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Instead Of Covering Grey Roots, This Hair Colorist Makes Clients Embrace It
According to trichologist Madeleine Preston, most women who are in their 30s should see a few grey hairs here and there, but by the time they get into their 50s, about half of their scalp hairs turn grey. Like wrinkles, silver flocks are part of aging. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with them.
Celebrity colorist Jack Martin is also a firm believer of that. For the past couple of years, he has been on a mission to prove that grey never goes out of style: Martin has developed a technique that allows his clients to gradually ditch the dye. He also posts before-and-after pictures of these empowering transformations to show they look badass. Continue scrolling to check out the latest makeovers, and fire up Bored Panda's previous article if you missed the earlier ones.
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Lola 5 years ago
Bret Johnson - how about you teach him/her to write it the right way instead of being a jackass?
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deanna woods 5 years ago
Her hair is so much better in the second photo. The cut and the grey hairs.
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
Her haircut is better but her blonde wasn’t bad. Both look beautiful.
Martha Higgins 5 years ago
SO MUCH BETTER than that brass color she dyed her beautiful gray with.
ツ_Itz_Your_Girl_ツ 5 years ago
i think grey hair is cute! now no I wouldn't choose it for myself... but yesh...
As Martin explained on his Instagram account, the process starts with using a color extractor to remove any remaining artificial color. While preserving the gray roots, he then bleaches the rest of the hair to prep it for the new color.
Next, the crucial part. Martin bases the new color on the hair's natural gray pattern. The clients even have to come in with three to four inches of their roots grown out, so he can analyze the natural coloring of their hair. He then re-creates the pattern on the entire hairdo.
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David Retsler 5 years ago
Why did he change his shirt? Or did she wear the same shirt to two different appointments?
Anna Lewis 5 years ago
My hair is white and I love the way it looks. I quit coloring my hair 20+ years ago and never looked back. It went from salt and pepper to pure white. I started turning grey in my early 30’s and began coloring it then. Twenty years later I had had enough of that and quit!
"Some clients have salt and pepper mostly in the front and the back is darker, so I match that and add some darkness to it," Martin told Allure. And just like that, about ten hours later, the women leave his salon enjoying the blend of their natural hue.
The LA-based colorist, who has worked with Sharon Osbourne, Jane Fonda, and other well-known clients, explained to Insider that the coronavirus lockdown has "absolutely" led to even more women around the world deciding to go gray naturally.
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Carol Colcord-Dunn 1 year ago
Can you tell us the formulas you used as well absolutely stunning
"Now, many women have about four to five inches of a new regrowth so they've started to see how beautiful their gray is naturally," he said. "Being quarantined at home for three to four months, seeing how much gray hair they have and how beautiful their gray hair is, many women have changed their minds and decided that they want to go this way."
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Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
Looks nice but impossible to keep up with since it’s essentially upside down with gray at the bottom and black on top.
suzanne werbiski 5 years ago
actually I think it might just "grow out" very well. She doesn't have that much white hair anyway
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Beathe Haaland 5 years ago (edited)
She has black roots though.. Gonnna have to fix thay pretty often anyways :) but i love the color
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Loretta Ellis 5 years ago
These Woman look stunning I was thinking of getting my hair dyed haven't bern to a hair dresser in 28 Years .....I thing I will leave my ginger gray hair the way it is .. These woman looks so much better naturally ❤❤❤❤❤💙
Spinstapink 5 years ago
Many of these I'm in absolute agreement with, but a few have me scratching my head. This one has quite a bit of natural color left. I wouldn't do it unless we were at fifty percent gray or higher.
Margareta Hagman 5 years ago
sorry but i just dont like grey on younger women, it makes them look older : (
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Aamna Shah 5 years ago
Her hair looks something out of a fairy tale. It looks freaking fabulous after the transformation. Wow now that's what I call a transformation!
Shelley Barrows 5 years ago
yeah - from her natural roots that appear to be dark brown/black to black with a lot of grey - it is a transformation.
Load More Replies... Shelley Barrows 5 years ago
Again - the "after" shot is awesome and he is skilled, however - The ROOTS AREN'T GREY, or definitely not to this degree.
Diane Crawford 4 years ago
I wonder is there are added pieces to the masterpiece? It is beautiful!
Anna roberts 5 years ago
This just looks weird, some brown or something at the roots. This just looks bad both ways
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Aamna Shah 5 years ago
She looks absolutely stunning. The new hair color and style makes her look so chic and polished. It suits her perfectly. She looks younger, effortlessly elegant and so much more confident. I love this transformation.
