Jane Birkin

I colour my hair mousy brown and I wear makeup only on stage. I use Laura Mercier - something called Biscuit, I think. I run one tiny sponge over my face and cover the red blotches. If I've got some rouge, I'll bung it on my mouth and cheeks.

English Actress

Tim Minchin

I am not a redhead. I have never been and am still not. Well, just a little... but I was blond as a kid and then mousy brown. As I got older... it came up. I've got a lot of red in my hair, but I'm not a ginge.

Australian Comedian

Marley Dias

Even though I wear glasses, I'm not just a mousy person who stays in my room - even though I do sometimes stay in my room and read.

American Activist

Beth Ditto

I'm naturally a mousy blonde, so I dye my hair, and my eyebrows would disappear if I didn't get through at least a pencil a month.

American Musician

Drea De Matteo

I don't think anybody is ever going to call me to play someone who is mousy and demure.

American Actress

Joan Collins

I have never been the mousy, stand-two-paces-behind, obedient 'little woman' type.

Use 'mousy' to describe someone's quiet and unassuming personality, not just appearance.

Personality Trait

'Mousy' isn't inherently negative, but it doesn't imply confidence which is often valued.

Not Negative

'Mousy' can suggest someone is easily overlooked or underestimated in groups.

Often Overlooked

'Mousy' describes a dull or nondescript color of hair, not vibrant or eye-catching.

Specific Color

While 'mousy' can sound drab, it can also refer to natural and understated beauty.

Not Always Negative

In the right context, 'mousy' hair can imply unstyled or untouched by hair dyes.

Subtle Nuance

 actually helped plant the seed in my in my young brain with with this fantastic book that my best friend had where it had images very speculative images of life in the atmosphere of Jupiter some sort of mousy Martian and I don't know

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 mousy at-bats there's one of 26 species found in this region of Portugal

Mousy

Personality Trait

Not Negative

Often Overlooked

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