I color my hair a light auburn that I like and isn't too far from the color it used to be long ago. I have very fine hair and when it is mixed with gray - TO ME - my color looks all washed out and I just don't care for it. It really has nothing to do with how others see me - but about how I see myself. If I do put off re-coloring a little longer than I should sometime, it isn't as obvious as it would be if I had selected some other color.

At some point I may stop coloring it again, but not for now, I have had different opinions on this over the years. It costs me an entire $8.00 a month, takes an hour of my time, and I am happy with how I look. To me that is worth it