Color the Gray? Yes or No?

SeaBreeze said:
Just don't use henna on already color treated hair, it will turn green. :D
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Actually you CAN use henna over colour treated hair. You just need to wait 6 to 8 weeks and use pure Body Art henna only. Henna that is made for body art is grown naturally with no pesticides. It’s the metals and salts in the henna from pesticides that change the henna green. Some henna mixes also have indigo in them , which is another natural herb that’s creates blue to help make natural brown. This can interact with chemical treated hair and turn it green.

Wren said:
I posted here early last year, after a while I was so unhappy with the way my hair looked I decided to colour it again using a Henna Cream, mixing two shades so it’s not too red, it’s very easy to use, just paint it on the roots with a brush, comb through, leave for 30 minutes and rinse.
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I still have hennaed ends but otherwise I stopped colouring August 7th /2015 so most of my hair is now silver grey and like others say, it’s liberatimg. My hair grows so fast that I had up colour my roots every 7 to 10 days and it got to become too much, especially using natural henna powder on hip length hair.
 
Wren said:
thats a gorgeous shade C’est Moi. :)
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Thanks, Wren. I'm happy with the shade of gray that I have; it is so much easier now. I usually wear it in a "messy bun" and I want to get it long enough to wear in a french braid.
 

Thats a pretty colour C’est Moi. I meant to write that earlier but forgot.
Were you a natural blonde earlier? Your texture looks so smooth and silky.
My texture went extra squirrelly when I went silver grey.
 
Keesha said:
Thats a pretty colour C’est Moi. I meant to write that earlier but forgot.
Were you a natural blonde earlier? Your texture looks so smooth and silky.
My texture went extra squirrelly when I went silver grey.
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Thanks, Keesha. No, I've never been blonde; I was brunette before. That's why the "transition" was hard; that harsh color difference between the dark to gray. I posted an old pic of myself in the "hairdo" thread with a shag, lol. https://www.seniorforums.com/showth...-Styles-or-Trends/page2?p=1031417#post1031417
 
C'est Moi said:
Thanks, Keesha. No, I've never been blonde; I was brunette before. That's why the "transition" was hard; that harsh color difference between the dark to gray. I posted an old pic of myself in the "hairdo" thread with a shag, lol. https://www.seniorforums.com/showth...-Styles-or-Trends/page2?p=1031417#post1031417
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My hair was difficult growing in also. My hair colour was intense deep henna red and my natural colour is silver grey so it looked horrid for the first few months but I’m still really glad I did it.
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Your hair looks so thick and lush, Keesha. Mine has thinned considerably which is depressing, but it is what it is. The hardest part for me was cutting all the color off; it was REALLY short when I started the process about a year ago, and I had to keep getting it trimmed to get back to a "bob". I don't like layers in my hair so the short cut was a struggle.
 
I colored my hair for years (see avatar) until I started getting an allergic reaction from the dye. I quit dying my hair at least 6 years ago and my hair is so much more healthy and thicker. I had forgotten what my "real" hair color was. My natural color now is a mix of silver and very dark (almost black) brown. It's very streaky and I love it. I wear it shoulder length now instead of my short hair I wore for many years. It took me a while to adjust seeing myself with "lighter" hair and I had to find the right shade of makeup to wear...not to mention my clothes colors changed, too. I think colored hair after a certain age looks so harsh and, well...fake. It's not becoming at all, IMHO.
 
Colleen said:
I colored my hair for years (see avatar) until I started getting an allergic reaction from the dye. I quit dying my hair at least 6 years ago and my hair is so much more healthy and thicker. I had forgotten what my "real" hair color was. My natural color now is a mix of silver and very dark (almost black) brown. It's very streaky and I love it. I wear it shoulder length now instead of my short hair I wore for many years. It took me a while to adjust seeing myself with "lighter" hair and I had to find the right shade of makeup to wear...not to mention my clothes colors changed, too. I think colored hair after a certain age looks so harsh and, well...fake. It's not becoming at all, IMHO.
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Do you have an up to date photo Colleen ?
 
