sharlag
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I like my artsy with a little bit of fartsy.
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Post by sharlag on Dec 1, 2015 14:37:01 GMT
I treated myself for the first time a couple of weeks ago to having my hair professionally colored. I've been doing my own out of a box for at least 10 years. Making conversation during the process, I said, "My hair is probably 50% gray now!" She corrected me quickly, "Actually... more like 75%." How *honest* of her! I guess it matters to a colorist-- it probably affects her work. But I sort of wish I didn't know.
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christinec68
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Post by christinec68 on Dec 1, 2015 14:53:33 GMT
In some instances, ignorance is bliss.
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scorpeao
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Post by scorpeao on Dec 1, 2015 15:05:55 GMT
I get mine colored every 10-12 weeks and my hairdresser likes to point out how much more gray I have each time. We are friends, so I tell her to shut up and just color my hair!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2015 15:26:21 GMT
Last time I had a hair cut the hairdresser told me I had a few greys, I already knew that and told her they didn't really bother me. However she took it upon herself to pull out the ones she came across, she twisted them round her finger and yanked them out
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Post by hosschick on Dec 1, 2015 15:39:10 GMT
I started with a new hairdresser this summer. Her remark was, "Boy! You sure do have a lot of gray for your age!"
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Post by peano on Dec 1, 2015 15:40:35 GMT
Last time I had a hair cut the hairdresser told me I had a few greys, I already knew that and told her they didn't really bother me. However she took it upon herself to pull out the ones she came across, she twisted them round her finger and yanked them out Lainey! That's just nuts, and would have pissed me off! At my age I need all the hair I can get.
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Post by peasapie on Dec 1, 2015 15:42:26 GMT
Mine doesn't mention it, and for that I tip her extra.
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raindancer
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Post by raindancer on Dec 1, 2015 15:43:55 GMT
My hair guy is always looking, he keeps saying "I bet this time!" but I'm like my dad's side of the family and at 39 still haven't found a single one (which annoys my mom who started coloring at age 32 to cover the gray). He is positive he is going to find the first one though, it's like a game now. I'm moving and he is going to be so disappointed next week at our last appointment, because I'm pretty sure there is nothing there for him.
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Post by oliquig on Dec 1, 2015 15:46:32 GMT
My hair guy is always looking, he keeps saying "I bet this time!" but I'm like my dad's side of the family and at 39 still haven't found a single one (which annoys my mom who started coloring at age 32 to cover the gray). He is positive he is going to find the first one though, it's like a game now. I'm moving and he is going to be so disappointed next week at our last appointment, because I'm pretty sure there is nothing there for him. I'm 37, and not a one, my mother is not amused.
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Post by myboysnme on Dec 1, 2015 16:09:49 GMT
Gray hair is not the mark of the devil, you know! My hair has been white since my teens. I have been coloring since my late 30's when I was repeatedly offered a senior discount and had a newborn.
It is important to know how much of your hair is losing or has lost pigment because the coloring time and product usage is affected. Other than that I guess I don't get what the problem is with knowing or not knowing your hair is losing pigment. Fear of getting old?
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Post by Bitchy Rich on Dec 1, 2015 16:17:12 GMT
You didn't ask her though. You just made a statement and she felt the need to correct you.
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georgiapea
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Jun 27, 2014 18:02:10 GMT
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Post by georgiapea on Dec 1, 2015 16:17:19 GMT
I do my own and try to reapply the color when it starts looking dull. I don't want to ever see a defined line of gray at my scalp.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2015 16:22:41 GMT
Last time I had a hair cut the hairdresser told me I had a few greys, I already knew that and told her they didn't really bother me. However she took it upon herself to pull out the ones she came across, she twisted them round her finger and yanked them out Lainey! That's just nuts, and would have pissed me off! At my age I need all the hair I can get. I wasn't best pleased My hair is quite fine so pulling it out is not the way to go. I didn't start getting any grey til I was 44 but I don't want to get in to the cycle of colouring it, I'm much too lazy to keep up with it.
