Hair today, gone tomorrow.

[pasithea]

Bugs Bunny is a hare and Elmer Fudd is bald. It's no wonder they were natural enemies.

I still love the new hair colour but it's fading woefully fast. Need to touch it up this weekend. *sulk* I'd hoped that going with the redder purple would mean it'd stay like the reds and pinks do. *sigh* Ohwell. I'm addicted now. Haveta get another bottle soon.

A few hair-brained thoughts.

• First off, for way too long, I've been one of those, 'I wish I could colour my hair but work might give me a bad time.' people. Now I'm gonna haveta say, 'try it anyhow'. Seriously. Read the next bit and then try going in with a temporary. If anyone really throws a fit, say it was your friend's idea and for a party and you like it but it'll wash out in a few days. You sound mysterious, cool, and popular.
• Colour your hair on a Friday, or whatever day is furthest from a normal workday for you. That way you've got time to adjust and get confident and a little of the ultra-brightness will have worn off for Monday.
• Have fun! Go out and do something awsome the first time you colour your hair an odd colour. Have a fun time with it so you're good and confident Monday morning.
• And this is maybe the most important thing: Be confident at work! Smiles are infectous!
  If you are happy and energized about it, someone else is going to have a much harder time pissing in your punchbowl. Middle management sorts pick their targets like schoolyard bullies. They don't go after the cool kids, they go after the shy nervous ones that have a bullseye painted on their back. Ultimately, what's the worst they can do? Tell you to change it back? I squeaked mousily on the 'my job won't let me' excuse for like 15 years. Augh! Better to just try it. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, and all that. :)
• Finally of course, the all-important DISCLAIMER: I'm a software geek in the bay area working at a college so take my advice with a grain of salt. It's probably not applicable for a lot of places/jobs. Mostly I'm just griping at myself for my underconfidence up to now.

Comments

[chirik.livejournal.com]

I think unusual hair colors are more generally allowed for women than men (well, women are allowed a lot more self-expression in many regards). Were I downstairs on the helpdesk still, I probably could pull off a random haircolor... the group I am now is a little more formal and I think presenting as male, a random haircolor would be a tad ... noticed - although probably accepted. If I were presenting as female, I think it would be accepted more easily.

This may just be my misguided self-perceptions, affected by my desire to not be visible because I'm not comfortable as a boy.

I do know one guy who did have bright hair - flourescent blue, green, whatever matched his boots. He was definitely considered eccentric.

Of course, that was in highschool, at De Le Salle, which was kinda ... reserved in some regards? I think the only ‘odd’ hair style/color that would have gone over well there was dark green mohawks - for school spirit.

[chirik.livejournal.com]

That said ... I'm thinking of changing my haircolor when I go fulltime...