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Highlighting hair... Should I also lighten my eyebrows?

Hi there. I'm getting my hair highlighted for the first time ever (I'm 16) tomorrow and I have a few questions. My hair is naturally blonde like Jessica Simpsons (forgive me for the lame example ha ha) but my roots get dirty blonde in the winter, which is why I'm getting highlights. Whoppie.

Now my problem is that my eyebrows have always been naturally dark. Very dark for a very blonde and fair skinned girl. So let's call them dark dirty blonde-ish color. I'm considering asking my colorist to also lighten my eyebrows tomorrow a little bit so they match my hair color better.

Ladies, is this a good idea? Please share personal experience.

Thank you!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Nahhh Not a good idea

    your hair will grow out 2...

    well i wouldn't, but thats up to u!

  • miss_j
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Light hair looks more natural with lighter eyebrows. HOWEVER, I think I have the same hair color as you, but I have thin blonde eyebrows. It looks like I have none! I have light hair (white in some areas) and I have to pencil in my eyebrows because otherwise it looks silly. With the darker eyebrows my eyes pop (I also have super pale blue eyes).

    In order to keep themselves from looking washed out, a lot of girls who go blonde leave their brows darker. Unless you have thick black eyebrows then don't worry about lightening them.

  • 1 decade ago

    The idea is fine. I had my eyebrows lightened a little by my hairdresser when I had highlighted hair. I also had times when I got highlights and didn't have my eyebrows lightened. It really doesn't matter unless you have really thick dark eyebrows. As long as yours are groomed and not too dark you probably don't need to lighten them, but you can if you want to. It doesn't cost much and it doesn't hurt.

  • 1 decade ago

    NO!!!! Never lighten your eyebrows! Darker eyebrows will look good no matter what your hair color! The dye could really irratate your skin, and just like the hair on your head, the roots will start to show eventually on your eyebrows as well, and you'll just have to keep coloring them. It will look just fine if you leave them alone! TRUST ME!!!!!

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  • 1 decade ago

    Well...I bleached my hair like around 16 also..and my eyebrows are naturally dark (black) So with you getting highlights that match your natural blonde hair I would suggest dying them and Ash color like so..

    http://gracemagazine.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/e...

    I feel like the 2 colors of blonde's and ash brown's compliment one another well!! Have fun..You'll love it!!

    Source(s): *Current COSMETOLOGY student
  • 1 decade ago

    I would NOT highlight/color your eyebrows. If your hair is the natural color as you say it is already, then that means your eyebrows are too (since you've never done it). Since you are only adding to the already natural color, I would not do anything to your eyebrows. I've never done my eyebrows lighter (I have light hair myself) but I have done them darker...that was a HUGE mistake! They faded over time, but I wouldn't risk it, there's no sense!

  • 1 decade ago

    i just recently lightned my eye brows myself. i have the same thing as you, dark eye brows with bleach blond hair. I did my eye brows myself, and they turned out good, i went a medium/ medium light eye brow color. It looks much much better! the only thing is is its hard to tell but you can see the difference when a couple days passes, you also need to keep up with plucking your eyebrows so they dont look bad, since they are 2 different colors.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No!

    Highlighting your eyebrows is extremely dangerous and can lead to you being permanently blind if it gets into your eyes.

    Depending on the strength of what you are using, the results can vary in how hazardous it is.

    Please don't.

    =)

  • 1 decade ago

    do have a picture..

    because it might work to lighten ur eyebrows..

    but then it might just look weird..

    id have to see to tell u..

    usually dark eyebrows look fine on a blonde..it makes u look different

    sometimes better

  • 4 years ago

    Depending on my feeling (and there are many, just such as my personalities) I feel that heading from black hair to blonde is like- BAM! in your face, notice me- here I am, is this particular not the greatest thing you have ever seen.

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