Going gray

I’ve been going grey since high school. I colored my hair until about age 46, 47. I’m now 56 and I can tell you, it makes life a lot simpler. The greys were growing in so fast I would’ve had to color my hair every two weeks to keep up. It became exhausting. Most people believe I look good with my greys. I have no issue with it. And frankly, I’ve gotten comfortable with people seeing the real me. I’ve embraced it and if you want to be around me, you’ll have to embrace it too. Got tired of putting on a show for others. Accept me and my grey hair or don’t. But I know I’m good with it. And at this point in my life, if I can’t accept who I am and what God has given me, than I feel sorry for me!

I’ve been embracing the sparkling white hair for a number of years. I stopped colouring my hair because I didn’t want to be one of those women with the streak of grey on the top of their head like my aunties. My mom went through chemotherapy at a young age and when her hair grew back in it was the first time I saw her natural colour. I thought it was beautiful, grey and all❤️ She didn’t get the chance to age gracefully like I am.

Funny this question just popped up because I just got home from the hairdresser moments ago. I am fighting the gray all the way and have been for some time. As my husband once said “when men go gray they look distinguished, when women go gray they just look old.” Hence he hands my the checkbook every six weeks and sends me to my hairdresser. At least he is willing to put his money where his mouth is.

I’ve been going grey for a while now, also with brown hair and after dying it, I thought, how long do I keep this up for before I do embrace it so I’m letting it come through naturally now and actually love it. Go for it.

I have always been coloring my hair, done highlights etc (since I was about 20) and will always do so…I would never ever go gray voluntarily ??

I’m 60 was planning on leaving the gray but my son said I looked tired and older so I went back to colouring my hair again!

Having early surgical menopause at 35 and hit with grey hair I dye mine no way I’d be grey at now 41.

I think colour is an extension of creative expression and personality; whether natural tones or shades of a rainbow, whatever makes you feel confident and a spring in your step will be right for you.

However, in my case, I have to consider my children, who believe that because I am turning grey, I must be close to dying. So every time one appears, they pull it out without my permission. That alone will force me to colour or else I’ll be bald 😉

I used to dye my hair for fun and then found it became a chore to complete every 4-6 weeks. I decided to just get some lowlights and let my natural hair grow out. I love it. You might consider something like that versus dying all of your hair. Much easier to grow out highlights and lowlights than full color. ?

I had black hair but decided never to colour it! Too much hassle and it’s not good for the environment. Plus I watched my dear mother touching up her roots every couple of weeks until she passed at 82! Not for me! Any how who says grey isn’t sassy! Most people I meet love it! Embrace it!

I’m 49 and well into perimenopause. I too have grays. I really have no plans, at this point, to color them. But, then, I have never colored my hair. More because I’m to lazy to keep up with it once it’s colored then anything else. So I’m embracing this part of aging.

I also have very dark hair but with lockdown and not being able to have the small amount of grey that I have covered, I have learnt to love the grey so now I’m just having a few highlights put in next to the grey to help balance it against my very dark hair. And feeling good about it and glad I have had the chance to make the change. I see it as not getting older but just adjusting to a change in my hair condition and it’s better against my skin tone as I don’t wear face make up.

I’m 48 & had been dying it for 20 years, but lockdown was the time to experiment & I have found I am definitely grey all over, not just salt & pepper. Loving it & I think the colour suits me better than the dark brown. I think I would have been doing it for another 20 years without the enforced break! So I would say do it, sticking with the first couple of months is the worse, but my hairdresser has held me done down the halo a bit until it has all grown out.

I have brown hair that I have always highlighted. Since I started going gray I have lightened the color of my blond highlights and let the gray take over. At some point I will just stop highlighting. I love my gray hair.

Embrace it. Add color for fun.

Stopped trying to hide my “unicorn highlights” about 3 years ago when I decided that those who care about me don’t mind and those that mind about my hair don’t matter! It’s not about embracing anything it’s about being true to yourself and not conforming to society’s stereotypes about what women should look like – 49 year old wannabe rebel.

I began to gray in my twenties and colored for years. About 5 years ago I stopped coloring. I’m now 48. I love my gray. I have lighter brown hair and it looks like highlights. I get compliments often because people think I pay for them. ? I say try it! You could always have some ash highlights put in to help blend in the beginning if your hair is darker. I’m glad I stopped coloring. My hair is healthier than its ever been.

Well I have been going grey for 10 years and I am 51. My husband loves me to go grey and I know I have pretty nice white and silver color but still Is difficult To do

I’ve embraced the silver since Dec 2019 and everyone says it makes me look younger ? It feels very empowering… wish I’d done it sooner ? I’m 46 btw

Have been putting dyes in my hair since 13, (50 in two months) ( menopause 2 years) have been every colour from light blonde, red, Blue, ultraviolet to black. Natural colour is dirty fair. Stopped home dyes maybe 4 years ago, I have maybe 1/4 of roots grey. I now get grey highlights/ low lights twice a year 1 full head and half head 6 months later. Everyone thinks it’s all natural .

