anyone fancy going grey next year?

[notactuallyme]

so, i've been toying with this idea for ages (am nearly forty) but always end up dying it. i thnk i'm going to go for it - anyone want a support thread for intermittent updates?

[vacaloca]

I just found this thread and it's inspiring me. I started going grey at 18 and by 22 I was using permanent hair dye. I had very dark brown hair, almost black and have carried on using that colour for the last 20 years.

I'm now 40 and, according to my hairdresser, about 90% grey. In the last 4 months I've started having to do my roots every 2 weeks (!) because the growth is so noticeable and also my hair grows really quickly. It's a huge commitment in time and money.

The problem is that I have quite striking hair now, people comment on it very often - it's long, thick, dark. It 'defines' me to a point so it'd be a massive change to go grey/white. The badger stage really puts me off. I'd go for a really short cut but I also have a bald patch (I feel like I'm bearing my soul now!) and I need my hair to be a fair length on one side to cover it. I like Michelle Williams's cut but it would still take quite a while to get there. Would you cut it first and then go grey? One shock at a time...

[Peplum41]

Hi vacaloca, I just found this thread too, I think you resurrected it!

I know what you mean about your hair defining your look. My hair was often complimented, I have bad acne ravaged skin and I'm chubby so it distracted from the flaws. However, a stand in hair dresser did something weird with it a few years back and I've never got it back to its former glory. Any way, yes I think try a new style, then drop the colour.

I'm feeling very inspired now, just got to endure the growing out stage. Are any of the original posters still out there?

[vacaloca]

I'd love to see their before and after photos.

Completely by chance I saw a local hairdressers asking for models for a pixie cut and I've emailed them. They've asked me to go in to have a chat with them. I'm going from 'yes, I'm definitely going to do this' one minute to 'I'm not ready quite yet' the next. DH is very supportive. 10yo DD nearly cried when I told her I was considering it.

[Deathwatchbeetle]

In a word, NO.

Mum helpfully pointed out the white/grey blaze starting to show through on my hair so I dashed down to the hairdressers to get it coloured pretty pronto. Been dyeing my hair since I was 11 and see no reason to stop now!!!!!

Nothing wrong on grey/white on others though. I have been admiring those older models like Daphne Selfe etc who don't cover the grey/white.

[Peplum41]

vacaloca, from long and thick to a pixie? ? Thats brave. I would go for pixie if I had the facial features,you have to be gamine, pretty or striking. I got called "son" or "lad" by strangers when I had short hair as a teen, so I doubt its for me. If you think you can pull it off....pity the nervous trainee hairdresser. How old are you?

deathwatch pictures of models looking great with grey hair all very well and good but what about real women? I need to see more my age, 41 but they don't seem to exist!

I've just coloured my hair, a sort of dark auburn. Been like that for years. Bored but don't know how to move on. Was looking at hair cuts last night, they all had nice colours too, I've got the rest of my life to go grey, maybe experiment with colours first?

Wavers.