The strange double standards of men dyeing their hair

While women tweak the tone of their tresses unabashedly, it’s often secret business for guys. But beware, you could end up looking like a human Berocca.

Jeremy Langmead

Aug 23, 2022 – 10.04am

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When Liam Gallagher posted a selfie on Instagram this month, appearing to sport new blond locks, all hell broke loose. The snap, taken in Australia, where he was on tour in July, and captioned, “Ey, blondie”, was quickly splashed across the British tabloids and mocked on social media.

It was as if the former Oasis frontman, now 49, was personally responsible for the hosepipe ban and the UK’s looming recession. The politer comments compared him unfavourably to Boris Johnson or a late-1990s Robbie Williams, and said he’d spent too much time Down Under.