I put blue, purple or pink vegetable Hair dyes on my hair, this only colours the grey. I love it as I have streaks of colour through my hair.

Since my late 30s I saw my first strand of grey hairs and now that I’m my early 50s I see a more not full. I have never colored my hair and basically because of being lazy to go to a salon. And seeing them coming out more, I’m embracing them with joy and love. I actually like the salt and pepper looks !

I actually started going grey in my 20s and dyed my hair for decades pretty much every colour under the sun! So when I decided 5 years ago to have it all shaved off and allow it to grow naturally (out of curiosity to see how grey I was ) I was so shocked to see I’m mostly white! I have found it very liberating and saves me money & time. No more fortnightly root touch ups or deep conditioning treatments needed. I’m 49 and in perimenopause . Occasionally I feel a little wobbly about it and wonder whether to start dying it again as sadly ageism does exist but overall I am happy with it. My best advice is give it a go and remember it’s a choice. If you don’t like it you can always try something else! Have fun with it ?

Like many others who have posted here, I have also embraced my gray. I colored my hair for years, and with the encouragement of my husband, I stopped dyeing my hair when I was about 40. It was too time-consuming and expensive, and since my hair was a combination of dark brown and gray, I was having to do root touch-ups every two weeks. I’m now almost 59 and haven’t had any regrets with showing my gray. Many people, including strangers, have positively commented on the color. I love it!

I’m 53 and also had brown hair. I’ve dyed/ highlighted my hair since I was 18. I embraced the grey about 5 years ago, going gradually lighter and then just having a toner put on, now nothing. It took a while and I waited til it was about 75% grey all over. I haven’t looked back. Your skin changes tone too and I think the grey suits my skin tone better now. Good luck with your decision.

I’m 50, and while I had a grey streak in my hair for years, now I’m more grey than brown. About 5 years ago I started putting a purple streak in my hair, and now I wouldn’t want to dye my hair brown because it would make it harder to have the purple! I’m proud of my age, I wouldn’t want to go back, so I don’t feel the need to try to look younger — but at the same time, I like that the purple shows my personality, since people seem to think old = boring.

I’ve been colouring my hair since I was 16 actually forgot what my natural hair colour was ? I used lockdown to grow out the colour and am now totally grey. Took a bit of getting used to but now I love the fact I don’t have to colour it anymore

I’ve gone gray for a few months now. I try to keep it trending and stylish. I have good days and others I’m wondering if I’m doing the right thing. The interesting fact is that all my woman friends of my age panic and advice me to color (perhaps is their own insecurity) but younger women AND men complements my hair all the time. ?‍♀️

I started colouring my hair in my late 20’s due to grey. I was brunette for about 15 years (my natural colour, than needed blond/ash highlights to make the dye last longer than 3 weeks, and went platinum blond for two years. My hair started breaking, and the monthly salon trip was over $3000 a year (that is on the low end). I stopped Aug. 2019, and have not been to my stylist since! I cut almost a foot of hair off over the first 6 months. I can do this because I have super curly hair, and curls hide mistakes?. My hair is white and an auburn color, and with sun damage (we have a pool) my natural hair actually looks blonde! I am loving the transition and where each year will take me.

The first three months are the hardest.

I bought 3 Louis Vuitton bags with my savings!

I am still colouring mine with a dark blonde/very light brown. It comes out with highlights which catch the light. It’s similar to my natural colour so never too radical. I discussed with my husband about colouring it and I was quite surprised for him to say “Colour it for as long as you want to – it looks nice anyway”

December 20th 2020 was the last time I had my hair highlighted.
It will still be a while until my whole hair colour is unified, as someone has mentioned here – it usually takes 2 years, I still have the old blond highlights at the ends and it looks like balayage. For long time I thought stopping dying it. All those hours, whole afternoons, spent at the hairdressers and wondering why i was I doing that for.
Now I have committed myself that I shall embrace my greys, there’s no way back.
My natural hair is medium brown and after 25 years being blond it feels funny.
One of the reasons that also made me want to stop dying it was the amount of hair I started loosing during the onsetting of perimenoupause. I could have made wigs with the amount of hair found all over lhe house and shower drain.
My peri menopause started with me being diagnosed with lower active thyroid that has also largely contributed with my hair loss.
And to think that my hair had always been one of my best assets… c’est la vie…

So very undecided.. that’s why I searched this up.. I’m 58 light blonde my gray looks nice but so I’m sure of what to do.. so asking opinions as well.. I’m a grandma to one 18 year old and he says your okay but do what you want..so still very unsure I go through this every month ▪️?

I’m going on 41 next mth and I gave up on coloring. Too me I think the gray hair that coming in goes good with my ash blonde natural hair color