Grey hair or colour it?

Maybe I am rather odd (many people have told me so), but I think natural grey hair looks much more attractive than dyed hair.
Personally I would settle for hair of any colour.

I'm letting mine go grey. I've never dyed it and never intend to. Grey is fine. Dying is usually obvious anyhow.

oops! I think that should be dyeing!

Grey hair for me.

This subject comes up every so often. I've never regretted letting my hair go grey after dyeing it for years and years. Firstly, I discovered that my hair was not "grey" at all, rather a fab silver shot through with dark - and I liked it! Secondly no more sitting in the hairdresser's chair for hours, mentally drumming my fingers and finally, my hair is healthier again like it was before I started colouring it. I get compliments on my hair nearly every other day.

And - with my son's wedding less than a week away, I've just put a conditioning rinse through my hair called 'Powder' which has given it the most gorgeous fashionable sheen (it washes out and is just to enhance the colour for the wedding).

That should be "... my hair is healthy".

I've been lightening mine for years. Originally because it was mousey brown but for the last couple of years to hide the grey.I asked DH if he thought I should stop and let the grey through. He said no. It's most unlike him, the usual response would be "It's up to you darling" so for now I will keep dyeing it.

That Bags Dying is usually obvious anyhow. Well yes, but then so is lipstick, or nail varnish - is that not the point? I don't suppose for a moment that anyone believes that my honey blonde hair (nor my perfect teeth for that matter!) is natural at my age. Nonetheless, my hair WAS that colour until I was about 11, went mousey and has been blonde again since I was 15. I would not feel like ME without it and do not grudge £5 plus an hour's time every six weeks to keep it that way.

Each to their own

I've never dyed my hair and so my grey is the next natural progression. At the moment I still have more dark hair than grey and tbh I quite like the lighter streaks that shoot through it.

I've hardly any grey at all, except at the temples where it's just a sort of paler brown. I'm hoping it'll go the same as my maternal grandmother's, which just faded until it was very light brown...

I'm not doing anything with MINE!

I'm quite happy to be grey/white .

Agree with you granny23
I realised about 8 years ago that not only was I was the oldest person in the establishment, but I was also the only one who did not colour (note: not 'dye') their hair. At the time my dark hair was beginning to be streaked with grey, particularly at the temples.
This coincided with preparations for my son's wedding, and DH cautioning against wearing a fascinator because it 'makes your hair look drab'

I sought professional advice from my lovely hairdresser and am very happy with the result.. I really don't care whether people guess it's coloured or not

granny23 I'm agreeing with you on this I use a colour every 6/8 weeks and have been light blonde for yrs now,I always make sure I use a good shampoo & conditioner to keep my very long hair in tip-top condition and do keep it covered when in hot climates.I am also this next week taking extra care with my hairs appearence as my DS2s wedding is this coming Friday and a girl has got to look her best even though the tears will be streaming into the tissues.

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Indeed, g23, each to their own. Whatever works for each individual.

But I'm glad that naturally grey hair is becoming more fashionably acceptable again.

Mine is white now and long'ish. I stopped lightening it when I realised I could no longer see the new growth when it was due to be dyed again. My own hair colour had been dark brown, turning grey, then to white in my 50's. It's very healthy and not at all dry.

i used to have blond highlights. Then i got a little patch of dermatitis - really itchy patch on my scalp that took months to settle. Vowed no more expensive and boring hair colouring sessions.

The expensive and boring part is part of what puts me off but mainly it's CBA.

At age 14 I took my mother to task for dying her hair - why not grow old gracefully, I sniffed. Wise woman that she was, her response was for me to wait and see what I decided to do when I reached my 40's. Well, I was a henna queen for a while. As the grey came in, henna meant I had bright orange streaks, which I didn't like. I began to have my hair coloured every 6 weeks when it's cut. The same person has done my hair for 27 years, we continue to discuss when I'll stop having colour on it, and let the grey come through. He says now isn't quite the right time - so there we are then! I love the trend towards older women letting their silver/grey come through, and will no doubt join the clan at some point. Mum continued to colour her hair until her death. As infirmity began to set in, I was designated to wash and roller her hair every Sunday, and every 4 - 6 weeks I'd put a colour on it. Two days before she went into the nursing home where she died 3 weeks later, she insisted I do her hair. When I said maybe it wasn't top of the agenda that day, she told me firmly it was top of her agenda, and if I wouldn't do it, she'd do it herself. So, I did it. We're all different thankfully

I too had hi-lighted hair for years and then I decided to stop.. never regretted it for a minute saves me money and time and people are always commenting on what a lovely colour it is. Various shades of silver and white. Its just wonderful to just wash and go never have to think about dyeing again EVER!! Of course hair dressers will advice you to continue dyeing its their livelihood after all but just do whats right for you.

I agree each to their own! And grey hair is not 'in fashion' everywhere! I am very much the 'odd woman out' when I go on holidays - the blondes in the US blondes, those Italian women with their flame coloured hair, and in SA too, everyone helps nature along.

I have my hair cut every five weeks but I have never coloured my hair which is now not grey but silver. If women wish to colour their hair it's up to them but I think people should be careful that they don't use too dark a shade for their skin colour, which is usually paler than when they were young. Summer tans apart that is.