I'm 40 and probably 65 - 70% grey. My natural hair color is a dark brown that easily bleaches out by the sun into highlights of red and gold. It was gorgeous while it lasted! I used to have strangers stopping to ask me who did my highlights when I was a teenager - it was always fun to say "mother nature".

I've been dying my hair since I was 21. My hair is also super thick and grows very fast. If I had straight hair that laid flat, I'd have to color it every 3 weeks to keep the roots at bay. Since I started wearing it curly, I can get away with 4 weeks. I used to have it done professionally, but I've gone back to doing it myself because I can't bring myself to spend the money. My hair is in fantastic shape though - home color or not. I only shampoo my hair once a week or so but I condition it daily. It's super strong and healthy partly because I no longer use a hair dryer, too.

I am so looking forward to the day when I can comfortably go grey. I don't know if mine will be a nice color or not, but I think it will be fun to find out. I'm *almost* ready to do it...but not quite. I'll have to go back to a pixie cut again to make the transition because growing it out looks so incredibly bad (such a nasty contrast to the dark brown dye).