Sabed Hussain 4 years ago
wow... plz upload a tutorial on how to compliment 😃😃
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Gloria J Williams 5 years ago
I can't understand why women are afraid of graying. It looks far better than trying to cover it up. Nothing looks worse than grey roots with dark hair color.
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BoredPanda is awesome 5 years ago
Pretty. More people should do this instead of covering it up
Neva Nevičica 5 years ago
It's easier said than done, not everyone gets gray hair evenly. This is not just letting your gray hair grow, it still has to be toned to even out the color and kill the yellow tones. And it's even more complicated if you are dark haired and have gray locks in totally unapealing places (like me :D)
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Brandi VanSteenwyk 5 years ago
Like this model, many of these women look much younger and "put together" when they let go of the fake coloring. As if it was dragging them down.
Yaga Bialski 5 years ago
From old and sad to young and happy! Who knew the gray is youthful...?
Desiree Beck 5 years ago
No the new hair color doesn’t look very good but dry and unhealthy. It looks like her hair was very dry to begin with and the new dye job just put it all to gray but left it dry. I would try a deep moisture for her hair to help with dryness. But it does are her look a title younger.
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Brandi VanSteenwyk 5 years ago
That first pic, the way the hair is presented, is shocking. I've never so clearly seen the difference posed in that fashion.
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Mari Bryant 5 years ago
I bet it's a relief. I would imagine trying to maintain that copper color is a high maintenance item.
Thelma Alvarado 3 years ago
That's so pretty! Where can I go to get my hair colored like that?
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Brandi VanSteenwyk 5 years ago
Who would have thought that going gray could make someone look YOUNGER!!
Shari Story 5 years ago (edited)
I agree. However, check the before and after pics. Many of the second ones have been edited to eliminate the look of wrinkles, etc. Check #16
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Evelyn Fox 5 years ago
If it started at 10:15 a.m., and ended at 8 p.m., I feel that's a little more than 2 hours. More like 9+.
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Miriam Green 3 years ago
Based on left picture, The all-over gray looks way better, but in first picture (left) it, of course looks bad. Thats why women COVER their roots. Otherwise It looks awful!
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BoredPanda is awesome 5 years ago
My older sister always wanted curly hair. She would be so jealous
Brandi VanSteenwyk 5 years ago
For years I encouraged my biracial daughter to "embrace your curls". Only when she became a preteen and was solely responsible for her daily appearance did she finally do so. An she is amazingly beautiful (as she always has been... but even more).
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Ashley Wright 5 years ago (edited)
I probably would have cut my colored-portion of hair off at that point (on the left)
Shelley Barrows 5 years ago
She has such long roots it looks like all she really needed was a trim. He did an excellent job, but I think he actually added more white than she naturally has :)
Mandy Ruiz 5 years ago
Stunning. Her sliver of white hair was so pretty, I wish he had left it so
Jacqueline Wren 4 years ago
WHAT PRODUCT CAN YOU USE TO GIVE MOISTURE TO DRY CURLS. SO THEY DONT LOOK FRIZZY.
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Michelle Janetis 4 years ago
The cut is also a major factor in how beautiful the color looks...
Lisa Mickys 4 years ago
Why can’t an appropriate before pic be shown with a great color and cut to compare with all done gray look. Of course the second would look better
Bisexuali-tea 4 years ago
is it just me who is getting annoyed at the fact that her mask isnt tight enough on her nose, so its almost useless? yea it is? okay ig im just a young karen XD
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Gabriel Bennett 4 years ago
YASSSS KWEEN! SO PWETTTY >:3 I THINK IM IN LOVE WITH DIS STYLE!! <3 </3
Load More Replies... pebs 5 years ago
This is very good. The problem, however, is that these hairstyles are very successful as soon as they are done, but it is difficult to maintain them. The risk is to look like an old hag when you haven't been to the hairdresser for a while. With dyed hair it's different.
Trisha Jha 4 years ago
Wow! These pictures are so amazing, and they show so much about embracing natural beauty rather than covering it up. Now, grey hair doesn't sound so bad, as I thought it was before.
Trisha Jha 4 years ago
Wow. This hairstyle really makes a statement with the bold and vibrant streaks of grey.
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
I like the original on this one. Gray and brown is a unique look though.
