Hair is so overrated to me. I've had all colors, styles and lengths and even guys who swear by long hair still have complimented me on having super short hair.
Now I embrace not having long hair because it's a part of my persona that helps me stand out. Not everyone has a face to pull it off. When I shaved my hair I was fully expecting the men to be repulsed by it. Instead I couldn't beat them off with a stick. It was such a conversation piece. It showed my confidence and men (and women) were really drawn to that. I relished in the attention I received from it.
But now that I am a Mom, I feel like I can't pull it off without being judged harshly for it. Even though my hair isn't very long now....I still love every inch of my hair I've grown out in the last couple of years. It doesn't grow very fast.
I included a link to a picture of me with a shaved head, how I met my husband who still wants to keep this picture up at work to show off his cute shaved-headed wife. Even though I look nothing like this years later!
But I digress, this is about your hair and feelings of self-worth. I agree when it comes to wigs they often aren't in a natural enough shade. Blonde tends to be too shiny and plastic looking and the hue is either yellow or greyish. I find the same thing with red hair, they are often too eggplant purple, fire truck red or have way too much brown.
I hope you can find something that works well for you. When it comes to wigs, you definitely get what you pay for and if you can go into a wig store and try several one and get a 2nd opinion in the store rather than buying from the internet that is the way to go.
OH i forgot to add even though my hair was shaved I still managed to make it purple LOL
http://www.lpsg.org/attachments/23137d1203549446-do-you-know-how-attractive-purple-jpg