tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post7895124113523992122..comments2024-03-19T01:35:10.559-04:00Comments on *: 50 Shades of Gray.....Hair Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547640380443175482noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-25751595972743012922017-07-13T13:52:28.233-04:002017-07-13T13:52:28.233-04:00Thanks for this. I'm in the process of growin...Thanks for this. I'm in the process of growing out and your words and images really helped. You're lovely, btw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-38275097664751081762017-03-08T21:43:39.409-05:002017-03-08T21:43:39.409-05:00Hi Lauren
I am a 39 year old Aussie who has been...Hi Lauren <br /><br />I am a 39 year old Aussie who has been going ungracefully grey since hitting my 30's much to the amusement of my children and the shock of my friends and colleagues when I tell them I have been dying my hair for almost 10 years now. <br /><br />I knew exactly what I was in for with my Mum going grey/white in her early 30's and in an attempt to cover it trialled a myriad of colours until finally settling on natures intention and allowing her beautiful white to shine through. <br /><br />I have for the last couple of years started dreading the 3-4 hour visits (thanks to my super thick hair)at the salon every 5 weeks to cover my patchy white/greys and ensure the skunk stripe does not get out of hand. However I am noticing each time that there are more and more to cover and now I am at the stage where I've had enough and thinking of letting nature do its thing. I am due to go to the salon today and was looking at best ways to grow out my colour and that's where I found your blog :) which has given me the inspiration and courage to just go for it. <br /><br />I thinking of starting off with just highlights (no root touch ups) and see how I go. Thank you for your beautiful pics and your honesty of the whole process and wish me luck :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-49477041604018351602015-12-12T19:33:08.899-05:002015-12-12T19:33:08.899-05:00Hi Lauren,
I am considering taking the plunge on ...Hi Lauren,<br /><br />I am considering taking the plunge on stopping the hair dye merry go round. I will be 47 in January and have been coloring since my early 20s. My first gray hair popped up around the time I turned 16. So I have been coloring for at least 25 years. I don't even know what my hair looks like anymore. I am nervous and excited about this new venture. I think I will go very short in order to spare myself a little of the growing out agony. I have already let my stylist know I wanted to break the color cycle. He suggested lowlights and a short pixie cut. Crossing my fingers it looks even half as beautiful as your grey hair. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09047208228094341810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-30854480536738852512015-10-26T17:10:55.577-04:002015-10-26T17:10:55.577-04:00Thank you do much for this blog....but....
A few y...Thank you do much for this blog....but....<br />A few years ago, my mother became tremendously ill. It was, like, overnight, I started getting white hair (about 55+), never had a gray hair before!<br />I work as a professor at a college where, of course, my students are much younger than me. I really want to relate and connect with them. I have been working many years now, as I was promoted to an administrator. But, because I have been there through many stages of my life, I don't want to appear old or out-dated in relating to faculty or students. All of my former professor colleges are more than 20+ years younger than me now.<br />I so much want to embrace my gray-white hair. I let it go 9 weeks this summer (while hiking in the UK) and my hair looked dreadful when I came home and I actually tried to style my hair after letting it be in a ponytail for all those weeks. I didn't 't care when I was away, but when I came back to my professional responsibilities, I was so embarrassed to look like that professionally (really the actual skunk look). So, I went back to the dye. Now, it seems I need touch ups every 3-4 weeks (and that is pushing it!). Plus, the cost for a salon touch-up (which seems to really only work for me as it becomes increasingly harder to cover) is just getting too expensive for me as I look to saving for retirement. I really, really just want to quit this on-going expense. But, I just now looked at myself in the bathroom mirror (post 5 weeks, and I absolutely hate what I see!). How did all of you women handle this in a professional atmosphere during that gruesome stage growing out stage (and from the pictures I have seen, look so great or have such a positive attitude?). I feel like I need to take two years of vacation to do this in the privacy of my own home and space!<br />Thanks for any helpful comments or support.