bottle blondes

Chemically lightened hair

Bottle blondes are people—almost always women—whose blonde hair comes from a bottle of dye rather than from nature.

The term is mildly dismissive, suggesting artifice or vanity: She's obviously a bottle blonde—you can see her dark roots.

Someone who dyes their hair blonde may also be called a bottle blonde as an adjective: a bottle blonde actress.

dyeing

bleach

Chemical stain and germ killer

  • peroxideOxygen compound, disinfectant
  • tonerImaging powder or facial astringent
  • coloristOne who applies pigment

highlights · platinum · brassy · ashy · balayage · ombre · foils · lightener · root touch-up · gloss

appearance

platinum

Dense precious silvery metal

locks · golden · bombshell · glamour · styling · coiffure · roots · regrowth · brassiness · luminous

stereotype

superficiality

Absence of meaningful depth

airhead · bimbo · gold digger · socialite · showgirl · starlet · glamazon · diva · Hollywood · tabloid

artifice

fake

Not the real thing

  • fauxArtificial or imitation
  • dyedChemically changed in hue
  • processedSubjected to operations

unnatural · cosmetic · store-bought · manufactured · enhanced · artificial · disguised · concealed · transformed · altered

Opposites
authenticity of hair color

bottle blondestowheads

People with pale-blond hair

dirty blondes

artifice versus naturalness

bottle blondesau naturel

Unclothed, in French

unaltered · undyed · unenhanced · what-you-see-is-what-you-get

artificial vs. natural appearance

bottle blondesnaturals

Those innately skilled

au naturel · uncolored · undyed · virgin hair · chemical-free

Family

bottle, blonde, bottles, bottled, bottling, bottler, blondes, blond, blonds

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