albertogerard Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I just re-read an old issue of Entertainment Weekly on the making of the SEX book. According to the hairstylist, Madonna wanted to keep her natural brunette hair. Apparently, everyone convinced her to have a rush bleach job because "Blond says MORE". Looking back, Madonna seems to have had more fame as a platinum blond. Or at the very least, got her more attention. Am I wrong? Should Madonna try the platinum hair again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samo Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 No offense Alberto but this is so dumb. She's Madonna, she's the textbook definition of "fame" no matter what hair color she has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertogerard Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 No offense Alberto but this is so dumb. She's Madonna, she's the textbook definition of "fame" no matter what hair color she has. SO, we can have a thread about what Madonna MIGHT be doing in a PARALLEL UNIVERSE but I can't bring up the color of her hair (of which she herself has sung about? Well, excuse the hell out of me. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 No offense Alberto but this is so dumb. She's Madonna, she's the textbook definition of "fame" no matter what hair color she has. No offense, but it's not as dumb as a thread about Madonna's alleged drug use. I remember the interview about her wanting to keep her hair brunette. I was surprised that they didn't do some pics with her hair dark before the bleach job. For variety's sake at least. Lol! I do think her hair looks better platinum blonde, as opposed to the middle of the road honey color she's been sporting for the last 6 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerGirl Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I guess blondes get more attention, but I would love for her to go brunette again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertogerard Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 Forgot to mention in my post that I think Madonna looks lovely no matter what color her hair. It was just a question I was posing to all Madonna lovers here after reading that article :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad_On_Her Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Ive always preferred Madonna as a brunette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijah Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I love her with any colour, but I m really for a dark hair for the new era. Its time for her to shake it up a bit. I dont think the platinum hair means fame for her. She was platinum around Bedtime Stories and lots of folks lost interest around that time . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rachelle of London Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Great thread topic!!!!! Not dumb at all considering this has been brought up in the past and is a huge portion of post colonialistic debates. I dunno about Madonna but she has had success being a brunette look at LAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacHarris Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 The short answer is yes, at least in America, where blonder is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 She should go darker for the first single of the next album and release a beautiful ballad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertogerard Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 She should go darker for the first single of the next album and release a beautiful ballad. I 100% agree with you. IF she does a ballad, def a brunette look. Also (obviously) if she went for a dark or Goth sound. However, if she does something dance-oriented, then I would LOVE a platinum hair look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shale101 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I think being blonde does attract more attention when you are a beautiful women. Some people aren't even conscious of this but it has been so deeply ingrained in society. Just look at barbie. Platinum Blonde Hair is not going to make some one famous if there is nothing else there. I think platinum blonde hair is a tricky thing because it can age you or make you look younger depending on your age. Girls who are 18 or 19 and have the fried white hair usually look around 22-25 to me. Then when you see a women around 30-35 who has a little age on her face and the flat bright color of the hair brings out every crack on the face and ages them a bit. I thought Madonna during the Girlie Show looked absolutely beautiful and I love that hair a lot but she looked older then her age to me. Maybe because she was also very slim at the time. I some times wish she would cut it short again like that but with her new face it might look very strange. When you see an older woman 55-65 I think the Platinum blonde can actually make them look younger because they already have wrinkles and age on their face by that point but the bright blonde hair makes them look younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Jan Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Not sure what hair colour has to do with her ballads. In the video clips for Live to Tell, This used to be my playground, Bad girl she was a platinum blonde and looked beautiful. For You'll see she had a honey blonde sort of colour and looked beautiful and for I''ll remember, Rain and the Power of Goodbye she was a beautiful brunette. I think she looks lovely as a blonde, brunette and red-head. Would love to see MadRyan do her hair for the next video though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertogerard Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 MadRyan would do a GREAT job on her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertogerard Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 Not sure what hair colour has to do with her ballads. In the video clips for Live to Tell, This used to be my playground, Bad girl she was a platinum blonde and looked beautiful. For You'll see she had a honey blonde sort of colour and looked beautiful and for I''ll remember, Rain and the Power of Goodbye she was a beautiful brunette. I think she looks