🍎 I have a balayage that's about 6 months old.. and grays as well...I've considered highlights to try to hide them, but i also have dark hair, so I've just decided to let them grow. There's too much pressure around us, and I've even heard people say that women who have gray hair are letting themselves go! I don't understand this at all. Gray hair isn't soil or something dirty on our hair, it's just a change in colour. I choose to have my grays as a challenge for myself to stop caring about what the world wants from me to focus on what I want from life. I love your content, Maddie! Do what makes you happy and what brings you joy. We only have this life, and we have to enjoy it and make it worth our while. Thank you for talking about this! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
It's funny isn't it that if a man has grey hair it's distinguished but if a woman has grey hair she's let herself go. Where does that thinking come from I wonder? It should be about doing what makes you happy
@@loissaedder2214 yup, same here, wondering wth is up with that. I do use that as an argument. A man approached me once with the question why I am grey. I was just stating the obvious and being nice. I also said, that close to every woman he ever sees is grey. He was blushing and didn't say anything anymore.
Here in Sweden, we romanticise the heck out of these colder months. 😁 I agree! It really makes such a big difference, as the dark nights draw in, and the chilly days become the norm, to embrace your gorgeous cosy clothes, dig out your cute scarves and mittens, lights candles, add more blankets to the living room, add fairy lights or soft lighting to every room (we often have soft lighting in windows here). Warm spices on overnight oats or porridge is one of my favourites too! I’ve been adding sliced apple along with nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon to my overnight oats lately! ♥️🍎🍁🍂
Hi Madeleine! Loving your autumn vlogs 🥰🍁 I am 28 and have let my grey hair grow out since my early 20s, and I have a LOT certainly more than a few strands. I’ve never looked back. I think it is so special and unique to be a young woman with dark hair with grey, and I get so many compliments from people who think its really cool. I’m super passionate about this so wanted to be a source of some positive grey hair vibes if you don’t usually see it. Plus, I get to save a lifetime on time and money on not paying fortune at the salon every month!
That is wonderful. 🥰 it does save a whole lot more than just money and time. It saves our health maybe!? I am glad I did it. It doesn't need to be an issue in ones life. Good job Megan.
Embrace the grey hair, I dyed mine all the time, and then thought why am I doing this> it was for other people and not for me. I now embrace my grey and am proud of it xx
Im 55 in January. I decided last year to just embrace my grey. I'm naturally dark also. It was tough at first as i felt like i wasnt ready for the grey, but now im really happy with my decision. I would have yo dye it every 10 days as the roots grow so quickly. As it grows out more, the nicer it looks and im actually getting positive compliments from my family and friends which is lovely. The apple fritters look delicious and will definitely be trying them 🍎🍁🍂🍎🍁🍂🍎🍁🍂
Thanks to genetics I started going grey in my 20's. I stopped dying it regularly at age 30 because I fell pregnant and felt like it was as good a time as any to let the grey hair take over. I was never very self conscious about it. My mom had an awesome streak pattern when her hair greyed and I hoped I would experience the same. I totally did. I had a Cruella de Vil streak for a few years and I really leaned into it. Letting go of the chore of spending hours in a salon every 10 weeks was pretty freeing. Happy to contribute another positive aging hair story to the chat!
Hi Maddie! I’m 44 & decided to stop dying my hair during Covid, never looked back 😊 I was a natural brunette & it was just too expensive to keep on top of the dying every 4-6weeks when my grey came though after two weeks! I’ve had ppl say it makes me look old, friends say they would never do it & think I’m crazy. I just don’t care what ppl think anymore! Which is the wonderful thing about aging! I will do what suits me & not others 😊 I fully embrace & live my grey hair! You do what you feel is best for you. I also think when grey becomes your natural colour it tends to bring out your eyes & suit skin colour. Love watching you 😊❤
I’m 41 and just found my first grey and I’m so excited! I love the look of grey it can be so gorgeous. Of course everyone should decide what they like for their own head of hair 😊
I stopped dying my hair about 8 years ago and I love it. I feel empowered. Gray is beautiful. Plus I skipped the weird stages. Aging is a privilege.🍎🍏❤️🍁
Maddie, I say embrace your grays. I know I'm a lot older than you because I'm 74, but I stopped coloring my hair at 55, and I do not regret it. I love my gray.❤❤❤❤
I started going white in my 30's. I was a brunette. I dyed the white for years which was every 3-4 weeks then switched to hilites . It was so time consuming and expensive. I'm pure white now and yes growing it out was laborious. I wish I'd just let my hair turn white naturally..really, who cares what others think. People often stop me on the street and comment on my hair colour and recently a hairdresser followed me and when she caught up told me how beautiful the colour is along with the cut. So there you are...I do believe there is beauty in every stage of our hair life. I just wish I had done it sooner! 😊
Well said. And why should hair colour be of subject in ones life anyway, right?! So much cultural indoctrination. I felt totally save in Germany vs. Serbia 3 years ago. I was soooo self conscious running around downtown here in the Balkan streets being the only grey haired "young" (44) woman in town hahahahaha. But now, I don't even think about it.
Love this idea of romanticising seasons! Another RUclipsr Allison I follow is so wonderful at romanticising the seasons and times of her life. Such a wonderful way to live. It’s pretty incredible and joyful that we’re here so why not be joyful about the every day! Keep doing you !
I started going gray in my twenties. I decided not to dye it. And I cut it very short. It eventually turned into almost white when I got to my late forties. I’m 71 now and I still get compliments.
