Quote Originally Posted by Crankin View Post
I thought of this thread yesterday. The instructor at the new yoga class I am taking has shockingly white hair and she is the same age as me. But, her facial features look unbelievably young. I mean, I look young, but in an "overall way." There was not one line on this woman's face and her skin was just silky smooth. I thought her hair looked awful, making her look really old! It was sort of a weird thing; her face looks about 35, but her hair looks like she is very old. But, I think it's mostly because of the style. It's sort of an un-styled length, at the neck level, a little above shoulder length. If it was cut short, it probably would be really flattering. So, maybe the key is to consider the style and your facial features if you are going to go all grey.
I agree that the style makes a big difference in how we perceive ourselves and how others see us.

My husband and I were just talking about this last night after we saw a woman walking her dog down the street. She had long dark hair with huge sections of gray around her face (kind of in big chunky streaks). It was pulled back in a loose ponytail (who gets done up to walk the dog, right?) and she looked to be quite young (late 20's, early 30's). It was obvious that she was prematurely grey, but my husband immediately said that it looked odd with that style. We see a lot of that around here...women with long, greying hair...it's pretty typical for a 'Portlander'. It works on some, not so much on others. The thing is, her hair was gorgeous - it just didn't fit HER. On an older woman, people would probably stopping and staring, it was that stunning looking. But of course, to each, her own.

I told him that if I stay grey, then I'm pretty much done with long hair. Of course, I know that I look better with short hair anyway (no matter what color it is), so it's a decision I should have made years ago. Long hair is just easier, I guess and I often get lazy in the 'upkeep' department!

Oh, and thanks for the continued kind words. My hair is starting to look less purple and more silver around my face as the old dye finally washes/fades out, so my look is progressing. Oh, and I got stopped and asked the other day 'who does your hair?'. That hasn't happened for me in YEARS, so I guess that's a good sign.