lovely as a blonde, brunette and red-head. Would love to see MadRyan do her hair for the next video though. I do see what you're saying (I think). Madonna usually does the brunette thing when she wants to be taken seriously as an "artiste" (Like A Prayer, American Life). Madonna is definitely aware of her looks depending on the project. I know she often uses wigs but, I can never tell when it's a wig or the real thing. But for certain videos I just CANNOT see her as a brunette, like the "Express Yourself", "Vogue" or "Don't Tell Me" videos. It just seems like her most "Iconic" moments were when she was a blond. For example, even though her "Ray of Light" album was universally loved (and possibly had critics focus on the MUSIC for once), her presence wasn't felt as much as when she released albums that weren't as loved but, because she was blond, they got way more attention. JMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 If there had never been blonde she probably wouldn't be what we know her to be today...it defines her for a lot of people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Not sure what hair colour has to do with her ballads. In the video clips for Live to Tell, This used to be my playground, Bad girl she was a platinum blonde and looked beautiful. For You'll see she had a honey blonde sort of colour and looked beautiful and for I''ll remember, Rain and the Power of Goodbye she was a beautiful brunette. I think she looks lovely as a blonde, brunette and red-head. Would love to see MadRyan do her hair for the next video though. MadRyan would do a GREAT job on her! Thanks y'all :-) I'm working on a way to work my way into the impenetrable circle! LOL I'm in it for the tour!! No one even sees the videos anymore. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aime Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 That's actually a great topic. Never knew she wanted to have dark hair in SEX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madonnasuperfan01 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I love her doesn't matter what her hair color is. She wasn't exactly platinum blonde at the time of Ray of Light yet we all know how successful that era was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollhouse Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I guess blondes get more attention, but I would love for her to go brunette again Its been 12 years since last time. Longest brunette break ever, WHY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollhouse Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 That's actually a great topic. Never knew she wanted to have dark hair in SEX. She wanted to go brunette for Girlie Show too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples388 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Apart from wigs in videos and/or live performances, I can't really see Madonna playing with her hair colour in the foreseeable future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andra Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Its been 12 years since last time. Longest brunette break ever, WHY? It doesn't advantage her so much anymore at her age i guess. Plus, it's a pain in the ass to go from brunnete back to blonde. She's probably afraid of fucking up her hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollhouse Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 It doesn't advantage her so much anymore at her age i guess. Plus, it's a pain in the ass to go from brunnete back to blonde. She's probably afraid of fucking up her hair. C'mon, 12 years is a long time. Not even once? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Great thread, it's true that she uses brunette when she wants to focus atention on the music project, more than the iconic persona. I can't imagine COADF as brunette, and i can't imagine AL as blond. It always amazes me though that she wanted to be brunette for Express Yourself, but had to be blond because of I'm Breathless. Anyway, she sung that line about "i wish i knew the colour of my hair" or something like that in Secret Garden. I think that sometimes she has felt lost in the Madonna public persona. The blond one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Blond reminds of gold , thats human nature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I remember that there were some studies about the colour of lipgloss and the crisis. Women chose bright red colour when economy was weak, because it gave them reassurance. And models and fashion use certain colours. Hair colour affects perception too (well, blondes have always catched male atention too, haha). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb19 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I think a brunette ballad has been done before. I think it would be more surprising (and read: successful) if she did a more aggressive tune brunette. I think a lot of M's problem is that the public expectation of her is so strong. It is necessary to take people out of their comfort zone so they can listen without prejudice (well, too much prejudice: it's still Madonna). I think a big pop/more punchy track would work brunette, and she can bring out a ballad blonde. This would simultaneously allow her to do what the public wants, by making the-blonde-Madonna-we-all-know less "youth-hungry" and more "quiet", and still put out the type of music she wants. Talking in MDNA terms, a Gang Bang style song with the brown hair would be exciting; Falling Free blonde would be beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky guy Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I just re-read an old issue of Entertainment Weekly on the making of the SEX book. According to the hairstylist, Madonna wanted to keep her natural brunette hair. Apparently, everyone convinced her to have a rush bleach job because "Blond says MORE". Looking back, Madonna seems to have had more fame as a platinum blond. Or at the very least, got her more attention. Am I wrong? Should Madonna try the platinum hair again? As your story indicates, platinum blonde does not equal more fame -more fame equals platinum blonde. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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