To wonder why you would choose to dye your HAIR grey??

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I am sure it's some sort of fashion statement but I don't get it... Why would you choose to dye your hair grey? (The person in question is early 20s and not going grey at all).

I think it's silver. Quite a lot of young gitls I know have it.

I quite like it. Not sure i would do it myself, but I think it looks really good.

Because it looks great ?

Well why not? People dye their hair all sorts of colours. Silver hair is quite 'in' among some young people.

I saw a young girl (18-20 ish) yesterday with a lovely sleek silver grey bob she looked bloody fantastic.

I would love to be able to carry off grey hair as I'm fed up dyeing it but sadly I cant!

Those of us actually going grey aspire to that single shade of glossy silver!
The reality is a hodgepodge of dark and light greys, and bits of leftover brunette dye.

Each to their own.

Cannot stand that awful insipid pink tinge meself.

Because they all want to be me when they grow up.

It's true.

It's completely new and different. I suppose that's the draw.

It's very fashionable, it looks sleek and shiny and I think that it also emphasised youth - it looks slightly incongruous with a youthful face. Having said that, I am 40 and would dye mine grey if I could afford the upkeep because it's the first unusual hair colour trend around that would actually suit me.

I do it to add to my wisdom!

Just been reading up on it. Requires hair to be bleached first, then coloured silver.
The regrowth must look quite odd...

Mine was platinum until a few months ago. I love the grey/silver look.

It is a bastard to upkeep though.

I would love mine to be dyed grey (its a short style), but my hairdresser said he wouldn't do it because I would ruin my hair. I will have to wait until I turn naturally. I'm in my 40's so it might not be too long...

My DH used to do that in his late twenties. Clearly a trend setter. Not for long, as it is v high maintenance. He just thought it looked sort of weird and metallic and cyborg-y.

It lasted a week and then he went purple.

Why not grey rather than any other colour? Not being a bit ageist are you, OP?

I'm 23 and I've dyed my hair grey
I like it, its different to anyone else I know, plus it is easier to dye hair lilac over it

Why the capitalisation of HAIR? Reads as though it's an outrageous alternative choice to dying something more usual grey, but I struggle to think of anything people want to dye grey generally!

I always wanted a polgara grey streak.

I quite like the idea of being grey, but don't fancy the decade long salt and pepper stage. If it was clear that I was going grey I'd rather dye it properly grey than trying to dye it back to the original colour. Having said that, my dad hasn't gone grey at 64 and my nan didn't at 85.

lordsandladies - good reference. I would probably have said Rogue from X-Men for a greater chance of recognition but I admire your sticking to the classics.

Realistically the answer is because people in their 20s can dye their hair any colour they like.

If they dye it grey, their face will reveal that they are not "old person going grey" but "young person with dyed hair" - grey is just as valid a colour choice as pink or blonde when there's no chance that you will be mistaken for an old lady.

This is all within the context of a society that devalues women as they age - if we didn't have this then there would be nothing "wrong" with dying hair grey at any age.