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DeniseNY
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My colorists have done mine in a single process to blend the grays with my natural color.
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dochawk
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Gag me with a smurf!Gnarley
My father got the wonderful silver color. I have no idea if I"ll get the same, as the beard is no indication . . .Now, I say I’m NOT gray…I’m chrome!
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Pattylt
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You need one in blue for smurf gagging!
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Milt
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On the other side of the coin my wife is in her late 60s and has zero grey. I’ve known a few folks like that, but I am not one of them.
I operate under the saying “There may be snow on my rooftop, but there is still fire in the furnace.”
I operate under the saying “There may be snow on my rooftop, but there is still fire in the furnace.”
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FiveLinden
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Surely the best thing to do would be to dye it to follow the colours of the liturgical seasons?
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UpUpAndAway
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I noticed my first gray hair before I was in high school and started coloring it when I was fifteen. I have done everything from color matching my natural shade just to cover the gray to extensive block-color highlights in decidedly unnatural hues. 
More than three decades and many thousands of dollars later
, my recommendation is to keep your money, embrace the gray, and roll with it.
If you’re determined to color your hair, have it done by a professional hairdresser. It’s very easy to damage your hair if you do it yourself, particularly if you haven’t previously worked with chemical hair dye, and the results can be disappointing.
Be aware that using chemical dye over henna can be unpredictable. Henna is tenacious. It works by coating hair in a manner similar to varnish, rather than by staining the hair as chemical dye does. If you haven’t cut off all the henna-treated hair, definitely speak to a professional before proceeding with any other kind of hair coloring!
My current hair-tinting approach costs over 500€ (about US$565) a year to maintain.
As I age, I sprout more and more gray hair and it’s become quite difficult to keep it looking good by covering it. I intend to stop all color treatment when I turn 50, and hope I have strong enough resolve to follow through with this when the time comes. 
More than three decades and many thousands of dollars later
, my recommendation is to keep your money, embrace the gray, and roll with it.If you’re determined to color your hair, have it done by a professional hairdresser. It’s very easy to damage your hair if you do it yourself, particularly if you haven’t previously worked with chemical hair dye, and the results can be disappointing.
Be aware that using chemical dye over henna can be unpredictable. Henna is tenacious. It works by coating hair in a manner similar to varnish, rather than by staining the hair as chemical dye does. If you haven’t cut off all the henna-treated hair, definitely speak to a professional before proceeding with any other kind of hair coloring!
My current hair-tinting approach costs over 500€ (about US$565) a year to maintain.
As I age, I sprout more and more gray hair and it’s become quite difficult to keep it looking good by covering it. I intend to stop all color treatment when I turn 50, and hope I have strong enough resolve to follow through with this when the time comes.
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Pattylt
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The day I retired at age 64 was the day I decided I’d rather save the money I spent for professional hair coloring. I spent about $150 US every 6 weeks!
Growing it out is rough. It looked awful for a while and I had it cut pretty short to speed it along. I had to keep telling myself to be patient. I love it now. It’s quite white in front and a darker gray in the back and I don’t mind the look at all. I realize younger women are spending a great deal to get my 2tone gray look!
Growing it out is rough. It looked awful for a while and I had it cut pretty short to speed it along. I had to keep telling myself to be patient. I love it now. It’s quite white in front and a darker gray in the back and I don’t mind the look at all. I realize younger women are spending a great deal to get my 2tone gray look!
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UpUpAndAway
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That’s just crazy
The 500€ I spend annually doesn’t include the cost of the products needed to maintain the red streaks in my hair—fire engine red, not the color associated with natural redheads—nor the amount of time this care takes, about two hours a week. To save money, I only go to the hairdresser every three months. During the time in between, I do my own roots. If I had to see my hairdresser for all of this, (1) I would practically live with her, and (2) my expense would increase another 50%.I have enough gray hair now that it’s fairly evenly distributed around my face. Fifteen years ago, the majority of my gray hair formed a stripe on the top of my head, from the hairline to the crown. Not wanting to deal with all the skunk jokes, there was no chance of my stopping the coloring at that time!
:no_good_woman:t2:My hairdresser is awesome and said she’d help with the growing-out period. Fortunately, my hair grows pretty fast, about an inch per month. On the other hand, I’m not cutting it any shorter than it is (between chin and shoulder length). After all the colored hair has grown out and been cut off, I’ll probably grow it long again. Eighteen months ago it was down to the small of my back.
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Pattylt
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I actually didn’t know how gray I was or what it would look like. I’ve been coloring my hair since I was 16. I had no clue! I figured if it looked awful once grown out I could always go back to coloring it.
Yeah, my costs are normal for a full color with two highlight shades added. One an uplight and one a lowlight color. I really started to struggle with fading in about three weeks as my hair became very stubborn on accepting color and I wasn’t willing to strip it to get a few more weeks out of it. Post menopause also left my hair thinner which coloring helped since it plumps the hair a bit. My hair wouldn’t handle the stripping process very well as it was just too damaging.
So, money saved and it turned out nice.
My stepmother is in her early eighties still has a full head of dark hair…not a gray in it. Her sister was the same so genetic, I’m sure. I’m a blonde so was destined to go gray…I just have no idea when it started
Yeah, my costs are normal for a full color with two highlight shades added. One an uplight and one a lowlight color. I really started to struggle with fading in about three weeks as my hair became very stubborn on accepting color and I wasn’t willing to strip it to get a few more weeks out of it. Post menopause also left my hair thinner which coloring helped since it plumps the hair a bit. My hair wouldn’t handle the stripping process very well as it was just too damaging.
So, money saved and it turned out nice.
My stepmother is in her early eighties still has a full head of dark hair…not a gray in it. Her sister was the same so genetic, I’m sure. I’m a blonde so was destined to go gray…I just have no idea when it started
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UpUpAndAway
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I’m a dark chestnut brunette naturally, so gray hairs practically scream their presence from my scalp. In a quiet environment it can be quite disturbing 
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Pattylt
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Yes, dark hair can show the gray more dramaticallybut it can be pretty obvious on a blonde, too. Especially as we tend to get more of them together and faster. No matter what going gray can be an emotional realization of our aging. Accepting the gray probably goes hand in hand with accepting our aging in general…and vanity. Nothing says I’m getting old like gray hair!
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Camehome4john6
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I think grey/ silver hair is beautiful. I don’t think the greying hair I have at this point in my life is though.
Some people grey gracefully, some people don’t.
Some people grey beautifully, some people don’t.
Some people grey confidently, some people don’t.
If it makes you feel better buy that $8 bottle of dye. It’s not immoral. If you have money for the hairdresser to do it, go for it. If a few highlights help, try them, it will be less noticeable growing out. Better living through chemistry. But, if you love your greying locks, don’t worry about what anybody says, keep them and rock them.
Some people grey gracefully, some people don’t.
Some people grey beautifully, some people don’t.
Some people grey confidently, some people don’t.
If it makes you feel better buy that $8 bottle of dye. It’s not immoral. If you have money for the hairdresser to do it, go for it. If a few highlights help, try them, it will be less noticeable growing out. Better living through chemistry. But, if you love your greying locks, don’t worry about what anybody says, keep them and rock them.
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MaryEstelle2
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“Let it be” from the Beatles.
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mimmizozo
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i’m 28 by the way! forgot to mention that.
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