AIMB to embrace the grey?

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I'm 57 this year. My natural hair colour is very dark brown, but I started going grey years ago and have always dyed it. I've had enough and have decided to embrace the grey! My hair is short and I've almost grown out the dye now, I'm getting used to it and rather like it.........but I've had some very strange reactions from some people who are horrified!!!
Have you embraced the grey? How did you find people reacted?

Love grey. Annoyingly, at 60 very soon, only have a couple of dozen at my temples. Rest of, long, hair remains stubbornly mid blonde. I will absolutely embrace it, though.

I have embraced the grey and I love it!

I can’t remember how people reacted. I stopped dying mine when I was 43 - that’s 27 years ago now. I’d have thought it was a bit of a non event at 57.

Not grey yet but will embrace it when I am! A couple of my friends have gone grey and it looks amazing!!

I’m 52 and have loads of grey but I can’t see me embracing it anytime soon. I’m far too vain 😂

I think it can look ok on short hair though.

I’m 53 and I’m embracing the grey. The top is a lovely silvery grey but the rest is a natural dirty gingery blonde.I can’t wait for it to be all grey!!

I stopped dyeing my hair at 47 (6 years ago) because I was fully grey.

My sisters were horrified but I've had lots of compliments from people I'm not related to!

What reactions have you had?

I get a lot of compliments tbh.

I've got long hair which is now mostly grey and I love it. I've never dyed my hair, and it's gradually changed from light brown to grey over the last ten years or so. Provided your hair is in good condition I don't think it matters what colour it is. No-one has ever commented on the colour of my hair.

Unsurprising, I’ve seen your pictures and it looks fabulous.

I’m fully grey at 47 and have been under the dye for a long time and “embracing” since Covid 4 years ago.

I “embrace” that I love never thinking about roots anymore. It’s looks OK, but honestly - it doesn’t look as nice as when it was dyed, and it does age me. But on balance, I prefer not have the hassle of colour maintenance.

See I think people forget that ther is such a thing as embracing grey as opposed to just saying ‘oh god I just can’t any more, I just don’t care’.

when my sister said it, it sparked a lot of us to say ‘oh are you sure?’ because before that she had become more tired dejected, had been working crazy hard and just not herself- she is normally a ball of enthusiasm and very into make up/ hair etc and keeping herself well with good food, walks, hobbies.

She finally took some time off work, started back on her hobby, dyed her hair and now laughs that she’ll be continuing on dying her hair for some time to come. So basically op, if you are embracing it they need to know it’s because you’re looking forward to the result!!!

Go for it ! I've got grey with some really white streaks and I'm curly. The condition is so much better than when I dyed it honestly. Husband really likes it as well xx

Another grey hair embracer here👋🏻

Stoped dyeing my hair in 2020 so now fairly grey. No one has ever mentioned it. A few have said it suits me if I directly mention it myself but really no one cares.

My mother does not approve!!! She is a hairdresser and has been the one dying my hair for years.........she also had dark brown hair which went grey early but still dyes her hair now, not dark brown more dark blonde. She looks fab but I just don't want to be beholden to my roots anymore!
She made her living by dying grey hair so finds my choice very strange!!!
My autistic dc is finding it very strange and keeps asking "what's wrong with your hair"
I'm a confident person, don't wear makeup and I'm happy in my skin.

Very dark brown naturally and I stopped dying my hair in covid. It turned out i have an amazing grey streak at the front of my hair. Often get asked by people how my hairdresser does it 🤣. I love it, suits my skin tone and I use purple shampoo to make sure the grey is really silver and not dull.

I embraced it. I get so many compliments on my hair colour as it's really stripey. Go for it, it's such a relief not colouring anymore.

I don’t think YABU if it’s what you want, people would react if you died it red or purple. I have about 6 friends who are now all grey, I’m not ready for it yet.

I think some people think you’ve given up when you stop dying your hair which is why they comment. My grey friends all look older but that’s because some grey is flat and they all have short hair.

I have seen some fabulous grey hair, though mine would never look like that.

@TinyGingerCat Can I ask what shampoo you use?

Do it! Natural grey can look lovely and usually more flattering to your skin tone than the dyed colour.

Why are people horrified? That's crazy!

I was at a show recently and there was a woman in front of me and she had the most beautiful white hair. It was in gorgeous condition and it looked lovely.

Im early 50s and have been grey for years, never had a single comment about it apart from from my poisonous FIL who thought women should always have long hair and should be mortified if they had any grey. Mine is short and grey and I could not care less. Having grey hair does not change how old you are and looking older is not the worst thing that can happen to a person.
my DM has dyed her hair for years and finally a couple of years ago has gone for the natural grey look - it looks so much better!

I think if you have lovely silvery hair and dark eyes and a warm colouring, it can look fantastic.

In my case I have pale skin and blue eyes and my grey hairs are iron grey and it would not look good.

But I think even if you look amazing some people will inevitably be shocked because it is an unambiguous sign of ageing. If I am honest it makes me uncomfortable to see people I love ageing, although I don't say anything and of course I know it is inevitable.