Hi ladies, well, I thought I'd start a topic that may be (or will eventually be) something everybody can relate to.
I started looking at this page one day, and thought........why not?
http://www.pinterest.com/brendayork_art/women-who-rock-the-silver-hair/
I'm in that age where I can and should "just do it."
I am / was a natural deep brunette, and it's just harder and harder to keep it. My hair grows real fast, so I get the "halo" around my face now, you know, I gotta touch up the roots so often.
I am a practical gal, I really don't enjoy chasing after vanity, making appointments, going to the hairdresser, etc. I have just never found it enjoyable. I realize it may feel good to some and it feels like "pampering", for me, its more like torture. Pampering to me is having time to go walk with my dogs, etc. instead.
Done it myself too, of course. Just never thought hair dye looks natural... I notice after a while, people's hair has no *shine* anymore. Its just not the same, and the over the counter stuff is not very good .
After checking with my hair dresseer who looked at what I have let grow out (about 2 inches now) "You have what EVERYBODY wants! That really shiny platinum silver.....no yellow, etc."
So, here's the fun part: Anyway, I told a group of friends I was gonna do it. It's almost like going onto the therapist's couch. The amount of societal and psychological stuff that came up suprised me. "you'll look older", "you'll be inviisble" "don't do it!" etc.
or as one woman shared (who ended up looking absolutely smashing when she grew it out): "I casually brought up the subject that I might not color my hair anymore at the family dinner table one night. It was if I said I was running off with a band of gypsies and never coming back....."
Well, you know what I mean. i guess there is a lot of pressure and programming you have to toss away around this issue, huh?
Anyway, here I go........Happy New Years!
(gonna take me about 12 months, my hair is shoulder length. Not wanting to cut it so I will be buying a lot of hats. )
I started looking at this page one day, and thought........why not?
http://www.pinterest.com/brendayork_art/women-who-rock-the-silver-hair/
I'm in that age where I can and should "just do it."
I am / was a natural deep brunette, and it's just harder and harder to keep it. My hair grows real fast, so I get the "halo" around my face now, you know, I gotta touch up the roots so often.
I am a practical gal, I really don't enjoy chasing after vanity, making appointments, going to the hairdresser, etc. I have just never found it enjoyable. I realize it may feel good to some and it feels like "pampering", for me, its more like torture. Pampering to me is having time to go walk with my dogs, etc. instead.
Done it myself too, of course. Just never thought hair dye looks natural... I notice after a while, people's hair has no *shine* anymore. Its just not the same, and the over the counter stuff is not very good .
After checking with my hair dresseer who looked at what I have let grow out (about 2 inches now) "You have what EVERYBODY wants! That really shiny platinum silver.....no yellow, etc."
So, here's the fun part: Anyway, I told a group of friends I was gonna do it. It's almost like going onto the therapist's couch. The amount of societal and psychological stuff that came up suprised me. "you'll look older", "you'll be inviisble" "don't do it!" etc.
or as one woman shared (who ended up looking absolutely smashing when she grew it out): "I casually brought up the subject that I might not color my hair anymore at the family dinner table one night. It was if I said I was running off with a band of gypsies and never coming back....."
Well, you know what I mean. i guess there is a lot of pressure and programming you have to toss away around this issue, huh?
Anyway, here I go........Happy New Years!
(gonna take me about 12 months, my hair is shoulder length. Not wanting to cut it so I will be buying a lot of hats. )
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