Inspired by a couple of my friends' transitions to gray hair, I've decided that I'm going to begin the journey of reverting back to my natural hair color which I haven't seen in about 20 years now, ever since I noticed those first few gray strands and started coloring my hair. I'm leaving in an hour for my appointment with Suk, my gal who's been doing my cut n color for years now. Part of the decision is financial. My changed personal circumstances have devastated me financially, and I'm looking for every way I can to save money and spend more frugally. Part of it though is just that it's time. I've been toying with the idea for the last few months. The financial angle just gave me the extra push I needed to make the decision. I've been back and forth with Suk via text over this last couple of days, discussing various options with her. We talked about letting it just grow out, putting in some different highlights...maybe some gray or silver...coloring it closer to my natural color etc. For now though, I've decided to just get it cut. Honestly, if I can get through the transition without any chemical support, I will, which will help support my reasons for this decision..I want to be more authentic, I want to be as healthy as I can for as long as I can, and that includes not putting a bunch of chemicals on my hair! There's no telling what the next few months will bring, and if my tolerance for this evolution will last through the entire growing out period. So who knows? You may see me sporting a skunk-type stripe, a mess of salt and pepper streaks interspersed with my favorite red, a very short crop (if I get impatient) or who knows what else! Here's what it looks like as of this morning before my appointment. Because my hair doesn't lay flat against my head, the growth line isn't easily visible. But you can see it here a bit: Wish me luck!! And also wish me added tolerance and patience as this transition plays out and things start getting ugly! DON'T LET ME CHANGE MY MIND!!!!
I stopped dying mine about 10 years ago and have never ever thought about dying it again. Recently i have been seeing the actress Blythe Danner in commercials with her totally gray and very frizzy looking hair.......it could be a twin of my hair....and figure if she can go natural and feel great about her age then there is no reason why I shouldn't feel the same. Stick with it, I think you will be pleased with the result.....after the growing out process....but the result will be very FREEING.
Hair #28br74h woke up as usual to a bright sunny morning, actually the hair brush woke her up. Next to her was hair 28br74g. "You forgot to put on your sock", she said trying to straighten out a frizzy end. ''74h glanced down at her root, "Oh, that's my natural sock". "Didn't you read the memo"? We don't have to wear the colored sock anymore. '74g looked at her sock drawer. There were a lot of natural socks she had never worn. The closet too had many clothes she never wore because the daily clothing memos said to ware the colored clothes. "Oh goodie!! She exclaimed, new clothes!! New look!! This should be fun!!" All the rest of her friends and neighbors were all excited as they could now ware new clothes. Thousands of hairs smiled as the door opened and they set out on a new day. O.K.World here we come!! Jerry
I have snowy white hair and I'm proud of it. I earned every white hair on my head! Since I found my perfect hair dresser, I am constantly complimented on my hair. Why dye? It's only to impress other people, and if that impresses them, they aren't worth your effort to impress. I have seen little withered ladies in their 90's with brown hair--nobody believes it.
I used to have long, red hair and always said I never wanted it to turn grey. Time marched on and my hair became lighter and lighter but it never showed any signs of grey at all. Now I have waist length, long, white hair which draws attention and I get lots of compliments about how good it looks. I've never coloured my hair since I was a teenager - I just let nature take its course. I just hope it doesn't start to get really thin or drop out!!
I am enjoying my "Wisdom Highlights" My hair grows so fast and I hate roots :-x so to avoid all that and save a few $$ I'm going natural. I really hope it all goes silver quickly because I would love a head full of silver hair! My eyebrows are turning white too, anybody else having this little issue? :-?
I think I only used a wash-in colour waaaay back in my early teens and at the time I couldn't be asked to wait around for it to work I'm lucky in that I have blond hair which is slowly getting lighter as the years go by. My hair care regime is to keep it trimmed and in check as it does tend to get a bit wild very quickly. Ronni,I'm sure that you won't regret your decision to revert to normal.The in between stage will be the hardest,but there are always scarves etc if you don't like what you see in the mirror Perhaps people around you would notice a dramatic new 'do rather than a change of colour?
Thanks so much for all the input and support! I wish my hair was all gray/white/silver because I think that looks stunning! But it's not, so I'm a little nervous about this transition, but I'm soldiering on anyway. Suk, my hair gal, ended up cutting a fair bit off, though it's hard to tell in the picture because she's styled it so nicely. But yeah, an inch or two everywhere, and she cut it so that the shape is different too, lighter around my face. We discussed it for a while before she started, and decided to just see if I can get through this transition without any corrective color or highlights, just relying on her cutting it a bit shorter each time and me gritting my teeth and pushing through the transition of that skunk stripe that's going to get bigger and bigger before it goes away completely! We'll see how well I can duplicate the style when I wash it.
Ronni, I like it! You have a good hair stylist. Your photo looks as though your hair is only partly grey at this point. I can relate to your quandary. I have been dying my hair for years & am getting tired of doing it. I don't even know what color my natural hair is at this point! You may inspire me!
good luck. I started getting grey hair at 27... I haven't dyed it because it's a small patch and I think it looks neat lol.
I quit coloring my hair after it fell out twice from chemo. My hair is very dark now and people always ask me if I colored my hair. It's the Indian in me. The gray hairs really show up now. I'm with Jane, I earned every one.
http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u36 ... ERS464.jpg This was taken 2 years ago.My new grey wig. But I have had grey hair since I was 28. And since hair loss-alopecia. Thought go the new blonde-grey. And since 66 years old then
Koszta kid, I LOVE that color! That's the kind of silvery gray I'd love to have! Thanks for the compliments on the hairstyle, y'all. Yeah, I've had the same gal for 20 years! She's really good and knows me and my hair so well. I went in there ready to make some huge change! She listened, and then gently reminded me that I've never been very happy when I've suddenly done something totally different with my hair, that I do far better and am far happier when I can sort of EASE into a different look. She's exactly right, and I really appreciated the reminder. Hence the slightly different cut, slightly shorter length rather than something drastic! I have another appointment in 8 weeks, with an option to make it sooner if I start feeling too crazed about the skunk stripe that's going to become more and more apparent as it grows.