If you believed the ads on TV in the UK, a single grey hair is a fatal illness that must be treated immediately with whatever product is being advertised. I remember the times when a shampoo was a shampoo. Now the shelves are stacked with every possible colour combination and hair type imaginable. One day, I was despairing at this selection when a young assistant asked if she could help. I asked if there was a shampoo for a "balding old hippie". Apparently not!
 
dying my hair is second nature to me -been lots of colours over the years ' just had mine cut' to thicken up now ' love the new white blonde i have now ' sometimes i use a colour spray
to liven things up a little -
 
I've been "off" here for a while and I see this new beauty and grooming topic is pretty popular!
I'm always concerned with trying to do the best with what I've got.
I started growing out my gray a few months ago. I have kept my hair shoulder length. The reason is because last time I started letting it go I had shorter more layered hair and it looked all different colors-not in an attractive way.
I've colored my hair lighter over the years to a medium ash blonde. The roots have blended well but now it's time to let it go and be free from dye.
Now I notice others that are growing theirs out which means I likely didn't before. That tells me it's not that big of a deal.
Can't wait for the end result.
 
I'm still coloring blonde. I had let it all grow out some years ago, but it's a patchy-gray, dull. I'm thinking of a shorter than shoulder-length cut now.

Nice to see you again, Hearlady!
 
I stopped coloring my hair when I retired. I started coloring my hair when it was a really evenly distributed salt and pepper. I was only 30 and got pressured by other people to color it. Since my hair is really fine and I wore it up, it was no problem at all to let the white grow in. You just couldn't see any kind of demarcations. They blended in so unobtrusively. With her first white hair, my mom colored hers to the day she died, so I didn't know if I inherited her white hair color. However, I know from my dad now that I have his really lovely silver white hair. And he had had solid Asian black hair. I really love my silver white hair that shines in the light. I feel really lucky.
 

As we grow older our facial features negatively change.

Especially if one's natural hair is dark... gray hair helps lighten and improve older facial features.

I just let my hair gradually gray naturally... and I like the results.

 
I color mine brown which is my natural color. I've never been blonde or grey. As soon as greys began to appear I started coloring. I feel better as a brunette. I guess you just have to decide what feels best for you when it comes to covering grey hair, or not covering it. :)
 
I started going gray when I was in my 30's, so I colored it. Kept it blonde till I was almost 60, then I cut it. It was long, and I wanted to prove I could grow it to my waist. It was very pretty, and I got lots of compliments. I cried for my hair after it was cut. Kept it on my dresser for months. I've learned to live with shorter hair, and it's not bad. I don't mind the gray at all. I've heard that gray is very cool now. I do intend to grow it out though. I miss my long hair.
 
A couple of months ago I had my (dyed medium brown) hair streaked with very light highlights. Not sure if they're gray, white or light blonde, but they are roughly the color of the roots that are growing in. I'm about to go back, this time to have brown lowlights done. The idea is to gradually do fewer and fewer brown lowlights over time, allowing my gray to take over while minimizing the obvious lines of demarcation.

What the heck, if I don't love it, I can always go back to overall brown. The hassle is that I was needing to have the roots done every three weeks. What a pain! With the streaks I've gone nearly two months since coloring.

So far, I'm happy with the streaky highlight look. Will keep you posted!
 
I cant be a silver vixen --I let it go once and made me sooo miserable -I dont like grey showing on me '
but a lot of women look fine -but really its not me ,
 
RadishRose said:
I went gray early. I lived with it for years, got sick of it, went brown, then blonde.
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I'm basically allergic to the "two bottle mix" kind of hair color...makes my scalp bubble...have tried everything I know of that comes in one bottle - the temporary stuff...and they just are not the right colors so will probably keep it natural. I have several wigs that are great, so thats my bad hair day "dine out" fallback anyway - just move them up to the "A" list. Its kind of fun deciding which one to wear!
 
my hair is strawberry blonde, and have had golden highlights added ,every winter,
im still waiting for the grey to come , so i can leave out the highlights out ....!!
 

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