Colour hair or gracefully grey?

I take Collagen Peptides for hair, skin and nails. A couple of scoops of powder in my coffee in the morning does the trick. I'm no longer losing hair and my skin doesn't seem to bruise as easily.

I also use a hair dye called Control GX for men. It dyes the hair gradually and the gray is always visible. I don't think it looks unnatural at all. As I mentioned in another thread, my hubby has gone from black to silver and it looks great.
 
This is my one month update. Parts of my hair that I had the auburn partially removed and the highlights put in have now turned blonde. I couldn’t believe it.

However, because of the weaving/highlights at least I don’t have a line around my head and it looks better than initially but not as good as right after the color correction.

I’m determined now that I will just grow it out and live with it until eventually all the color is cut off. Since hair grows at a rate of 6 inches a year I am probably looking at another 2 years 🙄. A friend of mine got her hair cut really short so as not to have this issue but I don’t want to do that.
 

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I know we don't have the same procedure done to our hair, I color mine out of a box, but my hair always turns blonde after about 3-4 weeks.. That's after I've dyed it a medium brown color. I'm used to it now and kinda like it.

Your hair color does look good. I like it.
 
dobielvr said:
I know we don't have the same procedure done to our hair, I color mine out of a box, but my hair always turns blonde after about 3-4 weeks.. That's after I've dyed it a medium brown color. I'm used to it now and kinda like it.

Your hair color does look good. I like it.
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Thanks, I agree that it looks better than before but was disappointed that the original fix only held for 3 weeks. I am surprised that your brown turned blonde. I never had that happen when I colored it auburn.
 
Teacher Terry said:
This is my one month update. Parts of my hair that I had the auburn partially removed and the highlights put in have now turned blonde. I couldn’t believe it.

However, because of the weaving/highlights at least I don’t have a line around my head and it looks better than initially but not as good as right after the color correction.

I’m determined now that I will just grow it out and live with it until eventually all the color is cut off. Since hair grows at a rate of 6 inches a year I am probably looking at another 2 years 🙄. A friend of mine got her hair cut really short so as not to have this issue but I don’t want to do that.
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Try giving yourself a tiny trim every couple of months. It helps to stimulate the growth I believe.
 
Teacher Terry said:
This is my one month update. Parts of my hair that I had the auburn partially removed and the highlights put in have now turned blonde. I couldn’t believe it.

However, because of the weaving/highlights at least I don’t have a line around my head and it looks better than initially but not as good as right after the color correction.

I’m determined now that I will just grow it out and live with it until eventually all the color is cut off. Since hair grows at a rate of 6 inches a year I am probably looking at another 2 years 🙄. A friend of mine got her hair cut really short so as not to have this issue but I don’t want to do that.
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To my eyes, that’s a ‘great’ transition. Now you can grow out your natural hair colour and it will look awesome. 👏 Good job.
 
Teacher Terry said:
This is my one month update. Parts of my hair that I had the auburn partially removed and the highlights put in have now turned blonde. I couldn’t believe it.

However, because of the weaving/highlights at least I don’t have a line around my head and it looks better than initially but not as good as right after the color correction.

I’m determined now that I will just grow it out and live with it until eventually all the color is cut off. Since hair grows at a rate of 6 inches a year I am probably looking at another 2 years 🙄. A friend of mine got her hair cut really short so as not to have this issue but I don’t want to do that.
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I think it looks good. Do you wash your hair a lot? I find that colour fades much quicker if you overwash your hair. I did my own hair during lockdown but, have gone back to the hairdressers now and find that the highlights they put in last a lot longer than the home dyes. I guess that's because home dyes are likely weaker than the professional ones.
 
I turned full grey by 55 years old. Since then I like to
three times yearly put in 'foils' to accent my grey, It
just feels good to do. Foils are a medium brown
and eventually fade out, which is fine with me.

So, yes I color my hair just some and now and then..
 
A couple of years ago I used to colour rinse my hair pale pink,and would occasionaly get compliments about it.
 
Trish said:
I think it looks good. Do you wash your hair a lot? I find that colour fades much quicker if you overwash your hair. I did my own hair during lockdown but, have gone back to the hairdressers now and find that the highlights they put in last a lot longer than the home dyes. I guess that's because home dyes are likely weaker than the professional ones.
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Trish, I wash my hair every other day. With all the exercising I do it gets greasy otherwise.
 
Teacher Terry said:
Trish, I wash my hair every other day. With all the exercising I do it gets greasy otherwise.
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I used to wash my hair every other day too. I occasionally use a dry shampoo but, don't really like them. If you need to wash your hair every other day, then try just using a little conditioner instead of shampoo. It's what I do if my hair needs a boost between shampoo days. Also have a look at hair products for colour treated hair.

Hats are great too! I love hats in the winter and also have some summer ones too.

I have found that the less I shampoo my hair, the less it needs it. It is definitely in better condition now than when I used to wash it every other day (y)
 
Teacher Terry said:
This is my one month update. Parts of my hair that I had the auburn partially removed and the highlights put in have now turned blonde. I couldn’t believe it.

However, because of the weaving/highlights at least I don’t have a line around my head and it looks better than initially but not as good as right after the color correction.

I’m determined now that I will just grow it out and live with it until eventually all the color is cut off. Since hair grows at a rate of 6 inches a year I am probably looking at another 2 years 🙄. A friend of mine got her hair cut really short so as not to have this issue but I don’t want to do that.
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I think the different tones look great and natural.
 
Trish said:
I used to wash my hair every other day too. I occasionally use a dry shampoo but, don't really like them. If you need to wash your hair every other day, then try just using a little conditioner instead of shampoo. It's what I do if my hair needs a boost between shampoo days. Also have a look at hair products for colour treated hair.

Hats are great too! I love hats in the winter and also have some summer ones too.

I have found that the less I shampoo my hair, the less it needs it. It is definitely in better condition now than when I used to wash it every other day (y)
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I do use shampoo for colored treated hair. I have known people to just use conditioner but I can’t stand it when my hair feels greasy. I have heard it can help in the long run but I can’t tolerate the transition.
 

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