Hi Madeleine, I’m in my thirties too and brunette with grey hair and I just let them. I stop dying my hair because I want them to grow longer and dye damaged my hair so much and also just wanted to reduce the chemical I use on my body ( I don’t shame people using the product they want, it is just what I want to do for myself) and I come to appreciate the grey/ white hair catching the lights and shining 🥰🤍
Having dealt with severe chronic anxiety and occasional bouts of depression for many years- the biggest thing that started to help me and shift the overall direction of my life was starting to romanticize and appreciate all the little things that bring me joy. When I felt so miserable I wouldn't allow myself to recognize what things even brought me joy. But when I started to let myself see the beauty around me- a sunrise, a hot coffee on a cold day, an outfit that felt just right for me, a vlog from my favorite youtuber (hint hint, it's you!) I started to be able to manage the days much better. It really is the little things in life! Lovely work as always, thank you for sharing💗
I’ve been trying to take advantage of the mornings being dark by lighting candles. It’s a real treat to have candles going in the morning when I’m doing yoga and getting ready to work in my office.
I shared your video with my friend and she tells me this “she is beautiful and looks like an English Queen” 👸 I watch your videos but never comment, but I just had to tell you what she said. Much love from the California girls❤️
I stopped dying my hair almost 10 years ago (I'm 54 now). I haven't regretted it for a minute. I wear a pixie cut with my natural gray hair and get so many compliments on it everywhere I go. My 46 yo brother is gray as well. Funny...our 79 yo mother still dyes her hair. Yours would be beautiful with silver tinsel scattered throughout your dark hair.
I like coring an apple and cutting it horizontally into circles with centre holes in them, then dipping those circles into batter and making apple fritters that way. My grandma did this when I was a kid and it's my favourite way 🥰
To begin… call it silver hair… not gray! Silver is your crown… and you deserve it! I stopped dyeing my very dark hair after I heard a dermatologist remark that as we age… the colour of our skin changes… which will go better with your silver hair. I am now 73 and love my silver ! Embrace your SILVER! Gray is just another 4 letter word!!
Regarding grays: my mom had the problem you were talking about as she got older, especially since she grayed really young. We both have very dark brown hair and from 32 to 45 she consistently dyed her hair dark to cover the grays. Thankfully at 40 I only have some scattered grays, but because of her experience I've decided to embrace my gray hair and when I'm fully gray I want to do a cute pink stain that's still healthy for my hair ❤
Before I stopped coloring my hair, my stylist added “low lights” to soften the transition till I was ready to stop completely. I am happy with the gray. I have received so many compliments.
I started going grey around 26, and had a grey streak. Then started dyeing it, through to my 40’s. Got fed up and stopped going to the hairdresser. I now have silver hair and and my natural dark bits, mostly underneath, and long hair at 63, which I have a plait to the side. I embrace being in my 60’s with non dyed long hair with my signature plait! You do you and be your true self, you are beautiful inside and out. 🍁🍂🍏🍎
I had dark hair and went grey at 29 with my first pregnancy and then it continued from there and yeah it was genetic for me too. I embraced the greys and ageing in general as it’s a privilege to get older and initially to integrate the regrowth of full dye I had highlights of lighter colours for about a year and that worked really really well. We all really do need to push back on the obsession of trying to stay young. Thank you for taking about it 🍏🍏🍏🍏🍏
Just shy of 70, I embraced the gray hair a few decades ago. The women in my family all were “prematurely” gray, starting in our 20’s. My mom never colored her hair ever, and throughout her life, people thought she and her hair were gorgeous. My sisters and I all caved to that pressure. I grew the color out and then went back to it 2-3x before I finally embraced it. It took my sisters a few more decades. We all wish we had accepted it sooner. Once you do, it is more liberating than you ever expect. The younger you are, sometimes the more striking it looks, and for some reason, for those who are premature, it seems to be an even more striking color. I’m such a firebrand now and want to cheerlead all women to do it, but I also accept that it’s ok if you’re not quite ready, or if you go back and forth for awhile. It’s all part of it. And yes, hair color can be fun. You also have to accept, and this was a big one for me since my original hair was very dark like yours, that we don’t look the same throughout our lives. We’re always us, but we will look different at different stages. I had to accept that I will always have the dark brown eyes, but my hair is now white. Now I love that idea. That we get to change throughout our lives. I also have had so many women tell me that their gray just isn’t as pretty as mine. They always think they’re going to look like some kind of mousy hag. It will always be hard to see it when it’s growing out, but I promise every women, please do what makes you feel good, but if your hair is healthy and you have a great cut, no matter what your gray looks like, it can look great!!🤗❤🍎
I think we should romanticize growing older like we do other things. There are very deep and wise and powerfull characters described as wearing "grey striked hair". When I was about 20, I worked with a lady who had beautiful thick long gray hair. She would wear them in two thick plaits that she sometimes pulled up in a crown. She was very inspiring.
🍎 Oh my goodness your nieces are so beautiful . I started having grey hairs in high school and I had died it all the way until my 40s and then my scalp was hurting from the chemicals and I had no choice but to let it all grow out. Luckily the grey colour is beautiful that had came through as you can see in my profile. I’m Spanish and I had black hair but going through the process of letting my hair grow out I literally look like a skunk 😅 🖤🤍 It took me about a year and then I just chopped it up really short . I’m 52 now and I miss my black hair at times, but I do love my grey’s. Thank you Madeleine 🌺 for this video 🍂🎃☀️ M:)
I'm 60 and still dye my hair. My hairdresser uses an organic non harsh dye and I used to have dark hair like you but have gone lighter over the years. Like you I couldn't imagine myself blonde and most people would say I am not blonde but according to hairdresser categories I am considered blonde. Those critters look delish!!! 🍎🍎
I never painted my hair :P i love to experiment but after seeing my mom painting her hair for almost 30 years without having the courage to let it grow grey I decided to embrace my greys and I LOVE THEM! I luckily I have a mix of well distributed greys as well as some strands/locks in the front and I love to be fearless and confident about them. ❤
Everyone ages, simple fact that people fight. I have a white stripe down the middle of my part(think skunk). I decided to just let it happen. I dyed my hair once and it was a nightmare. I thought I might lose it all. So the way I see it at least I have hair no matter the color. And please, never stop being you! I would much rather watch someone original and real than someone who only does something because everyone else does!
the scene of you and Alex around the kitchen island while making pizza moved me for some reason.. I think it's about taking a pick at the intimacy of chatting with one's partner and it's something I miss
Embrace the gray! Your coloring is just like mine, very dark hair and ivory skin (Irish descent). I gave up coloring in my forties and I have never looked back. I am now 73 and continue to get compliments on my beautiful, thick, silver hair.
