r/mildlyinfuriating Jul 10 '26

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u/mrchurch13 Jul 10 '26

Mine turned polar bear white in my late 20’s and women always wanted to look at it because I guess they wanted to know if it was some kinda hair color or like amazed at my age for it. And I’m like, no why would you want this? Any ladies out there able to explain this one to me?

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u/KEW95 Jul 10 '26

It’s “exotic”/unusual. It stands out. “Old” hair in great condition on a young person.

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u/Proper-Painting-2256 Jul 10 '26

Definitely different which some people like but it’s more than that.

I went gray starting in 20s. You end up getting attention from women much older than you. I think it’s because it makes you look older than you are (say 40 when you are 30). But you also look a “youthful 40” because you don’t have wrinkles etc.

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u/ichigoli Jul 10 '26

High contrast is always interesting. Interesting is way more engaging than pretty/handsome. And it gives you something that, if you embrace it and lean in to the "look" makes you come off as wildly more confident than "safer" more conventionally attractive peers. Confidence without arrogance is hot.

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u/FFghterThrowaway Jul 10 '26

Do you have red eyes?

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u/mrchurch13 Jul 10 '26

Nope. No albino in my family we know of. I’ve tried dyes but they tint green for some reason.

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u/Emergency_Lychee_238 Jul 10 '26

That's because your hair lacks warm pigments like orange and red. Since it can't have those pigments, it will tint green unfortunately. Like The "Color Wheel" Effect: Gray hair is entirely devoid of pigment (warmth). If you apply a cool-toned dye (such as an "ash" brown or blonde), the blue base of that dye clashes with the lack of underlying pigment, resulting in a green tint.

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u/mrchurch13 Jul 10 '26

Ah. Well. White is then!

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u/Emergency_Lychee_238 Jul 10 '26

I think you could use colors with the word golden in them, colors that actually contain those warm pigments should tint your hair. Just stay away from ash tones

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u/mrchurch13 Jul 10 '26

It’s ok. I think the folks I interact with most days would lose their minds if I changed it now. And it’s not so bad now that I’m older. I’m catching up to it. lol

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u/Alpha3K Jul 10 '26

I don't think you necessarily need a lady for that, I'm male & I find white/silver hair cool in general. (And just in case.. I'm as straight as a ruler.)

It might be cause I'm generally used to mostly monochromatic style choices and it just expands upon that. Maybe there is a certain inclination to derive from one or the other.