Brown is the new blonde allegedly. I hear it on Essex radio yesterday. More women are going from Blonde to Brunette as they think it will help their careers more than remaining Blonde. Obviously they don’t work in Essex

Brown has been the new blonde for the last 4 years, since 2005. I have actually been a brunette for the last 3.5 years as it was too much hard word being a redhead.

Careers wise, the best jobs I ever had and were promoted in, I had flaming red hair. The jobs where I had the most hassle – Brunette, the jobs with the least hassle, definitely Blonde.

The main problem is roots. Flaming red hair and brown roots, yuk. Someone with Dark hair and light roots, yuk, blonde with dark roots – the Essex norm, so we don’t bat an eyelid. Another issue is shine, dyed hair seems to lack shine and needs intense conditioning regularly. “I am staying in to wash my hair” can talk on a whole new meaning when you go against your natural colour.

I feel as the rest of the world are now going Brunette, I am going to have to consider going red again or at least pink, which is far more flattering than red at my age

Would you dye your hair to enhance your career prospects? and do L’oreal care that they have pushed up the price of hair dye by 85p a packet by making statements like that

Sarah

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