And Those Grey Hairs; Memories, Lessons, Spun For Me To Care.
Originally uploaded by Shaunie_Connie
There is one thing we know about the Going Gray Blog community: You are full of wisdom! Below is a question from one of our readers. Please feel free to offer advice.
- Going Gray Blog Team
“I was au naturale until the last two years or so. My mother died, my long-term relationship split up, and I have had some serious health and professional challenges. Being back on the dating market again, I thought coloring was a way to look younger. And I feel younger. BUT, now that I’ve decided to grow my hair out for the first time in decades, I regret my decision to dye. It’s expensive (my hair needs professional care as it’s wavy and prone to rebelliousness – like ME!), time-consuming, and inconvenient. Once I get a little further along in some of my other goals – fitness and a career change, I think I will have the courage to go back to my natural color. But I’m not sure how to do that without going SHORT again. My natural color, and my dyed color is a dark brown. My stylist estimates me to be about 70% gray (most of that acquired in the last 3 years). Any advice?”
- Esmereldapea
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I was in a similar situation. My hair is naturally light brown(30%) and gray (70%). I had been dying my hair BLACK for many, many years, and I wanted to return to my natural color, but I didn't want to have to cut off all my hair. Believe it or not, there are many stylists that are able to lift that dark dye out of your hair. It may take two to three appointments to accomplish this, and your hair will be fragile and brittle afterward, but it is quite effective. My black dye was lifted and then when it was all out, they dyed it my natural shade of light brown. Then I let my grays come in each month, and now I am completely natural. It will take time, but it is worth it.
Thanks, Shaunie. Great picture!! We always link back to photos we use from Flickr.