FabSwingers.com forum: Growing old gracefully

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

At 52, I'm always dying my hair, to cover the grey......but I was looking in the mirror earlier, and my grey roots are showing.

I'm so tempted to let it grow, just to see what it looks like! I have naturally dark hair, so it's a salt and pepper effect.

Any ladies here, that have stopped dying their hair, and let the natural process of age take over???

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Id rather be disgraceful.

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By *ynecplCouple
over a year ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

We plan to misbehave well into our old age.

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By *litterbabeWoman
over a year ago

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A friend hairdresser, advises people to let it grow out a bit, then dye it a lighter shade than your pre- grey hair in order for the roots to show less. I know that doesn't really answer your question but it's all I've got.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

God no never! I'm 40 n prob totally grey I darnt stop dying my hair. Xxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Is grey hair really that big of a problem? I think it looks sexy and mature

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By *carlettxWoman
over a year ago

Essex

"Id rather be disgraceful.

Absolutely !!!! Dye mine every 6 weeks without fail lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is grey hair really that big of a problem? I think it looks sexy and mature "
for me yes because I still feel young and I don't see grey hair as a symbol of being young. I may feel differently when I'm in my 50s. Xxx

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By *exy penWoman
over a year ago

liverpool

Never I plan to grow old disgracefully and wen I get really old I will dye it purple

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is grey hair really that big of a problem? I think it looks sexy and mature "

Ive been grey since my 20s. Ive always worn it with pride, along with my baldness.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

not exactly the same i know but i started loosing hair in my twenties...just go with it. i used to have lovely locks and was gutted when it started going but now i love my skinned bonce, suits me so much more, you might come to like your new look. if not, slap some dye through it again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Never I plan to grow old disgracefully and wen I get really old I will dye it purple

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I planned to grow old gracefully and allow the distinguished (or so I thought) salt and pepper take over.

However, I've had a few negative comments about how grey I actually look. (And a google image search of my last selfie, said "best guess: senior citizen" ffs

Might end up bowing to opinion and having it darkened back to my normal shade.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If I thought mine would be properly white or grey then I would leave it but being a blonde I know it won't be, even when it starts coming through so...fuck it! I am blue for the unforseeable future

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"not exactly the same i know but i started loosing hair in my twenties...just go with it. i used to have lovely locks and was gutted when it started going but now i love my skinned bonce, suits me so much more, you might come to like your new look. if not, slap some dye through it again

Very true, it's just gonna look very odd for a while, as I dye my hair black, so gonna be a strange contrast for a while lol. But I really want to, just to see.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Thanks anyway

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My greys are beginning to push through but i think some ladies like that x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like my grey. Makes me look distinguished.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Never I plan to grow old disgracefully and wen I get really old I will dye it purple

I'm thoroughly disgraceful.

Dyed mine bright blue last night. Usually dark brown with highlights mixed in with the grey so it's a bit full on.

Everybody's loving it so far...except for one old lady on the bus who told me that it obviously wasn't my natural colour (no shit batman) and that she had a parrot the same colour as my hair many years ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have very dark hair but the grey has set in so i use Henna on it now, the colour lasts much longer, is kinder to the hair and the grey bits look like highlights rather than a block of colour.

I plan on having long grey hair when i'm older, i'm just not ready to embrace the grey just yet.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have very dark hair but the grey has set in so i use Henna on it now, the colour lasts much longer, is kinder to the hair and the grey bits look like highlights rather than a block of colour.

I plan on having long grey hair when i'm older, i'm just not ready to embrace the grey just yet."

you look greay msvaliant x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

At a family dinner in a restaurant one evening I casually mentioned I was fed up with dying my hair, and said I was going to let it grow out and embrace the grey.

My sisters and sister in law all looked at me and went "Oh no you're not!", in unison.

So, I scrapped the idea, as a bad one.

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By *ittleAcornMan
over a year ago

visiting the beach

I remember when my nana stopped dying her hair at about 60.

She was suddenly a different person to the one I'd known all my life. It was an odd moment.

