I have to add my name to those who think it looks fabulous - cut and color! It really brightens up your face - in a good way.
And I have to agree on the work issue. I actually just didn't get hired for a position I really wanted because I'm too young and I look really young (I'm pretty sure). I actually have better experience and am basically doing that job anyway - and now training someone who got it how to do it. I'm in a male-dominated field, but I lost out to a woman with some gray

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