Makeup when cycling?

[Starfish]

That made me smile too. Wonder what little vanities I'll be doing at that age?

Hel!, wondering what vanities I'm doing now that have others shaking their heads at me...

[SouthernBelle]

Reminds me. I'm busy growing my hair out to it's natural color, silver and white. A friend, who is about 12 years older than me, thinks this is just awful! She's says it will make me look old. She's still quite blonde.

[Starfish]

Reminds me. I'm busy growing my hair out to it's natural color, silver and white. A friend, who is about 12 years older than me, thinks this is just awful! She's says it will make me look old. She's still quite blonde.

Oh, but beautiful silver hair can look so amazing! I certainly have known women who had gorgeous silver hair, who could easily have also pulled off coloring back to blond or brown or whatever...but the silver looked so chic!

IMO, whether or not silver hair looks older or tired-er or whatever all depends on the shade, the cut, the gloss, the person's skin, expression, style, etc. I've seen it go both ways...sometimes folks look way more youthful with colored hair...sometimes much better with silver!

ETA: Just caught myself...I see I have, above, equated "youthful" with "better." What I mean is, sometimes the colored hair looks more radiant and vital, and sometimes the silver hair looks more radiant and vital!

[firenze11]

Reminds me. I'm busy growing my hair out to it's natural color, silver and white. A friend, who is about 12 years older than me, thinks this is just awful! She's says it will make me look old. She's still quite blonde.

Oooh I think silver hair can be so beautiful. My Mom has a friend who dyes her hair dark dark brown but as soon as her roots show you can see her hair is now almost all salt and pepper silver. The dye actually makes her look older. Maybe it's different for different people, but silver and white doesn't automatically = old, that's for sure! (At least in my opinion )

[OakLeaf]

Ah, see, now we're getting into one of those vanities I'm conflicted about . My hair's been going quickly grey in the last year or so. I'm not emotionally ready for color yet - and I haven't researched whether there even are any color treatments that are safe for my stylist, myself and the environment - but I'm definitely thinking about it every time I look in the mirror

[SouthernBelle]

I originally started coloring my hair, not because of the grey, but because of what the sun did to my brown. That was back in my 20s.

A few years ago, when my hair was short, I went natural. But there wasn't enough grey yet. My natural brown tends to get orange, so it wasn't a great look.

But as my hair dresser says, "oh, you've got the good color grey!"

Plus when it's grown in a bit more, they are going to special order a shampoo for me that keeps the yellow out and helps it be all sparkly.

[roadie gal]

I don't own any make up. It's not political it's because I'm lazy and uncoordinated. I'm afraid I'll put out an eye trying to put on mascara.

I've never dyed my hair. Once again, it's a lazy thing. I'm WAY into the salt and pepper stage now. I just tell people that I match my dog: I'm a blue merle.

[Aggie_Ama]

I am 27 and dye my hair, it is already quite grey. My dad's naturally black hair started turning grey at 15. He is handsome with his silver hair and tan skin now days, not a drop of black to be seen on his head!

I on the other hand am very fair and think silver hair will make me look washed out. I am not even sure what my natural color is at this point, I started dying my hair at 17 when I found my first grey.

I envy all of you comfortable with your grey, I aspire to get there.

[OakLeaf]

Ah blue merle is beautiful.

But I'm not enough of a pit bull to look good in brown brindle.