I use to dye my hair pretty dark. About 14 years ago I decided to stop because it was too much and I felt bad because of the pollution it creates. So for maybe a year or more I use the non-permanent dye (from the pharmacy) that kind of wash away but still leave some faded color between coloring. It made the transition easy. I embrace my gray hair and now it is actually very accepted for women to have naturally grey hair.
Thanks for another wonderful vlog Maddie. Don’t laugh but with your longer vlogs I almost feel like I need to make some notes so I don’t forget what I want to comment on later 😊 so, ribbons in your hair really suit you and I am a big fan of plaits myself. I have adopted the concept of romanticising autumn as well and it makes me so much happier. Lighting candles, walks and jazzy music…it’s so enjoyable. Add your 🍏🍏 fritters and it‘s just about perfect. 🤩 thanks so much for your posts, they make my life better ❤️ and congrats on being an aunt again!
🍎🍏🍎🍏such a lovely watch. Feeling so peaceful after watching this video! As for the grey, let them shine through! They will look fabulous against your dark hair, and your pretty brown eyes.
I love your videos, I often play them in the background when I work or clean my apartment. I can hear what you've been up to, feels similar to those long catch up audio messages from my friends ♥♥♥✨
Another lovely wholesome video Maddie, Im struggling at the moment with my health & anxiety and this was just what i needed to take my mind off everything for an hour. Thankyou ❤
When I saw the title I was so looking forward to watching! I’ve really embraced romanticising autumn this season. I light a special candle on darker mornings. I’ve picked up a few new mugs and have a different mug for first tea of the day! It does make such a difference to be more mindful and making little changes that make you feel happier. Like you I want to continue this into other seasons. Lovely vlog and re your hair, do what makes you happy, I love that you discuss these things, as it makes us all think and say our thoughts. I think we should do what makes us happy and not worry what society says! I’m blonde so although I’m in my 50s it’s not an issue (and I won’t let it be one). Lovely vlog as always, I really enjoy your vlogs ❤🍏🍎
Hello Maddie, did your re cipe for apple friitters for my daughters 50th teaparty , wow, they were a treat didn’t touch the sides 15 disappeared in a flash… exceptional🍏🍎🍏
I think you having gray hair/ silver/hair would be stunning!! I really do!! I grew mine out. My natural was blackish/brown. I just loved my dark hair……and growing it out was, in itself, a growing time for me personally. Now I have white hair…and I love it! Sometimes I miss my dark hair, but that is ok, too. My grown children love it so much….and my husband as well. It is mysterious…..but my skin tone came alive when I let my hair grow out. I still love dyed hair color on women…..but I would never ever go back, myself! You will know when (and if) you do it that it is right for you or not. Deep down, you will just “know” when the right time is. During the process, I had good days and bad days….and I kept telling myself that I, myself, was guiding this process. At any time, I could go back to dying. I set the rules….no one else. My husband’s support, however, was also important to me. I have 3 older sisters who supported me……which gave me courage to try it. They still dye theirs. If you ever try it…join a “support” group online….it helps. Pick one that really fits you in every way. There are hundreds and hundreds!!! Seriously….it was reassuring to hear other women fight the same feelings as I did. I no longer need that support….but it was wonderful at the time. You may not need that if you still have dark hair on the majority of your head. Mine was going from dark brown to white. That process was scary for me at times!! Great video, thank you!
I'm your age and enjoy hearing about topics that are relevant for me as well - dyeing my hair (or not), pressure to look young (which I try not to give into), ... Thank you for taking us along!
The mulch looks great in the pathways between the beds. With the cardboard underneath and a good few inches of mulch, you might not have to weed for a good while. Once they start breaking down, just keep the mulch to a good few inches to suppress the weeds. A great way to keep using up cardboard each fall, too. I also had hereditary, premature gray hair. At 50, about the time I went vegan, I stopped colouring my hair. It was a relief to stop colouring by then. You’re much younger than I, and I bet there’s not as much gray as you think. But, do what feels good to you. Either way, you’re stunning!❤
if your icing sugar is all clumped up, you can also use a spoon and kinda stir it in the sieve, that will get rid of the clumps and push it through the mesh :) i find it speeds up the process too
A wonderful wholesome vlog Maddie. You look glowing & beautiful, loved the little hair bow. At nearly 60 I often think of I wish I had not ever coloured my hair. Just do whatever makes you feel happy & good about yourself. Those apple fritters looked delicious and would be perfect with an Earl Grey on a super cosy afternoon. I absolutely love the darkness that comes with Autumn 🍂 & Winter ❄️ it makes me feel so happy. Although I do appreciate that some people find it difficult and suffer during the dark months. Alex looked super smart with his fresh haircut and not forgetting cute little Roxie. Best wishes to you all, Karen 🍎🍏🍎🍏🍎
My hair turned grey in the beginning of my 30s as yours does. I didn't like it and started to dye. For some years I dyed every 6-8 weeks and it worked quite well. But as I got greyer I had to dye more often until you could see the grey hair growing out 5 days after I had dyed them. So I started to use spray colour for the roots, until it became overwhelming and the result was everything else but gorgeous anymore. With 45 I decided to grow them out and never regretted it! Most women who have dark hair and eyes look very good with grey hair, too!. And the grey only doesn't make you look old, it is more the spirit, way of moving, talking, thinking, in my opinion. I wouldn't wait as long as I did for stopping to dye if I was younger again, it was the best decision.
