I went grey - what do you think?

[five one]

I'm not sure of the "why" gray hair sometimes yellows. A quick Google seems to give only solutions to the problem.

My DH's grandmother had beautiful white hair. Her hairdresser put some sort of purple rinse on it to keep it white. Her son, my FIL, also had white hair, but with a yellow tinge. It made him look older than he was and sort of haggard. Obviously his mother didn't let him in on the secret of shiny white hair! DH's hair is probably 90% white. We both use Shimmer Lights. I probably don't need to at 30%, but what the heck... My natural color is very dark brown. I like the contrast of the brown and white.

Funny, my gray shows up in the mirror, but not so much in photos.

My role model for going gray gracefully is folksinger Joan Baez.

[GLC1968]

Joan Baez and Jamie Lee Curtis - two people whom others have pointed out to me as good role models (attractive short grey hair, I guess)!

Yes, I tried the google search thing without much luck. Pollutants, UV rays, smoking, beta-carotene - all came up as possible issues but no definites. I live in a very pollutant free area, I don't smoke and I have been wearing a hat in the sun lately, so that's a start! My mom is 100% white (at 66) and she started out as a platinum blonde. If her grey was a bit yellowed, I don't think anyone would notice. I'm colored completely differently (obviously), so I want to make sure I don't have issues! Thanks for the heads up!

[Chicken Little]

It's the bomb. Keep it up!

[Grog]

You look awesome! Love it.

[lph]

You look gorgeous. I'm probably equally grey, and working on exposing it - gradually. You ARE brave, for doing it in one fell swoop. Way to go!

[Crankin]

You look great.
But, I am in the same category as Mimi. I will be looking for a new job in a new field in 2 years and right now I am in grad school with 20-40 somethings. I need to look as young as I can... I will be closer to 60 when I start my job search .
Funny, I let my hair grow out from very short (which was perfect for cycling) to just above chin length. It looks great, but requires much more work, since my hair is naturally ugly frizz. I've had a lot of positive comments on the change and my family thinks I look much younger. I wish it were either straight or curly but, I guess I wasn't blessed with that gene. I am having trouble handling it when i am riding and we stop to eat or end up somewhere other than home. It is not long enough to pull back and basically, I looked like Bozo the clown, with a matted head when my helmet comes off, since I sweat buckets. The buff works, but it's just too hot now to wear it. Before, I just poured some water from my bottle over my head and it was good to go.
The grey isn't an issue, yet. I have a teeny bit coming in near my part, but with the blonde highlights, it blends in. I have no idea what I will do when I really start going grey; brown or blonde? I was a blonde until about 10 years ago, when my hair got dark. I still see myself as a blonde...

[katluvr]

You do look great!
Big step. I am not that courageous or that embracing of my grey. I really don't mind the upkeep and love having my colored. Not sure if I'll ever go grey. Maybe I am a bit vain.

[shootingstar]

GLC, you look better at this point in time in your new grey shortie haircut. Very cute. You are lucky your face shape can carry this.

Over the past decade, my haircuts have become incrementally shorter in style. There are some funky, sculptural hair cuts my hair stylist would like to try but it would mean some drastic asymmetrical, deliberately uneven lengths that would not look good in 2-3 wks. after haircut, with further complications by my cycling lifestyle needs. My hair grows fast...

Most makeovers that I've seen which include haircuts for women over their 40's and up..seem to be where an even slightly shorter type of hair cut & styling looks better and younger on women as she ages.

[grey]

I like the gray! Mine will probably not start turn until I am in my late 60s. My mother just turned 59 and STILL hasn't but three gray hairs, and my grandma is only just getting fully gray at 80. I admire silver gray hair so much, I'm actually kind of bummed I have to wait so long.

[Biciclista]

uh Grey, it's no big deal, really. your hair changes too. it's not just the color.
And you can always dye your hair.

[tctrek]

Looks great! How wonderful to be liberated from dying your hair! Like others on this post, I compete for the best projects and promotions at work with others that are much younger than me, so I wear my hair long and colored medium brown. There isn't supposed to be age discrimination, but everyone know it exists. When I retire, I will liberate myself from from hair dye forever!!

[deedolce]

I'm envious ~ it looks GREAT on you!! I couldn't carry it off at all. Your coloring still makes you look vibrant. Mine looked washed out. I felt so much older when I let mine go grey, and I"m very, very grey!

I wish I were brave enough and confident enough to go 'Pffft!' at my vanity!

[OakLeaf]

You look terrific! I wish I had the nerve to go that short.

[wnyrider]

I saw shampoo and Jamie Lee Curtis both mentioned in this thread and just thought I'd throw it out there that in a magazine interview I read a while ago she said she used Phytargent Whitening Shampoo. She raved about it. I looked into it as I had stopped coloring and was letting my grey show through. It's a bit pricey, but I never ended up buying it since shortly thereafter my youngest son was getting upset that I was getting "old hair"!

[kjay]

You know what? You look so much younger! Short hair can really do that for some women. My hairdresser always tells me that if I feel like I need a lift (face, that is), just come in for a short cut. And it always works!