To be or not to be - gray

[shootingstar]

I don't have your type of hair, lph so really I shouldn't give any suggestions on cut/style. Except whatever you choose, may the cut look elegant under whatever weather conditions and even after taking off your helmet.

I'm getting abit more grey strands but it's not obvious or much...considering the fact there has been some significant life-changing stresses in past 5 months. I think there's other aging factors I have to remember: it's more the fact the air in Alberta/the prairies is much drier so people might wrinkle...faster.. We get alot more sunny days than Vancouver. Way more than Toronto.

I'm more concerned about my skin vs. my hair colour..which the latter is still natural.

[SheFly]

Still gray here! Once I stopped coloring, I've never looked back. I'll be 43 this year and wear my hair VERY short (not buzz, but definitely about the same length as the Jamie Lee Curtis style to which GLC referred).

And for me, it's more about the not caring. This is who I am. I did, however, think it was funny when I saw my mom this winter after a couple of months of not seeing her and she commented on how gray my hair was Of course, she's gray and still colors hers!

Go for it. Embrace it. Enjoy it. And think about the savings .

SheFly

[shootingstar]

Enjoy it. And think about the savings .

SheFly

Yea, it amazes me on the additional costs when I hear some women who go to salon to have the hair colour job..vs. the store-bought DIY home efforts.

I honestly believe any woman with the right hair cut for her face shape, lifestyle, looks fabulous. That's the foundation for hair looking good plus the health of the hair.

[lph]

Go for it. Embrace it. Enjoy it. And think about the savings .

SheFly

Oh, that is indeed part of it all. I can afford it, but I wasn't happy about my haircut until I started cutting it cut and coloured at a pretty swank salon. It's close to work so I'll probably still go there, but it really isn't me to want to pay a whole lot of money to look smashing. I'm probably their only customer who on purpose lets her hair grow out in between seldom visits, to see "what it really looks like" And I'm coming in to some serious dental bills for both me and my son soon, so I could do with saving some money.

I don't feel quite up to a buzz cut... and I have thin hair. I wouldn't mind looking like Jamie Lee Curtis (who would? ) but I have no idea how my curls would behave at that length... And the last thing I want is a head full of top-heavy loopy curls that take an age to grow out. But I do like the way I look with my hair up, so maybe I should just go for the buzz...

[GLC1968]

Yeah, my hair is curly too - you should see it now that it's almost to my shoulders! The only way I can look good with short hair is if it's short enough to basically cut off the curls. Otherwise, it just gets BIG and unflattering.

Honestly though, now that I color it myself and only cut it about every 6 months or so, my costs are WAY down. I use L'Oreal's 10 minute color so it barely takes any time at all, too.

Editing to add: Just to clarify, I do NOT think you should color it. In fact, you are inspiring me to think about trying the grey again myself!

[Biciclista]

I have been grey for 2 years now. I survived the Italian relatives last year, only 1 asked me "what's wrong with you?" As I will be 60 at the end of this year... I knew I didn't want the hassle but most of all I like the way my hair FEELS.

[Crankin]

My answer hasn't changed from the beginning of the thread...
Never.

[redrhodie]

I had to look back to the beginning of this thread, because I couldn't remember if I was going gray last year. Well, I am now! My red hair is now more buff, which I heard would happen. I'm just going with it. It looks fine. I like it. My hair is light, so I don't really notice all the white ones unless I specifically look for them. However, they seem to show up in pictures, so maybe I'm just in denial.

I plan on being one of those gorgeous old women with long gray hair (well, I can achieve part of that, anyway ). I can't imagine ever coloring my hair, mostly because I'm one of those earthy crunchy no make up types who can't be bothered with grooming. I like the idea of accepting the inevitable. I'm a slacker to the core.

I don't know about coloring, but I wonder, is it possible to stop dyeing in sections, like the way they put in highlights, so you can do it gradually? Or do you have to cut all the dyed stuff off at the color line? That sounds so drastic. I can't help but think of "Twin Peaks", going gray over night.

[shootingstar]

http://cyclewriteblog.wordpress.com/about/

I have straight but headful of fine, no-coloured hair. My cut has become shorter over the past 4 yrs. (Scroll down on pg. after going to link..)

Photo taken last year. In the photo, I did not use a curling iron nor blow-dry any fullness into it. I was in Europe for that photo...and there I realized I could wean myself off from curling iron and blow dryer for first few months.

The fullness at the back is achieved by the right cut. A short cut makes me look younger...and not so tired looking by lifting the weight of hair upward over my ears.

I turned 52 this yr. This photo hides my fine aging lines when I laugh..

So a precision-cut, well-chosen is where I spend my "fashion" money on myself.....approx. every 3-4 months. (Should be abit more often, but I can't afford it.) I'm not into sauna weekends, pedicures, facials, manicures... I totally agree, limewave a wonderful hair cut and styling job is beauty pampering that lasts ..for months. I really do assess a hairstylist skill ..cutting straight hair, especially black...can really show a mistake in unevenness, etc.

Unlike some folks here, I wash my hair daily. With black hair I gotta seriously monitor if the dry prairie air will shrivel up my scalp..into dandruff..

[malkin]

My hair can be maniacally unruly.

The relatives' question "What's wrong with you?" reminds me of my kalabash granny who in her 90s, listened patiently as her doctor informed her of her blood pressure, cholesterol, lung deterioration, osteoporosis, etc., etc., etc., and then she calmly asked him,

"Well, Doctor, have you checked my age lately?"