Shit. Do I look "Witchy"?

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Saw an ex-colleague in town today. Not seen her for c7/8 years. Bit of chit chat, small talk. And then "So you have embraced the grey. I thought of doing it in lockdown but was scared of having that witchy vibe... You're kind of rocking it though...." A bit of a pause, a change of subject and soon after we went our separate ways.

DIdn't think much of it then. But now it is digging at me. Do I look witchy? Midlength grey curls. A bit of frizz - then my curls nearly always have a bit of frizz.

Photos attached. Would normally be wash- day today - but playing sport tomorrow morning so eeking it out an extra day - so not an "insta-best-photo-possible.

Should I listen to the "Witchy" or the "Rocking it"? I know I look my age and don't really care. But I am just wondering if I need to rethink the length/style? I am nearly 50 (like days from being 50) so wondering if am over-thinking it cos of that...just having a bit of a crisis.

Honest opinions please?

Just to add to the unanimous chorus, you’ve got a very pretty face - you must have really grown into your face if you were an “interesting looking” child.

The curls look fab and actually the mixed hair colour looks really good - certainly not just uniform grey. Wonder if you need a slight trim though, to just deal with the slightly straggly bits? Which presumably are from you having been growing it.

I can’t see any frizz btw - the curls look really good - and you really really don’t have bags under your eyes!

@RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie

You'd look amazing in a deeper coloured top and red lipstick imo.

You look bloody wonderful. Ignore the posters saying you'd look stunning if....you already look stunning!

You might try a gloss or a glaze to add a bit of shine or if you did want to dye it try dying it and using olaplex to avoid damaging the curls.

You look amazing!

You look lovely, your hair is gorgeous, ignore her she knew you looked great and instead of acknowledging this she said something stupid.

You look fab

You look great!

Can I ask what products you use on your hair? I've got naturally curly hair but I straighten it as it always looks matted and horrible by the second day. I can't wash it every day so straightening is easier

Rocking it ❤️

You're very beautiful and your hair suits you. If this is 'witchy', then it must be a good thing.

I'm nearly 50 and have curly hair. I need to know the name of your hairdresser and what products you use! Your hair looks amazing!

It looks absolutely stunning op.

Maybe ---- if the witch is the one in Stardust, played by Michelle Pfeiffer (just watched it) - when she has had her "fix", not when in need of it.

Your hair is amazing and it looks incredible on you

Going slightly against the grain - you are indeed stunning, but I think you would look even more stunning if you lopped a couple of inches off. It's quite straggly at the ends.

The first thought I have was that you actually resemble Galadriel from LOTR.
You have a quite elves vibe in my opinion.

I think you look great and people would pay a lot of money to have hair like yours.

Embrace it

No you don’t look witchy.

“Witchy” is not an insult. As a witch, referring to a woman as such is NOT A BLOODY INSULT.

You look bloody fantastic OP. And not obviously grey at first glance. I’m a couple of years younger than you and have noticed my first greys recently but I have dark hair so it will show up more on me and I’m really not sure what I’m going to do with my hair when it gets obvious. I don’t think your ex work colleague made the comment to offend by the way.

@Turkishangora

I'm nearly 50 and have curly hair. I need to know the name of your hairdresser and what products you use! Your hair looks amazing!

Hairdresser is BellaBox in Letchworth. The owner went on a training course with Lorraine Massey, author/creator of "The Curly Girl Method". So dry cut, no silicones/sulphates etc

& @PinkSparklyPussyCat I use Faith in Nature Rose condition to wash and condition. Blot some of the water out with a t-shirt then rake through Umberto Gianni Curl Jelly. Squish the curls up a bit and leave to dry. Put in in a pineapple overnight (high pony tail) and sleep with a silk pillowslip. I rub through some conditioner to calm any sleep-frizz in the morning.

It looks great, your friend just has some internalised misogamy to deal with.

You are seriously striking. Fab hair, love it.

You look amazing! I have mega hair envy

You look great! I definitely look witchey (as confirmed by my children) and I’m not grey yet!!

Gosh no, you look amazing. You have gorgeous hair.

Since when was witchy a bad thing? I always think of images like this one when I hear witch or crone. A powerful, bad ass woman that takes no shit.