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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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.
"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.
"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."
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.
Pretty. More people should do this instead of covering it up
That first pic, the way the hair is presented, is shocking. I've never so clearly seen the difference posed in that fashion.
Who would have thought that going gray could make someone look YOUNGER!!
My older sister always wanted curly hair. She would be so jealous
The person who does these people's hair must be very talented
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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.
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.
That sounds pretty.
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I understand what you mean. However, I bet many of these women don't like the extreme contrast between their grey roots and the color that is growing out, so getting an all-over grey color helps. When the grey-dyed hair starts to grow out, the contrast between their own hair and the dye will be tolerable and they won't necessarily have to get it done again. It just gives them a smoother transition to their own natural grey. :)
Yes, THANK YOU, it's so annoying to read comments like: more women should let their naturally white hair grow. Not everyone has evenly gray hair, and it has to be colored somehow to kill the yellowish tones. It's not that your hair pigment just disapears and boom, you get a natural silver mane. You stay in the awkward middle for years, your hair partly gray and partly your natural color.
The yellow tones can be tamed with purple shampoo.
I have a natural silver patch at the top of my head and I hate it. I wish it had more yellow tones, because my skin is yellow toned. I just color it back to my natural blackish. Otherwise it looks like Dollar Store version of Rouge from X-men.
Agree. It’s an equal hassle. Either way you have to color it. I’d rather keep my natural color than fake gray just because I have a few gray strands. But a lot of these transformations are amazing. And some of the women have entirely gray hair anyway, and the color you see is just fake.
Not necessarily Kate. I used to colour my hair all the time, and finally got sick of it and grew it out. It has a natural, highlighted mix of dark grey, light grey and silvery/white and looks like a lot of these "second" shots. Not having to colour it all the time, is the best, and I always get lots of comments on how good it looks. (I'm in my early 50s, with a baby-face, and look a lot younger, so am finally looking closer to my age).
THANK YOU!
kate h The daily routine of styling (spritzing, curling, blow drying, backcombing) would drive me batty =D
most of these women had very white roots and it doesnt seem like they would have to come back very soon or maybe ever. Some of them will have to, yes, but they're only a few
Purple shampoo is like a Miracle. Find out.
Agree, but the gray is so much prettier than the colors they were dyeing it before, don't you think? I love the striations. Who knew gray could be so pretty? I am thinking they wouldn't have to get recoloring as often, at least? They will need touch-ups, as you said, though.
I get my hair colored twice a year at the hair school here in town, I use some cheap Walmart recommended-for-color shampoo and conditioner. I LOVE when it's growing out, I LOVE the way the lowlights and highlights and natural and unnatural parts of it change throughout the six months. People decide to 'go gray' for lots of different reasons. Women may do it repeatedly, they may do it once, they may like it, they may not. Everyone's different, don't be such a downer.
No. Look at the photos again and see how silver/gray the roots of these women are. Don't be a Debbie Downer.
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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.
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.
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. 🙄🤣
Sassy Dandelion I didn't follow that colour evolution but as long as you're happy with it riight?? Who cares if they clutch their pearls! Good grief. =D =D =D
It's funny how people "assume" what your age is without first asking politely. I had my first child when I was 25 and people thought I was still in high school. When my son had a long hospital stay at the age of 22, I visited him daily and sometimes got strange looks which I didn't understand. Finally one nurse asked if I was his older girlfriend which I quickly corrected. The strange looks stopped after that. 😂
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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.
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.
That sounds pretty.
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I understand what you mean. However, I bet many of these women don't like the extreme contrast between their grey roots and the color that is growing out, so getting an all-over grey color helps. When the grey-dyed hair starts to grow out, the contrast between their own hair and the dye will be tolerable and they won't necessarily have to get it done again. It just gives them a smoother transition to their own natural grey. :)
Yes, THANK YOU, it's so annoying to read comments like: more women should let their naturally white hair grow. Not everyone has evenly gray hair, and it has to be colored somehow to kill the yellowish tones. It's not that your hair pigment just disapears and boom, you get a natural silver mane. You stay in the awkward middle for years, your hair partly gray and partly your natural color.
The yellow tones can be tamed with purple shampoo.
I have a natural silver patch at the top of my head and I hate it. I wish it had more yellow tones, because my skin is yellow toned. I just color it back to my natural blackish. Otherwise it looks like Dollar Store version of Rouge from X-men.
Agree. It’s an equal hassle. Either way you have to color it. I’d rather keep my natural color than fake gray just because I have a few gray strands. But a lot of these transformations are amazing. And some of the women have entirely gray hair anyway, and the color you see is just fake.
Not necessarily Kate. I used to colour my hair all the time, and finally got sick of it and grew it out. It has a natural, highlighted mix of dark grey, light grey and silvery/white and looks like a lot of these "second" shots. Not having to colour it all the time, is the best, and I always get lots of comments on how good it looks. (I'm in my early 50s, with a baby-face, and look a lot younger, so am finally looking closer to my age).
THANK YOU!
kate h The daily routine of styling (spritzing, curling, blow drying, backcombing) would drive me batty =D
most of these women had very white roots and it doesnt seem like they would have to come back very soon or maybe ever. Some of them will have to, yes, but they're only a few
Purple shampoo is like a Miracle. Find out.
Agree, but the gray is so much prettier than the colors they were dyeing it before, don't you think? I love the striations. Who knew gray could be so pretty? I am thinking they wouldn't have to get recoloring as often, at least? They will need touch-ups, as you said, though.
I get my hair colored twice a year at the hair school here in town, I use some cheap Walmart recommended-for-color shampoo and conditioner. I LOVE when it's growing out, I LOVE the way the lowlights and highlights and natural and unnatural parts of it change throughout the six months. People decide to 'go gray' for lots of different reasons. Women may do it repeatedly, they may do it once, they may like it, they may not. Everyone's different, don't be such a downer.
No. Look at the photos again and see how silver/gray the roots of these women are. Don't be a Debbie Downer.
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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.
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.
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. 🙄🤣
Sassy Dandelion I didn't follow that colour evolution but as long as you're happy with it riight?? Who cares if they clutch their pearls! Good grief. =D =D =D
It's funny how people "assume" what your age is without first asking politely. I had my first child when I was 25 and people thought I was still in high school. When my son had a long hospital stay at the age of 22, I visited him daily and sometimes got strange looks which I didn't understand. Finally one nurse asked if I was his older girlfriend which I quickly corrected. The strange looks stopped after that. 😂
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