I was not blessed genetically when things were cooking (if you know what I mean) when I was born I had a head of hair. Thick, coarse, wiry brown hair. Not a nice chestnut brown, just a plain old ordinary dank dark brown. Sometimes in the sun there was a hint of red (obviously where baby bear #2 gets some of her gorgeous colour from).
It was always kept cut short – very short and I was frequently mistake for a boy – the 4th son…not very charming to a young girl. So you can see a bit of a hair thing creeping in, can’t you?
Then at 12 something awful happened…
I started to go grey. Yes – genetics. My father was completely grey before 30 so there really wasn’t a whole lot of hope for me.
3 years ago I made the choice to stop dying my hair to cover the greys…it was consuming and expensive. Every 2 weeks to cover up the greys was just crazy. I start to put a few blonde foils in. It worked for a little while, disguising the greys but the colour was really not me.
So I stopped.
Yep, nothing. No colour. Nada.
It was liberating. I felt free. There were a few people at work who made a big fuss about how awful it was and that I was aging myself and blah de blah blah. It was their issue – their problem. I did not care.
In September of last year I had the remaining colour cut off and went completely natural for the first time in…a very long time.
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Let’s face it, George has always been a bit of a spunk.
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This lady would look good in just about anything but Meryl with grey hair is stunning.
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Helen looks fantastic.
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Well this funny man says grey is not to be sneered at.
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Jamie Lee well she was probably the first to start and she is hot.
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And then there is our Nic, see what she is let creeping in at the top and the sides?
Claire i love it it looks fantastic.xx
ReplyDeleteYou look Absolutely Mahvelous Dawling!
ReplyDeleteI've always loved grey hair. It is distintive, smashing and fabulous!
I finally have a few stray greys glistening amongst the brown and have always felt I earned each and every one of them. I have to admit the last time I had a colour added, I specifically requested the hairdresser avoid letting any of the greys get coloured!
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Looks great,I am starting to go grey as well.
ReplyDeleteLooks great Claire.
ReplyDeleteI belong to the "Grey Army" and love it..
As I wear Spikes it is far too short all the time to bother with colour.....
Claire your hair looks beautiful. I found my first grey hair at 17 and I don't use colour either. My hair is waist length, so that would be a chore! Another person with gorgeous grey hair is Paula Deen. She does cooking shows in USA if you want to look her up. So pretty! debbie
ReplyDeleteClaire your hair s gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteYou're in great company and I'll be joining the army sooner rather than later too :)
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