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I had to fill in an online form the other day. It asked "What color is your hair?". I went and looked in the mirror. I guess it's called brown.

The next question was "What colour are your eyes?". Maybe I should have looked ahead? I went to the mirror again. I think "brown", but "hazel" was on the list too. I look up "hazel" to find out what that means: "a light brown to strong yellowish brown" says Merriam-Webster online. So how does that differ from "brown"?

How am I supposed to recognise and/or describe other people, when I haven't got the faintest idea what I look like myself?

I can so relate!
Some people would think my hair is black, others would say brown.
Same thing with my eyes.
For the sake of consistency- I just stick with what it says in my passport. If it's really important (like for visa requirements) I will ONLY put down what is in my passport.

It certainly seems like a recurring theme with us ASpies, we don't like having our picture taken, we don't like dressing up, and we have a difficult time with our self-image. I posted a pic awhile back in a celebrity lookalike thread, and taking the shot in a mirror was no fun ! ! I thought I looked awful ! ! Which is a good question to ask, namely, why do we all share this dislike for the way we look?? Some of the people who've posted a pic look quite nice...

Ah! My passport. I went to look. British (European) passports don't do that sort of thing anymore. I'll have to stick with the mirrors, or get it all tattooed on me somewhere where I can read it.

I always thought hazel meant green?

Well, you DID describe me. I don't think it is because I dislike how I look. I guess I just never really saw the point. Almost every picture I have was created by/for SCHOOL or government. The remainder were due to family.

As for dressing up? I really only do that when asked, weddings(I've been to 3(My fathers 2nd and 2 friends)), interviews, or going to some customers/interviews.

Steve

SAME HERE, and some dictionaries HAVE said that!

Steve

I've always seen it used for brown eyes with green in them. Kind of like flecks of green pigment.

Green eyes are green eyes. My eyes are green according to my Opthamologist who did a computer topography of them before he did Lasik. Of course, now when people say they are blue, I compulsively correct them by sharing how my Opthamologist determined they were green.


My Opthamologist's face looks amazing like most of ours. It makes me want to call him up and make him take the test. Besides, I like him and everyone else thinks he's rude and obnoxious. I "get" him. Maybe he's just a recessive.

OK. So is this "Brown" or "Hazel": http://www.bergbland.info/myeye.png
And what's my hair: http://www.bergbland.info/myhair.png

I tried to do those as "img" rather than "url", but I just got the stupid "broken image" icon when I previewed them. Whould they have worked anyway?

WTH. Let's try it...

OK. So is this "Brown" or "Hazel":
And what's my hair:

Dr. Odiehog states on this eyecolor website: "Nearly all Caucasian infants have blue eyes. This is mainly due to the fact that there are very few "melanocytes", or pigment cells, in the iris. And those melanocytes that are present contain very little pigment. In black and brown races the iris stroma is more dense and the melanocytes contain more pigment, giving rise to a blue-gray appearance. In all races, the pigment cells multiply as the child grows but if the cells contain little to no pigment the eye will stay relatively blue. So, in reality, there are no REAL blue-eyed people, just those that failed to develop brown pigmented melanocytes! Most of you with light-colored eyes have probably noticed a "spot" or two of brown on your eyes. These are clumps of melanocytes that happen to contain more pigment. These may be called "nevi" or just plain "freckles". They are not unlike those spots on your skin that you call freckles; just a clump of more highly pigmented melanocytes. Now we know that a lot of pigment will produce a brown eye and that a lack of pigment will produce a blue eye. What about those green eyes? And the hazel? This is a little trickier. A light dusting of brown melanin cells on the iris will produce a yellowish color. Combine the natural blue with the fine scatter of melanin (yellow) and you'll get from a green to hazel color.



Can your eyes really change color? Well, not really, but they certainly can appear to change. All of what we see around us is REFLECTED light. When you look at an object or even another person, you are actually receiving reflected light into your eyes. If that object was illuminated with red light, you would see that object as red, even though it may in fact be white. The melanocytes of the iris do not change (except in infants and the elderly) and therefore are not responsible for periodic eye color changes. The light around you does change, however, especially reflected light....from the color of the room, the sky, and your clothes."

Will the eye expert above please tell me why my Hazel eyes look more green after I have been crying......my theory is that the red from the tear irritation in and around my eyes(being a contrasting colour of green)makes the green stand out more(in contrast,as it were./....is that scientific or complete balderdash<----and where did that word originate(where as in what context not in country of origin,which I think is British and often followed by a great deal of harrumphing)

As to the question of appearance and aspie disdain of mirrors.I often thought my face was hideously deformed as a child and teen and 20s and 30s but when I see old pics,I dont think I look bad at all....now I am....very,very old and avoid mirrors except when checking for hanging nasal flange before going into public.I would consider a face transplant if the cost were under 1000.oo and they didnt have to peel my face off....that surgery really looks painful.

I'm not him, but that is caused by water reflecting light. Dry eyes do not reflect light and look dull. Enough moisture and they are described as bright. More moisture and they are reflecting even more light and look different. Does that make sense? Moisture is pooling.


Really, you'd have a face transplant. If I hear people talk about someone else's appearance, I always tell them, If you don't like it, don't look at it. Why would you look at something you dislike? Weird.

I dont have to look at myself very often for which I am greatful but I sometimes pity my boyfriend.He is a nice guy and says I am beautiful(ladeda),but it would be my gift to him for the 4 years he has endured looking at me so far...and it's not going to get any easier....sure,it might be weird at first but I think he would adjust and I could stop feeling insecure about my face.

Doesn't it ever bother you that you are getting older and will be wrinkly and saggy.....I hate to be NT about it but it creeps me out.I thought I would out grow such superficiality .......but I just got older.

I call my eyes hazel because mom always called them hazel, fortunatly my hair is definitivly brown

Hmmmm Not really. My mom is 70 and only has a few crow's feet lines. My dad died at 78 and had no wrinkles, nor did his sister at 69. People always think I'm like 35 or less and I'm 47. I guess I don't think about that. When I'm 70, I'm not going to give a crap. For me, it's always people fighting with me because they don't think I'm that old and I ask them if they think I got married at 12 or something. I certainly feel like I've lived 47 years. I remember everything from four years old on. It would be weird to me to suddenly say I was 35.

Besides, I live around all these retirees (in Florida). I'm surrounded by retirement neighborhoods where you have to be 55 to live there. I guess I see wrinkles and white hair all the time. I think they are cute. I think it's cute when I drive by them out walking and they are holding hands.


Maybe my husband and I are just weird. We've always looked at little old couples and tried to pick out which ones we would look like. He was the one who started that game, so I don't think it bothers him either. Or, maybe he wanted me to visualize hanging around that long. He is NT. Maybe I better ask him what that means.

I don't think I knew what color my eyes were until I was around 14; I can remember the exact moment when I looked in the mirror and consciously registered that my eyes had a color.