To be or not to be- A Redhead

Kalypso · 05-07-2010, 03:01 PM

I am asking you to help settle a friendly debate! My man has attempted for years to convince me to go red as he is a firm believer that redheads are the hottest. I'm convinced that blonds really do have more fun. I'm nervous to even try being a redhead because should I not like it, as a natural blond (with a few artificial highlights here and there), it will be difficult to change back. As an avid poster on FOFC, he suggested that we ask you all to decide and comment.

So, I leave myself to the mercy of the FOFCers-what's hotter? A redhead or a blond? And should I go red? You decide!

MrBug708 · 05-07-2010, 03:03 PM

Need more pictures to make a solid decision

Karlifornia · 05-07-2010, 03:04 PM

Go red and get an entirely new haircut

Subby · 05-07-2010, 03:04 PM

Keep your normal color - it looks great.

Karlifornia · 05-07-2010, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Subby

Keep your normal color - it looks great.

God...it's like we're soulmates.

Dodgerchick · 05-07-2010, 03:09 PM

If you're happy with the way your hair is, screw what your man wants.

Girl power.

PurdueBrad · 05-07-2010, 03:11 PM

I'm similar to your husband that, depending on the color red, I think it is the best. I've encouraged my wife to do the same. I say try it out.

Tasan · 05-07-2010, 03:11 PM

Keep your blond, it looks great. This is coming from a lover of redheads, fyi, but your blond is nice and if its natural (mainly) don't screw it up for something that may not even work for you.

DaddyTorgo · 05-07-2010, 03:12 PM

wait a second - who's your man???

Kalypso · 05-07-2010, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Dodgerchick

If you're happy with the way your hair is, screw what your man wants.

Girl power.

LOL-love it. FYI- I've been resisting his request for red for 7 years now. Girl Power.

Kodos · 05-07-2010, 03:14 PM

Keep the blonde hair. It looks good the color it is.

DaddyTorgo · 05-07-2010, 03:14 PM

Methinks the blonde looks nice, and there's no guarentee that the red would look that good...I'd be really worried about changing natural for colored.

albionmoonlight · 05-07-2010, 03:15 PM

ain't broke/don't fix

Kodos · 05-07-2010, 03:16 PM

Tell him he needs to get a tattoo with your name in some visible spot before you'll dye your hair.

Dodgerchick · 05-07-2010, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

wait a second - who's your man???

yeah, i've been trying to figure out who lives in Ann Arbor.

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Originally Posted by Kalypso

LOL-love it. FYI- I've been resisting his request for red for 7 years now. Girl Power.

In all seriousness, the fact that you came here means you're at least willing to give it a try, so props. How about a sorta strawberry-blonde?

Senator · 05-07-2010, 03:25 PM

blonde

Marmel · 05-07-2010, 03:27 PM

Buy a wig so you can humor him on occassion.

Kalypso · 05-07-2010, 03:31 PM

Thanks for all the responses so far! Hmmm-seems like his theory about redheads may be in question.

I would not rule out a strawberry blond compromise...

DanGarion · 05-07-2010, 03:38 PM

Go red!

miked · 05-07-2010, 03:38 PM

Jim is from Ann Arbor. Next stop, Front Office Hair Salon.

lordscarlet · 05-07-2010, 03:42 PM

Whatever your natural color is, that's the color you should go with. Just my opinion. It always looks better.

Having said that, if you're going with something unnatural like pink/blue/whatever, I can get down with that in the right kind of girl.

lordscarlet · 05-07-2010, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Kalypso

Thanks for all the responses so far! Hmmm-seems like his theory about redheads may be in question.

I would not rule out a strawberry blond compromise...

Well, you didn't ask "Are blondes or red heads hotter". You asked "should I die my hair red?"

The consensus here seems to be a preference for natural color.

stevew · 05-07-2010, 03:48 PM

I don't think anyone really cares about red hair on the head.

JonInMiddleGA · 05-07-2010, 03:55 PM

Eh, different colors look best on different people afaic. Skin tone, complexion, eye color, etc. all factor into it I believe.

Based on that picture (granted, lighting & even clothes affect visualization on this) I'd say true red might be iffy, you could probably pull off strawberry blonde, but I don't see any reason to change what's already working fine for you.

My two cents.

DanGarion · 05-07-2010, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Dodgerchick

yeah, i've been trying to figure out who lives in Ann Arbor.

In all seriousness, the fact that you came here means you're at least willing to give it a try, so props. How about a sorta strawberry-blonde?

Anxiety

Abe Sargent · 05-07-2010, 03:58 PM

DaddyTorgo · 05-07-2010, 03:58 PM

ohhhhhhhhhhh

JediKooter · 05-07-2010, 04:01 PM

Go brunette. It's the only way to be sure.