Hi lovely, it's Lucy! hehe. You do YOU on your hair. either way you are beautiful inside and out and I think the greys might just be like the hairs natural ribbons of colour and will look beautiful on you when you make the choice to stop colouring! I am JUST starting to get a few greys as well and decided instead of total colour to highlight! I am also going to try more ribbons, I am wearing clips a lot but also have a huge ribbon box haha. I ALSO am trying to be a romantic and happier in life too, it's so important. Love xxxx
Maddy, my mum had pitch black hair and it was a huge effort and cost to stop dying it to let it go grey. I’m embracing my greys around my temples, they sparkle and it’s interesting. Obviously it’s each to their own but I have zero interest in trying pretend I’m younger than I am. I also want to model a more positive relationship with my aging body for my daughter. And at almost 40 I’ve lived long enough to see that getting older is a gift that not all of us get to do. ❤❤❤
🍏 Hi Maddie, I am happy to see you gaining your body confidence. Life is for living, wear what you like and what makes you feel good. Same for your hair. I have grown out my grey and I'm happy. I have a cute pixie cut, and I love it. It feels like me. I sometimes get compliments on my hair. Skin too as I rarely wear make up. I try to eat whole foods and I stopped smoking. However, I enjoy perfumes and stylish clothes with accessories. 🍏 Loving the Autumn vibe. Your cookies looked delicious. Take care. Joanne. x
After a stressful day, a new, both calming and inspiring video from you was exactly what I needed, thank you for that :) As for gray hair...I started dying my very dark brown hair when I was 16, as I got more and more gray (genetic). I did it until I was 44 and it took me over 3 years to grow it all out. Last year I finally cut off the last brown bits and am since then full gray, bit salt and pepper dark and light gray. Never felt so free before! I only wish I had done it sooner ;) Greetings from Germany!
Maddie your hair is so beautiful and your skin is amazing. …..I notice skin because I’m an esthetician! I romanticize about living in Cornwall like you. What a beautiful place and your home is so lovely.
I have natural black hair and in my early 30’s I started graying in the front and started having my grays covered in the front. It’s so expensive as I went to a color specialist and I got tired of paying. I decided to start dying the few grey hairs only at home. Then a year into doing it myself I just decided to stop as I read it does so much damage. I’m now in my late 50’s and my hair isn’t fully grey but it’s so healthy. No regrets. TYFS, Love your videos 😊
You’ll know when you are ready to go gray. You’ll feel confident in the choice. I cut my hair into a bob to ease the transition to gray. It was all gray somewhere between 6-9 months. It didnt take long. Love your videos and your gorgeous cottage!! 🍎
I’ve got grays with dark hair too. I spread out hair appointments to save money and I use a root cover box from the store or use a color depositing mask in the shower. Both work well!
I started leaving my grays since the pandemic started, and I'm not going back to dying it. It takes time and money I like to spend in other nicer things.
For past 10 years I use combination of henna and indigo. You can do different combinations 50-50 for a medium dark hair or more indigo for darker. It is bit messy and get some time to get use to it, but it actually nourish hair. Highly recommend ❤
The snowflakes ❄️ on your gorgeous sweater are actually "Norwegian Stars". It is a really common knitting pattern i Scandinavia, and normally used all year round. Love from Denmark
🍏 I’ve worn a side plait for years as my hairs so wild if I don’t,especially living on the windy coast in Cornwall. So I’m in fashion now am I 😂 Love your Seasalt dressing gown 😍
I am so making these 🍎 apple (also from our garden) fritters and if they turn out as good as yours I will have them in one of my future videos. Of course with credit to your account and this video :))
🍎 I have a balayage that's about 6 months old.. and grays as well...I've considered highlights to try to hide them, but i also have dark hair, so I've just decided to let them grow. There's too much pressure around us, and I've even heard people say that women who have gray hair are letting themselves go! I don't understand this at all. Gray hair isn't soil or something dirty on our hair, it's just a change in colour. I choose to have my grays as a challenge for myself to stop caring about what the world wants from me to focus on what I want from life. I love your content, Maddie! Do what makes you happy and what brings you joy. We only have this life, and we have to enjoy it and make it worth our while. Thank you for talking about this! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
It's funny isn't it that if a man has grey hair it's distinguished but if a woman has grey hair she's let herself go. Where does that thinking come from I wonder?
It should be about doing what makes you happy
@@loissaedder2214 yup, same here, wondering wth is up with that. I do use that as an argument. A man approached me once with the question why I am grey. I was just stating the obvious and being nice. I also said, that close to every woman he ever sees is grey. He was blushing and didn't say anything anymore.
Yes, for me it was also a huge part of detaching from the opinions of others and listening to my inner voice, what I actually want and like.
Here in Sweden, we romanticise the heck out of these colder months. 😁 I agree! It really makes such a big difference, as the dark nights draw in, and the chilly days become the norm, to embrace your gorgeous cosy clothes, dig out your cute scarves and mittens, lights candles, add more blankets to the living room, add fairy lights or soft lighting to every room (we often have soft lighting in windows here). Warm spices on overnight oats or porridge is one of my favourites too! I’ve been adding sliced apple along with nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon to my overnight oats lately! ♥️🍎🍁🍂
Hi Madeleine! Loving your autumn vlogs 🥰🍁 I am 28 and have let my grey hair grow out since my early 20s, and I have a LOT certainly more than a few strands. I’ve never looked back. I think it is so special and unique to be a young woman with dark hair with grey, and I get so many compliments from people who think its really cool. I’m super passionate about this so wanted to be a source of some positive grey hair vibes if you don’t usually see it. Plus, I get to save a lifetime on time and money on not paying fortune at the salon every month!