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Lisa Mickys 4 years ago
Because her cut looks like crap in the first pic and no color
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Paula Carr 5 years ago
This is the same one as #7! The 'before' pic is just a different angle.
Margaret Hernandez 2 years ago
I have colored hair but my hair is going gray in my roots,, what other color can I use to go with my gray roots,instead of dying again???
Marcie Lewman 4 years ago
Did you run out of women to do this to? She's also the same lady as #6. What's up with that?
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BoredPanda is awesome 5 years ago
She looks shocked in the first picture. Then shocked again in the second picture
BoredPanda is awesome 5 years ago
why am I being downvoted for that? second pic is fabulous
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Bored Little Panda 5 years ago
Definitely makes her look younger, like the silver hair fad a while back, she looks so pretty in both but I like the second one better
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debdeb0913 4 years ago
My hair is similar to the before pic... I've been online looking to see what I can do to make it semi attractive, but it takes a great stylist, because the after pic is what I'm looking for. Beautiful ❤️
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suzanne werbiski 5 years ago
I certainly do! I was wondering what to do about my 4 inch growth of grey hair. These are very inspiring!
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Lisa Murphy 4 years ago
The hair looks fuller and thicker...not sure if the actual texture changed or if it is just the styling/products?
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Eunice Bentley 5 years ago
sometimes you just aren't ready for it. I tried 20 years ago to let it go. 1 month in and I found the colouring bottle again. Tried again 5 years ago, the colour wasn't holding, I was colouring it every 4 weeks but again I was nearly there just not quite ready. 6 months ago I walked into a salon and said cut it. get all the red out I want to see what it actually looks like. Fabulous, I think I have found me.
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Judy Krebbs Rollings 2 years ago
Wish you were in Yuma AZ so you could do my hair. You do amazing work
char shelton 3 years ago
I love the transformation . I am trying very hard to let my hair grow out. I have beautiful white hair like my mom and its been at least 6 months and even got it cut shorter to hurry it up. But is there anything I could do to make the back and sides to look better?
Vieanna Bohkin 4 years ago
at this point everyone should go grey because I know we're all twinning with the first photo
Lisa Murphy 4 years ago
not crazy about this one...too much dark color underneath. At least it looks that way from this angle...
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Debby Hartinger 5 years ago
After looking at 17 photos, I would like to see the stylist work with the longer hair to use their natural curls.
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BananaAnna 4 years ago
I have always admired grey hair. These ladies are free of the dyes that dull and strip their hair.
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BoredPanda is awesome 5 years ago
The person who does these people's hair must be very talented
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Bernadette Jamieson 4 years ago
Everyone seems to have beautiful thick hair, I’m trying to a style for fine hair.
Megan Rivers 4 years ago
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suzanne werbiski 5 years ago
That's what I was thinking, but the colour is great!
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Kim L 2 years ago (edited)
This process takes anywhere from 6 to 8 hours. I had this done three years ago. First, it is extremely damaging to the hair and extremely costly. I lost so much hair I went from thick hair to thin hair. In addition, it’s not a one time. it depends on how long your hair is and the percentage of grey you were at the time.
Lise Provost 4 years ago
Yea I did that and what they don't tell you is that by processing your hair and all they doing is putting a toner on it that my hair was breaking everywhere. Everything always looks good the first week! JUST LET THE GRAY GROW OUT NATURALLY.
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Sophia Ferry 4 years ago
Now that's a beautiful colour, The lady looks so much younger she looks Gorgeous, Love it.
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Melli Meier 4 years ago
Super schön- hier traut sich das kein Friseur- suche seit 2-3 Jahren !😥😥😥
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Mary Gaynor 5 years ago
He has taken all the women who look old and tired. And brought back their youth and beauty
Katie Rose 4 years ago
I'm sure getting that black out and then toning it took a lot of patience.
Anna Tribe 4 years ago
I am so very jealous of all these people. I'm 47 years old and I don't have a single grey hair yet 😭
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Ellen Little 5 years ago (edited)
I don’t think this photo fits in with the others. She’s not grey!
Anna roberts 5 years ago
This looks more like blond highlights with some brown low lights thrown in
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Bellatrix Lestrange 5 years ago
Tho her hair is still pretty cool before!
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Bellatrix Lestrange 5 years ago
She looks like she's looking at her in surprise and she is really pleased!
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Eva Bryson 5 years ago
Black hair colors just don't look good next to pale skin. The grey is so much better.
