Interesting. I colored my hair for decades, just because I didn't like the color -- mouse pelt gray-brown. Yuck! It used to be "dirty blonde" when I was younger, but when I stopped going out in the sun, it turned...mouse pelt. When I finally stopped coloring it (they stopped making my shade, and eventually I ran through my stockpile) many friends complimented my "bravery" in going Gray. I was like, "it's not Gray. It's just ugly." Eventually enough of it grew out that it looked like it's natural mouse pelt color. Then I moved to the Caribbean. After all these decades, I'm a natural blonde again! Lol. Now if only I could stop it from looking like I stuck my finger in the socket, I'd be all set.