Long grey hair

Thanks for that bags - I have some of those and will give them a try. I bought them for my GD and they are peopled with little bunnies!

My Mum had long white hair in a french pleat in her last years.
It looked lovely on her, but washing and drying it was a major job.

I find my hair needs less washing as I get older, and it dries itself, or perhaps I should say I air-dry it.

BTW, lucky, I kind of fold my twisted hair in three rather than winding it round and round itself, so I have one grip at the top and another two-thirds down on one side and one at the bottom and another two-thirds up on the other side.

I've got waist lengthy white hair which is becoming thinner. I can't bear to have it cut although I usually just scrape it back into a pony tail. I used to have it short after my head was shaved for an aneurysm operation, but since getting older, my face was too jolly.

Meant jowlly!

I think it must help if your hair is curly, putting it up. I can get mine to stay up for quite a while, even though it is thick and heavy, with a pencil. The clips that bags uses however are too fine for my hair, they just slide back out. I need something with ferocious hair-eating jaws, I call those concorde clips my crocodile clips.

I've tried to get mine to stay up with a pencil, stillhere - how do you do it?

A bit like sewing, you thread it through briefly on one side of the twisted up hair, take it across the twist, then thread it in and out briefly on the other side.

I`m 66 and I have medium grey hair like Roseanne Barr
The image downloaded from here

?Luckygirl

Mine's really fine too, I'd love to grow it but would end up with a baby snail at best and a mess at worst!

My hair's silver and short; I am toying with growing it again! mainly because my usual hairdresser has gone off on her travels and her substitute charged me 25% more ?, not impressed.

I wear two hearing aids too and try to keep my ears covered so they're hidden.

I wish my hair was grey and sleek. Instead its only grey at the front, with other colour thrown in and it's not remotely sleek.

Grow it, OP and wear it up, it'll look fab.

Thanks for that link Olivia. It's a good one for anyone debating the pros and cons of colouring as well as the length, as most of the women look great with their various shades of grey.

I don`t know if my hair is grey as I colour it but have noticed it looks a bit silvery at the roots when it needs doing . I cannot imagine a time when I will let it go grey . I have it a soft blonde colour as my natural colour was very light red and I think that would be a step too far now lol . Some people suit grey but I just don`t think I would . I also prefer it on the longer side as I wear it up most of the time and I feel more feminine than when it is shorter .

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I have totally grey hair and and have it short. I might be tempted to grow for an "up style" but for the fact that it has lost its sheen and is duller than I would like. I had very dark hair and loved its shining appearance. Does anyone have tips for making it shine but NOT greasy?

Give it a go long grey hair can look great.

I don’t like long grey hair that just hangs but with a good cut it can look fabulous.

I don't have my year short as its unnameable. I tie it back a lot. My hair is getting so fine and blow away, if I wear a hat it goes completely flat on top, I resemble Old Mother Riley. It is very silver and white at the front and sides, but darker at the back, it is top of the shoulder length, many photos taken outside I won't be on as I know I will be the one with hair all over their face. I am turned 70. My friends have very short and dyed hair, high maintenance but it look neat. When I go out to a do or a meal, my hair looks great,but my everyday look is dis arranged according to the weather. One day on impulse I will chop it off and join the club and dye it.

Olivia, you look fab. Mine looks like that for half an hour. Then it goes flat and fly away?

I wonder if the OP grew her hair long - she started this thread over four years ago!

I’d love a pink rinse amongst the grey
Some ladies look great with it .. even if it’s a pink fringe ?

I think in the lock down my hair is too long, I like it just long enough to tie back and no longer. Last night I put Richard and Judy on to. I couldn't get over her hair it was so long and looked dreadful. That well and truly made my mind up.

Hi All-on long grey hair...can anyone advise a shampoo and conditioner for curly pepper and salt with white streaks to stop it looking so dull but without weighing it down?

It is much easier to grow your hair long now, as there are such a large assortment of hair pieces. Once it is long enough to put in a band the hair piece wraps around and are indistinguishable from your own hair. Veronica Gray is a good make, but there are lots available o. Amazon.