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sharlag
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I like my artsy with a little bit of fartsy.
Posts: 6,574
Location: Kansas
Jun 26, 2014 12:57:48 GMT
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Post by sharlag on Dec 1, 2015 16:36:55 GMT
Gray hair is not the mark of the devil, you know! My hair has been white since my teens. I have been coloring since my late 30's when I was repeatedly offered a senior discount and had a newborn. It is important to know how much of your hair is losing or has lost pigment because the coloring time and product usage is affected. Other than that I guess I don't get what the problem is with knowing or not knowing your hair is losing pigment. Fear of getting old?That, combined with vanity.
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IAmUnoriginal
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Post by IAmUnoriginal on Dec 1, 2015 16:39:25 GMT
I started finding gray at 16. I'm about 75% now at 41. My hairdresser has vowed to sneak into my hospital room and touch me up for as long as we both shall live, if it ever came to that. I love her.
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Post by SunnySmile on Dec 1, 2015 17:15:02 GMT
I'm 49 and don't have any gray yet, but I'm blonde, so it might be just blending in. When my color grows out I don't see any pronounced gray though. My mom and dad both didn't start getting gray until their mid 60s.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Dec 1, 2015 17:23:53 GMT
Gray hair is not the mark of the devil, you know! My hair has been white since my teens. I have been coloring since my late 30's when I was repeatedly offered a senior discount and had a newborn. It is important to know how much of your hair is losing or has lost pigment because the coloring time and product usage is affected. Other than that I guess I don't get what the problem is with knowing or not knowing your hair is losing pigment. Fear of getting old? Honestly, my dad started graying in his twenties and now he has a beautiful head of thick, white hair. I love his hair. I really thought I'd be going gray early since I take after him in almost every respect. But I just turned forty and not a gray hair on my head yet. My mom is finally starting to go gray at 61. Her hair looks dull, though, not like my dad's pretty hair. So she colors it. If I take after her, I may be coloring my hair for a long time. But I am hoping to have dad's white hair.
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akathy
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Jun 25, 2014 22:56:55 GMT
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Post by akathy on Dec 1, 2015 17:27:29 GMT
I'm 62 so a lot of my peers have gray hair in different amounts. It always strikes me as comical those who claim they don't have any or much gray hair when you can plainly see they do! Are they looking at life through different colored lenses? Do they think as long as they don't acknowledge it, it's not there? Really, people aren't as stupid as others would like to believe. You may choose to deny it for whatever reason but we can still see it. I think your stylist is doing you a favor by being honest with you.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2015 17:30:47 GMT
I have light brown/ blonde hair. I don't get grey hair, I have have natural highlights , lol!
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Post by rainangel on Dec 1, 2015 17:34:30 GMT
I'm pretty practical about these things. I would find it interesting to know that 75% of my hair was gray. I'm pretty aware that my body is growing older. It has been doing that since they day I was born! Hair turning gray, wrinkles appearing, eye sight getting worse etc... It's just part of nature, but it is interesting to find out 'new' things about my body. I actually went to the hairdresser today aswell. Nothing new though. Except my haircut of course
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CeeScraps
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Post by CeeScraps on Dec 1, 2015 17:36:59 GMT
I wish I had more gray! My dad was silver and so was my grandmother and mine seems to be heading that way. Once I get more gray in back I'm done with color!
