FreckleFacedGinger<3

by Olivia

Ginger. Get your shades out.

Ginger. Get your shades out.

Ginger. Get your shades out. My 'Blend In' Colour

Growing up through high school has been tough with such vibrant coloured hair -- insults and name calling down the corridors and passing on the stairs have really got me down in the past.

Because of this I dyed my hair about a year back and dyed it 7 times all different darker shades in about the space of 6 months as an attempt to blend into the crowd. It worked for a while, but then when I saw other gingers walking around school (there aren't many of us!) I felt I was letting them down and being a bad role model to those younger gingers out there as I am in my last year of high school. Seeing their bright hair made me miss mine terribly!

My old natural, gorgeously bright coloured hair is fully restored and now I am back to the only ginger in all of my family! - and I love it! I have learned to embrace my beautiful hair and grin at all the people that tease me about it to show them that it no longer gets to me!

I LOVE BEING GINGER! <3

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by: FreckleFacedGinger<3

I'm glad to be of help! Don't dye it brown, it was honestly a really bad idea for me! Especially when, like me, you have ginger eyebrows! It really isn't a good look! I recently stumbled upon some old photos of my darkly dyed hair and hadnt realised I had dyed it to an almost black colour because I had gotten so used to dying it darker and darker to stop the ginger coming back. It made me really sad that I had tried so hard to get rid of my natural colour, but in a way I'm glad I did because then I would never have realised how much my ginger hair is a part of who I am!
I'm glad to have helped you see this too!! <3
Awwwwwwww!
by: Anonymous

THAT! Is the best attitude ever!
I have red hair, and just today I kind of got upset, and sometimes, from teasing i just want t dye it brown. But sometimes I also love it!

But you have inspired me to love who I am, and embrace who I am.

Thanks so much!! <3
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by: Deb

Reply by Deb at RR: Hi Olivia and thanks for submitting your photos and sharing your experiences. I think you are really pretty with both hair colors, but of course I'm partial to redheads since my daughters are gingers!! so really do love your original hair shade...

It just hurts my heart to hear about you being teased and having to dye your lovely hair to fit in... but understand and would probably do the same thing! Was interesting that you saw how important it is to be a role model and that is so awesome! I think you are pretty amazing young lady. Wonderful to hear that you now love and embrace who you are and how God made you...gorgeous red hair and skin !!

Hope your story helps other gingers out there to see they are not alone! Thanks for sharing and please visit again...

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