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Rumor has it that blondes have more fun, but here's something that will make you think twice before breaking out the bleach: Research shows that brunettes are actually better paid and more likely to be taken seriously than blondes.
When it comes to salary, brunettes were twice as likely to earn $65,000 to $80,000 as compared to their blond or redheaded peers. So if you've got a chick boss, she's most likely to be brown-haired and boy-shaped -- a separate study found that women with less curvy figures are more physically, politically and professionally competitive.
You may also know some secrets about her life after hours: An earlier study commissioned by Clairol found that blondes are more likely to ask for a bedroom romp, but newer research, commissioned by Garnier Nutrisse (HAIR DYE FIGHT!), found that over three quarters of male respondents consider brunettes more intelligent and genuine.
A quarter of the 6,000 men surveyed said that brunettes are the most confident in the bedroom, while 71 percent said they prefer dark-haired women for long-term relationships.
Click here to see which celebs have seen what brown can do for them.
Better Off Brunette
Angelina Jolie proves that even the most beautiful face in the world fades under too-golden locks.
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Ashlee Simpson was just another pre-fab bottle blonde; an auburn shock gives her a likable edge.
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Beyonce's blond beehive bombed compared to her glam mahogany 'do.
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Christina Ricci looked washed out under a platinum rinse, while darker hair reveals her bombshell side.
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Drew Barrymore's chestnut tresses give the free spirit gravitas.
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Jessica Biel is almost forgettable with white hair, but looks red-hot with brunette locks.
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Mandy Moore looked like everyteen with her honey highlights; her mocha tendrils are mature and sexy.
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Rumer Willis's peroxided pixie pales in comparison to a short cut in a chocolate-y hue.
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Selma Blair's punky white crop put the focus on her 'do instead of her striking features.
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Lindsay Lohan earns sophistication points when her hair's more beachy than bleachy.
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Maybe that's why celebs like Scarlett Johansson and Katie Price have swapped their blond locks for a brunette look. According to Anjula Mutanda, a psychologist and celebrity commentator, "Some hair colors tend to darken naturally with age and so brown hair can be associated with confidence and self-awareness."
Tell us! Despite this, I wouldn't give up my golden red hair. What do you think your hair color says about you? Let us know!
The Higher the Hair, the Closer to Heaven
Sky high.
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Bouffant big.
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Brushed and mussed.
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Gelled and curled.
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Mega-moussed.
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80s flip bangs kept Aqua Net in business.
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"Sure Jamie gets to go to prom, but my hair is still higher."
Epically large.
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Marge Simpson-esque.
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Harujuku-ed
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Wednesday 14 January
By Jennifer
I had darkest brown hair all my young life. It started greying prematurely, so I carried that look another 20 years. Now, though I love my salt-and-pepper look, I went blonde, just because I always wanted to try it. I've noticed no change in the amount of respect I receive. I guess this is because the bleach didn't soak through to the brain!
As for giving confidence, it doesn't, in and of itself. You have to have confidence to carry off such a drastic change in your appearance. If it's not drastic change, then going slightly lighter to blonde is not going to affect the way people view you.
If you are already blonde or redheaded, just know it is your bearing, manner, posture, wardrobe, presentation, intelligence, education, experience and competence that nets you more respect, and thereby more pay. Articles like this are interesting and fun to read, but don't take it as a cue to action. Be your best self and you'll be fine (sounds hokey but it's true).
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Wednesday 14 January
By Mandi B.
I would not give up my long blonde hair for anything! I know it is tough in the workfield, but I have been a blonde all my life and people associate my hair color to my personality. I feel I get more looks being a blonde then a brunette, but that does not discredit my proffesionalism in the workplace. It is sad there are stereotypes about blondies, but if you work hard at what you do then it shouldnt matter.
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Wednesday 14 January
By KC
Oh dear....Mandi B the blonde...the word is professionalism. While your hair might not be detrimental to your career advancement, your spelling just might.
Wednesday 14 January
By K. Boone
I am a natural brunette who has been a blonde as well as a redhead at different times and ages in my life. I can tell you that it's not the hair color, but more so of how you wear your hair. If your hair isn't neat, you will get less respect. An old woman who I use to care for, suggested I pull my long hair away from my face and either pull it back or up. She told me to try it for a week and see if I noticed a difference in the way people was toward me. I was amazed that she was so right. People treat you different by the way you present yourself on the outside. A person who keeps their hair as well as clothing neat in appearence will recieve the most respect....after that comes attitude. But that is a different story.
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Wednesday 14 January
By Cath
I started going prematurely gray in my 20's thank goodness i am a fair Irish lass so i could go blonde and not have it look un-natural. I'd never go back to having dark, black hair...
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Sunday 18 January
By coleen pearson
the exact same thing happened to me.i went gray at 25.i am also a fair irish lass named coleen. e mail me back, we have a lot in common.
Wednesday 14 January
By sherri
I was born with no hair when it grew in I had a med. brown in my 20s i dyed it blond loved it moved back to Kansas dyed it back to med brown it took at least 3 years for my husband mom mother in law best friends and a whole lot of other people in my life sd GOD did make a mistake in my hair color I should have been born not bald not with brown hair but a blond.
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Wednesday 14 January
By sherri
I have to agree with tou on that but that goes for about all bodys bad teeth to fat to skinny all most people stereo type people
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Wednesday 14 January
By PAYBACK
NO MATTER WHAT COLOR IS THE WOMEN HAIR, SHE WILL ALWAYS BE THE MUST BEAUTYFUL GOD CREATION THA GOD HAS GIVEN TO MANKIND.
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Monday 19 January
By colleen
this sounds a bit farfetched, but i do believe in the stereotype of blond vs. brunette. i was born with light blond hair and it still is. naturally. at work especially, i find myself facing people who ask me "do you want to hear a blond joke?" or if i do something a little silly or make a mistake i've more than once gotten the reply "you're showing your roots." i also endured a decent amount of this stigma growing up and going to school. it's such.. bullshit. my moments of blankness or silliness have nothing to do with my hair color. i don't understand why people think such things are actually true. despite making mistakes every other person may make, i believe that i am a smart person. it pisses me off that men would actually be more inclined to have a long lasting relationship with a brunette rather than a blond. if this is a truth, it just lessens my faith in the male population even more than it already was.
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Monday 13 April
By Lola
Blonde or Brunette- I've been both. As a blonde even my boss is nicer and so is my husband. As a brunette I can't remember my life as one. I wish people would treat people just nice without society always looking for "looks only"! A woman is just beautiful no matter what hair color she is!
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Tuesday 15 December
By smalltownie
This is just to make brunettes feel better. end of story.
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Tuesday 15 December
By smalltownie
sorry BUT THIS DEBATE ABOUT HAIR COLOR is just stupid. blondes can be brunettes and brunettes can be blondes.....It doesn't really matter does it? How rediculous.!!!!!
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Friday 09 July
By Angela Sheldon
Oh dear a misspelled word is so detrimental to your career. Oviously I am being facetious. K.C whoever you may be. It makes me so livid that you would even post something like that!! It is almost as if you were incenuating that blonde's are dumb. I got news for you honey. Get off your high horse. It is great to voice your opinion, but seriously you do not need to undermind or just plain insult someone while doing it! I am naturally dark brunette but love being blonde. I have been every color under the sun. If people are so shallow that they judge you by your hair color and cannot see you for your inner beauty, then they are not worthy of your time period! I am blonde and carry myself with class,wits, and dignity! All that matters is what you think of yourself no matter what your hair color.
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