box. I had fun with it but I'm done...

I really admire the color of my daughter's hair and I was remarking to my Mom that I wished my hair was that color. She said to me, "You know that is your natural hair color. I don't know why you ever dyed it." I don't know why it didn't occur to me before! There is this idea in the media if you pay attention to fashion that hair cannot be pretty unless it is dyed. It's just pure rubbish... it makes no sense.

holothuroidea
November 6th, 2011, 08:08 PM
Also, even if you do naturally have a "desirable" hair color they tell you to dye it anyway to "brighten" or "enhance" it. What is the deal with that?

invisiblebabe
November 6th, 2011, 09:17 PM
Also, even if you do naturally have a "desirable" hair color they tell you to dye it anyway to "brighten" or "enhance" it. What is the deal with that?

Hair salons want to make money. :lipssealed: It's always about marketing.

There are some salons/stylists that aren't like that, though..... my stylist has told me that the way I've been dying my hair at home (via lightening spray) looks very nice and well-blended/natural.

Charlotte:)
November 6th, 2011, 11:59 PM
I was thinking about better ways to describe blonette hair colors, and "dusk blonde" popped into my head. What do you all think? I think it sounds much prettier than dishwater. :)

I typed it into Google and apparently, there is a song with that description in it.

I like it! :cheese:

xoxophelia
November 14th, 2011, 08:33 PM
Got a clear photo of my virgin hair :)

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4575&pictureid=118916

battles
November 14th, 2011, 08:54 PM
Here's a picture of my hair.

http://i41.tinypic.com/11ht2ew.jpg

This is in good lighting and the first day I tried shampoo bars and ACV. The color can vary quite a bit depending on lighting.

xoxophelia
November 14th, 2011, 08:59 PM
^lovely. Your hair is actually fairly light and I like the cool golden tone it has. Very flattering for many skin types probably.

battles
November 14th, 2011, 09:06 PM
^lovely. Your hair is actually fairly light and I like the cool golden tone it has. Very flattering for many skin types probably.

Thank you. :o The strands are very light colored on their own, but it generally looks relatively dark unless I'm in the right lighting. I do like it though. :D

This thread was a wonderful idea, thank you for posting it.

Lize
November 15th, 2011, 02:34 AM
Got a clear photo of my virgin hair :)

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4575&pictureid=118916

Beautiful! Hair and face. :)

Jesabel
November 15th, 2011, 05:20 AM
Wow new and loving this thread. My hair is naturally a dark ashy blonde (though I haven't seen it for a few years..) and I'm trying to grow out dyed hair because my fine hair just doesn't like hair dye. Though I do prefer darker hair I need to get rid of the dye (atleast for a while) and am trying to love my natural colour. Though it will be hard to grow out since the brown it was has turned very brassy.. clashing a lot with my natural ashy tones :(

Jesabel
November 15th, 2011, 05:22 AM
(Haha you can tell I'm new without even looking at my join date by my indecisiveness regarding hair type.. :P)

xoxophelia
November 15th, 2011, 01:20 PM
Jesabel- you can tell my hair color is also a bit brassy and I have cool tones and sometimes ruddy skin. Makeup helps... also just not caring or embracing it as "golden" instead of brassy.

xoxophelia
November 15th, 2011, 01:21 PM
Beautiful! Hair and face. :)

Thank you :)

invisiblebabe
November 15th, 2011, 02:54 PM
This thread has helped me a lot! :) I used to think my natural hair color was sort of the "booby prize" of all the possible hair colors. I am slowly changing my mind, though! :kitten:


Nordstrom model hair (http://g.nordstromimage.com/imagegallery/store/product/Gigantic/14/_6621574.jpg)

Jesabel
November 15th, 2011, 03:58 PM
Xoxophelia- Thanks :) yeah I've found make-up to help :)

xoxophelia
November 15th, 2011, 05:13 PM
This thread has helped me a lot! :) I used to think my natural hair color was sort of the "booby prize" of all the possible hair colors. I am slowly changing my mind, though! :kitten:


Nordstrom model hair (http://g.nordstromimage.com/imagegallery/store/product/Gigantic/14/_6621574.jpg)

Sorry but the "booby prize" comment cracked me up :P

invisiblebabe
November 15th, 2011, 05:14 PM
Sorry but the "booby prize" comment cracked me up :P

LOL that's good, it was supposed to :lol:

FrozenBritannia
November 16th, 2011, 03:54 PM
I always kind of felt that way too- booby prize hair. Everyone else gets the 'real' colours and I got stuck with what was left when you pulled blonde, red, brown, and black out of the pile. But I too am learning to like it.... I think.

dili
November 16th, 2011, 04:34 PM
my hair was like before i paint first time, very light brown with some golden highlights, but after that even i cut off all the hair with chemistry, it became medium to dark- brown...

Lize
November 20th, 2011, 04:35 AM
This is my natural color in daylight. This is a "sock bun" without a sock. I use my own hair to fill it instead, hiding the highlights.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p273/Libelous/DSC_6631400.jpg

Piyo
November 20th, 2011, 07:58 AM
Thank you for making this thread! I've been fighting with my hair color pretty much since it started darkening from blonde. I love this color on other women, and I always give compliments when I see girls who didn't dye their hair, and they have some shade of blonette. I am starting to learn to embrace it. :)

I always wondered if this color came from having a blonde recessive gene that was fighting with the brown gene. I feel like that might be the case with me. =p

papera
November 22nd, 2011, 06:57 PM
I love this thread and I love my blonette hair colour!!:cheese:
I'm also categorized dark ash blonde, dark brown (???), bright brown, etc ... fortunately people haven't commented on my hair colour in a negative way (dishwater blond??). In German we call ash blonds "strassenkoeterblond", which means street mongrel blond or something like that, which is by no means better! :nono:
As some users have commented before, this hair color has become so rare because so many people dye it, that we just should enjoy and celebrate the uniqueness of it!!

luckyshot
November 22nd, 2011, 07:08 PM
A thread for me! I started life as a bleach blonde, but my hair darkened as I got older. I've been highlighting and bleaching for years, but I've finally decided to let all the dye and damage grow out and embrace my natural color. This was my natural hair five years ago.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/jilliansarah/Hair/101_3785.jpg

PriscillaCherel
November 23rd, 2011, 04:20 AM
I think i belong here!:) I got Dark blonde hair, now i want to grow the dye out to have my beautiful dark blonde hair back! :)

Kedei
November 23rd, 2011, 04:42 AM
Thank you for making such a thread! :D
It is so easy to get discouraged with the natural colour of our own hair when all around us people with true blonde, brunette, and red hair coloured hair are praised for it. It is easy to give in to all society's ideas of dyeing hair to make it more desirable, that a "mutt" colour is dull and banal - not saying that people who DO dye their hair are ashamed, but more often than not we colour our hair to make it "better" - this is coming from someone who has not had her true colours showing for five years! Now, I am finally coming to love my hair how it is and not listen to people who tell me otherwise! This is for Blonette Pride! We have beautiful, unique, vibrant colour and we need not be ashamed!
Go ALL of you! :D