<br />RuthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-50860411961216978302015-08-08T11:52:11.120-04:002015-08-08T11:52:11.120-04:00Awww, Bethany, thats so sweet and kind of you to s...Awww, Bethany, thats so sweet and kind of you to say. Thank you. :)<br />I have a feeling that the reason for the looks changed over time. With the first few inches of my white stripe, it looked kind of odd. Then though, as time went on the stares came with nice compliments and encouragement. Which was wonderful. <3<br />Thanks again Bethany! xoxoxoxoLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093968853372697053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-10011496195144584572015-08-08T00:33:17.078-04:002015-08-08T00:33:17.078-04:00Did you ever consider that people are staring at y...Did you ever consider that people are staring at you because you are beautiful? So many women dye their hair that it is rare to see people with grey hair, especially younger, good looking people such as yourself :)Bethany Gracenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-62017949654289086662015-06-07T10:35:49.369-04:002015-06-07T10:35:49.369-04:00Hi Ciara!!!! It's wonderful to meet you!!! Tha...Hi Ciara!!!! It's wonderful to meet you!!! Thank you for your kind words. I just read your lovely post and yes! Yes! I completely related to everything that you said. You put it so well! I had the exact same feeling and experiences too with that constant gray hair root touch-up. What I can say is that for all the struggle as I went through the dreaded "grow out phase", afterwards, the freedom from hair dye has been soooooooo worth it. :) And, I can't believe it but I actually like my gray hair. <br />It's scary and most of the world will ask you "WHY" do you want top do THAT!? But, if you're ready, follow your heart and you will find that it might be really fantastic!!! \(^-^)/<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by Ciara. If you need some gray hair cheer, I'm always here!<br />xoLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093968853372697053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-85961126832621242192015-06-06T18:13:34.261-04:002015-06-06T18:13:34.261-04:00Hi Lauren,
I love your blog and your spirit. You ...Hi Lauren,<br /><br />I love your blog and your spirit. You look impossibly gorgeous too :-)<br /><br />I'm just stepping on to the 'Can I do it ?' train too.<br /><br />http://ciaramaclaverty.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/first-world-dilemmas-is-there-any-way.html<br /><br /> I will read your blog to keep the faith!<br /><br />Ciara (from Scotland, UK)Ciarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908098909334331994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-70581707220071337712015-05-08T11:03:51.672-04:002015-05-08T11:03:51.672-04:00Dear C.
Oooooooh, your comment was so touching. T...Dear C.<br /><br />Oooooooh, your comment was so touching. THANK YOU very very much for taking the time to write. I promise you, you are not alone! And also, as someone who just like you, went gray in our 20's and decided to stop coloring for the SAME reasons around 32, IT GETS BETTER! (>'-')> <br />I know this decision can be an emotional roller coaster at times, and I've yet to meet anyone who loves their hair during the transition phase, but once you get going, (which 12 weeks is awesome!) it'll just get easier with each day!!!! And, it sounds like you have an AMAZING gray goddess role model in your MOM!!! How FABULOUS!!! :) I love that.<br /><br />I'm so glad that you're here C. Please know you're not alone in this and if you have any questions, I'm here for ya!<br /><br />Thanks again for stopping by. I loved reading your story.<br />xoxoxoxoxoxo,<br />Lauren :)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093968853372697053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-31164877563428946702015-05-07T16:00:33.728-04:002015-05-07T16:00:33.728-04:00Lauren,
Thank you so much for this blog and for sh...Lauren,<br />Thank you so much for this blog and for sharing your story in such an honest way! I was reading another post of yours about finding your Gray Goddess and I realized that my Mom has been rocking her natural hair shade all her life, even though she has four daughters who often pushed her to dye it. I've been slowly going gray since I was 20. Now at 32, I'm tired of being a slave to hair dye, as others put it. I'm tired of feeling embarrassed by a part of me that is naturally occurring. I'm also trying to save money, as well as live a less-chemically-infused lifestyle... and recently it just clicked that I could just learn to love my natural hair! It all makes sense.... <br />Today I found your blog and have to say, it feels great to read about someone who is going through the same thing and is someone we can all relate to! I know I'll be coming here for reminders about why I'm on this journey... but I love knowing I'm NOT ALONE! Thank you so much!!! <br />My roots are about 12 weeks in, and I had a box of dye ready to go... but I returned it today. I'm going for it. <br />Thank you again!<br /><br />~CCarlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-17337111482113023642015-03-15T19:49:52.812-04:002015-03-15T19:49:52.812-04:00Hi Michelle! \(^-^)/ Thank you very much for your...Hi Michelle! \(^-^)/ Thank you very much for your comment and for sharing your story. I KNOW you can do it! You can! It sounds like you have a full, wonderful life with two little ones and being in grad school. Even for a person with much less going on, that commitment to dying your hair every 6 weeks is a lot! I remember those days when I'd have to continually cover my roots....it's not easy. I will be thinking of you and sending best and hopes that you like your new color. The freedom alone is soooooo wonderful. :)<br />I'm glad that you're here!!!