Why Do Blonde Transformations and hair style Seem To Change Someone’s Entire Attractiveness?

[Anonymous]

I’ve been wondering about this for a while and wanted to hear other perspectives. Some people seem to become noticeably more attractive when they switch to blonde hair and a different hairstyle. It almost looks like their whole face changes even though nothing else is different.

I keep asking whether the boost in appearance is real or just perception. If someone was already attractive as a brunette, would they look even more so once they go blonde, or does the change exaggerate certain features in a way that shifts how we see them?

There’s an example that really stands out to me. In the blonde version she looks striking, and her features appear softer. When she switches to brunette, suddenly certain things stand out more, like her too-big-nose shape/size, and she looks noticeably less polished. I’m trying to understand what causes this. Is it contrast, lighting, skin tone, or just the way our eyes interpret color and shape?

Here are the references I’m talking about
Blonde


Brunette


Curious to hear how others interpret this. ANy other examples of going blonde is better vs going burneete ?

other examples of stars

[Anonymous]

I don’t know. Blonde is pretty but bleach fries my hair so bad. So it’s either mousy brown with grey or staw.

[Anonymous]

I think they all look different, but not more attractive. You have been conditioned your whole life to believe blonde equals attractiveness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think they all look different, but not more attractive. You have been conditioned your whole life to believe blonde equals attractiveness.

This.

[Anonymous]

I think people always look best with the hair color they were born with. Natural brunettes almost never look good as blondes, and vice-versa.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think they all look different, but not more attractive. You have been conditioned your whole life to believe blonde equals attractiveness.

It’s this. I grew up in Eastern Europe, and being a natural blonde was being your average Jane. It’s the dark haired girls that got all the attention.

[Anonymous]

It depends. You posted celebs who look better or the same with blonde hair. Some do look far worse. Examples:

Kristin Stewart
Dakota Johnson
Eva Green
Ginnifer Goodwin
Tiffani Thiesen
Anne Hathaway
Most Asians and many black women.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think they all look different, but not more attractive. You have been conditioned your whole life to believe blonde equals attractiveness.[/quote
No. Blonde equals less common and younger.

[Anonymous]

I mean, does anyone actually think Jessica alba looks better blonde? She’s a stunner but she looks so weird bleached out like that.

I actually think many women look better with darker hair myself included. Of course some people look better blonde.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean, does anyone actually think Jessica alba looks better blonde? She’s a stunner but she looks so weird bleached out like that.

I actually think many women look better with darker hair myself included. Of course some people look better blonde.

Came here to say the same about Jessica Alba, who is gorgeous as a brunette, and I think that’s her natural color.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think they all look different, but not more attractive. You have been conditioned your whole life to believe blonde equals attractiveness.[/quote
No. Blonde equals less common and younger.

Less common could be beauty but it doesn’t mean beautiful. Also lots of women go lighter as they go greyer so no it doesn’t single youth.

As people said, You have been conditioned.

[Anonymous]

Jessica Alba, Elizabeth Olsen, and Emma Roberts all look better as brunettes, in my opinion.

I was once told that blonde looks better in still photos but brunette looks better on film. I don't think this is 100% true but there is something to it. Brunette usually offers richer tones that I think looks better with dramatic lighting. Whereas blonde reflects more light so is an easy way to light up someone's face in a still photograph, where getting light to the face and avoiding shadows is going to be very important in how attractive they look.

My hair is naturally kind of a mousy brown or dark blonde. I've had platinum, bleach blonde hair and also chestnut brown hair. I have gotten the most compliments when my hair was auburn red. Go figure.

[Anonymous]

I think Charlize is a natural blonde but she looks amazing as a brunette in that photo.

[Anonymous]

I assumed this thread would be about Valerie Bertonelli who just went super blonde and looks amazing.

[Anonymous]

It just photographs better.