This week's Time features an article on The War Over Going Gray. Apparently it is the latest feminist debate... something about aging authentically. As it just so happens, I'm waging my own "to dye or not to dye" battle. And I'm at the point of giving up the battle for the bottle. I haven't colored my locks since February (just before Sassy's Face-to-Face, when I sported an auburn shade that was the envy of our dear hostess).
All these months later I haven't completely outgrown my winter dye-job. Glaciers move faster than my hair grows. What color remains is now sun-bleached and brittle. I've cut as much of the
What I'm left with is a lot of gray. Court says gray is sexy. It's certainly healthier. When I've completely outgrown the color I hope it will look fetching, but is that possible with gray hair?
In the meantime, I have to live with ever-longer uncolored roots, and THAT is certainly not fetching. The temptation to reach for the bottle is intense.
What's a woman to do?
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I'm seeing more and more gray every time I look in the mirror. I haven't colored yet, but I'm sure I will be doing something soon...
I used to dye my hair and so did Bing. Probably because we both had really beautifully colored hair. Hers was black and mine was auburn.
We both decided several years ago (when we were just friends) to stick together and refuse to dye.
We are both salt and peppers now and much happier. I even cut my long hair into a short do and am amazed at how easy this all is.
But...to each her own, yes?
I won't give in to the bottle...
I won't give in to the bottle...
I won't give in to the bottle...
I won't give in to the bottle...
I won't give in to the bottle...
I won't give in to the bottle...
Do whatever makes YOU feel good about yourself. Me -- I am NEVER going gray. It makes me look and feel OLD.
I still feel like a young sex kitten on the inside.... and try to reflect that on the outside.
But.... I never have used an over-the-counter hair coloring product either.... I go to the salon and get a weave.
I had mine highlighted in late June. I've got to decide what I'll do now that I'm due for a cut next weekend. I've had a ton of compliments on so I'm leaning towards doing it again.
I do. I just do. The gray hairs that sprout about the crown are wiry and un-ruly, even in the short buzz. When tinted, they lay the way my brush dictates. They just do.
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