Comments on: Would You Let Yourself Go Gray? Roseanne Is!

By: Carol

Carol — Mon, 21 May 2007 15:25:11 +0000

I absolutely love my grey hair!! – The light pale grey against the darker grey is beautiful. I am 53 years old, and I have been dying my hair for too many years – My hair is also long – I keep it a little past my shoulders. – I also have curly hair. I am still blonde on the ends of my hair so I have my colorist color only half (or less) of my head – dark blonde lowlights and pale natural highlights to blend in with the blonde ends – My greys are noticable but combine nicely with the other two shades. I will do this until the ends are all cut off. My hair is also curly so it helps to camoflague the difference of the two techniques. I am also a bit unconventional so I feel that the grey suits my m.o.

By: letisia

letisia — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:11:19 +0000

I’m 41 yrs old and really thinking of going gray but , . . .
the truth is that I would only that it is so scary and I would feel so very old and I don’t feel old at all.
so when the time comes I will go gray on my 50th birthday so in the mean time silver will have to wait.
good luck to all the silver bells and my you all look wonderfully elegant.
Letisia

By: SD

SD — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:52:04 +0000

I am tired of dying my hair. I’ve been grey since my 30′s and my hair was beautiful. I let a stylist talk me into coloring it, and it’s never been the same. I’m 57 years old now I’m looking forward to the length and silver. I’m not only tired of dying my hair, but I’m also tired of trying to please those who think it should be darker. I am who I am. I like my hair long and silver. I believe as long as you take care of your hair, wear a good style and keep it up, it looks great no matter what color it is. It is too bad that society looks down on those women who choose not to dye. we are not unkept.

By: shannon

shannon — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:26:34 +0000

I am thinking of letting my hair go gray…i have always had short hair and finally its chin length In a great style.
i really don;t want it short again but if i quit coloring my hair, will it look awful? Can a colorist highlight with gray highlights instead of blonde???? i am 47 and just re-married my new man says go SILVER……

By: casey

casey — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:39:39 +0000

to answer your question…yes i would let my hair go gray. there is no problem with letting people know that you are getting older and that can be a wonderful thing. everyone does it and its completly natural.

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 19:21:56 +0000

I DID IT!! I finally let my gray take over… I turned 40 and had my hair cut short and it became such and effort to keep the color up plus I live in Hawaii and my hair wold turn this strange color of orange everytime. Now I embrace the fact that I am going gray… I earned every dang one of them!

By: Glenys

Glenys — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 13:07:46 +0000

Wow! Roseanne looks great! I like the blonde and I don’t think she should go grey just yet. Eventually I will go grey, but probably not til I am over 60 and that’s 30 years from now!

By: Kris

Kris — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:12:18 +0000

My mother dyes her hair and I feel that it almost takes away from her beauty. She’s so naturally beautiful that by trying to make her self appear younger she is actually taking away from it. I on just started dying my hair (i’m 20) and even now I only die part of it. I refuse to dye my hair when I’m older. My grey hair will be a symbol of my wisdom, my life, and all the love I’ve given!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 03:02:12 +0000

well…I am going to be 35 in less than 2 weeks….and I do have some gray hair…..had it for quite some time….early graying hair is dominant in my family so…..I can’t fight it…..I don’t mind the change in the hair color…..it’s the change of EVERYTHING else! :-)

By: ALyssa

ALyssa — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:07:17 +0000

You know what ,if thats what makes herself feel good, I think its fine. I mean it dosen’t look terrible, and shes not killing anyone, why not.

By: Bethy

Bethy — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:54:45 +0000

Sure I’ll go grey AFTER i’ve had all the “work” Roseanne has had.

By: cpb

cpb — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:02:44 +0000

I’m 43 and my hair is about 60% grey. I would have loved to go natural, but unfortunately, I did not inherit my father’s beautiful silver hair. Mine are strands of harsh grey, white and sometimes yellow. I did try not to dye for more than a year – it only made me look extremely exhausted and washed out, as though I don’t take care of myself. I envy those who have a beautiful silver mane!

By: Maria

Maria — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:33:49 +0000

Going gray is the one thing about getting old that doesn’t scare me! I am the worst wrinkle-freak (and not even 30, so it’s not much to obsess about yet) but as long as I have my long hair the colour doesn’t matter, it’s all good.

By: Desiree

Desiree — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:40:41 +0000

I am 26 years years old. I would definitely stop dying my hair because, well I have! I started getting gray hair at 16 years old. I started dying it when I was pregnant with my daughter at age 21 and last year I stopped dying it! I love the gray that runs through my bangs and else where! I want to grow old gracefully not kicking and screaming! Age is a state of mind not a hair color!

By: Margaret

Margaret — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:12:46 +0000

I am 59 and I don’t dye my hair anymore. I hated the way my grandmother used to have 3 toned hair–grey roots, next a reddish brown with blackish tips. This was her effort to dye her hair dark like it was when she was younger. The same happene to me when I would try to dye it. You see, the new growth would only take some of the dye and the already dyed hair would take the dye better with a second layer and be dark. As the hair grew in you could see the grey–thus 3 toned hair.

My solution was to leave my dye in for 45 minutes and then follow with another 45 minute application to get my hair dark brown. But the contrast of ingrowing hair was so stark that I was forced to do my hair at least once a month.
so 5 years ago I cut my hair very short and stopped dyeing it. My hair is about 45% grey and it is a beautiful shiny silver color. I would love for it to all turn grey to have this silver color all over but in my family our hair tendds to get grey very slowly. i realize I look old but I am working on losing weight and toning up to offset my aging.

About 7 years ago I had my eyebrows tattooed so I’m not sure how they’ll lk with all grey hair and how I should change the colors and makeup I wear. The aritcles I read online don’t help. Somebody should do a program about it.

By: kcb

kcb — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:40:51 +0000

47 years young, stopped the platinum blonde on my 40th when I saw my two brothers (one younger, one older) with incredible grey hair….I’m almost there !! Still blonde-ish but LOVE the grey !!

By: Night

Night — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:27:20 +0000

I am all for going natural if that is what one wants. However, don’t kid yourself into thinking it does not add 29 years to your appearance, because IT DOES. You are only kidding yourself if you think you look as young as you would if you colored your hair. Now I will add that there is NOTHING wrong with not dying ones hair. It looks great, and I imagine it is wonderful to not have to sit in the solon chair for two hours every month. I have even come close to abandoning the trouble and expense myself. But don’t kid yourself into believing you look just as young as you would with a little color. You simply will not and do not. But it’s OK.

By: shantillylace

shantillylace — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:03:42 +0000

In my family, basically all the women have exceptionally blonde hair (including me); so with age, comes whiter–not grayer–hair. It’s really very pretty, but I prefer the silver color over the white. The nurse practioner at my old college had this absolutely gorgeous head of silver hair; she pulled it off beautifully and was actually the one who made me consider the color. Therefore, I’m planning on giving silver a try when I get older.

By: Brenda Mansell

Brenda Mansell — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:41:06 +0000

Why not let your hair go natural. I’ve been through chemo twice in three years and I’m just grateful that I have hair. Who cares what color it is!

By: Marta R. Santiago

Marta R. Santiago — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:40:42 +0000

My hair started going gray at age 15, at first I started coloring it but by the time I hit my 30′s I gave it up. I am 54 y/o and proud of my gray hair. The comment that gray hair ages you, well it all depends on how you take care of yourself. People don’t believe that I am 54 y/o, they actually think I am in my early 40′s, I just happen to gray early. So if Roseanne wants to go gray, I say “Welcome to the club”.