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Forty-two · Guru

Richard I know you hate short hair but....

EmmDee · Guru

I am soon to be 33 and getting a lot of white, not grey, hair show up. It is all focused in the front of course. I had been trying to stop coloring my hair since I have grown it longer. I am beginning to think that I was foolish. I do think grey can be attractive if done right. I think it is the in between stages as the grey creeps in that can look awkward.

OpheliaDev1 · Guru

I think on some women that graying hair is very striking.

melonbird · Member

I started going grey at 13. Now at 42, I am mostly silver. Never colored it.

I am contemplating getting it cut really really short.

RichardInTN · I believe in I.D.I.C.

I think gray/silver on a woman looks awesome. I like "natural" MUCH more than I like "artificially colored/dyed" when it comes to hair color.

I also like "salt-n-pepper" where it's natural dark with grey coming in.

For me, liking a person's hair is more about the style of that person's hair. Not the color of it.

ETA: I completely missed your last sentence until I was re-reading to see if I missed anything (good thing I do that... but I need to start doing it BEFORE I hit "post"... LOL). It's not that I'm "not into black chicks"... I just have yet to come across one that "revs my engine" (so to speak). There are many white "chicks" that don't do that either.

Halle Berry was an amazingly beautiful and sexy woman... she just needs to grow her hair back out, and she would be again.

-- Edited by RichardInTN on Saturday 3rd of May 2014 08:28:54 PM

flan327 · Senior Member

My solution: my hairdresser suggested caramel highlights. My natural color is a mousy brown, so it helps cover the grey without totally dying my hair.

Since high school, I have cut my hair short twice, and HATED both times (2 different cuts).

flan

Aardvark · But my mom says I'm cool!

I'm starting to go silver. Not gray, but SILVER! Those suckers shine like tinsel among by medium-ish brown hair. I've been plucking them for now, but depending on how fast they change, I will probably start dyeing it. I'm putting it off as long as I can, because my hair is really healthy and I'm afraid the chemicals will kill it.

Balloon Animal · Guru

I started going gray about 30. I blame the having kids LOL. So I started dying it about once a month to cover it. I look way too young to go grey yet. On some people it looks good, but I am not there yet.

living revived · Senior Member

I got my hair cut today and she was shocked to find silver hairs. I'm 28. She asked why, and I said "My kids!"

I've had a couple since I was 20 or so, but they're getting more numerous lately. I haven't decided to do anything about it yet. They're not noticeable unless you're way too far in to my personal bubble (or my DH, who doesn't care).

Desdenova · Motherhood: Sleep is for the weak!!

I have had grey hair since I was about 18, now I have a lot of grey hair on the side of my head and it's starting to increase by the year.

My hair ia very healthy and very dark I don't want to color it :(
So I'll keep it grey once it starts to show more.

OpheliaDev1 · Guru

I prefer Halle Berry with short hair. She has very pixie-like features - high cheekbones, delicate chin, and I think a shorter haircut really works with that. And she just has amazing eyes.

ana · Senior Member

I started going grey around 30. Well actually the hairs coming in were silver and white. Very noticeable. I started colouring around 32-33 and haven't looked back.

I might stop once I retire. I thought of letting the grey come in and then I looked at my sister who did that for a while. It aged her 10+ years! When she finally got it coloured, she looked so good! So I know not to let it grey.

Once I am no longer in the work force, I might get my hair stripped of all colour so I don't have to wait for it to grow out.

Eh, if I hate it after a month or two, I can go back to colouring it.

Forty-two · Guru

I have to wait until I retire too...so that means never

Aardvark · But my mom says I'm cool!

I wish we had the multi-quote feature over here.

LR: I used to have just two silver hairs. I named them PM and AB.

Ophelia: I agree - she's a very beautiful woman no matter what, but the short style just does something to ramp that up.

Ana: Did you notice a change in your hair's chemistry after you started coloring it?

ana · Senior Member

No, Aardi, I didn't.

I did have a lot of hair change after I got cortisone injections when I had alopecia. Twice.

My straight hair went to curly and much coarser.

My hair is actually thicker now than in my 20s.

What kind of hair chemistry change are you worried about?

Forty-two · Guru

Ana how long did you have alopecia and how did you deal with it? Did you wear wigs?

ana · Senior Member

I had alopecia twice. Once when I 26 and didn't even notice it until my hair dresser did. I have a lot of hair! But once I knew the bare spots were there, I freaked out. I got a specialist appt with a dermatologist who told me that it would grow back. Eventually. I told her that I couldn't wait. She told me that she could give me cortisone injections in my head but they were extremely painful and suggested I think about it. I booked the injections before I left that day. I was back a week later and she asked me if I was sure. I told her Yes! I went home with a severe headache and a face covered in blood. Washed up and slept the rest of the day after taking pain killers. I went for 4 more rounds of injections and my hair started coming back.

All in all, from the time I noticed to the time my hair started growing back it was probably a few months. I was lucky, I only had patches of loss and all my hair didn't fall out. My current hair covered it but I was careful with any updo's or pinning my hair back.

The second time I was 35 and the recovery time was much shorter. I noticed earlier while shampooing my hair and having globs come out in my hand. I called the dermatologist directly and scheduled injections so I saved a bunch of time. This time I only needed 3 rounds of injections.

No one except the people I told knew I had it. You couldn't see the patches because of the rest of my hair.

How I dealt with it is I was told it was due to stress. The only stress I had was at work, so both times I quit my job and took another position.

-- Edited by ana on Tuesday 6th of May 2014 03:07:27 PM

Forty-two · Guru

Thanks for sharing that Ana

Aardvark · But my mom says I'm cool!

ana wrote:
No, Aardi, I didn't.

I did have a lot of hair change after I got cortisone injections when I had alopecia. Twice.

My straight hair went to curly and much coarser.

My hair is actually thicker now than in my 20s.

What kind of hair chemistry change are you worried about?

I'm just worried it will get damaged and not be as healthy as it is now.

ana · Senior Member

Actually with the new formulas, if you go to a salon, your hair will be fine.

And if you do colour at home, just do your roots.

It's the constant all over processing that can damage your hair.

In between the colouring, I do an overnight with coconut oil. My hair is still very strong and shiny.

Aardvark · But my mom says I'm cool!

Thanks for the info. If I can put off coloring it until I go back to work, I can get it done at a salon instead of DIY.