I have dark blonde hair at the roots (ignoring the grey   8) ).  My ends are light blonde primarily do to sun exposure.  I spend a lot of time outdoors in the summer and my hair always lightens as a result.  I try to wear hats and scarves, but they either don't stay on or are hot.  My hair is in good condition with very few split ends.  Should I be concerned with the significant color difference?  I kind of like it myself - I like all the different colors and even the contrast of my light colored bun against the darker scalp hair, but I'm not sure what others think.

mine is like that too, bikerbraid.  I love my golden bun, and i get so many comments on it 

I also have darker roots, than my very light natural blonde hair, but what I like the best is the even lighter blond streaks that can be seen when my hair is worn down.

I was told every woman shoulb be blonde for one time in her life. Don´t know how I could reach that goal with my reddish brown hair on waistlength- don´t think I want to bleach 

My hair was MUCH lighter before my son was born.  It seems to get darker every year.  It is still prone to sun-bleaching, but I have finally realized how damaging that is and I am covering and protecting my hair more in the summer to prevent sum of the lightening effects.

I cut my hair before my son was born because I was tired of its length.  I waited until I was 45 before growing it out again.  If I knew then what I know now about how to care for and style long hair, I don't think I would have cut it.  Don't let others make decisions for you.  If you want to keep your hair long, then do so.  Your age has nothing to do with how you should wear your hair.

[color=Blue][/color]I also have blonde hair.  Right now it's a bit hightlighted and is growing in my normal med-blonde color.  

It used to be lighter until I had kids and then it got a bit darker.  I miss my light blonde hair and want to get some of the lighter blonde back, but I amd not sure I want to go through the damage the occurs when you highlight.

I think that is the nature of blonde hair that is is many varying shades of blonde.  I have a couple of kids that are real blondies, one (DS) is starting to go dark. The other (DD) is still REALLY light.  Love her hair.

Stephanie

I had "white" blonde as a child.  Every year it gets darker and darker

Now that the grey is coming in, it "appears" to be getting lighter again.

Sounds like you have beautiful hair, Kate.

Glad our little group can help out!

My both parents have dark hair- my father's hair is brown and my mother's was brownish black before she started graying.

It's strange...I and my cousin are the only blondes in the family. When I was a child, everyone kept telling me that my hair will turn brown when I grow up. Now I grow only in horizontal dimension and my hair is still blonde, so I guess I can safely assume that it will remain so until grays appear. 

When I was born my hair was so light it looked almost clear.
Then it turned a bright dark auburn.  After a few months it became light blond and has been darkening after puberty.  Hormones strike again!
I now color my hair red, with a big, bold blond highlight in the front.

I don't even try to think, what my exact haircolor is. When I look in the mirror inside, it looks golden blonde with a couple of light streaks. But in pictures it has sometimes ash tones, yellow and sometimes even a hint of strawberry. I think I'll switch my color type to simply "moody blonde".

Jules,

  I think blonde on top and red underneath would look stunning!  But I agree with you...your hair is too pretty RED to take the risk now.  I once saw a young woman with blonde on top, red on the sides, and brown underneath...extremely beautiful look!  I love the look of different shades...my hair is much darker underneath now at my neck.

Jim

WOW. Your hair is so beautiful. It is so long too. You must have really worked hard to keep it in such fantastic condition, and what a beautiful colour.

Jules.

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I totally agree. 

Your hair is amazing!  I'm sure you are, too!!  With hair so beautiful, JJJLH, do you ever feel neglected as other Oooh and Ahhh over your hair?

Interesting, Sky.  My hair also tends to look red in photos.  Ones taken outdorrs in natural light, anyway.  There is no red in my hair, I don't think.  It was very light when I was little, but darkened many years ago to this dark golden blond I have now.  I don't think it is ashy at all.

Lisa

I too have lighter ends due to the sun, my top is more a dark blond/golden brown colour looks great in a bun. i was a strawberry blond as a baby which went to a golden blond as a child, my eldest daughter was a white blond as a child and is still a very light blond (natural) at the age of 20 here eyebrows are still white though, yet my youngest is quite dark


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Very pretty color, Citrine!

Thank you for the compliments!  Be careful or they might go to my head   Unbelievably,all I wanted to do when really little was to die my hair to be brown like my mother's

Thank you!  Phew, thank goodness it doesn't look horrible.  I've been doing a no-no and occasionally straightening it