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Going grey - or rather stop colouring your hair - best way to do it?

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hondagirl Sun 01-Mar-15 07:24:02

I am mid sixties and getting a bit fed up with colouring my hair (DH says I look younger) and as we are abroad I swear my hair grows faster in the heat so the grey roots show through more often. My grandchildren's other grandma recently did this and I thought 'how brave'. However, not sure I can go 'cold turkey'. Doesn't it look unsightly while growing out?

I did think of gradually going lighter with the colour, but not sure if I would make a hash of it. Or even getting a grey hair dye to cover the lot so the real grey roots wouldn't show so drastically. I could go the hairdresser I suppose, but it costs an absolute bomb here in Australia.

I would be grateful for anyone who wants to share their experiences.

loopylou Fri 26-Jun-15 11:00:18

My, and many others on here, problem too! I just wash it daily, never use conditioner (not for at least 25 years), use a volumising product for blow drying - all done in 10 minutes. Then use hairspray and forget about it. You need a really good cut so it looks good even if it's flopped in an hour like mine.
Nothing I can do about it, am just thankful I have my own hair unlike my mum and so many GNs on here.
I do take a good multivitamin 'just in case' smile

annodomini Fri 26-Jun-15 11:28:15

My hair is naturally 'wavy' and in humid weather goes quite curly. It has always had a mind of its own, regardless of what a hairdresser does to it. However, silver does seem to go with its naturally unruly tendencies. My granny had soft, curly silver hair and she loved to have her grandddaughters comb it gently. We loved doing it. Times have changed and just before I went on holiday with the family last year, my two GDs gave me a bright pink streak at the front. It looked terrible but washed out after a few days.

No1gogo Fri 26-Jun-15 17:45:21

Hi KatyK, what is a hair replacement system?
I am 66, have always had very fine mousy coloured hair dyed darkish blond (a friend of mine used to say "come here while I plait those three hairs on the top for you) lovely friend haha.
As I've got older my hair is soooo thin, specially on the top, my scalp really shows through. I have bought two hair pieces, they have four grips, 1 at the back, front & each side, kind of like a gents toupee'. I LOVE these pieces. Is this what you have? They are great and wonderful confidence boosters. Another plus the piece hides the regrowth of grey hair therefore I only go to my hairdresser every three months.
I would love to go silver but its so fine it's barley noticeable. I guess I could always buy a silver hair piece, no that's a thought.

whenim64 Fri 26-Jun-15 18:20:08

My 33 year old naturally pale blonde daughter has tinted her long hair a beautiful grey today. All her friends are now saying on Facebook that they, too, want to go grey.

trisher Sun 28-Jun-15 12:20:19

I remember colouring my blonde hair what was then known as "Ash blonde" when I was much younger and looking back it was greyish! A few years ago I got fed up of meeting old friends who had always had dark hair and who had suddenly changed to various shades of blonde, so I went red. I gave up because it was high maintenance and I'm not. I'm now back to blonding the grey occasionally when I think it looks too bad or I'm feeling old. I did pay a hairdresser to streak it when I was working. It was very expensive and I'm not certain it looked like it cost as much as it did.

David1968 Tue 01-Sept-15 16:56:58

I had dark brown hair but didn't see my natural hair colour for years, as I'd gone to a light brown, almost a blonde, via regular salon colouring About a year ago I decided to "go grey" and (on stylist advice) I'm doing this by only having highlights, rather than "full head" colour. Looking much better now, and I've even grown it longer. Still a way to go, but have had some kind compliments! I go to the hairdressing salon at the local FE college - where they train students. It's brilliant! Not only is it very much cheaper than a salon, but the tutors monitor everything and are truly concerned with the health of your hair and how it looks. It was a tutor who came up with the highlights idea. (Only drawback is they are closed in school holidays!)