I have one blue eyed child and one brown eyed child. My son had bright blue eyes the moment he was born, my daughter was born with deep brown eyes, they were never blue... and 26 and 24 years later ,son has bright blue, daughter has deep brown...same parents...go figure. I was told the 6 month rule...If a baby has blue eyes at 6 mo. they will likely keep...was true for my son.

Did you all know that red heads have more hair on thier heads ...per square inch than anyother color...blondes are next and then brunette's and black.
Theory is they need the hair to protect the scalp and skin from the elements.

Good grief, this thread is on page 3.

Taylor, that’s a great fact about redheads.

Chris, that’s interesting about hubby and his brother!

Laura, I knew a lass with that exact same colouring too. Very unique.

San, you are on!

Becky, apparently I’ve had green eyes all my life. But my dear old Dad is a little color blind so he still thinks I have blue eyes. Hilarious.

I wish I could say that my eyes become prettier when I cry. Trust me, I’m one big blotchy red mess when I cry. Absolutely nothing pretty about it.

On a brighter note, I absolutely LOVE all hair colours with all eye colour combinations. There is beauty in every variance. But why is it that blokes end up with the longest eyelashes? I guess a little birdie knew that they wouldn’t want to fuss with mascara.

Maya, I've never tried henna highlights. Maybe next time I'm in India. The last 3 years its been somebody or the other's wedding and before I know it, it is time to leave. I've tried, old fashioned home grown henna leaves ground to a paste, but without steeping in coffee or tea, that gives you a bright orange sheen.

My hair is one of the things I love. I know that there isn't much I can do about the color, so I like to play around with different style. Right now I've been thinking about going shorter than usual. It is actually overgrown by about 3-4 inches. I've been getting plenty long layers lately. Maybe something more dramatic and edgy. If its awful, I know I can depend on my hair to grow back rater quickly I adore your hairstyle and I think it looks fabulous on you.

Tats such a coincidence people assume you are Hispanic! I'm a few shades darker than you but I still get that all the time. Sometimes I'm asked if I'm Jamaican if I have my hair pulled back. Go figure!

(slapping hand to forehead) NOW I know why I've always thought I was hazel-eyed - my dad is COLOR BLIND!! He confuses blue and green. We had a station wagon he insisted was green, but it was blue.

He always told me "your eyes are hazel, just like your Aunt Hazel." And it is on my driver's license and my passport and birth certificate that I have hazel eyes. But there is no brown in my eyes at all and never has been. Not even flecks!

I tried to take a pic of my eye today and have been seeing spots ever since (note to self: don't use the flash when taking a close-up pic of your eye!). I fear I'm having some sort of identity crisis, always believing I was hazel but with age simply turned green-eyed, and now reading that hazel is green + brown, and knowing I've NEVER had any brown in my eyes at all.... well, it's been bugging me all day!!!

At any rate, I didn't get a good pic but my DH and DD's confirmed for me tonight that my eyes are indeed green - a light green - with a navy blue ring around the outside, and no brown at all. My DD's can't believe they've ever looked blue at all, and neither can my DH. I am sure they use to change blue or green or blue-green, like a chameleon, when I was younger. Maybe my blue-eyed beauties sapped all the blue out of me while I was pregnant with them?

This has been an interesting and fun thread!

Becky, I had blue eyes until I was 4-5yrs old. Now I have green with amber specks (with blue-grey ring on the outside). And I just noticed that one of my eyes has a deeper color.

Angie, good question, what is it with men and eyelashes?

Niva, I don't mean Hispanic (that would be understandable and does happen a lot), but European Spanish! This is why I was surprised. I guess I am not familiar enough with the features of Spanish people, other than Penelope Cruz. My friend in Boston who I stayed with a few weeks ago lives in a very Armenian neighborhood, and I have been mistaken for being Armenian many times. Greek too. And both of these are mistakes made by natives of both countries!

I can't believe you would be mistaken for Jamaican! That is wild. You're not THAT dark and you don't even have the features.

Anyway, the henna was great because besides the color, it also made my hair so healthy and shiny. I am strongly considering getting a full head of henna, but maybe not leaving it on as long so it isn't as intense (to bring out the full color, you could end up leaving it in for as much as 8 hours!).

I hadn't thought of that Angie but I agree, guys always have thick lovely eye lashes!

This is interesting (and wow, long - threads explore while I am at work!) I wonder how the different studies classify blonde and red hair? For example, does dark, dishwater blonde hair count as blonde or brown? Does strawberry blonde or dark auburn hair count as red?

My eyes are greyish-blue but have a very faint brown ring around the pupil, which can make them appear green sometimes. (So would that be hazel even though the base color is blue, not brown?) Like Ana and Deborah's kids, my eyes look greener if they are irritated from crying or from allergies. Coloring my hair red & wearing my red glasses frames brings out the green, too. (I kinda like the fact that green-ish eyes and pale skin make people assume that I'm a natural ("pukka") redhead.

Maya, I actually used henna years ago - I did it myself and it was quite messy, but the color was rich and interesting. It's surprising that you can't find a place here that does it. It did make my hair very nice, but I also heard that it supposedly dries up your hair. Not sure if it's true. That was the only time I've done anything with my hair color!
That's interesting that green eyes are a mutation of brown. It makes sense in my family, too.