Gray Hair - When Is It Appropriate To Color?
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Printed Date: May 12 2024 at 7:34am
Topic: Gray Hair - When Is It Appropriate To Color?
Posted By: Firefly Gal
Subject: Gray Hair - When Is It Appropriate To Color?
Date Posted: May 15 2003 at 9:59am
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My best friend is 30 and getting lots of gray hair. She feels that she should color it because it makes her look old. I think she should not worry about it. Any thoughts? |
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Posted By: Karen Shelton
Date Posted: May 15 2003 at 10:52am
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Hi Firefly, Like everything in life people have to feel comfortable with themselves. Your friend should do whatever works for her and her own comfort zone....IMO. Karen ------------- That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger or drives you totally insane. :-) |
Posted By: Kintaro
Date Posted: May 23 2003 at 12:12am
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Question : To grey or away from Grey ? It's 2 different goals, most likely the latter, I'm searching for help for the former. ------------- I hate all of the following and lots more : Fundamentalists, racists, sexists, fascists, ageists (people saying seniors = senile , kids = stupid , 18 = immature or a combo of them), and bigots for causes yet to receive their own designation. |
Posted By: cara
Date Posted: June 02 2003 at 4:09pm
| Any old time you feel like it, or not-it's up to you what you feel comfortable with. But if you're going to do it yourself, get a free consult from a haircolorist first - it will save you grief for sure. He or she will look at your natural haircolor, preferably in natural light, your skintone, eyecolor, level of natural contrast between all of those, and make an appropriate rec. Also your lifestyle, how much maintenance comes into it. But here's some handy general tips - with grey, don't go straight red or gold, since grey hair has no pigment in it, it will come out way bright. For a natural look, go with a color that's not more than two shades lighter than your own, and if you do use a red or gold shade, depending on the distibution of grey throughout the hair(either even or a large patch of concentrated grey) put some of a neutral brown or blonde in it(depending on the depth of color. Above all, don't go too dark! For first-time DIY-ers, a semipermanent color is the way to go, and a great way to blend in beginning greys. |
Posted By: Sophie
Date Posted: June 02 2003 at 7:05pm
I agree with Cara...go with semi-permanent for toning and blending grey.  ------------- Sophie http://salonwest.proboards34.com - http://salonwest.proboards34.com |