RedKingGold · 05-07-2010, 04:01 PM

A woman starts a thread and everyone on FOFC flips their shit!

Tasan · 05-07-2010, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

I don't think anyone really cares about red hair on the head.

F T W

DaddyTorgo · 05-07-2010, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by RedKingGold

A woman starts a thread and everyone on FOFC flips their shit!

Are you new to the Internets?

Swaggs · 05-07-2010, 04:28 PM

It looks like you have the right complexion to pull it off.

Pumpy Tudors · 05-07-2010, 04:57 PM

Bright orange. Just because. I have spoken.

Tigercat · 05-07-2010, 05:08 PM

If YOU feel like a change, go for it. I think you could carry different hair colors pretty easily. But really, you look good as is, so don't sweat it unless you really want to do it.

GrantDawg · 05-07-2010, 05:44 PM

Have some fun. It doesn't have to be forver. Give the man a little thrill.

SackAttack · 05-07-2010, 05:56 PM

Eh, I'm not a fan of bottle red.

I've also always been a big believer in natural whatever looking better than bottle anything else.

But then, I'm also terminally single, so what do I know?

Comey · 05-07-2010, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Dodgerchick

Girl power.

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Originally Posted by Kalypso

Girl Power.

Is this a female e-version of the fist bump?

path12 · 05-07-2010, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

Eh, I'm not a fan of bottle red.

I've also always been a big believer in natural whatever looking better than bottle anything else.

But then, I'm also terminally single, so what do I know?

And you're next door to Michigan. I see what you're doing. Well played.

Eaglesfan27 · 05-07-2010, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Subby

Keep your normal color - it looks great.

I normally am a big fan of redheads, but I agree with the wisdom of Subby.

Eaglesfan27 · 05-07-2010, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Marmel

Buy a wig so you can humor him on occassion.

Agreed with this as well - love when my wife wears the wig on occasion.

cuervo72 · 05-07-2010, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

I normally am a big fan of redheads, but I agree with the wisdom of Subby.

I'm married to a redhead who recently highlighted her hair blonde. I'd rather she hadn't (though it looks good either way), but I didn't have much say in the matter.

I think I'd go with Subby's advice too though.

JeeberD · 05-08-2010, 08:47 AM

Redheads rock. I got my wife to dye her hair red a couple times while we were dating, but she refuses to do it anymore. God she looked hot with red hair...

KWhit · 05-08-2010, 09:28 AM

Leave it alone.

MizzouRah · 05-08-2010, 09:39 AM

+1 for keep it as it is...

MJ4H · 05-08-2010, 10:02 AM

This decision is too difficult to make based on only one picture.

OldGiants · 05-08-2010, 11:17 AM

As the father of a true Irish redhead, I know counterfeit red when I see it and so

DON'T DO IT!

You will never be able to compete with:

Wedding at Disney Croquet Lawn | First Look Sneak Peek | Studio222 Photography by Becka & Nate

So don't even think about it.

Marc Vaughan · 05-08-2010, 11:51 AM

Give it a try - it'll always grow out if you don't like it ...

(this comes from someone who used to dye his families hair red, white and blue during soccer tournaments so you might not want to listen to my advice in this regard ... I'm quite happily insane

)

05-07-2010, 03:04 PM	#3
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	Go red and get an entirely new haircut __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

05-07-2010, 03:04 PM	#4
Subby lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: sans pants	Keep your normal color - it looks great. __________________ Superman was flying around and saw Wonder Woman getting a tan in the nude on her balcony. Superman said I going to hit that real fast. So he flys down toward Wonder Woman to hit it and their is a loud scream. The Invincible Man scream what just hit me in the ass!!!!! I do shit, I take pictures, I write about it: chrisshue.com

05-07-2010, 03:09 PM	#6
Dodgerchick College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Austin, TX	If you're happy with the way your hair is, screw what your man wants. Girl power. __________________ DON'T ITCH THAT NOSE! A Meditation Dynasty Last edited by Dodgerchick : 05-07-2010 at 03:09 PM.

05-07-2010, 03:11 PM	#8
Tasan College Starter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Houston, or there about	Keep your blond, it looks great. This is coming from a lover of redheads, fyi, but your blond is nice and if its natural (mainly) don't screw it up for something that may not even work for you. __________________ 2011 Golden Scribes winner for best Interactive Dynasty

05-07-2010, 03:14 PM	#12
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Methinks the blonde looks nice, and there's no guarentee that the red would look that good...I'd be really worried about changing natural for colored. __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

05-07-2010, 03:03 PM	#2
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Need more pictures to make a solid decision

05-07-2010, 03:11 PM	#7
PurdueBrad Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DeKalb, IL	I'm similar to your husband that, depending on the color red, I think it is the best. I've encouraged my wife to do the same. I say try it out.

05-07-2010, 03:12 PM	#9
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	wait a second - who's your man???