Not relevant or helpful, but your post reminded me.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I remember when my nana stopped dying her hair at about 60.

She was suddenly a different person to the one I'd known all my life. It was an odd moment.

Not relevant or helpful, but your post reminded me. "

In what way different?

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By *ittleAcornMan
over a year ago

visiting the beach

"I remember when my nana stopped dying her hair at about 60.

She was suddenly a different person to the one I'd known all my life. It was an odd moment.

Not relevant or helpful, but your post reminded me.

In what way different? "

She simply looked physically different. Always had red hair, suddenly it was grey. Quite shocked me the first time I saw her.

It also, obviously, made her look older.

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By *issy NickersWoman
over a year ago

Manchester

Only go to grey if you're happy with it - try a wig or an app. I'm not wanting to go grey yet so carry on dying my hair - one of my vanilla friends went to grey and she looks good but not for me. Let us know what you do. You girls look a ball whatever colour hair x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm not grey I'm silver. It started in my early 20's. I'm not bothered as long as my face looks young and I keep looking after my body.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Only go to grey if you're happy with it - try a wig or an app. I'm not wanting to go grey yet so carry on dying my hair - one of my vanilla friends went to grey and she looks good but not for me. Let us know what you do. You girls look a ball whatever colour hair x"

Yea I'm thinking of trying one of those apps, but I reckon I will chicken out soon, the black dye is sitting on my bathroom shelf, shouting at me, and I know my mom, who is 84, and still dyes her hair, would go mad.

But I'm still tempted. It's just the growing out stage. Ffs.

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By *ittleAcornMan
over a year ago

visiting the beach

But I'm still tempted. It's just the growing out stage. Ffs."

Get it shaved, then there's no problems with roots!

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By *issy NickersWoman
over a year ago

Manchester

My mate had her whole dyed grey when she went for it so done professionally. Reach for the bottle - mum knows best!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

But I'm still tempted. It's just the growing out stage. Ffs.

Get it shaved, then there's no problems with roots!

That thought did cross my mind lol.

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By *eviant and BemusedCouple
over a year ago

Burton

"Id rather be disgraceful.

Absolutely !!!! Dye mine every 6 weeks without fail lol "

I do mine every 4

Have long given up pretending it's natural, though. Bright purple atm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I plan to grow old disgracefully.XXX

My hair is completely grey if I don't dye it. I,'ve gone from black to brown to auburn and now took the dye out and its like a straw colour. Won't stop dying it ever, I will poke my son with my walking stick and make him do it for me when I get too feeble to do it myself

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And dyed it a blond colour after taking dye out! Lol xxx

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By *litterbabeWoman
over a year ago

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What about one of the Colour remover treatments? And then a colour that won't show your roots.

If you happen to have a few days or a week that you have to leave your hair, in between treatments, some nice scarves or hats can help you through that.

Y never know you might actually like that in between stage.

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By *iggles and BeardyCouple
over a year ago

Bristol

" At 52, I'm always dying my hair, to cover the grey......but I was looking in the mirror earlier, and my grey roots are showing.

I'm so tempted to let it grow, just to see what it looks like! I have naturally dark hair, so it's a salt and pepper effect.

Any ladies here, that have stopped dying their hair, and let the natural process of age take over??? "

Wiggles got fed up of dying her hair to cover grey, so dyed it all grey..my hat was a lot of effort, so she dyed it all black.

Oddly the black is wearing off and she is now getting a rather nice Sweeny Tod, grey streak.

As to growing old gracefully, she just hit 50 and is definitely going for disgracefully instead

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"What about one of the Colour remover treatments? And then a colour that won't show your roots.

If you happen to have a few days or a week that you have to leave your hair, in between treatments, some nice scarves or hats can help you through that.

Y never know you might actually like that in between stage."

I've never heard of the colour remover treatment, interesting.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I plan to grow old disgracefully.XXX

Yea I understand that lol.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Grey hair can look really rather hot on a woman.