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Dec 1, 2015 17:41:13 GMT
FYI, for those lucky enough to have nary a gray hair, they sneak up on you when you least expect it. And they don't just gracefully grow in....they suddenly appear thicker and with a different texture than the rest of your hair. But...um...I haven't found any. And if I did, they were plucked. I probably should be coloring now, but I'm not sure that I want to start that. I see other people struggling with how and when to STOP coloring. Then again, I was looking around a group of older women at church the other day and realized they must all be completely gray, even if they were all blonde, brunette, or black haired that day. I distinctly remember getting a big shock when I arrived at my grandmother's one day when I was little and she suddenly was completely gray. She had had black hair as long as I could remember. I'm 62 so a lot of my peers have gray hair in different amounts. It always strikes me as comical those who claim they don't have any or much gray hair when you can plainly see they do! Are they looking at life through different colored lenses? Do they think as long as they don't acknowledge it, it's not there? Really, people aren't as stupid as others would like to believe. You may choose to deny it for whatever reason but we can still see it. I think your stylist is doing you a favor by being honest with you. It could be their eyesight or lighting. Its like stray facial hairs - I search and search for those things and then 2 hours later, I'll touch my face or neck and one is there taunting me. Or a friend's mom's housecleaning - she just can't see well enough to see that she isn't doing a good job.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2015 17:48:03 GMT
I'm another one who started going gray in my teens, and have been coloring my hair since college. I've been white for many many years now (I'm 53) and don't have any plans to stop coloring. I suppose I'll stop eventually, but my skin tone doesn't look very good with gray. Right now I'm a brunette with blondish highlights. I've been a variety of colors over the years.
I'd be bald if anyone tried to pull my gray out.
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Post by Bitchy Rich on Dec 1, 2015 18:00:33 GMT
Gray hair is not the mark of the devil, you know! My hair has been white since my teens. I have been coloring since my late 30's when I was repeatedly offered a senior discount and had a newborn. It is important to know how much of your hair is losing or has lost pigment because the coloring time and product usage is affected. Other than that I guess I don't get what the problem is with knowing or not knowing your hair is losing pigment. Fear of getting old? It's just weird for people to point out. It's like saying "Your face has a lot of wrinkles." Thanks for noticing.
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Post by wagleg on Dec 1, 2015 18:00:52 GMT
Mine gave me the news recently that there is not one redeeming blondish hair on my head. 100% gray. Thank goodness she knows the perfect red color to restore me with!! Love Shamika!
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gottapeanow
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Post by gottapeanow on Dec 1, 2015 18:13:56 GMT
My 17-yr.-old ds just found a gray hair in his beard. Poor child. And guess whose side of the family he gets *that from. My deepest apologies, son. As an aside, yes, he can grow a truly manly beard, and he just turned 17. His happiness with that outweighs any concern about the gray. Lisa
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Post by anniefb on Dec 1, 2015 18:53:38 GMT
Last time I had a hair cut the hairdresser told me I had a few greys, I already knew that and told her they didn't really bother me. However she took it upon herself to pull out the ones she came across, she twisted them round her finger and yanked them out What? : :
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Post by anniefb on Dec 1, 2015 18:55:10 GMT
I treated myself for the first time a couple of weeks ago to having my hair professionally colored. I've been doing my own out of a box for at least 10 years. Making conversation during the process, I said, "My hair is probably 50% gray now!" She corrected me quickly, "Actually... more like 75%." How *honest* of her! I guess it matters to a colorist-- it probably affects her work. But I sort of wish I didn't know. Mine's probably about the same, but thankfully my hairdresser doesn't mention it
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Post by jemali on Dec 1, 2015 19:02:46 GMT
A guy my SIL worked with once was teasing her and told her he thought he saw a gray hair on her head. She looked at his head and said "I think I see a black one"
I am 47 and do not have any grays. My sister is 43 and is turning gray at her temples.
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Post by anonrefugee on Dec 1, 2015 19:05:14 GMT
My hair guy is always looking, he keeps saying "I bet this time!" but I'm like my dad's side of the family and at 39 still haven't found a single one (which annoys my mom who started coloring at age 32 to cover the gray). He is positive he is going to find the first one though, it's like a game now. I'm moving and he is going to be so disappointed next week at our last appointment, because I'm pretty sure there is nothing there for him. Enjoy it! Mine waited until I was almost fifty. And no one prepped me- it doesn't turn classic, and lovely, silver all at once. "Mouse" is such an unpleasant color!
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