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Hi Ladies,

My name is Gail and I'm 52yo. I let my hair "go natural" (no color for 12
months)which truly was a pretty silver-gray, up to 1 week ago when I had a
melt-downand hit the bottle again :-(

It was about 9pm and I was feeling old and fat and looking at before and after
pictures when I decided on a whim that coloring my hair would make me look and
feel better. As soon as I started squirting the color on I felt regret but keep
going. I colored it dark blonde which made me look like a middle aged lady who
obviously colors her hair. So 2 days later I had my daughter highlight it which
lightened it up quite a bit. I had told myself from the beginning of going
natural I'd give it a year and if I didn't like it, I'd simply start coloring
again.

Today I was looking at pictures from a wedding I was at 2 weeks ago and my
silver hair was absolutely gorgeous! It looked like icicles from a Christmas
tree the way 1/2 of it glittered (mostly around my face). The back of my head
was more mousy-gray but still nice. I've been offered senior discounts since
going natural and I guess I got a bit too vain. I realized that with make-up
and the right colors that silver still may age me some but it also made me look
confident of who I had become. As someone stated earlier, I too had gotten
compliments from both men and women. Now I'm like the majority of ladies out
there who would do anything to try to keep looking young.

All this to say I'm seriously thinking about doing it again. It took less than
12 months keeping my hair short but now its grown out to an angle cut at the
chin.

Oh, if I could only go back to a week ago!





Wed Aug 5, 2009 8:01 pm

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Hi Ladies, My name is Gail and I'm 52yo. I let my hair "go natural" (no color for 12 months)which truly was a pretty silver-gray, up to 1 week ago when I had a...
gailmclendon
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Aug 5, 2009
8:01 pm

Dear Gail,   Thank you for sharing that.  I think we have all had weak moments where we have thought about hitting the bottle again.  I like that...
Cindy Crowe-Urgo
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Aug 5, 2009
10:31 pm

Hi Gail, Thanks so much for your e-mail. It is so strange that you should send this when you did. I am also 52 yo and have grown out my hair to its natural ...
Ann Hill
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Aug 5, 2009
10:43 pm

Gail,I feel compassion for your situation.  Know what I think? Go for it again; just do it. I am 55 and for me at this age a year goes by very fast.  Why not...
Scott MacGlaflin
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Aug 5, 2009
10:46 pm

Hi debbie, a nice haircut indeed.   Luisa ... Da: Scott MacGlaflin <smacglaflin@...> Oggetto: Re: [deciding_to_go_gray] What was I thinking? A:...
luisa
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Aug 6, 2009
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Hi Debbie and Gail - Joining a gym is great. But do you know how many people join and never go? Maybe even YOU have become a member of a gym and said proudly...
Stephanie Y Rothman
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Aug 6, 2009
3:49 pm

Gail, There's this stuff in the hair color isle called "Oops" (or something like that). It's a "hair color corrector" - it's supposed to fix hair color...
aborrero2000
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Aug 6, 2009
12:13 pm

... Thanks to you wonderful ladies for your replys and encouragement. I have definitely decided to "go natural" again. Amazing what can happen at a weak...
gailmclendon
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Aug 6, 2009
1:24 pm

What are you doing in the hair color aisle, Anita?.... ;) ... -- Stephanie Y. Rothman, Author/Speaker Certified Hypnotherapist/EFT/NLP/AK 408.876.4660...
Stephanie Y Rothman
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Aug 6, 2009
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Oops! You caught me! NOT!! :) My daughter is looking for blue streaks for homecoming this year. She says she can never find them when she needs them, so we've...
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Aug 7, 2009
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