article_snippet: A study last year by hair-care brand Schwarzkopf showed that blondes make up 30 per cent of the retail hair dye market and contribute to 60 per cent of salon business - those numbers are surely set to rise with
article_snippet: While I’ve been known to reach for reach for the hair dye immediately after a break up, going blonde wasn’t a spur of the moment decision but more a reflection of my realisation that life’s too short not to have fun.
article_snippet: And do blondes have more fun?
article_snippet: As a brunette I often felt mousey, invisible and way older than my 25 years.
article_snippet: When my hairdresser Naoya at Bleach London suggested I’d suit a light blonde tone
article_snippet: But when a friend of a friend dyed a friend of a friend natural brown locks a stunning bright blonde and I saw how happy a friend of a friend looked, I knew her natural brown locks was just what I needed.
article_snippet: If you fancy having light locks, get ready for a lot of stares from strangers - bright hair is more uncommon so people tend to unconsciously let people gaze linger.
article_snippet: men say that gentlemen prefer blondes, and whether that’s true or not, men most certainly prefer me as one.
article_snippet: When I speak as a platinum blonde, people pay attention.
article_snippet: It’s more than my hair colour
article_snippet: I’ve gone blonde and I’m not going back.
highlights_snippet: The writer reveals that as a brunette her felt 'mousey' and 'invisible'
  Now believes that her stands out from crowd after going platinum .
  