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My grandmother still had mainly dark brown hair when she died at 87. My hairdresser says I've still got a lot of dark roots even at 76 but the front of my hair is white. When I had it highlighted I used to have to have all the colour stripped out and a toner on it as I have a lot of dark auburn in it which can make it go brassy. Even now, when the sun bleaches my hair I get golden highlights despite it being coloured dark brown. It's all about genetics.

Mine was all kinds of colours when I was young, even green once although that was a mistake with a home-colour!
Now I prefer to be au naturel.

foxie48 sounds like we have similar genes.

Whilst still working I always coloured my hair but once I retired I decided to go au natural. I’m not fully grey, still a bit dark at the back, as my mum was at 87! Recently hairdresser recommended purple shampoo which you can by over the counter, if you wash in normal and then wash out it enhances the grey and lifts it. Leave shampoo in for longer and it will add a bit of a purple shade to your hair, I wash in washout. Grey hair is porous and doesn’t like strong dyes.

Allira

Mine was all kinds of colours when I was young, even green once although that was a mistake with a home-colour!
Now I prefer to be au naturel.

Yes yes, but how about your hair? I like to be au naturel too but only in very hot weather and in the house.😁🤭

Ooh no, just my hair!
Don't want to frighten the neighbours.

Allira

lemsip

my sister said that all the blond women should realise that people know they bleach it..... *she said that from her dark brown head of hair at age 83!*

My blonde DD doesn't bleach hers any more; it's still blonde but not platinum any more.

I would also think it very exceptionally rare for the hair on someone 83 to be dark brown without dye, making the statement amusing.
I'll let you know if I get to 83 (🤞) but mine's still darkish brown and I'm pushing 80.

oh dear, you missed the point completely.

of course my sister age 83 dyes her hair dark brown while complaining about those that go blonde

Norah oh dear. you missed the point too, of course my sister dyes her hair f g sake.

lemsip

Allira

lemsip

my sister said that all the blond women should realise that people know they bleach it..... *she said that from her dark brown head of hair at age 83!*

My blonde DD doesn't bleach hers any more; it's still blonde but not platinum any more.

I would also think it very exceptionally rare for the hair on someone 83 to be dark brown without dye, making the statement amusing.
I'll let you know if I get to 83 (🤞) but mine's still darkish brown and I'm pushing 80.

oh dear, you missed the point completely.

*of course my sister age 83 dyes her hair dark brown while complaining about those that go blonde*

No I did not miss the point at all.

You missed mine of course.

Why so rude?

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