That is wonderful. 🥰 it does save a whole lot more than just money and time. It saves our health maybe!? I am glad I did it. It doesn't need to be an issue in ones life. Good job Megan.
Embrace the grey hair, I dyed mine all the time, and then thought why am I doing this> it was for other people and not for me. I now embrace my grey and am proud of it xx
Im 55 in January. I decided last year to just embrace my grey. I'm naturally dark also. It was tough at first as i felt like i wasnt ready for the grey, but now im really happy with my decision. I would have yo dye it every 10 days as the roots grow so quickly. As it grows out more, the nicer it looks and im actually getting positive compliments from my family and friends which is lovely.
The apple fritters look delicious and will definitely be trying them 🍎🍁🍂🍎🍁🍂🍎🍁🍂
Thanks to genetics I started going grey in my 20's. I stopped dying it regularly at age 30 because I fell pregnant and felt like it was as good a time as any to let the grey hair take over. I was never very self conscious about it. My mom had an awesome streak pattern when her hair greyed and I hoped I would experience the same. I totally did. I had a Cruella de Vil streak for a few years and I really leaned into it. Letting go of the chore of spending hours in a salon every 10 weeks was pretty freeing. Happy to contribute another positive aging hair story to the chat!
Hi Maddie! I’m 44 & decided to stop dying my hair during Covid, never looked back 😊 I was a natural brunette & it was just too expensive to keep on top of the dying every 4-6weeks when my grey came though after two weeks! I’ve had ppl say it makes me look old, friends say they would never do it & think I’m crazy. I just don’t care what ppl think anymore! Which is the wonderful thing about aging! I will do what suits me & not others 😊 I fully embrace & live my grey hair! You do what you feel is best for you. I also think when grey becomes your natural colour it tends to bring out your eyes & suit skin colour. Love watching you 😊❤
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I’m 41 and just found my first grey and I’m so excited! I love the look of grey it can be so gorgeous. Of course everyone should decide what they like for their own head of hair 😊
I stopped dying my hair about 8 years ago and I love it. I feel empowered. Gray is beautiful. Plus I skipped the weird stages. Aging is a privilege.🍎🍏❤️🍁
Maddie, I say embrace your grays. I know I'm a lot older than you because I'm 74, but I stopped coloring my hair at 55, and I do not regret it. I love my gray.❤❤❤❤
Embrace your grey. It is so freeing and frankly I believe it is beautiful. I started to go grey at 50.
I started going white in my 30's. I was a brunette. I dyed the white for years which was every 3-4 weeks then switched to hilites . It was so time consuming and expensive. I'm pure white now and yes growing it out was laborious. I wish I'd just let my hair turn white naturally..really, who cares what others think. People often stop me on the street and comment on my hair colour and recently a hairdresser followed me and when she caught up told me how beautiful the colour is along with the cut. So there you are...I do believe there is beauty in every stage of our hair life. I just wish I had done it sooner! 😊
Well said. And why should hair colour be of subject in ones life anyway, right?! So much cultural indoctrination. I felt totally save in Germany vs. Serbia 3 years ago. I was soooo self conscious running around downtown here in the Balkan streets being the only grey haired "young" (44) woman in town hahahahaha. But now, I don't even think about it.
Love this idea of romanticising seasons! Another RUclipsr Allison I follow is so wonderful at romanticising the seasons and times of her life. Such a wonderful way to live. It’s pretty incredible and joyful that we’re here so why not be joyful about the every day! Keep doing you !
I started going gray in my twenties. I decided not to dye it. And I cut it very short. It eventually turned into almost white when I got to my late forties. I’m 71 now and I still get compliments.
Hi Madeleine, I’m in my thirties too and brunette with grey hair and I just let them. I stop dying my hair because I want them to grow longer and dye damaged my hair so much and also just wanted to reduce the chemical I use on my body ( I don’t shame people using the product they want, it is just what I want to do for myself) and I come to appreciate the grey/ white hair catching the lights and shining 🥰🤍
Having dealt with severe chronic anxiety and occasional bouts of depression for many years- the biggest thing that started to help me and shift the overall direction of my life was starting to romanticize and appreciate all the little things that bring me joy. When I felt so miserable I wouldn't allow myself to recognize what things even brought me joy. But when I started to let myself see the beauty around me- a sunrise, a hot coffee on a cold day, an outfit that felt just right for me, a vlog from my favorite youtuber (hint hint, it's you!) I started to be able to manage the days much better. It really is the little things in life! Lovely work as always, thank you for sharing💗
Love this. Thanks for this reminder.
I’ve been trying to take advantage of the mornings being dark by lighting candles. It’s a real treat to have candles going in the morning when I’m doing yoga and getting ready to work in my office.
Omg I LOVE this I’m going to start doing this! Such a lovely way to romanticise the darker months ❤
What a great idea. Candlelight is so soothing
Thank God you are always there for us Madeleine!!Not sure what we would do without your vlogs♥️♥️✨🥹
You look exceptionally pretty in this video. Your skin is absolutely luminous and your brown eyes look so beautiful. ❤❤❤❤
I shared your video with my friend and she tells me this “she is beautiful and looks like an English Queen” 👸 I watch your videos but never comment, but I just had to tell you what she said. Much love from the California girls❤️
California girl here too. Our queen, Maddie. 👑😊
I stopped dying my hair almost 10 years ago (I'm 54 now). I haven't regretted it for a minute. I wear a pixie cut with my natural gray hair and get so many compliments on it everywhere I go. My 46 yo brother is gray as well. Funny...our 79 yo mother still dyes her hair. Yours would be beautiful with silver tinsel scattered throughout your dark hair.