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By *andy_tomMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

Disgraceful all day long , live life wile you can ,

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By *elly39devonCouple
over a year ago

tavistock

grow old disgracefully, if you lived in country community like I do , you just have to, to stay sane. Hubby has been grey now white since he was 30 its great, I however spend a lot on money having white highlights put in my hair which looks cool.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Grey hair can look really rather hot on a woman."

Yea there are some very sexy grey haired women about.

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By *icentiousCouple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

There is a great poem by Jenny Joseph called "when I grow old"

That's where I'm going....

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"There is a great poem by Jenny Joseph called "when I grow old"

That's where I'm going....

Ooooo I will Google it lol.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My greys are beginning to push through but i think some ladies like that x"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well I'm blonde so I am fortunate enough not to have to worry about the roots - apparently mine will go white!

But I will be going pink/purple/ginger until I snuff it! Do whatever is best for you. Maybe grow it out and see if you like it. If not you can always start colouring it again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My hair is pretty much grey all over. So I have done half of it off and bleached and dyed the rest blue. I'm growing old disgracefully

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By *r Costa xxMan
over a year ago

stirling

Seems to be accepted for men more than ladies, apparently we're distinguished with grey lol

Go with what you want, if you're happy with it that's the only thing that matters

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

But I'm still tempted. It's just the growing out stage. Ffs.

Get it shaved, then there's no problems with roots!

If she gets it shaved Nick, you have to take her out for a very posh dinner (chippy in town doesn't count)

I Braved The Shave for Macmillan a couple of years ago. Felt fantastic!

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By *r Costa xxMan
over a year ago

stirling

But I'm still tempted. It's just the growing out stage. Ffs.

Get it shaved, then there's no problems with roots!

If she gets it shaved Nick, you have to take her out for a very posh dinner (chippy in town doesn't count)

I Braved The Shave for Macmillan a couple of years ago. Felt fantastic!"

Shaven head really is a marmite haircut lol

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By *awandOrderCouple
over a year ago

SW London

" At 52, I'm always dying my hair, to cover the grey......but I was looking in the mirror earlier, and my grey roots are showing.

I'm so tempted to let it grow, just to see what it looks like! I have naturally dark hair, so it's a salt and pepper effect.

Any ladies here, that have stopped dying their hair, and let the natural process of age take over??? "

Not everyone goes grey ... its taken my mum until she is 88 ... I have a couple of grey hairs, too many to pull out now, but they hardly show.

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By *ystical_InkedBBWWoman
over a year ago

somewhere in the Shire of Derby

I decided to mess with bright colours now the grey is more apparent lol, i'm purple over Blue and black, eventually in a few years time I'll go pastel colours with grey/white

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

I intend to stay disgraceful.. and never resort to Grecian 2000

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My hair is naturally brunette with a few silvery grey hairs which are most obvious in my parting if I don't colour it. My daughter refers to the grey hairs as my fairy lights ..... I can live with that!

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By *ittleAcornMan
over a year ago

visiting the beach

But I'm still tempted. It's just the growing out stage. Ffs.

Get it shaved, then there's no problems with roots!

If she gets it shaved Nick, you have to take her out for a very posh dinner (chippy in town doesn't count)

I Braved The Shave for Macmillan a couple of years ago. Felt fantastic!"

It is a very good chippy!

Ok, The Pier Hotel it is then...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm not ready to fully embrace the grey just yet but I am having my hair coloured now to incorporate it rather than keep covering it up.

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By *exy penWoman
over a year ago

liverpool

"Never I plan to grow old disgracefully and wen I get really old I will dye it purple

I'm thoroughly disgraceful.

Dyed mine bright blue last night. Usually dark brown with highlights mixed in with the grey so it's a bit full on.

Hahaha love it xx

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By *exy penWoman
over a year ago

liverpool

"There is a great poem by Jenny Joseph called "when I grow old"

That's where I'm going....

I couldn't remember who wrote it but yes always remember it xx

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By *iggles and BeardyCouple
over a year ago

Bristol

I grow my hair every so often just to see if I have badger stripes yet, then shave it again depressed that nope still not grey.

My beard does though

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