grey hair what do I do sorry a bit long but please induge me

[welshdeb]

My natural colour is med/dark brown and I have medium/ sallow skin tones with hazel brown eyes and dark eyebrows and lashes.

I have been going grey since I was about 16. I have been colouring my hair to cover this up since my mid twenties first at home but now in the ahirdressers. I have been trying to colour it to match my original colouring.

My hair is now very grey and my roots now show almost 100 % white on my parting and this starts to show through after about 10 days after my colour.

This is very noticable against the brown and I usually touch up the roots myself between visits to the hairdressers.

The grey roots are also getting very resistant to the colourant, I had to have it redone the last time I was in the hairdressers however underneath its still naturally quite dark at the back and underneath. I also find that where it is grey it tends to fade in the sun and go a peculiar colour.

What can I do. I dont want to let it all grow out as I would be totally grey / white and think this would be ageing.

I dont think I can go blonde as my natuaral skin/ eye colouring isn't very fair.

Any ideas please

i was similair to you.

i went to a good hairdresser and she gradually took me lighter shades over the last year so it was not too much of a shcoka and it does suit me. I am not going to go any lighter than I am now - but i am happy and the roots don;t show as much.

Go to the hairdressers and they will probably do low-lights in 3 or 4 shades- usually slightly lighter or near your own colour.

Do not DIY and come out with a one-shade block of colour which just screams "I am grey and dye my hair".