Anyone decided to go fully grey from brunette

I had dark brown hair and have been dyeing it for about 25 years. I am 65.

I have my hair trimmed regularly at the hairdressers but colour it myself as I can't afford hairdresser prices every two weeks.

I have a shoulder length layered bob.

I have been toying with letting it go grey but don't think I could cope with the transition and the badger look.

I did try stripping the colour out using a product called Colour B Gone. My hair went a brassy orange colour. I started dyeing it again with Nice and Easy Dark Blonde (No. 7). I have to do my roots every two weeks

I was fortunate to go abroad earlier this year and the sun lightened my hair quite a bit. I thought I would try going a shade lighter than before to see how it looked.

The colour I used is Nice and Easy Medium Blonde (No. 8). It looks really blonde on the front of the box but my hair comes out a soft caramel brown. My roots are much less obvious now and the colour is much less harsh. It also has different tones in it which makes it look more natural and less like a helmet!

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I have considered using the N&E soft silver dye to help with the transition if I am ever brave enough to go grey.

I did it, I started by having it coloured with just a toner that washes out after about 6 weeks. That way there were no harsh roots showing, it just faded into grey. Now I sometimes use shades of grey toners, slate and silver for a change.

I’m sure if will be amazing Heavenleigh, I was just talking for myself. I don’t think it’s aging either - I just know it wouldn’t suit my colouring.
I can’t have a ‘good cut’ either, especially an edgy one as my hair is just weird and unruly, I have to let it do it’s own thing.
I just snip off the ends myself

Thank you fiorentina I will take a look

I don’t think grey hair is aging! I always have edgy cuts. So I think it depends on which hairstyles you choose, now more than ever there are loads of styles to choose from. And obviously there are different shades of greys, I actually think once you get a good cut it makes all the difference and you find the colour that suits you wether it be silver grey.salt and pepper or whichever, I have been told today that I’m being brave.I don’t consider it brave though, I’m feeling positive and thinking no more dying it every three weeks 👌🤪

Oh Nannylovesshopping! What a refreshing post!
After I posted about going grey, I started to fret a bit.
I’m very pale and have colouring which suits autumnal colours. I also have quite a youthful face (due to genetics and extra stones pounds).
I think that I’d look pretty grim with grey hair.
My dad has beautiful pure white hair, but unlike me, has a tendency to tan and has blue eyes.
I’ll carry on with the dye!

My ‘MallenStreak’ began in my early 40s, but against the advice of family and friends who rather liked it, I had it tinted when I had my highlights ‘done’.

One hot summer I became really fed up when my highlights started fading quite quickly in the sun, so I stopped having them and gave in to the grey. I had a short period when my hair looked dusty, then it all went grey except a slightly darker streak at the back, rather like a badger in reverse. I decided to live with it and it soon turned light silver. Now and again I use a ‘purple’ shampoo to stop it yellowing, which, incidentally, doesn’t commit me to the blue rinse brigade.

I think ladies who prefer not to allow grey into their life (or rather their hair) always look better if they go slighter lighter than their normal colour, because the skin certainly lightens as you get older.

I have very fine hair, not a lot of it, not much grey, but I love colour in all aspects of my life! My hairdresser sourced me hair colour with out chemicals, she is wonderful, I am cherry red at the moment, I love it, just cannot contemplate going grey, while I still have hair it’s colour all the way😀

I always had blonde hair and was usually in a bob. I joined a friend to go cold turkey during the lockdown.
I have gradually gone shorter as time has gone on and have the back which turned very dark cut very short. Now I have a long Pixie. It has lots of grey and quite a few natural streaks.
I'm glad I did it saved lots of money and a two-hour stint in the hairdresser my hair is also in better condition.
Your natural hair will gradually suit your complexion I've even been told by a SIL my grey eyes now look blue.
I would say go for it so many people are.

Hetty58

HeavenLeigh, I didn't 'decide' - but my hair decided to go silver (mostly) from blonde. I dyed it blonde, then realised that I'd be much better off if I just dyed it silver! The remaining roots don't show as they're similar colours.

You can get dye stripping treatments so maybe don't even have to wait for it to grow out.

I think that I might follow your example Hetty, have it stripped and dyed something closer to my natural grey.
I’ve currently got long dark auburn hair which I dye myself.
I’d be worried about ruining the condition though…

I don’t want to go short as I had short hair for decades and it’s taken me a good four or five yesterday to grow it.
I wouldn’t suit short hair now.

Yes went grey about 5 years ago... from a dark brown with highlights look... it's great not having highlights done anymore, with hours spent at the hairdressers and expensive too. It always looked great when first done, but gradually went dull. A pixie cut with lots of light silver round the fringe - much healthier and less dry now.

