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Hi everyone! I am 34 years old, and found my first gray at age 20. I didn't have MUCH gray, but it was enough to freak me out, so I've been dyeing my hair for over a decade. Now at 34, I suddenly am starting to wonder what exactly I am trying to hide. I'm in BETTER shape physically than I've been in since college, and I'm NOT that worried about people realizing I'm not 20 anymore! What exactly am I trying to prove by dyeing my hair when I HATE dealing with touch-ups every few weeks?
Anyway, I am starting the journey of growing out haircolor. I still don't have a LOT of gray by most standards, but I do have a significant amount on the top of my head and at the temples. To be honest, I'm almost worried that I won't have ENOUGH gray at this point, and that it will be just gray enough to make my very dark brown hair look dingy. However, I do NOT want to keep dyeing and dyeing, only to have more and more gray come in. It seems to me that is will be easier to wean myself off of dyeing now than it would be in another decade or so, when I would get a much more noticeable "skunk stripe" effect.
I've been using Robert Craig haircolor (which I absolutely LOVE...it is soooo much better than anything else I ever tried!) for quite awhile, and it doesn't lift my base color at all, so for a number of months to help in my transitioning, I swapped my normal dark brown color for a very light brown, and didn't leave the dye on for nearly as long. That was enough to make the gray look like blonde highlights, and to sort of blend it in w/ the darker brown. However, I have now abandoned the coloring totally, and I have about an inch of roots. Most people assure me that they aren't that noticeable, but I can DEFINITELY notice them, and it is so, so hard not to color again. I've thought about trying to do lowlights w/ the Robert Craig color, but to be honest, I feel like it'll be setting me back at this point to color more uncolored hair, so I'd rather just tough it out if I can. PLEASE tell me that I will get through this without losing my mind!!!
I look forward to talking with all of you and learning from you! :-)
Dawn
Anyway, I am starting the journey of growing out haircolor. I still don't have a LOT of gray by most standards, but I do have a significant amount on the top of my head and at the temples. To be honest, I'm almost worried that I won't have ENOUGH gray at this point, and that it will be just gray enough to make my very dark brown hair look dingy. However, I do NOT want to keep dyeing and dyeing, only to have more and more gray come in. It seems to me that is will be easier to wean myself off of dyeing now than it would be in another decade or so, when I would get a much more noticeable "skunk stripe" effect.
I've been using Robert Craig haircolor (which I absolutely LOVE...it is soooo much better than anything else I ever tried!) for quite awhile, and it doesn't lift my base color at all, so for a number of months to help in my transitioning, I swapped my normal dark brown color for a very light brown, and didn't leave the dye on for nearly as long. That was enough to make the gray look like blonde highlights, and to sort of blend it in w/ the darker brown. However, I have now abandoned the coloring totally, and I have about an inch of roots. Most people assure me that they aren't that noticeable, but I can DEFINITELY notice them, and it is so, so hard not to color again. I've thought about trying to do lowlights w/ the Robert Craig color, but to be honest, I feel like it'll be setting me back at this point to color more uncolored hair, so I'd rather just tough it out if I can. PLEASE tell me that I will get through this without losing my mind!!!
I look forward to talking with all of you and learning from you! :-)
Dawn
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