That will be me, I’ve had a pixie cut for the last 3 years I’m 30 now when the greys come I’m just rocking it. Haven’t died my hair in about 5 years
I like coring an apple and cutting it horizontally into circles with centre holes in them, then dipping those circles into batter and making apple fritters that way. My grandma did this when I was a kid and it's my favourite way 🥰
To begin… call it silver hair… not gray! Silver is your crown… and you deserve it! I stopped dyeing my very dark hair after I heard a dermatologist remark that as we age… the colour of our skin changes… which will go better with your silver hair. I am now 73 and love my silver ! Embrace your SILVER! Gray is just another 4 letter word!!
Regarding grays: my mom had the problem you were talking about as she got older, especially since she grayed really young. We both have very dark brown hair and from 32 to 45 she consistently dyed her hair dark to cover the grays. Thankfully at 40 I only have some scattered grays, but because of her experience I've decided to embrace my gray hair and when I'm fully gray I want to do a cute pink stain that's still healthy for my hair ❤
Before I stopped coloring my hair, my stylist added “low lights” to soften the transition till I was ready to stop completely. I am happy with the gray. I have received so many compliments.
I started going grey around 26, and had a grey streak. Then started dyeing it, through to my 40’s. Got fed up and stopped going to the hairdresser. I now have silver hair and and my natural dark bits, mostly underneath, and long hair at 63, which I have a plait to the side. I embrace being in my 60’s with non dyed long hair with my signature plait! You do you and be your true self, you are beautiful inside and out. 🍁🍂🍏🍎
I had dark hair and went grey at 29 with my first pregnancy and then it continued from there and yeah it was genetic for me too. I embraced the greys and ageing in general as it’s a privilege to get older and initially to integrate the regrowth of full dye I had highlights of lighter colours for about a year and that worked really really well. We all really do need to push back on the obsession of trying to stay young. Thank you for taking about it 🍏🍏🍏🍏🍏
Just shy of 70, I embraced the gray hair a few decades ago. The women in my family all were “prematurely” gray, starting in our 20’s. My mom never colored her hair ever, and throughout her life, people thought she and her hair were gorgeous. My sisters and I all caved to that pressure. I grew the color out and then went back to it 2-3x before I finally embraced it. It took my sisters a few more decades. We all wish we had accepted it sooner. Once you do, it is more liberating than you ever expect. The younger you are, sometimes the more striking it looks, and for some reason, for those who are premature, it seems to be an even more striking color. I’m such a firebrand now and want to cheerlead all women to do it, but I also accept that it’s ok if you’re not quite ready, or if you go back and forth for awhile. It’s all part of it. And yes, hair color can be fun. You also have to accept, and this was a big one for me since my original hair was very dark like yours, that we don’t look the same throughout our lives. We’re always us, but we will look different at different stages. I had to accept that I will always have the dark brown eyes, but my hair is now white. Now I love that idea. That we get to change throughout our lives. I also have had so many women tell me that their gray just isn’t as pretty as mine. They always think they’re going to look like some kind of mousy hag. It will always be hard to see it when it’s growing out, but I promise every women, please do what makes you feel good, but if your hair is healthy and you have a great cut, no matter what your gray looks like, it can look great!!🤗❤🍎
I think we should romanticize growing older like we do other things. There are very deep and wise and powerfull characters described as wearing "grey striked hair". When I was about 20, I worked with a lady who had beautiful thick long gray hair. She would wear them in two thick plaits that she sometimes pulled up in a crown. She was very inspiring.
You two are such sweethearts and I truly enjoy being a small part of your lives 🍂🍎🍏
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Oh my goodness your nieces are so beautiful .
I started having grey hairs in high school and I had died it all the way until my 40s and then my scalp was hurting from the chemicals and I had no choice but to let it all grow out.
Luckily the grey colour is beautiful that had came through as you can see in my profile.
I’m Spanish and I had black hair but going through the process of letting my hair grow out I literally look like a skunk 😅 🖤🤍
It took me about a year and then I just chopped it up really short .
I’m 52 now and
I miss my black hair at times, but I do love my grey’s.
Thank you Madeleine 🌺 for this video 🍂🎃☀️
M:)
I'm 60 and still dye my hair. My hairdresser uses an organic non harsh dye and I used to have dark hair like you but have gone lighter over the years. Like you I couldn't imagine myself blonde and most people would say I am not blonde but according to hairdresser categories I am considered blonde. Those critters look delish!!! 🍎🍎
I never painted my hair :P i love to experiment but after seeing my mom painting her hair for almost 30 years without having the courage to let it grow grey I decided to embrace my greys and I LOVE THEM! I luckily I have a mix of well distributed greys as well as some strands/locks in the front and I love to be fearless and confident about them. ❤
Everyone ages, simple fact that people fight. I have a white stripe down the middle of my part(think skunk). I decided to just let it happen. I dyed my hair once and it was a nightmare. I thought I might lose it all. So the way I see it at least I have hair no matter the color. And please, never stop being you! I would much rather watch someone original and real than someone who only does something because everyone else does!
the scene of you and Alex around the kitchen island while making pizza moved me for some reason.. I think it's about taking a pick at the intimacy of chatting with one's partner and it's something I miss
Embrace the gray! Your coloring is just like mine, very dark hair and ivory skin (Irish descent). I gave up coloring in my forties and I have never looked back. I am now 73 and continue to get compliments on my beautiful, thick, silver hair.