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BoredPanda is awesome 5 years ago
Love the transformation. The man in the second picture looks like he saw something scary
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Donna Wood 3 years ago
My hair is curly like this. How do I get that cut and what color is this on her head? Thanks
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Bellatrix Lestrange 5 years ago
I was just about to say something about the mask!
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CorgiChameleon 5 years ago
In the second one it looks like she has @JackMartinColorist tattooed on her neck
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Waco Bayless 4 years ago
Her iris looks freakishly large and it's a very unusual color.
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kate h 5 years ago
To me, the point of going gray is so you don't have to color your hair anymore. These transformations are gorgeous, but if these women want to keep their hair looking like this, they'll have to keep getting recolored just like they did before. Just about all of these include highlights and lowlights and unnatural silver colors, which when growing out will not look as beautiful.
MiniMaus 5 years ago
When I started really showing roots in grey, I went for platinum with dark roots . The darker roots are actually my own regrowth. I like it a lot as it isn't platinum all over. So now I only have the get a touch up , maybe every 6 months or so.
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Happy_Pandalover 5 years ago
So pretty. I don't think the hair colour actually matters though. It will always look better when hair is freshly cut, styled, shiny and healthy looking.
DKS 001 5 years ago
I can't remember the last time I dyed my hair. More than 10 years ago. I was asked by someone why I don't do it, and my reply is; "With age comes wisdom. Why would i want to cover up my wisdom?" No one says I should color my hair anymore.
Sassy Dandelion 5 years ago
I am 40 and had blonde hair as my natural color for the first 32 years of my life. After I had my daughter it turned brown; NOW, it’s turning silver/grey, but looks like it’s turning back to blonde. I have people comment ALL THE TIME about it or question why I don’t color it. I tell them that it helps me look closer to my age; because I look like I’m in my mid to late 20s. I have a 14 year old and an 8 year old and people LOVE to clutch their pearls when they assume you had a kid when you were 13. 🙄🤣
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E Menendez 5 years ago
I am very gray and in my thirties. I am so sad by how many women tell me how brave I am to be going natural. As a woman we are raised to fear age. It disgusts me that a man with silver is distinguished and a woman with silver is old. I am strong and bold and have developed beyond that fear that society will no longer value me because I am no longer young and supple.
K. 5 years ago
Thank you for voicing your wisdom. I don’t remember liking myself or body that much when I was younger. It seems that youth and the things that go with it are prized but also regulated and suppressed too. I’m glad the younger generations don’t have to contend with that as much.
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marte østensen 5 years ago
I wish they would have included the time and money you have to be willing to pay to do these transformations. I know Jack Martin has mentioned on his insta that these takes 10-15 hours and sometimes have to be done over two days and they can cost you like 800-1500$. I would love to do stuff like this at my salon, but the time and money is too much for most people.
Jude 4 years ago
I read in a previous article on him how long it takes. It's mind-boggling! Just walking into a hair salon makes me feel queasy from the chemical smell. I couldn't imagine spending 10-15 hours in one and can't fathom how hairdressers can take it.
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Sarcastic Panda 5 years ago
wow these are beautiful! but you'll have to keep going back - that's the only problem. stunning work though!
Lord Mysticlaw 5 years ago
During lockdown I finally convinced my mom to stop dyeing her her, let it grow out, and go grey. I told her people pay a lot of money to have "silver" hair these days, and she has it naturally 😆 She looks lovely.
Jaz79 1 5 years ago
While these women look good with the new do's It's still dyeing hair, I've never seen the point. I used to dye my mums hair it was a right faff, she got cancer and because of treatment had to stop she looked so much better with natural hair. I was already pretty much decided to never dye my hair as it seemed so much cost/effort after seeing my mum looking so much better with natural hair colour mind was made up. I've never dyed my hair, despite hairdressers constantly suggesting it. I learned to cut my own hair as a result. I still can't understand the appeal of changing your hair colour, perhaps as mine has constantly changed colour naturally I never got bored of it. I went from platinum blond through pretty much every colour except ginger to black. I started going grey 10 years ago it's never bothered me, some other people felt it needed hiding/laughing about. But honestly I couldn't care less, I'm getting older it's only natural.
Sassy Dandelion 5 years ago
I stopped coloring my hair when my daughter was about 18 months old. I thought, how can I tell her she’s perfect the way she is if I can’t lead by example for myself? Otherwise, I’ve been every color imaginable; from lavender to black and just about every shade of red. Definitely less expensive to have “virgin” hair!!