<br />xoxoxoxoxoLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093968853372697053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-15011399288042889452015-03-15T15:03:23.155-04:002015-03-15T15:03:23.155-04:00Thank you for this. I'll be 35 in June and a m...Thank you for this. I'll be 35 in June and a mama of 2 wild boys ages 1 & 4. I'm also in grad school for counseling. My grays started at age 20 and have become more pronounced over the past few years. I'm tired of dyeing my hair every 6 weeks and only using color safe shampoo and conditioner. Your story has inspired me to just let it be. Praying that I can follow through! I would love for my gray to be a part of me and to just embrace it :)Craig and Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05541914810688969546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-37796772974634294262015-03-12T16:27:53.486-04:002015-03-12T16:27:53.486-04:00Hi Angela!!!! <3 <3 <3
THANK YOU! Such ...Hi Angela!!!! <3 <3 <3<br /><br />THANK YOU! Such a sweet comment. <br />I am completely impressed with you and your courage to embrace your natural beauty. Bravo Angela! What an inspiration to us all. :)<br /><br />Thank you for writing. I'm glad that you're here!<br />xoxoxoxoLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093968853372697053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-20849915771188465652015-03-12T15:35:12.793-04:002015-03-12T15:35:12.793-04:00I really love your hair, Lauren. You look great! A...I really love your hair, Lauren. You look great! At 31, I have a few grey hairs, but have vowed never to colour my hair. I believe natural is beautiful. Angelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-19933585954211870012015-01-22T16:57:04.077-05:002015-01-22T16:57:04.077-05:00La Rimule! \(^-^)/
Awwwwww. *blush* . Merci beau...La Rimule! \(^-^)/<br /><br />Awwwwww. *blush* . Merci beaucoup!!! <br /><br />xoxoxo,<br />Lauren :)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093968853372697053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-16595966293954957252015-01-22T14:54:05.292-05:002015-01-22T14:54:05.292-05:00You're beautiful ! Très belle :)You're beautiful ! Très belle :)La Rimulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05924545704361970023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-83759572933940074962014-11-10T19:52:50.763-05:002014-11-10T19:52:50.763-05:00Susi!!! Awww, Hi Susi! My new, sweet friend from G...Susi!!! Awww, Hi Susi! My new, sweet friend from Germany! WOO HOO! :)<br /><br />Hi Susi, thanks for writing. Ah! We just had our first snow too, but very very little. Only "flurries" as we say in the air. Perhaps you and I, we should get some winter tires on! ;) <br />I drive a little Mini Cooper, so as you might imagine, it is not the best in the snow. I feel like I am sledding in my car.<br /><br />Ha! Susi, I am so sorry. I should have known that you meant bed sheets, because of course, that's right, they have flowers! It's my faulty because now that I think about it, my nightgown, it has BIRDS on it! LOL. Ahhh.....so you too shop at the four-letter-name Swedish furniture store? Hahaha. ;) I<br /><br />Yes, gray hair does run early in my family on my father's side. For example, my brother is 35 and his is turning gray, although not as quickly as I am . How about you? Does it run in your family?<br />To be honest, my gray hair began to come in much much more quickly after I had my son. I'm not sure if it was hormones, or something like that. I think though, since becoming a mother, I just felt more tired and my life was more busy and stressful than before. I wonder if it made my gray start to come in quicker and quicker?<br /><br />I know Susi, it is really hard when you are a young person to picture yourself as gray. I am sending you a hug right now, I know gray hair can be an emotional subject matter! :(<br />(>'-')><br /><br />The good news is, is that you can do what makes your feel most comfortable. If the henna or indigo is working well for you, keep using it. Sometime in the future, you might like me, just feel ready to try the gray. But, there is no hurry! :)<br />I think it is just a "feeling" you get when you are ready to try. And, the best part is, you can someday try the gray, and if you don't like it, you can instantly go back to indigo! No problem!<br /><br />I love that we can communicate from around the world too. I agree, it's so great! <br /><br />Thank you for stopping by to say "hello" Susi! You made me smile. <br />Have a WONDERFUL week!!!<br />xoxoxoxo, <br />Lauren :)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093968853372697053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-57599820918117600152014-11-10T15:28:35.395-05:002014-11-10T15:28:35.395-05:00Huhu Lauren,