I use to dye my hair pretty dark. About 14 years ago I decided to stop because it was too much and I felt bad because of the pollution it creates. So for maybe a year or more I use the non-permanent dye (from the pharmacy) that kind of wash away but still leave some faded color between coloring. It made the transition easy. I embrace my gray hair and now it is actually very accepted for women to have naturally grey hair.
Thanks for another wonderful vlog Maddie. Don’t laugh but with your longer vlogs I almost feel like I need to make some notes so I don’t forget what I want to comment on later 😊 so, ribbons in your hair really suit you and I am a big fan of plaits myself. I have adopted the concept of romanticising autumn as well and it makes me so much happier. Lighting candles, walks and jazzy music…it’s so enjoyable. Add your 🍏🍏 fritters and it‘s just about perfect. 🤩 thanks so much for your posts, they make my life better ❤️ and congrats on being an aunt again!
I feel the same I love her vlogs. They make me feel calm and lift my spirits
🍎🍏🍎🍏such a lovely watch. Feeling so peaceful after watching this video! As for the grey, let them shine through! They will look fabulous against your dark hair, and your pretty brown eyes.
I love the bow on the braid. It looks so pretty and you’re so beautiful
You should do what makes you happy with your hair absolutely!
The bow looked perfect, love it
I love your videos, I often play them in the background when I work or clean my apartment. I can hear what you've been up to, feels similar to those long catch up audio messages from my friends ♥♥♥✨
I am loving your vlogs - I find them so relaxing and calming, really make me happy :) x
Lovely, relaxing and inspiring video as usual. Thank you! You are my fave RUclipsr :) 🍎🍏
I love and appreciate your videos so much. They bring me through the dark mornings on the train and help me romanticizing my life a little more 🥰✨
Another lovely wholesome video Maddie, Im struggling at the moment with my health & anxiety and this was just what i needed to take my mind off everything for an hour. Thankyou ❤
🍎🍏🍎 The fritters look so yum! Oh, and love the look of the garden with the mulch. Great job!
🍏🍎 I need to try those apple fritters!
Madeleine your hair with the bow is so cute ❤
When I saw the title I was so looking forward to watching! I’ve really embraced romanticising autumn this season. I light a special candle on darker mornings. I’ve picked up a few new mugs and have a different mug for first tea of the day! It does make such a difference to be more mindful and making little changes that make you feel happier. Like you I want to continue this into other seasons.
Lovely vlog and re your hair, do what makes you happy, I love that you discuss these things, as it makes us all think and say our thoughts. I think we should do what makes us happy and not worry what society says! I’m blonde so although I’m in my 50s it’s not an issue (and I won’t let it be one).
Lovely vlog as always, I really enjoy your vlogs ❤🍏🍎
Hello Maddie, did your re cipe for apple friitters for my daughters 50th teaparty , wow, they were a treat didn’t touch the sides 15 disappeared in a flash… exceptional🍏🍎🍏
The fritters looked yummy! 🍏
I think you having gray hair/ silver/hair would be stunning!! I really do!! I grew mine out. My natural was blackish/brown. I just loved my dark hair……and growing it out was, in itself, a growing time for me personally. Now I have white hair…and I love it! Sometimes I miss my dark hair, but that is ok, too. My grown children love it so much….and my husband as well. It is mysterious…..but my skin tone came alive when I let my hair grow out. I still love dyed hair color on women…..but I would never ever go back, myself! You will know when (and if) you do it that it is right for you or not. Deep down, you will just “know” when the right time is. During the process, I had good days and bad days….and I kept telling myself that I, myself, was guiding this process. At any time, I could go back to dying. I set the rules….no one else. My husband’s support, however, was also important to me. I have 3 older sisters who supported me……which gave me courage to try it. They still dye theirs. If you ever try it…join a “support” group online….it helps. Pick one that really fits you in every way. There are hundreds and hundreds!!! Seriously….it was reassuring to hear other women fight the same feelings as I did. I no longer need that support….but it was wonderful at the time. You may not need that if you still have dark hair on the majority of your head. Mine was going from dark brown to white. That process was scary for me at times!!
Great video, thank you!
4 minutes 😊😊 don't think I've been this early before. Feeling so spoiled with all the amazing content lately
Aww thank you I’m so happy you’re enjoying! We have been working hard behind the scenes 🥰
I'm your age and enjoy hearing about topics that are relevant for me as well - dyeing my hair (or not), pressure to look young (which I try not to give into), ... Thank you for taking us along!
I adore how you styled your hair 🥰 I must give it a go! 🎉
🍎 loving your videos and the newsletter. Thank you so much! ☺️
It's always a good day when you post!
I normally don't comment but I got excited that you posted a new video! 🥰 They are so wholesome, thank you for sharing your journey ♥♥
🍏 such a wholesome video! Thank you for the recipe x
The mulch looks great in the pathways between the beds. With the cardboard underneath and a good few inches of mulch, you might not have to weed for a good while. Once they start breaking down, just keep the mulch to a good few inches to suppress the weeds. A great way to keep using up cardboard each fall, too.