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Jude 4 years ago
No, apparently we're supposed to be sheep and mindlessly follow what fashion tells us to do.
Load More Replies... kate h 5 years ago
To me, the point of going gray is so you don't have to color your hair anymore. These transformations are gorgeous, but if these women want to keep their hair looking like this, they'll have to keep getting recolored just like they did before. Just about all of these include highlights and lowlights and unnatural silver colors, which when growing out will not look as beautiful.
MiniMaus 5 years ago
When I started really showing roots in grey, I went for platinum with dark roots . The darker roots are actually my own regrowth. I like it a lot as it isn't platinum all over. So now I only have the get a touch up , maybe every 6 months or so.
Load More Replies... Happy_Pandalover 5 years ago
So pretty. I don't think the hair colour actually matters though. It will always look better when hair is freshly cut, styled, shiny and healthy looking.
DKS 001 5 years ago
I can't remember the last time I dyed my hair. More than 10 years ago. I was asked by someone why I don't do it, and my reply is; "With age comes wisdom. Why would i want to cover up my wisdom?" No one says I should color my hair anymore.
Sassy Dandelion 5 years ago
I am 40 and had blonde hair as my natural color for the first 32 years of my life. After I had my daughter it turned brown; NOW, it’s turning silver/grey, but looks like it’s turning back to blonde. I have people comment ALL THE TIME about it or question why I don’t color it. I tell them that it helps me look closer to my age; because I look like I’m in my mid to late 20s. I have a 14 year old and an 8 year old and people LOVE to clutch their pearls when they assume you had a kid when you were 13. 🙄🤣
Load More Replies... E Menendez 5 years ago
I am very gray and in my thirties. I am so sad by how many women tell me how brave I am to be going natural. As a woman we are raised to fear age. It disgusts me that a man with silver is distinguished and a woman with silver is old. I am strong and bold and have developed beyond that fear that society will no longer value me because I am no longer young and supple.
K. 5 years ago
Thank you for voicing your wisdom. I don’t remember liking myself or body that much when I was younger. It seems that youth and the things that go with it are prized but also regulated and suppressed too. I’m glad the younger generations don’t have to contend with that as much.
Load More Replies... marte østensen 5 years ago
I wish they would have included the time and money you have to be willing to pay to do these transformations. I know Jack Martin has mentioned on his insta that these takes 10-15 hours and sometimes have to be done over two days and they can cost you like 800-1500$. I would love to do stuff like this at my salon, but the time and money is too much for most people.
Jude 4 years ago
I read in a previous article on him how long it takes. It's mind-boggling! Just walking into a hair salon makes me feel queasy from the chemical smell. I couldn't imagine spending 10-15 hours in one and can't fathom how hairdressers can take it.
Load More Replies... Sarcastic Panda 5 years ago
wow these are beautiful! but you'll have to keep going back - that's the only problem. stunning work though!
Lord Mysticlaw 5 years ago
During lockdown I finally convinced my mom to stop dyeing her her, let it grow out, and go grey. I told her people pay a lot of money to have "silver" hair these days, and she has it naturally 😆 She looks lovely.
Jaz79 1 5 years ago
While these women look good with the new do's It's still dyeing hair, I've never seen the point. I used to dye my mums hair it was a right faff, she got cancer and because of treatment had to stop she looked so much better with natural hair. I was already pretty much decided to never dye my hair as it seemed so much cost/effort after seeing my mum looking so much better with natural hair colour mind was made up. I've never dyed my hair, despite hairdressers constantly suggesting it. I learned to cut my own hair as a result. I still can't understand the appeal of changing your hair colour, perhaps as mine has constantly changed colour naturally I never got bored of it. I went from platinum blond through pretty much every colour except ginger to black. I started going grey 10 years ago it's never bothered me, some other people felt it needed hiding/laughing about. But honestly I couldn't care less, I'm getting older it's only natural.
Sassy Dandelion 5 years ago
I stopped coloring my hair when my daughter was about 18 months old. I thought, how can I tell her she’s perfect the way she is if I can’t lead by example for myself? Otherwise, I’ve been every color imaginable; from lavender to black and just about every shade of red. Definitely less expensive to have “virgin” hair!!
Load More Replies... Jude 4 years ago
No, apparently we're supposed to be sheep and mindlessly follow what fashion tells us to do.
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