So what do I do now?

I don't dye my hair so nothing useful to say about that, sorry! However, after your thread about putting oil on your hair and a plastic bag on your head, I tried it myself. Well, the former, but not the latter!

I rubbed a bit of argan oil into my hair when I first got up then let it soak in while tidying the bedroom and so on, then I washed my hair. It's improved the dryness of my hair a lot! I didn't use a plastic bag or a third of a ramekin of oil, a few drops has done the job just fine.

I would be tempted to leave it phoenix especially If it will actually be white. I'd love white hair rather than the dead mouse mine would be if I let my highlights grow out!

I'd love to have the courage to go grey. My eyebrows are black and that's what stops me. I've gone lighter in the past a sort of caramel but I look in the mirror and was constantly shocked by the light hair and black eyebrows. I thought I looked ridiculously odd. I have a fairly prominent brow bones so that doesn't help. I'm darker now and I'll have streaks to break it up but it costs a fortune. If you get really good advice Phoenix can you pass it on.

Try T Section Highlights
(I never have full head coloured)
I have found It gives enough colour on my top area & fringe
I have a light blonde, the one just before you need bleach ((bleach ruined my hair once never again!)
Then banded with caramel and chocolate
My hairdresser puts a bit extra by my ears where hair tends to blow back.
I think this would also help if you want to grow colour out.

morethan I think grey hair and very dark eyebrows would look stunning. Give it a go ?

Think I'd let the colour grow out and see. You can always re-colour if you don't like it. Doesn't sound as if your current colour is much darker so your eyebrows may not be an issue. Give it a go. Be brave - again.

BBbevan that is how I have ended up! When I last moved house I was dyeing my hair regularly but eventually the stress of selling etc got to me and I stopped dyeing my hair and decided to leave it and I have never regretted it. Maybe my eyebrows look "different" but it does not bother me.

I had never had my hair dyed professionally, it was always "out of a bottle" for me. The grey was overtaking and I hated the grey area at the scalp. phoenix I would leave it and see if you like it- you may be surprised. I have very fine but a lot of hair so it works for me.

I am growing my grey out and the front has gone a nice shade of silver , but it's still slightly darker underneath. My hairdresser put some highlights in to break up the rootline and a toner on to give it a cool silvery look. I've also experimented with blue and lilac tones. I love the different shades, don't want a block colour, but at least I'm not having to worry about roots anymore. It's not low maintenance, but I'm enjoying experimenting.

Charley who wants to look like everyone else.? Embrace the difference I say. I used to henna my hair when it was dark. Now it is silver, cut in a short bob and I am very happy with it.

Phoenix, let your hair grow out white. I did after years of dyeing mine and now people thing I'm a blonde! (I think)

phoenix' let it grow out to give it time to recuperate from the shock it has had, then if you want to change it you could go for highlights of a jewel colour pink or green. Saw a lady in Chester last week she had very silvery white hair with shocking pink highlights in, she looked stunning. She also had a beautiful pedicure too. Very elegant.

I saw someone on a tv quiz show the other day refer to herself as having always been a blonde. She was in her 70's and silver grey it looked fine but it certainly was not blonde.
I now have nice silver/grey hair and I have to darken my brows as they have all but disappeared so I wouldn't worry about having darker brows .

A lot of youngsters have their hair dyed grey and then have those thick dark eyebrows painted on. It is a fashionable, youthful look.

yeah - but's that young people.

I have grey/blonde hair phoenix and don't worry about brow colour, and nor should you, but brush in a bit of dark blonde powder on them if you want them to look lighter?

I gave up colouring my hair when I was 60 and just let it grow out. The result has been that for the first time in my life, I love my hair! It's now a mixture of white/grey/blonde and many people comment favourably upon it. Maybe nature knows best?

My hairdresser suggested I stop dying my hair as he said the natural colour was great. I havent dyed it since and everyone compliments me on it. It is a sort of mix with brown/blonde/grey/white. Couldnt afford highlights like that!

Yup ...have the problem of white/.blonde hair. Strangely enough it started growing at the roots dark grey ....previously it has grown from the roots white ! ...odd ? anyway, I just bought some stuff in a tube, a gel, which is for 'summer hair' ! and it has worked in turning the dark grey roots the same colour as the rest ...but, since I have a thyroid problem, which my doc says causes hair loss, I have really fine hair. I just read about a product called Nanogen hair fibres ...looks good in the magazine, but for me it is quite expensive (19 GBP in Boots online, but 29 Euros to buy here !) ....before I spend spend spend, has anyone tried it, and how do you find it ?? thanks for any advice !

Ooooh just recoloured my hair again honey blonde after a lot of white roots showing, didn't like it it seems to drain the colour from my face, hate colouring my hair but the results make me feel so much better and gives me a healthy looking glow, can't give it up yet I am 61, but giving up hair colouring is just around the corner aaaaaah!!!!!!

I've recently taken the plunge and had my hair cut short and in the process cutting out all the blonde/highlighted hair (been highlighting since I was 18) allowing the natural grey at the front and the darker pepper/salt at the back - some of the blonde is still visible at the back and people say it looks great - but whether they are just being polite I'm not sure. My hairdresser did put a semi-permanent grey tint through it,math inking the remaining highlighted/blonde ends would soak up the tint but they didn't! I love having short hair, basking under the warm running water of the shower every morning instead of wearing a shower cap, and Imlove the natural colour after years of colouring - feels quite liberating.

So my verdict for you Phoenix is let the natural white/grey grow through - after all the hip and trendy (am sure they are not the current phrases!) youngsters are paying lots of money to go grey

Well I let my colour grow out completely three months ago, I have dark grey at the back, and lovely streaks of grey and pure white at the front. I have had so many compliments!!! I have had my hair cut quite short and I must say I love it. I've even had people ask if I've had my hair streaked lol. Go for it. I'm the one in the middle - this was at an old school reunion last week.

I'm with the majority - go for grey! Having said I'd dye my hair red until I died, about 3 years ago, aged 55, I realised the grey was overtaking so I just went for it. I have a very short, "on trend" haircut every 4 weeks so it soon grew out & the result was silver in the front & darker at the back. The silver is gradually winning & I love it & get great comments, as you will too. White will look fab with a stylish haircut - go for it!

Hi Phoenix, let the colour grow out, and save a fortune, you will love the natural colour, and your eyebrows will be just fine. I have silver, shiny, short hair, my eyebrows are darker, not so noticeably, I dont think about them really.Enjoy your new look.

I grew out my coloured hair as I was so fed up with ever more frequent visits to the hairdresser and because of all the chemicals going through to my blood stream (doesn't happen with high/low lights). There I was trying to have a healthy diet and then having all these chemicals on my scalp to colour my hair! It's taken just over a year (nearly there, one more haircut I reckon). Everyone comments on what a great colour it is, how brave I am and that it really suits me. It is silver white at the front and salt and pepper everywhere else. I sill am getting used to it and am changing the colours I wear a bit (no more grey) and slightly stronger blusher. I'm so relieved I've done it - more time and more money! By the way my eyebrows are much darker also, with just one or two white hairs, but it looks fine. Go for it I say. You can always go back to highlights if you don't like the results after all. Good luck.