I’m 47. 50% gray hair.... should I just grow it out?

Anonymous
I'm in my 40s with grey hair. You need a really good cut and to keep it moisturized-think hair masques. Klorane makes a nice silver hair clarifying shampoo--you don't need lavender or blue tints. I have never been 'hair happier' since I ditched the drippy dye. Regret I didn't switch sooner. That being said, i don't judge. I also wouldn't be adverse to a few accent highlights or lowlights, but stylists work so rarely with silver hair that i simply don't trust them. If anyone has had a good experience with this in DMV, would love to hear it.
Anonymous
The long gray hair look is a thing. I think it looks crunchy witch.
Anonymous
My hair started going gray in my 30s. I’m 66 now and still dying it. Boring but seriously people think I’m 10 years younger.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:The long gray hair look is a thing. I think it looks crunchy witch.


Mmmmm, there are a lot of styles/looks. I lam trying long layers now but I think the best look.is the shoulder length bob, with bend /curl when you want to jazz it up. Like Ellen Barkin in Animal Kingdom. In photos my hair actually looks blonde. The Helen Mirren is good too.
Anonymous
I think it can be beautiful. My mother's hair turned gray in her 30's, curly, multi-toned, lots of sparkly silver, and I always thought it was beautiful. I always thought if my hair grayed early, I'd embrace it because hers was so lovely to me. Cue my late 30's, I'm about 20% there with the gray (she was entirely gray by now, so it's slower, but happening) and I'm finding it harder to accept. I think I'll go with it for awhile though and see. I also think I'd be open to my hairdresser tweaking it in low maintenance ways - leaving it gray, but highlight or lowlight or whatever she thinks would be best. And more attentive to haircuts than I've been before. I think it just needs a bit more love to look its best, but that it can be stunning.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Hahaha did anyone else misread the title as "I'm 47.50% gray hair"? So, I guess 52.50% brown hair?

I was like "wow, did you count all your hairs? That's so precise!!"


I thought the same thing!

I am 49 and have not dyed or highlighted since March 2020, so almost 11 months of root growth. I had been toying with the idea of going au naturale for a few years and the pandemic gave me the excuse to go for it. I hate how slow this process is and how brassy the ends of my (bra strap-length) hair are. I don't want to go through this again! I might consider highlights or lowlights to give my hair more dimension and oomph, but won't try to cover the gray again. It is fascinating how my hair doesn't seem as gray as the roots did at just 4 weeks post-dye.

My mom and grandmothers never dyed their hair and I sometimes regret ever going down that road.

I'd rather spend the time and money on health and fitness than covering gray.

Anonymous
Man here. I like grey.

During COVID, a fairly basic looking female friend let her hair go grey. She looked very attractive. But then she died it again. Now she looks basic again.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
I’m in my 30s and have decided to go gray naturally (never dyed my hair in my life). I follow this Instagram and don’t think these women look aged. They look vibrant.

https://instagram.com/grombre?igshid=jyu0hgc3l7uo


There is nothing wrong with gray hair, but some of the women in the photos have unkempt hair, which is not a good look. The women that I know who look good with grey hair keep it nicely styled.
Anonymous
No one in their 40s and 50s is convincing people that they're *not* that age, regardless of hair color.


I'm not looking to convince anyone that I am not my age (48). I like the hair color I had for most of my life, and want to keep it for now. It looks better with the clothing colors I have.
Anonymous
40 years old and I can't do it. I keep trying, but the truth is that I don't like my base color (a kind of dishwater blonde). Maybe when I'm more gray it won't bother me as much to grow it out, because it will just look gray/silver instead of this kind of muddy color with streaks of gray.

I think women with black or rich brown hair look great as they go gray because the contrast is nice.

In the meantime, I'll keep dying my hair a kind of honey blonde color. It really helps warm up my coloring and the dye also softens my hair and makes it shinier. I'm not trying to look younger. I just want "pretty" hair and my natural hair isn't pretty to me.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:40 years old and I can't do it. I keep trying, but the truth is that I don't like my base color (a kind of dishwater blonde). Maybe when I'm more gray it won't bother me as much to grow it out, because it will just look gray/silver instead of this kind of muddy color with streaks of gray.

I think women with black or rich brown hair look great as they go gray because the contrast is nice.


In the meantime, I'll keep dying my hair a kind of honey blonde color. It really helps warm up my coloring and the dye also softens my hair and makes it shinier. I'm not trying to look younger. I just want "pretty" hair and my natural hair isn't pretty to me.


Accurate. I think both original hair color and complexion make a big difference in how gray will look. The darker the hair and skin, the better the contrast. My hair is black and the gray is coming in as silver streaks, probably about 20% gray now. I call them "wisdom highlights" and get lots of compliments on it. I think it also matters that my overall style makes the gray look intentional and not sloppy.
Anonymous
I am 52, and have been growing out my gray during covid. I think it balances nicely with my six pack abs and tight firm butt.
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