tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post4618849097860322072..comments2023-04-04T07:26:09.997-07:00Comments on Searching for our silver lining: Embracing the silverCristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04317873211902543387noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post-20904410816555645612018-11-09T02:49:17.102-08:002018-11-09T02:49:17.102-08:00I saw a woman on the tram the other day who had be...I saw a woman on the tram the other day who had beautiful long silver grey hair. I have noticed more and more women are starting to embrace the grey which is great!dublinerinDeutschlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804856792598440633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post-81651543952306537652018-11-08T17:03:00.440-08:002018-11-08T17:03:00.440-08:00THIS...this is why I adore you. You take this chan...THIS...this is why I adore you. You take this chance on yourself and push yourself just enough outside your comfort zone to grow...and you are beautiful. I've been noticing what I thought were just blonde hairs coming in are actually quite silver. The bathroom lighting at work really brings them out. I haven't colored my hair since I started treatment for the kids in 2010. My hair changes colors with the seasons depending on how much sun I see. But this...silver is new and I applaud you and your beautiful self!SLES75https://www.blogger.com/profile/12877385793219947998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post-39060833298380688372018-11-07T10:37:05.785-08:002018-11-07T10:37:05.785-08:00I think you are very brave!! I applaud you in your...I think you are very brave!! I applaud you in your decision, and I agree that it seems to be a lot more of us are deciding to forgo hair color these days.<br />I haven’t gotten to that point yet...I remember in my mid-20s when I first ran my hands through my hair and saw all the silver strands and kind of freaked out. Now I just see the roots coming back in and I can’t take it, I feel like I re-color it earlier and earlier every time. I hope one day to be able to go all gray. My grandmothers had beautiful white hair and I hope I can be that lucky.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987444437659867827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post-46234137095782319392018-11-03T11:31:51.759-07:002018-11-03T11:31:51.759-07:00I think it's great that you are embracing the ...I think it's great that you are embracing the gray! I will tell you, I am noticing more and more women choosing to forgo coloring and letting the silver shine. I feel like it could even be described as a movement. Why should men be free to let their grays come in and, Like BnB said, be distinguished, while women are apparently horrifying when they let their hair be natural? It is EXPENSIVE. It is NOT HEALTHY. I agree, sitting with chemicals in your hair makes you wonder, hmmm, why am I doing this? I haven't colored my hair since the summer, mostly because I haven't had time or money due to the moving nonsense, but now I could make that appointment and I haven't. I kind of like the idea of looking to see what it looks like without color. I definitely have a lot more at my temples than I thought I did, and it's all through my hair now, not just localized. But, when I think on what I could do with the money I spend every 6-8 weeks... a break from the coloring seems like an interesting idea. I hope you continue to love yours -- it will probably only take a couple months for it to look less startling to you. (Also, there's a lady in my tap class whose hair is gray, but then she dyes the ends a bright color, like primary red...that is a cool way to go because it's embracing the gray, but then also embracing how it takes on bright color, too! Not sure I'm brave enough for that one though.)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post-60483962177429906142018-11-02T14:23:36.408-07:002018-11-02T14:23:36.408-07:00I stopped colouring my hair a few years ago, &...I stopped colouring my hair a few years ago, & haven't looked back. I must admit, I might not have done so if I was still working or job hunting... 50+ women have a tough enough time in the workplace as it is...! But I do NOT regret the time or money spent, or whatever those chemicals were doing to my hair...! <br /><br />I read a good book a while back on this subject -- reviewed here: <br /><br />https://theroadlesstravelledlb.blogspot.com/2015/06/book-going-gray-by-anne-kreamer.html<br /><br />A post I wrote about going grey myself: <br /><br />https://theroadlesstravelledlb.blogspot.com/2015/05/shades-of-grey.htmlloribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post-74005098651362540792018-10-31T08:13:16.201-07:002018-10-31T08:13:16.201-07:00I'm there too. I've been coloring my hair...I'm there too. I've been coloring my hair for years. At first it started out as something fun to play around with, and with age and time, it's become more of a "necessity." I've had the stray gray hair since my early 20s, but now they're noticeable. And with as much as my inner feminist cringes to say this, in the professional world, appearance matters for women. Anyway, I'm in this weird space of being over it and feeling like I should stay on top of it. <br /><br />(also, why is it that men who are graying are "distinguished" but women who allow their hair to naturally turn gray are "old hags"?)BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post-6417672945877664182018-10-30T14:20:59.024-07:002018-10-30T14:20:59.024-07:00I'm with Mel. (And like you both, I am embraci...I'm with Mel. (And like you both, I am embracing the gray, too.)<br /><br />I love the way you equate silver with light. I'm going to do that now, too.Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post-90194881259595094602018-10-30T09:41:39.423-07:002018-10-30T09:41:39.423-07:00It's beautiful. Think about how much we pay f...It's beautiful. Think about how much we pay for shiny jewelry, and you have it on your head for free :-). I have never dyed my hair, though I think about it all the time. Mine is grey -- very grey -- with a white streak through the front like Bride of Frankenstein. I spend a lot of time thinking about covering it up and then backtracking through the reasons you listed plus the feeling that I've been grey for so long that it will look even more obvious and fake when I dye it. I don't know. I just want my hair to feel like my hair.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705921733157075632noreply@blogger.com