QuoteReplyTopic: aack, grays! Now what? Posted: December 13 2006 at 11:11am
I've spent a year and a half growing out damaged hair that was blonde, then dyed-over brown, and I am finally all-natural. I had to cut off alot of hair, but it is now growing and looking amazing! Last night, I noticed 2 gray hairs! I just turned 30. I am loving having my hair natural again, it is so soft and bouncy and shiny, and can't wait for it to get longer. Now I'm actually wondering how long I have until they gray is noticeable. I'm also debating how I will deal with it. I dont want to dye it all over-even semi perm color leaves an orangey hue for me from the peroxide. Plus, I want to keep as much of the natural color as I can. I used to think maybe I would get highlights to blend it, but I just spent all this time growing highlights out. Granted, most of my hair was highlighted so it was mostly blonde. When I had highlights I liked them, but we all know that over time, with touch-ups you can end up with mostly blonde hair and no natural color left.
The problem that I have is that I still look really young. If the grays come in alot, I just think it will age me alot. It would be different if I were 40 but right now I still look like I'm in my early 20's. I guess I will wait and see how quickly it comes in. Maybe I will have a couple of years with just a few grays here and there. any ideas on how quickly you go gray? I plan to let the gray come in at this point. I want to see how it looks. I would like to just leave it alone for a while and see if in a few years I like the silver hairs. Any input?
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Here's what I would do. Select a demi permanent color that closely matches your hair color. Take about 5-10 little sections of hair, maybe 10 strands of hair per section--include the grey is some of those sections. Use the demi permanent on those sections. It should blend the hair nicely with your natural color, and hide those greys a bit longer. Good luck, and I hope this helps.
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Oh, one more thing...I was trying to grow my natural color out and realized that my hair (I am 39) is turning grey all over. Even at almost 40, I still do not like the look for me, lol!
Edited by Rebekah - December 13 2006 at 12:51pm
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Thanks Rebekah. I was actually thinking of something like that. Glad to hear that idea is do-able. I have a few years before I will need to color. I have only found one or two strands in the past year. By the way, I really like the color that your hair is. It always looks like it is in good condition, too. I remember seeing pics of your hair on here over a year ago, and you do a fabulous job on it. I would keep the blonde that you have done-it's great!
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