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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I saw a woman do this my only thought would be how amazing, and wish I could be as brave. I am 35, color my hair every 3 weeks, started going grey in my teens. I am fed up of the color and honestly just want to stop. Everyone in my family goes grey in their teens, and my mom at 65 still colors her hair all the time. My aunt stopped at 53, and her hair looks amazing at 57. It's really dense, lush, thick, and healthy, even though it's completely grey.

We need more women embracing this to make it easier for the rest of us. [/quote]

I also started going gray in my teens, and colored my hair for maybe 4-5 years in my late twenties and early thirties. The last time I colored I got as close to my natural dark brown as possible and then that was it. I went with a short cut for a half a year or so. At that point I was probably only 25% gray so the transition wasn't terribly noticeable. I am now 45 and am maybe 60% white, 40% dark. The dark looks very dark against the white. When I style my hair and wear it down it is pretty damn striking. When I don't bother (usually) it looks like it always did - a big mop of wavy hair. Just white, now. I do look older than I am, for sure. People are used to seeing gray and white hair on 60 somethings, not 40 somethings, so at work people assume I am part of the older cohort. Whatever. Doesn't bother me. I think I don't care because I do things that make my body feel wonderful - I rock climb and hike and kayak and run. I went to a dermatologist and got a recommendation for face cleanser and moisturizer when I haven't been able to use cosmetics due to sensitive skin. I recently threw out all my clothes that didn't feel good or look good on my body. Yeah, I look like a middle aged woman. It feels awesome.[/quote]

Nice!!!!!! I love this story. Right on! I go to yoga with this super fit lady has a couple of kids under ten, and she sports a long poof of silver hair. She looks great but seriously in regard to ageism, she is kind of going it relatively alone, if you look around the room. [/quote]

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