I was having coffee with some new friends the other day, and one of them happened to be a professional colorist. We were all chatting about hair color, and I mentioned that I had an appointment for a color the following week and wondered what to do. "Embrace your natural hair color!" she suggested. She was quite adamant that it would look fantastic. What hue would that be, you ask? If you look at the crown of my head, it is quite obvious. I'm going... white!
I remember my beloved maternal grandfather (my Opa) had a beautiful head of white hair, and my mom has the same now, so I think I'm following in their footsteps.
Apparently, white/grey is quite popular these days, even with younger women. I don't think I'd go grey if I really wasn't, but I decided to be brave and get 'platinum blonde' (as in stripping all color from my hair)foils to match the color that is coming in, and add some color balance to my head of hair. I was a little nervous about it, but when all was said and done, I decided I really liked it!
If your husband doesn't notice this change, my hair stylist told me, suggest he see an eye doctor.
Well, he did notice (and likes it!) , but still he says It's not that drastic. Huh? I thought it was, but maybe it looks so natural...? I'll be making an appointment for him soon. ;)
I was actually hoping it wouldn't be too crazy different, because I'm not really into shocking people. But just to keep it fun, I did have a small strand of blue/teal put in, for a pop of color. I think that's my favorite part. ;)
I'm hoping that I will get my hair foiled/colored less often now, as I go through my color transition. As long as it looks stylish and doesn't make me feel old, I am game!
There is something freeing about embracing reality.
update:
Funny you should blog about this today - I was just thinking about having my long hair blended, to look like what is coming in - silver white and grey. I love it on top but since my hair is long, the bottom part is blonde and since I don't plan on cutting all of that blonde off, I might as well dye it to match the top of my hair. It will eventually get cut out through trims. My hair is to the middle of my back and I wear a long braid. Or sometimes I wear it up or I just wear a upscale pony tail. I like having my hair off my shoulders now, but am not ready to drastically cut my hair.
ReplyDeleteI wish you would post a picture. I'd love to see how it looks.
OOOOoo! Can't wait to see it! Coffee this week??
ReplyDeleteWhat! Where's the picture!!!! No fair...I have also decided to go au natural...when my grey first started coming in I hated it but now as the glimmers of silver and white make their way thru my naturally dark hair I am loving it. Can not wait to see it! Maybe we should do a group coffee visit it has been far far to long!
ReplyDeleteCan you take a picture of the back of your head? Would love to see the color; sounded like it came out great!
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Haha nice picture you silly girl...it looks awesome! I love it! Especially the teal...I think we will join the generation of grey fun! I always tell my kids I'll have purple hair when I'm a granny...a
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely adorable. And, yes, it IS freeing, but I do envy your teal streak. Mine is too dark to do that. Gorgeous woman!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Isn't it fun to do something different, and a little crazy?! I've been getting a hankering to change things up as well !
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