Style is more than just clothes and shoes, hair can play a really big part in making or breaking a look. Just like fashion, however, there seems to be an unspoken set of guidelines that determine whats appropriate in the real world and what's not. For instance, unnatural hair colors are reserved for edgy teens and pop stars. But what if they're wrong? Unnatural hair colors are just as beautiful as blonde and brown and they add so much personality. Maybe we're just afraid of standing out, of doing something not everyone will approve of. Everyone has their own opinions but that shouldn't scare people into conformity.
In the past year or so, hair color has come a long way and found a new home among fashionistas and women who work in more lenient offices/careers (think freelance writers and artists or Buzzfeed employees). Girls who have never even stepped foot inside a Hot Topic are now experimenting with unnatural hair colors, something unheard of up until a couple years ago. But why, if out-there hair colors are more accepted now, is there still a turning-up of noses when it comes to finding work? Many companies, from low-end chain stores to corporate offices, still have policies (both in print and implied) against unnatural hair colors.
I say, as I sport my rose-gold ombre, let's break this rule and do whatever we want with our hair! Unnatural colors can still be classy, they don't have to be scene-kid hot pink or cobalt blue (though there's nothing wrong with those either). Why not try a pastel pink? Or a daring white/silver? Or, if light colors aren't your thing, go for a dark blue or eggplant shade. It's high time people stop associating unnatural hair color with teenage delinquents, and accept it's place in modern society.
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