I'd decided to stop coloring my hair back in February. It's now been eight weeks since my last color touch-up and the white is coming in. It seems to be a good time for this - the salon's closed and I don't see many people, so I can live with it looking bad for the short term. I think a lot of people are doing this; I do really miss being able to get a good haircut - with it growing out and the rainy weather it's getting, um, assertive.
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Based on how picked over the haircolor aisle is at my supermarket (which has a little CVS in the corner), I think many more people are coloring at home than letting their roots grow out. I had to add bleach kits to my Amazon monthly subscription because I haven't been able to find it in the stores! (And I've been coloring my own hair at home for DECADES so honestly I think I should have dibs!)
I stopped coloring it a few years ago to enjoy my gray streaks. There are only a few, but I like them. I may do a streak of color from time to time, but haven't yet. It is very long at this point, like to my elbows. It will probably be twisted up for the next few months.
I wish I had either more or less grey hair. Either way, I'm not coloring my hair, as I've never done it before, and I don't want to deal with the mess.
What was , when I was much younger , a streak of light blonde hair at the front, is turning into a silvery grey streak that is getting more prominent. And the rest of the grey is more silvery so it kind of blends with the dark blonde.
Mine is coming in white. I think it's going to be pretty - a nice silvery white if the roots are an accurate indication. It went white back in 2007 and I've been having it professionally colored since then, but maintaining it has just gotten to be enough of a hassle that I'm going to let it be what it is. I love the red/auburn, but it fades so fast!
I love the red/auburn, but it fades so fast!
That was my issue. It just didn't last long enough. Mine isn't silvery or white so much, but there are a couple streaks wide enough to show up.
I've had a Bonnie Raitt grey/white streak at the front of my hair for years, then just the stray grey. Last year, due to stress (I think), I went from overall less than 25% grey to well over half.
I'd grow it out, but the last time I flirted with that, I felt I looked too old in photos. It's not the flattering kind of grey.
Right now, I just look like a skunk. I keep procrastinating coloring my hair.
My hair was originally a very dark brown, almost black, and I started getting white streaks fairly early. It was quite dramatic and I liked it - one friend said that if she didn't know me better, she'd think I was having them done professionally - but my hair did go almost completely white after having a stroke. I went red/auburn to celebrate recovery and have kept it up since ... until I just got tired of trying to keep it from fading. So ... I'll let it go white and see how it looks.
I honestly don't have any idea what color most of my hair is these days