Men, do you color your gray hair?

[Anonymous]

Check out Just for Men Control GX Shampoo. Just hit the market a few months ago. Getting lots of press from what I can tell. Doesn't matter what your original hair color was, other than blond. Any shade of light brown through black and you can use the stuff. Over the course of 2+ weeks, gray reduces, original color returns. VERY gradual. Once get amount of gray you want, if any, just use it once a week to retain level.

[Anonymous]

OP, men age like wine, just leave the heir alone. Dyed hair is like a fake hair to me

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Absolutely not. Hair color for men is like botox for women. It looks fake, everyone knows what you did, and it gets turned into a laugh. I'm a man in his 50s who actually likes the look of his silver hair. I'm not 25 anymore and I'm okay with that.

You look old, bro.

Who cares? That's what I say. I'm 50 - soon to be 51. I haven't colored my hair in 13 years.

If "looking old" is a sin, then I'm fine with dancing with the devil.

This need to recapture youth is ridiculous. We all KNOW how old you really are. Botox and butt lifts are detectable, folks.

Signed,
a woman

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have a friend who is 46 and completely grey - almost white in fact. He's going to be looking for a new job soon and in his case, I think he should cover his greys, or at least do a salt and pepper look. His hair makes him look much much older than he really is and unfortunately, I think that will work against him in his job search. The truth is, a lot of employers do not want to hire new people they think are in or fast approaching their 60s.

+1 FIL swore he'd never dye his hair until he lost his job. He did it the right way and went to a stylist who made it look natural.

Like your FIL, I never wanted to dye hair but now am wondering whether I need to for job search. I look much younger than my age, 57, except for my hair.

As job market is pretty tough for over-50 crowd, should I dye hair to help my chances?

[Anonymous]

DH colors his beard, which is white, but his hair is gray. He uses some natural product he buys at Whole Foods. He applies it with a kids paintbrush, leaves it on for a few minutes, and rinses it off. It gives him a salt and pepper beard which matches his hair. It wears off, so he has to redo it once a week.

He will quit when he retires. His colleagues are a decade younger than he, and he's in a very competitive field, where people lose their jobs all the time. Over 50, and you're out!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a friend who is 46 and completely grey - almost white in fact. He's going to be looking for a new job soon and in his case, I think he should cover his greys, or at least do a salt and pepper look. His hair makes him look much much older than he really is and unfortunately, I think that will work against him in his job search. The truth is, a lot of employers do not want to hire new people they think are in or fast approaching their 60s.

+1 FIL swore he'd never dye his hair until he lost his job. He did it the right way and went to a stylist who made it look natural.

Like your FIL, I never wanted to dye hair but now am wondering whether I need to for job search. I look much younger than my age, 57, except for my hair.

As job market is pretty tough for over-50 crowd, should I dye hair to help my chances?

I would recommend it, pp. my stylist says she has quite a few male clients in their mid-50s and 60s who get their hair colored regularly, from policemen to business executives. Some just want a little gray at the temples, other salt-n-pepper, and a few the whole head. I've seen several of them (my DH included) that look very natural. My DH is the oldest guy in his company at 55. When he runs into friends or former colleagues, they often say, "You look great!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Double standard. No one complains about women coloring their hair and wearing makeup. Why should different rules apply to men? Do you want people judging you as meanly as you have judged and entire gender?

Anonymous wrote:Please don't. You can tell, and it looks worse than the alternative. I have two friends' husbands who dye their hair. I want to shake them and tell them to let it go salt & pepper (or just salt!), but I'm clearly not supposed about the hair dye.

No one? I wouldn't say I complain, but I do think that a lot of women who color their hair do a terrible job. I notice, I judge, but I don't say anything. Same with makeup. Some is nice. Too much and you look older than plain faced. And then there are other women in their 40's who clearly haven't had a lesson since they were 16 and look caught in the 90's (Melania, can you hear me? )

[Anonymous]

The reason why most dye jobs look bad on men is that you generally only notice when it's bad. There are men who sneak in more subtle dye jobs that aren't as obvious. The trick for men is to leave a little gray and be realistic. If you have a face full of wrinkles jowls, you're going to look silly with the hair of a 19 year old boy band member.

It's really the same principle as make-up for women. You notice "bad" makeup. Good makeup just subtle enhances without looking like makeup.

[Anonymous]

Stephen Colbert must dye his hair as I saw a picture of him with a white beard. You can't have pitch black hair with a white beard unless you've had help. As for myself I wish I didn't have gray hair but I have a full head of it thus can't complain.

[Anonymous]

Bad idea. Crosses the line into fussy vanity which is borderline effeminate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm 55 and graying. I know, I should age gracefully, but . . ..

I am working with my hair stylist to "tone down" the gray. I tried plain coloring first but it was too dark. Then I tried something called "glazing" which is supposed to be a lighter touch to color, but it still looks too colored (dark). I'm looking for something in between full dark and natural gray. I don't know why. Just wonder what you do.

Does your wife know? That you like men, I mean.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a friend who is 46 and completely grey - almost white in fact. He's going to be looking for a new job soon and in his case, I think he should cover his greys, or at least do a salt and pepper look. His hair makes him look much much older than he really is and unfortunately, I think that will work against him in his job search. The truth is, a lot of employers do not want to hire new people they think are in or fast approaching their 60s.

+1 FIL swore he'd never dye his hair until he lost his job. He did it the right way and went to a stylist who made it look natural.

Like your FIL, I never wanted to dye hair but now am wondering whether I need to for job search. I look much younger than my age, 57, except for my hair.

As job market is pretty tough for over-50 crowd, should I dye hair to help my chances?

I would recommend it, pp. my stylist says she has quite a few male clients in their mid-50s and 60s who get their hair colored regularly, from policemen to business executives. Some just want a little gray at the temples, other salt-n-pepper, and a few the whole head. I've seen several of them (my DH included) that look very natural. My DH is the oldest guy in his company at 55. When he runs into friends or former colleagues, they often say, "You look great!"

Thanks for your suggestion.

[Anonymous]

Curious if any guys here use the shampoos that brighten grey/silver hair? I don't want to hide my grey hairs, I want them to stand out since my hair is jet black and the color contrast would be cool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Curious if any guys here use the shampoos that brighten grey/silver hair? I don't want to hide my grey hairs, I want them to stand out since my hair is jet black and the color contrast would be cool.

Are you sure you should be on this forum? The fact you use the word cool indicates you probably shouldn't.

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Anonymous wrote:Curious if any guys here use the shampoos that brighten grey/silver hair? I don't want to hide my grey hairs, I want them to stand out since my hair is jet black and the color contrast would be cool.

Are you sure you should be on this forum? The fact you use the word cool indicates you probably shouldn't.

Thanks for the welcome, old fart

The fact you would bother to leave that comment shows that you definitely belong here

The fact that I still use the word cool doesn't mean a damn thing, so GTFOOHWTBS

Google that if you don't know what that means if your old bones can still type