I think Ann Widdecombe looks much better with natural greys than her all over dark brown look. Personally I believe that dyeing your hair when the rest of your face is old doesn't really fool anyone!

It's a good time of year to transition, as you can easily cover the regrowth with hats etc. Otherwise go with highlights as suggested above.

I still have thick waist length hair. Years ago I decided to stop dying it and fortunately it had become a wonderful silvery grey. I mostly wear my hair up but I have been tempted to shave it all off and wear a wig.

I decided to stop having my hair coloured some years ago now. It’s a mix of grey and brown, so not fully grey yet, though more grey than brown (not sure if it ever will become fully grey), but I’m happy with it. I have it cut every 5 or 6 weeks in a shortish bob style. I wouldn’t go back to colouring it.

My hairdresser advised me to stop dying my hair a few years ago as there were so many shades of grey in my natural colour.

I then had chemo and lost my hair and it has come back blond!

I don’t think grey hair is ageing but I think hair dyed dark shades of brown when older looks unnatural and ageing and obviously dyed. I still dye mine occasionally but use Wella True Grey which is great, there are lots of different shades. A good cut is the most important thing.

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I had my hair cut very short to speed up the process once I'd taken the decision to go grey in my late 60s. My natural colour was very dark brown, almost black and I started having low lights in my early 50s when I spotted my first grey hairs multiplying.
What encouraged me to take the plunge was seeing a photo of myself at a wedding. I noticed how harsh the colour looked against my pale skin. I'm naturally very pale even when wearing make up and always have been so I thought me having very dark hair in my 60s would still be ok. I was wrong.

I'm so glad I decided to take the plunge. I had a lot of compliments on my new hairstyle and hair colour, which was nice. During lockdown I let my hair grow again but plan to go short again at some point, mainly due to me losing a lot of hair after the sudden death of my husband. Its growing back but is pretty unmanageable.
I know grey hair is considered ageing but in my view, sagging jaw lines and wrinkles are ageing. At 71, I have those as well. I can't kid myself that raven locks will make me look younger!

I don’t think grey hair is particularly aging either, especially if it’s well cut/styled.
There are so many varieties of grey - DM was iron grey, but I’m silver. MiL was ‘pepper and salt’ and hated it, but wouldn’t do anything about it.
Yes, embrace the grey!

I did it six years ago after being fed up with the six weekly top up at the hairdressers. My hair was blonde so the transition was much easier for me. I took the view if I didn’t like it I could start with the dye again. However, my hair is all one colour, a pale silvery blonde grey, it’s in much better condition and I’ve never had so many compliments. I’m lucky in that my hair is thick and I wear it Bob length.

I am completely natural now. I don't think grey hair is aging. It's the way you have it cut and styled that ages you.

HeavenLeigh, I didn't 'decide' - but my hair decided to go silver (mostly) from blonde. I dyed it blonde, then realised that I'd be much better off if I just dyed it silver! The remaining roots don't show as they're similar colours.

You can get dye stripping treatments so maybe don't even have to wait for it to grow out.

Mine was dark brown and I used mahogany dye. When it started to go grey I had it bleached blonde so that the regrowth was darker. This was fashionable at the time.
I'd agree to getting a hairdresser to lighten or highlight to hide the growth line. I also got a shorter cut which made the process shorter.

My hair was very dark brown. I started going white at 26. Dyed it for years. When I got to 50 I got fed up of dyeing it. I had a really good cut and my hairdresser put in mink and silver coloured highlights to blend through. I am currently salt and pepper with total white at the sides. I am planning on having some soft pale damson shades put in, but often get positive comments on the colour now (before it’s even dyed). My hairdresser said that it’s quite usual to go these colours when you have been very dark brown. One thing I would recommend is to use purple shampoo once a fortnight to take any brassiness out of your hair. I am 56 now. My older brother is 60 and completely white which actually looks quite striking, so I expect that I will follow suit.

You could have a lighter tint with ash highlights in, then the lighter colour growing through isn’t so obvious. I did this for a while till I just had the highlights with a silver toner, then just stopped having the highlights. I love the colour now, and just sometimes put a wash in wash out silver toner through it to brighten it up.

When my hair dresser said I has 85% grey I decided I would have it cut really short and let the grey come in. It had been dark brown home dyed. It was a shock to see how white it actually was, but it was still dark at my nape and half way up the back of my head, I had no idea!

It’s long now two tone white on top, brown underneath, however I’ve grown to love it. It’s took a few years to get used to it though. I sometimes got the feeling that a few people thought ‘I’d let myself go’, a few struggle to believe I’ve not dyed it this colour.

To be rid of the home colouring every two weeks is bliss, and having my hair healthy is a big bonus.