So great hearing from you, hope you...Huhu Lauren, <br /><br />So great hearing from you, hope you had a lovely week, too! We actually had snow on Thursday for the first time this winter, I was shocked. Not much snow, but still...there are still summer tires on my car!!!<br /><br />Oh no, I picked the wrong word :D I actually meant bed sheets. Mine has the same pattern/design as yours (I got it from the big Swedish furniture store with the 4 letters ;)).<br /><br />Funny that our stories are quite similar. Does early graying run in your family? I just noticed this summer that my grays must have multiplied the past year and was really sad. Before that I honestly haven’t given a thought that I might be totally gray before 40. I struggled accepting it, but hey...it’s just hair color, isn’t it? The thing is –having hair that grows very fast and is quite dry - I don’t like the prospect of dying my hair the next 10-20 years so I found it very helpful seeing examples of how others rock their grays and don’t hide them. Internet is such a nice invention ;) Besides, being able to communicate over thousands of km apart is kind of great! And yes, Henna/Indigo are awesome, my scalp is so much better!<br /><br />Loved your last blog entry! <br />Hugs and regards, SusiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-73715028412337101382014-11-06T08:48:44.740-05:002014-11-06T08:48:44.740-05:00Awww, Susi! \('-')/ Hi Susi, it's so ...Awww, Susi! \('-')/ Hi Susi, it's so nice to meet you!!! <br />I love your comment and I'm so glad that you stopped by to say "hello!" :)<br /><br />Susi, I think we have a lot in common for several things and.... YAY!!! Yes, we're "Bedclothes Sisters!" Ha! I love that! It's great! (Your english is very good by the way. Please don't worry and I am impressed!)<br />So you have the same nightgown? Do you also LOVE the warm flannel fabric like I do? It's the best, my favorite!<br /><br />Susi, your story is just like mine! I too found my first grays in my early 20's and then began to use henna and indigo around age 30, after not wanting to use the chemicals in hair dye. I had the same experience, even the bad smell of henna and indigo! ;)<br />I always thought it smelled like mud.<br />Although, I do think, even if it smells, henna and indigo are very good things. It's nice that they can color hair without the chemicals!<br /><br />Thanks you so very much for your super sweet and kind words about the blog. I'm glad that you found How Bourgeois and that it could help you with thinking about your gray hair! I don't think that every woman should stop coloring her hair, I'm very "moderate" meaning I think it's a personal decision. I understand why you would want to continue using indigo, I understand very much! :)<br />But thank you so much for the nice things you said. <3<br /><br />Oh! And yes! Yes! I would LOVE to visit the english countryside. The trip you took sounds WONDERFUL!!! I'm glad that you had such a nice visit.<br />I have been to London and just outside London, but never to the countryside. You are right, I would really like to go. I hope someday I can! <br /><br />Thank you for writing, it is great to meet you! I feel like I have a new friend. I hope you're having a lovely week Susi!!!<br />xoxoxox from Michigan,<br />Lauren Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093968853372697053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-12891438245126815082014-11-05T12:52:02.012-05:002014-11-05T12:52:02.012-05:00Hi Lauren,
Your blog is great, not only the gray-...Hi Lauren,<br /><br />Your blog is great, not only the gray-hair stuff but also the posts about your everyday life. Bringing the former house owner Ann flowers – so inspiring! And hey... guess what?! We are bedclothes sister ;-))) I have the same one – the one with the roses (Is bedclothes even the right word? Sorry, English is not my first language, so there may be some grammatical mistakes.) Btw, guessing from your interior, I think you would absolutely love England. I’ve always wanted to visit and last year I finally did a one-week tour with a friend and we loved it so much. The people there are really nice, the castles/mansions/gardens /B&Bs are so beautiful and the food is absolutely not bad at all :-) You should really go – there is so much to see.<br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing your “Gray-Story”, you are gorgeous - inside and outside. Your blog has definitely helped me that I should accept my grays and growing out is an option. When I was approx. 23/24 years old, a friend found my “first” gray hair. I eventually started dying. Now - at 30 – I switched to henna/indigo since I hated all the chemicals on my hair. In addition, my already frizzy hair is really, really dry. Uggh, the indigo is so stinky when getting wet (really “great” during work-out/sport, probably casting-out all the other people ;-)) but for now I am happy that I found an alternative. My grays are still quite scattered and I am a single lady at the moment so I think I should wait a little while until growing out. But you definitely inspired me that I should once try and see what lies underneath all that dye.<br /><br />Regards from Germany,<br />SusiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-70699522704816131562014-10-12T08:01:43.494-04:002014-10-12T08:01:43.494-04:00Hi Sharma!!!!!!
