50 shades

Yes, definitely a touch of the Christine Lagardes there, ann!

Now, you see, if my hair was going to be that colour ann, I wouldn't need to bother with highlights - you look lovely and the right way up!

Am I sideways on? I am on mine.

I have decided to be brave and expose myself

I forgot I'd need to be clever too!! Definitely highlights for me then!!

I'm going at it one step at a time kittylester!
So far I can do zee accent, "Ah weel say thees only wance" (or is that 'Allo! 'Allo?)
Oh and brushing up on my times tables!

Now, if I thought I'd look like Christine Lagarde I might consider it Alea. But that would entail acquiring lovely white hair that appears to do as it is told, losing half my body weight, being stylish and becoming French! Highlights seems much easier really!

If there ever was an argument against hair dye it is surely

Paul McCartney

I am trying to channel my inner Christine Lagarde, but it still needs a lot of practice!

As my style and colour is not dissimilar to both alea and Lona I took a selfie on my I-Pad.Oh dear what a mistake, definitely not for public viewing!!!

I think you both look great and I'm really . My hairdresser informs me that my hair isn't very grey (how does she know?) and, as the rest was pure mouse, I'm sticking with highlights!

I have been going grey for along time now, about ten years since I read an article about possible links to breast cancer and hair dyes so bit the bullet and stopped using it.After the colour grew out I had many compliments about my hair and feel that it is more natural looking on a mature person. Each to their own of course, but I do think that the black/brown etc on an older lady looks bizarre, far from making a person look younger I feel that it draws attention to ones age.

Oh stop it!

cherryblossom I think it's to do with the light. I hesitate to have another go because Lona has given me a total inferiority complex!

Lona you having fibbing all this time about being a Gran. You can't be!!!

Lona you look fab!

By the way, I DON'T have any purple streaks in my hair!! Just realised after posting that my user name & previous comments contradict!!

Wow! That's a whopper!

Several years ago my then-hairdresser very honestly said I didn't need high/low/inbetween lights as my hair was greying attractively and was doing its own silvery streaks quite nicely. So I stopped and have never looked back. Honest hairdresser having left to be a mum, the one I have now gives the most fabulous cut which complements all the grey streaks and makes me feel confident in wearing my silvery grey hair.

I had my colours done many years ago and was classed as a "true misty summer" (think Monet), and was told that the "true summer" type can go grey most successfully, so most of colours have stayed as they were pre-grey. Now though I find I can carry black more successfully, provided it's well away from my face (gap can be filled with scarf from summer colour range). Having said that, I don't follow the colour palette rigidly, but it's always a useful guide and if I walk into a clothes shop and have a quick survey of the shades on show, I know whether to stay or go. Saves a lot of time!

I let mine do it's own thing colour wise and I love it!

Looks lovely Alea!
I'm silver and love it, but need to be conscious of what colours I wear near to my face. Camel/tan are fine so long as I wear a scarf or colourful necklace, and of course you can still wear them on your lower half.

I had dark hair which I used to have dyed blonde with highlights. Last October I had it coloured for last time, then used semi perm, had it cut quite short then used a colour stripper. Now its a not bad grey imo. I find the colour quiet flattering and the bank balance much improved.

Alea looks great

Don't blame Greg, predictive typing! grey and having

You don't look grey to me Alea, I am also thinking of going down same route mostly due to joint pain and discomfort during colouring process But worried because I was very dark and roots look more like dull Greg. Would anyone recommend going ahead and haveing silver low lights?

I went grey a good few years ago as like Alea I found the hairdresser's P&O habit was being funded by me. Well part of the reason and also I started to wonder about all the chemicals being plastered over me and I felt I could cope with the gravitas that grey hair would bestow on me