BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - A Connecticut judge has given the brush-off to a blonde woman's lawsuit claiming L'Oreal Inc. ruined her social life when she accidentally dyed her hair brunette with one of its products.

Charlotte Feeney of Stratford says she can never return to her natural blonde hue, a shock that left her so traumatized she needed anti-depressants.

She says she suffered headaches and anxiety, missed the attention that blondes receive and had to stay home and wear hats most of the time.

A Superior Court judge dismissed Feeney's 2005 lawsuit Monday, saying she never proved her allegation that L'Oreal put brown hair dye in a box labeled as blonde. The company also had disputed the claim.

Feeney referred questions on Wednesday to her attorney, David Laudano, who has declined to comment.

Dear Lord!

umm well she should just buy another brand of blonde hair dye or pay someone to dye her hair.....oh my!

Hmmmmm.....

That is too funny! (and I am a blonde who chooses to dye her hair darker!)

Wow... thanks for sharing, Faith!

Proving once again it is the dyed blondes that give true blondes a bad name!

I usually tint my hair strawberry blonde, but I did dye it darker last year. I hated it. Loathed it. And? Felt less pretty. Not because blondes are prettier than brunettes, but because I look better natural. Never doing that again.