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found grey hairs this week. What colours or highlights to get?

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giraffesCantZumba · 02/06/2011 15:09

A friend at toddlers the other day helped me to find a grey and now i can see a few of them! I knew i had been seeing them! Now ive spotted one they keep catching my eye. Not had hair dyed in years. What do you think? Pic on profile of colour.

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peasandlove · 03/06/2011 05:07

hmm you really wanna dye it for a 'few' greys? just throw a nice and easy semi through it, if anything

allhailtheaubergine · 03/06/2011 05:31

Grey hairs are not a crime. I am sure you are still beautiful with them.

Live with them. :)

whoneedssleepanyway · 03/06/2011 07:17

highlights won't cover grey but they will just disperse it so less noticeable.

i think i agree with peasandlove just put a semi permanent through it.

CliffTumble · 03/06/2011 07:27

I'd wait until they are more obvious, as you are going to be dying for a long time once you start.

giraffesCantZumba · 03/06/2011 07:34

I'm 26 I thought I would have another 10 years or so

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cjbartlett · 03/06/2011 07:36

Can someone expand on throw a nice and easy semi through it? Another dye virgin here

Meggles76 · 03/06/2011 10:09

I have naturally dark hair and started finding the odd grey in my 20s (my father was completely grey by 30 so may be a genetic thing?!) Anyway, I just ignored them to begin with and pulled out any very visible ones. If you only have a few, I wouldn't rush out and start getting highlights - once you start, it is hard to stop and is costly and time consuming.

I am now in my mid 30s and would guess that I am 30 -40% grey. I have blonde highlights every 6 weeks which really helps to hide them.... but at a cost of £98 a pop!!!

cleoismycat · 03/06/2011 10:14

Casting gloss are good. I pulled out 3 white hairs this morning that were just too horse-like to leave in!

peasandlove · 04/06/2011 02:28

"Can someone expand on throw a nice and easy semi through it? Another dye virgin here"

oops, sorry, I mean use a Nice and Easy semi-permanent colour. They wash out over 30days or so.

I started going grey in my teems, and I'd guess about 50% now at 36. I absolutely hate dying my hair, so I'd never recommend starting until it's really necessary

smilesandsun · 04/06/2011 08:47

i have dark hair and the greys are getting too much. I've been doing the home hair dye natural colour for years now but think i'm going to have to take the next step. So you think perhaps some honey highlights might help hide them?

Riveninside · 04/06/2011 08:51

Embrace your grey :)

BlooCowWonders · 05/06/2011 14:24

If there are just a few, you could just snip them off at the root. ( definitely don't pull them out)

But I'd leave them. :)

Some 'friend' you have.... !

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