Hair color is arguably the most important part of one’s image. That’s why women who decide to change their style usually head straight to the hairdresser first.
A habit passed down to us
Blonde, brunette, redhead — these are not merely women with a certain hair color; they represent distinct personality types. Society has long held stereotypical views of women based on their hair color. It’s a kind of historical habit inherited from the ancient Greeks, who depicted Aphrodite — goddess of love and beauty — as fair-haired, while Artemis, the independent and fierce huntress, was portrayed as dark-haired. Even the adjectives used to describe hair shades have become stereotypical: the “heavy blonde,” the “fiery brunette,” and the “wild redhead.”
Deceptive hormones
- Did you know that hormones directly influence hair color? The male hormone testosterone is responsible for the amount of black pigment in the body. If testosterone dominates in a woman’s system, her hair tends to be dark. In naturally blonde women, the female hormone estrogen prevails in the bloodstream.
- Hormones also affect personality. Since testosterone is a male hormone, dark-haired women often possess many traditionally masculine character traits. Blondes, under the influence of estrogen, tend to behave more softly and passively, finding it easier to submit than to dominate. With brunettes and redheads, defining a clear personality type is more complex.
- As we age, hormonal levels change, and along with them, both hair color and character transform. Or does character change first, followed by hair color? Indeed, it has been observed that the vast majority of natural blondes darken with age and simultaneously develop more masculine traits — determination, firmness, and willpower. Their sexual temperament also becomes more pronounced.
Blondes
Typically, these are gentle, feminine, modest, and slightly melancholic women. They can be capricious and careless. They are often considered unintelligent, and men usually don’t expect much from their sexual temperament. Although many men enjoy the fact that they easily manage to seduce a blonde and bend her to their will.
True, some “golden-haired” women turn out to be highly demanding and calculating: exploiting men’s weakness for fair-haired women, they enter romantic relationships but aim to gain maximum benefit in return for their favors. As for intelligence, it’s often present — it’s just not noticed, since fair-haired women don’t particularly strive to demonstrate it.
Brunettes
At the word “brunette,” the image of a scorching beauty like Carmen immediately springs to mind — passionate and uncontrollable in her desires. These women are stubborn and active (sometimes even excessively so). They are schemers (in many works of fiction, the villainess is typically a brunette), ambitious and power-seeking, yet they themselves value independence.
Nevertheless, dark-haired women are considered intelligent and capable of building successful careers. They are refined and mysterious. They make wonderful wives and caring mothers. Moreover, unlike blondes, brunettes often don’t stop at just one child.
Redheads
Red hair belongs to cheerful women. They are intelligent and energetic, love socializing, and don’t mind showing off a little. However, there’s a belief that it’s hard to find more treacherous women than redheads. Their temperament isn’t just energetic — it’s wild. And as for sex… Well, men seeking intensely vivid intimate experiences tend to prefer these women.
A major change
An interesting question: does a woman’s character change if she dyes her hair? Here, everything depends on her self-perception. If she feels comfortable with the new color, subconsciously she begins to behave like women who were born with that hair color. Thus, dyed blondes (
