Going grey

[anna_wing]

This post was inspired by a colleague who stopped dyeing her hair because of the COVID-19 lockdowns, but had it cut it as normal. She now has a very stylish half and half long bob, with the top half pale grey and the bottom dark brown. It looks very cool. I am in mild envy, since my hair is going white but is not yet all the way there . It is going white in odd patches, with additional gentle sprinkles all over, so I resemble an elderly reverse Dalmatian more than a silver fox...

I've never bothered to dye it, since (a) dye is bad for your hair (my hairdresser makes most of her money from dye-jobs, but I am hooked on her approval for not doing it; (b) a proper dye-job is expensive and time-consuming; and (c) white hair reminds people of my seniority, which is a Good Thing. However as I get more white in, it would be nice to be able to add colour from time to time (I have been told about something called hair chalk, which sounds very promising), and I also rather fancy the ermine look, with all of it white and just the tips dyed black. Some Day.

Comments

[sartorias]

I envy you the white. Mine is coming in a hard iron gray that, mixed with the light brown, looks not just dull but dirty.

[anna_wing]

Might it be light enough to dye it a darker denim? That streaky pale blue grey that appeared a few years ago. I always thought it very pretty, but completely impossible for my skin tone. You could lighten it a little to silver, and add streaks of midnight blue....

[sartorias]

It's too dark for denim. And any darker, I look dead. (I tried a gorgeous chestnut once, and it was horrible with my skin.) I did red for a long time, though of course now it's growing out. I might try one of those multicolor things next time I travel. (There's no use bothering at home!)

[anna_wing]

Hair chalk washes out, so you could test lots of different colours!