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I don't know - I think it depends totally on the individual and their coloring.
My grandmother was a natural redhead, whose thick, wavy red hair turned stark white by the time she was sixty. I mean solid white. It was GORGEOUS. She also had great skin, so the combination was very striking. I've always hoped that since I take after her in so many ways, I got the gene for solid white hair (eventually) as well. So far so good - I'm fifty four and when I compare pictures of her hair in her mid fifties to mine, they look very similar. I just hope my hair keeps getting whiter and whiter till it reaches that pure color she had for so many years.
I think a person needs to have a lot of natural color to their skin tone for this to look good. I think about another relative of mine who also pulled this off very well - my aunt from New Orleans who was originally pretty dark in her coloring - she had very dark hair and olive skin and dark eyes. When her hair turned, it became solid white as well. She had completely different coloring than my grandmother (whose skin was very fair but had lots of peach undertones, like mine) but her coloring with that white hair was fabulous.
You have described my mom. She had naturally vivid red hair. She began coloring it as it was turning white. When we insisted she stop coloring it in her nineties, we discovered her beautiful, full white hair. What a waste of all those years. Its funny, because she admired Ann Richards, and if anyone had a beautiful head of white hair, that woman did.
So I just bought some temporary hair color at Sally's yesterday. I'm hoping to get some oomph going on my drab, partly gray hair. It's supposed to only last for one or two shampoos, so how bad could it be? It's a golden blond color.
As a counterpoint to a recent thread about men's comb overs....
Why do older women think it looks great to dye their gray hair such outlandish colors as...
1. Black Raven-Enough black in their hair to tar roads. Kids have been known to chomp on it mistaking it for licorice strands.
2. Fox Red-And I don't mean the good kind of fox i.e. "a foxy ladyyyy". That orange-reddish glo combo that could attract flying saucers looking for a landing pad.
3. Henna Red-A darker shade of the one above. Maybe for the woman who always wanted to look like a cherry tootsie roll pop.
4. Any shade of Blonde-Platinum, yellow lab, wheat field or really any shade that will ensure that "blonde moments" need not be homegrown.
5. Any kind of streaking or frosting-Actually, this could almost be acceptable. Age spots can be sucked into the vortex of some of those swirls.
Ladies, embrace your gray! Age is wisdom and experience! Forget those messy hair colors and expensive salon treatments. Gray is the only way!
At 54 I think I'm old enough to decide on what I want and like..As the saying go...
I don't know - I think it depends totally on the individual and their coloring.
My grandmother was a natural redhead, whose thick, wavy red hair turned stark white by the time she was sixty. I mean solid white. It was GORGEOUS. She also had great skin, so the combination was very striking. I've always hoped that since I take after her in so many ways, I got the gene for solid white hair (eventually) as well. So far so good - I'm fifty four and when I compare pictures of her hair in her mid fifties to mine, they look very similar. I just hope my hair keeps getting whiter and whiter till it reaches that pure color she had for so many years.
I think a person needs to have a lot of natural color to their skin tone for this to look good. I think about another relative of mine who also pulled this off very well - my aunt from New Orleans who was originally pretty dark in her coloring - she had very dark hair and olive skin and dark eyes. When her hair turned, it became solid white as well. She had completely different coloring than my grandmother (whose skin was very fair but had lots of peach undertones, like mine) but her coloring with that white hair was fabulous.
Too many people are involved with what other people look like. Not everyone is " blessed" with what others consider "good" hair, & do the best with what they have and LIKE IT that way!
How fortunate for you that you have such nice white hair, or gray hair, or thick hair, if that is what you have...how charitable it would be for you to be supportive of those whose hair does not meet your standards!
BTW, not everyone wants the "helmet head" style that is forced on just about evey postmenopausal woman I know. Some of us want to keep our long hair, even if it's not as thick as it was when we were 16, or 30, or 70!
Last edited by MarciaMarshaMarcia; 10-19-2016 at 07:57 PM..
Reason: Too much judgment regarding what a woman's hair "should" look like
Someone might have already said this but as a redhead going gray, I can tell you that red henna looks just fine under artificial light but in sunlight, it attracts unwanted attention. Unless she's seen herself outside, she doesn't know.
I read that redheads don't go grey because they hold their pigment longer.
Too many people are involved with what other people look like. Not everyone is " blessed" with what others consider "good" hair, & do the best with what they have and LIKE IT that way!
How fortunate for you that you have such nice white hair, or gray hair, or thick hair, if that is what you have...how charitable it would be for you to be supportive of those whose hair does not meet your standards!
BTW, not everyone wants the "helmet head" style that is forced on just about evey postmenopausal woman I know. Some of us want to keep our long hair, even if it's not as thick as it was when we were 16, or 30, or 70!
Why the attitude? I have very thick hair. It's also very coarse. It works in some styles and not at ALL in other styles, so I've found styles that work, that's all. There's a good style for just about every sort of hair and every sort of facial shape.
As far as the "helmet head" style - I'm not talking about that style at all. Nor am I talking about "forcing it on just about every post menopausal woman you know." Sheeze, where do you come up with this stuff?
If you like your long hair, more power to ya. As for it getting thinner, don't lash out at me - I didn't eat your sack lunch. People have all sorts of different hair challenges - my response had NOTHING to do with being critical of others' hair, or my hair being superior to anyone else's - wow.
Some people would NOT like the very short hairstyle I have, or like the maintenance it requires (cut and thinned every month), and that's OK - it's just what works for me.
You have described my mom. She had naturally vivid red hair. She began coloring it as it was turning white. When we insisted she stop coloring it in her nineties, we discovered her beautiful, full white hair. What a waste of all those years. Its funny, because she admired Ann Richards, and if anyone had a beautiful head of white hair, that woman did.
Why did you make your mother stop dying her own hair? Isn't it her choice whether to get her hair done or not?
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