Welcome.....I have been reading your posts last few weeks and havent had time to
answer...I decided today I would reply before I do anything else.
It has been 6 months since I have colored my hair and love it. Its very short,
still, but much better now than before. I will post pics today too.
I think my hair is much healthier looks really shiny and I sure dont see as much
of it on the floor, it could be the color makes it a little harder to see huh?
I thought about doing low lights before I stopped coloring, but after I thought
about it...it was just delaying the process, and would still cost me some cash.
I just went cold turkey. I have thought time to time, well I could spray on
some color now or do a wash out rinse, but my hairdresser told me that when you
do that it will scar your hair. Scar meaning it will leave a residue on the
virgin hair you just grew out. so I am very proud of my silver stuff....and get
tons and tons of compliments both men and women...some saying they have been
thinking of doing the same thing.
Most of all only being 49, I thought I would be looked at as a "granny" but not
true. I had a guy ask me if I colored my hair...HA! I probably feel sexier and
more confident than I did with my colored hair and my boyfriend loves it.
Good luck to everyone....I will post a few more pics today and in another few
months.



--- In deciding_to_go_gray@yahoogroups.com, "Wendy" <wanderer9@...> wrote:
>
> Well, my hair is very fine textured by nature, so it never seems really thick
even in the best of circumstances. However it does seem way healthier, because
when I was coloring all the time it would get so dry is was almost like straw -
which made it seem thin and ugly sometimes. I like it much better now.
>
>
> --- In deciding_to_go_gray@yahoogroups.com, sharkseyes <sharkseyes@> wrote:
> >
> > Have you noticed your hair being thicker since you've stopped coloring it?
> >
> > Wende
> > On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 9:45 AM, aborrero2000 <aborrero@>wrote:
> >
> > > Wendy,
> > >
> > > When I started NOT coloring my hair, I used to tell people I was just
> > > "trying to remember what my natural color was". It's now all natural, just
> > > above shoulder length, and I STILL don't really know what color it is!
LOL.
> > > (The sprinkling of gray really changes the look of the original color.)
> > >
> > > But, my hair does FEEL so much better - softer, healthier, less dry, and
> > > the grey makes it shine, which is nice!
> > >
> > > Anita
> > > Fort Lauderdale
> > >
> > > --- In deciding_to_go_gray@yahoogroups.com, "Wendy" <wanderer9@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > And another Wendy / Wende ! (I'm guessing your name may be pronounced
> > > the same as mine. :)
> > > > I am also in Florida, in the part of the state that usually gets chopped
> > > off the map - Pensacola.
> > > > Just a couple of quick comments. All my color is pretty much cut off
> > > now, and I am natural. I did go shorter during the process, but I have
> > > never been comfortable with wearing short hair, so I went with mid length
> > > layered cut. I had colored for about 10 years. When I started I really
> > > didnt have any gray, just wanted to do something different. Over the
years
> > > my hair got lighter and lighter. :) So when I quit coloring I not only
> > > didnt know if I had much if any gray I also had all but forgotten what my
> > > natural color was! So it has been an interesting journey. Turns out my
hair
> > > is a lot darker than I thought it was and I just have sprinkling of
silver,
> > > not a dramatic gray look.
> > > > Like many others here, I went "cold turkey", and although there were a
> > > few periods where I really hated my hair, overall it wasnt nearly as bad
as
> > > you might think. And looking back, I would say it's been one of the best
> > > things I've done in years and I am happier with my hair than I have ever
> > > been. Of course in many ways I am far more comfortable with who I am than
I
> > > have ever been and that may be a natural part of being a lady of a
"certain
> > > age", (which many of us are who are making this transition.)
> > > > So to you Wende, and the the others who are just starting this journey,
> > > be encouraged and enjoy the process. I think most of us who have been
> > > through it have found it very worthwhile and are happy we did it.
> > > > Love,
> > > > Wendy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In deciding_to_go_gray@yahoogroups.com, "aborrero2000" <aborrero@>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Welcome, Wende! Glad to have another Floridian in the Group.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anita
> > > > > Fort Lauderdale
> > > > > (Yes, there's 2 Anita's on here) :)
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In deciding_to_go_gray@yahoogroups.com, sharkseyes <sharkseyes@>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I realized, right after I hit send, that I didn't include my name,
> > > which is
> > > > > > Wende.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for the link. I will check it out along with the photo
> > > section.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Wende
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Anita Fiedler <anitafiedler@>wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Welcome, and what's your name? :-)
> > > > > > >
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