05-07-2010, 03:14 PM	#11
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Keep the blonde hair. It looks good the color it is.

05-07-2010, 03:15 PM	#13
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	ain't broke/don't fix

05-07-2010, 03:16 PM	#14
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Tell him he needs to get a tattoo with your name in some visible spot before you'll dye your hair.

05-07-2010, 03:25 PM	#16
Senator FOFC's Elected Representative Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The stars at night; are big and bright	blonde __________________ "i have seen chris simms play 4-5 times in the pros and he's very clearly got it. he won't make a pro bowl this year, but it'll come. if you don't like me saying that, so be it, but its true. we'll just have to wait until then" imettrentgreen "looking at only ten games, and oddly using a median only, leaves me unmoved generally" - Quiksand

05-07-2010, 03:27 PM	#17
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Buy a wig so you can humor him on occassion. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

05-07-2010, 03:31 PM	#18
Kalypso n00b Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ann Arbor, MI	Thanks for all the responses so far! Hmmm-seems like his theory about redheads may be in question. I would not rule out a strawberry blond compromise... __________________ Professionalism is...and that, is what I want.

05-07-2010, 03:38 PM	#19
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Go red! __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

05-07-2010, 03:38 PM	#20
miked College Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Dirty	Jim is from Ann Arbor. Next stop, Front Office Hair Salon. __________________ Commish of the United Baseball League (OOTP 6.5)

05-07-2010, 03:42 PM	#21
lordscarlet Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington, DC	Whatever your natural color is, that's the color you should go with. Just my opinion. It always looks better. Having said that, if you're going with something unnatural like pink/blue/whatever, I can get down with that in the right kind of girl. __________________ Sixteen Colors ANSI/ASCII Art Archive "...the better half of the Moores..." -cthomer5000

05-07-2010, 03:48 PM	#23
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I don't think anyone really cares about red hair on the head.

05-07-2010, 03:55 PM	#24
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Eh, different colors look best on different people afaic. Skin tone, complexion, eye color, etc. all factor into it I believe. Based on that picture (granted, lighting & even clothes affect visualization on this) I'd say true red might be iffy, you could probably pull off strawberry blonde, but I don't see any reason to change what's already working fine for you. My two cents. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

05-07-2010, 03:58 PM	#26
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Red. __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

05-07-2010, 03:58 PM	#27
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	ohhhhhhhhhhh __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

05-07-2010, 04:01 PM	#28
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	Go brunette. It's the only way to be sure. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

05-07-2010, 04:01 PM	#29
RedKingGold College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002	A woman starts a thread and everyone on FOFC flips their shit!

05-07-2010, 04:28 PM	#32
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	It looks like you have the right complexion to pull it off. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

05-07-2010, 04:57 PM	#33
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Bright orange. Just because. I have spoken. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

05-07-2010, 05:08 PM	#34
Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	If YOU feel like a change, go for it. I think you could carry different hair colors pretty easily. But really, you look good as is, so don't sweat it unless you really want to do it.

05-07-2010, 05:44 PM	#35
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Have some fun. It doesn't have to be forver. Give the man a little thrill.

05-07-2010, 05:56 PM	#36
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Eh, I'm not a fan of bottle red. I've also always been a big believer in natural whatever looking better than bottle anything else. But then, I'm also terminally single, so what do I know?

05-08-2010, 08:47 AM	#42
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Redheads rock. I got my wife to dye her hair red a couple times while we were dating, but she refuses to do it anymore. God she looked hot with red hair... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

05-08-2010, 09:28 AM	#43
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	Leave it alone.

05-08-2010, 09:39 AM	#44
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	+1 for keep it as it is...

05-08-2010, 10:02 AM	#45
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	This decision is too difficult to make based on only one picture.

05-08-2010, 11:17 AM	#46
OldGiants College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Location, Location, Location	As the father of a true Irish redhead, I know counterfeit red when I see it and so DON'T DO IT! You will never be able to compete with: Wedding at Disney Croquet Lawn \| First Look Sneak Peek \| Studio222 Photography by Becka & Nate So don't even think about it. __________________ "The case of Great Britain is the most astonishing in this matter of inequality of rights in world soccer championships. The way they explained it to me as a child, God is one but He's three: Father, Son and Holy Ghost. I could never understand it. And I still don't understand why Great Britain is one but she's four....while [others] continue to be no more than one despite the diverse nationalities that make them up." Eduardo Galeano, SOCCER IN SUN AND SHADOW

05-08-2010, 11:51 AM	#47
Marc Vaughan SI Games Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne, FL	Give it a try - it'll always grow out if you don't like it ... (this comes from someone who used to dye his families hair red, white and blue during soccer tournaments so you might not want to listen to my advice in this regard ... I'm quite happily insane ) Last edited by Marc Vaughan : 05-08-2010 at 11:53 AM.

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