I'm so glad you're here! ...Hi Sharma!!!!!!<br /><br />I'm so glad you're here! A "Fast-Forward button", now that is genius!!! :)<br /><br />Ok, we all need one of those, but only for the hair! ;)<br /><br />Thanks for writing in. If you really feel ready for this, go for it, and if not, that's ok too!<br />And you know what? Half of us cut our hair short during the grow-out phase and half of us don't. There really is no write or wrong. You just have to do what feels right for you. :)<br /><br />When my gray was growing in, it wasn't super patchy, but that said, I had been getting gray hair for about ten years, so I had nearly a decade to grow it less patchy, which I'm sure it was in the beginning.<br /><br />I'm thinking of you Sharma. You can do it! \(^-^)/<br />Thanks again for writing and welcome!!!<br />xoxoxoxLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093968853372697053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-64342430724490132812014-10-11T23:47:43.385-04:002014-10-11T23:47:43.385-04:00I can't believe I came across your blog! I'...I can't believe I came across your blog! I've been saying (jokingly- sort of) that I am so sick of dyeing my hair and am just going to let it go gray already! My problem is my gray seems like it's patchy. Was yours at first? I don't know if I have the guts to chop it all off, my hair is so fine and thin, it looks horrible short, ZERO body. Just flat and lifeless. I'm just so glad I found this blog and that some people are embracing the gray and you look fabulous. I wish I could just fast forward! Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13352076629877114584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-65164975866949507922014-10-03T07:41:04.240-04:002014-10-03T07:41:04.240-04:00Dear Dana,
I am so so sorry and so so sad, that ...Dear Dana, <br /><br />I am so so sorry and so so sad, that your lovely comment was accidentally erased. :(<br />I apologize greatly. What I think happened, is that I unintentionally hit the tiny "delete" button, which is next to the tiny "publish" button. I am very sorry. I then went to my email and found your comment notification and realized that I could publish your comment that way. Which I did, but for some strange reason, it only published your name, not your comment.<br /><br />Please know how sorry I am, and also how much I appreciate your comment and your story!<br /><br />I have to tell you that your curls and your color are absolutely GORGEOUS! Wow! I'm sorry that growing length has been a struggle. That is a frustration that I have as well. Also, like you, the texture is different. I LOVED what you said about regardless of these changes, you'd never give them up and go back to all of that hair dying. I agree!!! :)<br /><br />Thank you for your encouragement. I am so sorry again and promise to be more careful next time! Please take care and wear that beautiful head of hair proudly. <br />xoLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093968853372697053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-6443694162902080312014-10-02T20:51:38.863-04:002014-10-02T20:51:38.863-04:00Dana~Are We There Yet?https://www.blogger.com/profile/15261214031857822308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-37571566939928274412014-09-30T07:50:00.825-04:002014-09-30T07:50:00.825-04:00Hi Traci !!!! \('-')/
Oh Traci, thank you...Hi Traci !!!! \('-')/<br /><br />Oh Traci, thank you so so much for the nice things your said about the blog and my hair. And thank also for sharing with us, what you're going through. I know this decision is hard, really hard. It's an emotional roller coaster too, I get that. I am sending you a BIG hug right now! (>'-')><br /><br />A couple of things come to mind after reading your comment. One thing is, is that it's FANTASTIC that your husband is being supportive. You know what? That is a HUGE help. I don't know if I could have grown out my hair, without my husband's encouragement. So you lean on him, ok!<br /><br />Also, of gosh, please don't worry about a short haircut. You don't need to get one! You have to do what works well for uniquely you! There are no rules. Keep your hair long, I understand! In fact, after I cut my hair short during my transition, at one point, it was the short cut that bothered me more than the gray! We all deal with this differently, and that's ok!<br /><br />I also have a white hair/dark brown mix. Yeah, there is a big contrast like you mentioned. One thing you could do is have your hair lightened and then have highlights and lowlights woven in to blend the line between dyed hair and your gray. All of that said, I just wanted to get away from the chemicals in the hair dye and just went for it. I figured highlight/lowlights or not, it would all take the same amount of time. It was great because I was left with the healthiest hair that I've had since I was a kid!<br /><br />I'm sending so much luck yo you Traci. If the time is right for you, you can do it! I'll be thinking of you. Nice to met you and thanks again for sharing!<br />xoxoxoxo,<br />Lauren :)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093968853372697053noreply@blogger.com