Grey hair

Hairdressers touting for business Synonymous ?

A bit harsh - my hairdresser has often saved me a lot of money but gently curbing my wild ideas and my hair has never looked better. Working with subtle half head highlights to make sure the pepper and salt all blends. Giving a great OAP discount too. Hoping to have a full and thick pure white head of hair in due course. Maybe a blue rinse occasionally like her then !

Good hairdressers don't need to tout for business because they're already busy enough.

I've been with my current hairdresser for about 15 years. She's had three children in that time and I even followed her when she changed salons. I always have my next 2 appointments booked and she's very good at making sure I don't do anything too rash. I trust her opinions and many's a time I've had ideas for my hair that wouldn't suit me and we've talked about it to find a happy medium!

I know my Mum feels the same about her hairdresser, but the weird thing is neither of us like the way our hairdressers blowdry our hair. It's all about the cut and colour.

I just love that name Parsleywin.

I am seeking a good shampoo and conditioner for my half grown out salt and pepper.
Is it worth splashing out or is the Provoke Touch of Silver just as good?

Kadeks , grey hair is often coarser than other hair . Try using a serum (any, they are mostly the same) just on the grey it works like a miracle.

I am going to disagree with going grey , I can put up with 6-8 weekly visits to the hairdresser but not looking older . Some people look great but I just didn`t .

Why, thank you BBbevan!

Forgive my cynicism, but anybody would think that white/silver/grey hair was the only "sign of ageing"
Did Kelly Osborne look ready for her bus pass when she went silver? What about Jamie Lee Curtis? Judi Dench? Julie Walters? Compare and contrast with Paul McCartney!!! And platinum is barely a shade removed from white blonde or silver!
So I'm biased in agreement with thatbags(21/2) and others. Dyed hair does not look "younger" unless the face and the figure do too!
<Retreats for cover>, but seriously, how many women look Young great from behind and then they turn round?

I've been salt n pepper grey/ash blonde for years and have often used highlights, which does take years off me! I'd love to be a silver fox though, so I'm thinking of trying a semi-permanent shade as close to white as possible.

I didn't know about the shampoo for silver hair - can anyone tell me what it's called?

Not advertising - Provoke Touch of Silver shampoo and conditioner. Cheap as chips which is a nice bonus!

amber 'you pays your money you takes your choice'!

I have to admit that I am very fortunate to have a good head of hair which has gone a really nice colour and it has a bouncy curl so that I just pretty much wash and go. I have never used chemicals on it and use a very gentle shampoo which my hair seems to thrive on.
(The Chancellor of the Exchequer) DH has always been very grateful for the saving!

How do you do that strike through thing? I have tried doing what it says but am clearly doing something not quite right.

Double -- , no space , word, again no space then double -- again

like this see?

Thank you Alea I will try that.

Going back to my original post I would reiterate that hairdressers, particularly those who work for themselves, are businesswomen. The reason some are busier than others is that they are good at what they do - in all respects. And good for them too!

There is going to be a programme about this on Radio 4, Friday 11am.

Alea....eh?????!!

Another vote for the Provoke Touch of Silver from me. Tesco stocks it too

I nearly ordered some of the White Hot shampoo but I'm glad I didn't because it's £12 and the conditioner is £12! The last thing I want is a blue tinge to my white/yellow hair. I'm wondering if the Provoke shampoo would be okay?
I've made a note of the BBC programme.

wot -I was answering synonymous who wanted to know how to do this. .

Oh! Oh, yes!!

My brutally honest daughters have promised to tell me when my face does not'match'my hair (currently mid brown) alea
I am relatively unwrinkled (the pay back for greasy skin in youth and a little excess weight?) and because I had my DCs late in life people think I'm younger than I am
But I will bow to the inevitable one of these days

I decided to stop putting henna on my hair, it wasn't looking nice anymore, to see what my hair looked like. I'm pleased I did, I really like it grey and it suits me. I feel more confident than when I was trying to hide it.
I didn't used to get compliments about my hair but now I do.
I kept it long although I always wear it up in an upside down ponytail knot kind of affair. It's hard to describe but it gives my hair height without being too structured.

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I had steaks put in for quite some time- but I now love my salt and pepper hair and would not colour it again.

Did the salt and pepper not season the steaks GJ?

ooops 'streaks' of course lol

I am about to find out what my hair is like now that I can't dye it, my sister is curious and if she likes mine she says she will go natural too.