I also had hereditary, premature gray hair. At 50, about the time I went vegan, I stopped colouring my hair. It was a relief to stop colouring by then. You’re much younger than I, and I bet there’s not as much gray as you think. But, do what feels good to you. Either way, you’re stunning!❤
oh wow those apple fritters look banging... 🍎🍎🍎
if your icing sugar is all clumped up, you can also use a spoon and kinda stir it in the sieve, that will get rid of the clumps and push it through the mesh :) i find it speeds up the process too
100% embrace the grey. Another fab vlog 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎
A wonderful wholesome vlog Maddie. You look glowing & beautiful, loved the little hair bow. At nearly 60 I often think of I wish I had not ever coloured my hair. Just do whatever makes you feel happy & good about yourself. Those apple fritters looked delicious and would be perfect with an Earl Grey on a super cosy afternoon. I absolutely love the darkness that comes with Autumn 🍂 & Winter ❄️ it makes me feel so happy. Although I do appreciate that some people find it difficult and suffer during the dark months. Alex looked super smart with his fresh haircut and not forgetting cute little Roxie. Best wishes to you all, Karen 🍎🍏🍎🍏🍎
I love the idea of the lipstick as blush. Also definitely going to try the apple fritters as I'm overloaded with apples from my orchard!
My hair turned grey in the beginning of my 30s as yours does. I didn't like it and started to dye.
For some years I dyed every 6-8 weeks and it worked quite well. But as I got greyer I had to dye more often until you could see the grey hair growing out 5 days after I had dyed them.
So I started to use spray colour for the roots, until it became overwhelming and the result was everything else but gorgeous anymore. With 45 I decided to grow them out and never regretted it!
Most women who have dark hair and eyes look very good with grey hair, too!.
And the grey only doesn't make you look old, it is more the spirit, way of moving, talking, thinking, in my opinion.
I wouldn't wait as long as I did for stopping to dye if I was younger again, it was the best decision.
Just made apple butter with autumn spices. SO easy…done in slow cooker.
Oh wow delicious!!
Don’t stress about your hair it’s lovely !
Hi lovely, it's Lucy! hehe. You do YOU on your hair. either way you are beautiful inside and out and I think the greys might just be like the hairs natural ribbons of colour and will look beautiful on you when you make the choice to stop colouring! I am JUST starting to get a few greys as well and decided instead of total colour to highlight!
I am also going to try more ribbons, I am wearing clips a lot but also have a huge ribbon box haha.
I ALSO am trying to be a romantic and happier in life too, it's so important.
Love xxxx
Those fritters look delicious. 🍎🍎🍎
🍏🍎 awesome vlog. Thank you, your niece is so cute 🥰 ❤
Yaaay i love the silver hairs! M’y mom’s haïr is now destroyed from dying it for 30 years. They used to be Curly and now they can’t curl anymore :(
Maddy, my mum had pitch black hair and it was a huge effort and cost to stop dying it to let it go grey. I’m embracing my greys around my temples, they sparkle and it’s interesting. Obviously it’s each to their own but I have zero interest in trying pretend I’m younger than I am. I also want to model a more positive relationship with my aging body for my daughter. And at almost 40 I’ve lived long enough to see that getting older is a gift that not all of us get to do. ❤❤❤
Awwww I had to make another comment. Bea is so precious…..such a sweetie
🍎 Loved every single bit of this video 🍏
🍏 Hi Maddie, I am happy to see you gaining your body confidence. Life is for living, wear what you like and what makes you feel good. Same for your hair. I have grown out my grey and I'm happy. I have a cute pixie cut, and I love it. It feels like me. I sometimes get compliments on my hair. Skin too as I rarely wear make up. I try to eat whole foods and I stopped smoking. However, I enjoy perfumes and stylish clothes with accessories. 🍏 Loving the Autumn vibe. Your cookies looked delicious. Take care. Joanne. x
After a stressful day, a new, both calming and inspiring video from you was exactly what I needed, thank you for that :) As for gray hair...I started dying my very dark brown hair when I was 16, as I got more and more gray (genetic). I did it until I was 44 and it took me over 3 years to grow it all out. Last year I finally cut off the last brown bits and am since then full gray, bit salt and pepper dark and light gray. Never felt so free before! I only wish I had done it sooner ;) Greetings from Germany!
landed in my subscription box just as I wanted something to watch ❤
I just knew 😉
Maddie your hair is so beautiful and your skin is amazing. …..I notice skin because I’m an esthetician! I romanticize about living in Cornwall like you. What a beautiful place and your home is so lovely.
Definitely giving those fritters a go...thank you!🍏🍎🍏
Embrace the grey! I had dark brown hair but started getting grey at 26. I’m 44 now and haven’t dyed my hair in years.
New subscriber here and I LOVE your channel!!! I'm binge watching. Sending greetings to you from Massachusetts 👋🥰❣️🍁🤗🍎
Omg i love twilight!
I have natural black hair and in my early 30’s I started graying in the front and started having my grays covered in the front. It’s so expensive as I went to a color specialist and I got tired of paying. I decided to start dying the few grey hairs only at home. Then a year into doing it myself I just decided to stop as I read it does so much damage. I’m now in my late 50’s and my hair isn’t fully grey but it’s so healthy. No regrets. TYFS, Love your videos 😊
You’ll know when you are ready to go gray. You’ll feel confident in the choice. I cut my hair into a bob to ease the transition to gray. It was all gray somewhere between 6-9 months. It didnt take long. Love your videos and your gorgeous cottage!! 🍎
Loved the video and I am going to try the apple fritters 🍎🍏🍏
Bea is so adorable.
I’ve got grays with dark hair too. I spread out hair appointments to save money and I use a root cover box from the store or use a color depositing mask in the shower. Both work well!
I started getting white hair at the age of 21 and I think it looks lovely
I started leaving my grays since the pandemic started, and I'm not going back to dying it. It takes time and money I like to spend in other nicer things.
Just back from holiday down your way, hope you're OK Madeleine ❤
🍎they look so nice x
🍎🍏 I want those fritters, right now!!x
Thanks. Going to try that recipe ❤🍎🍎🍎
For past 10 years I use combination of henna and indigo. You can do different combinations 50-50 for a medium dark hair or more indigo for darker. It is bit messy and get some time to get use to it, but it actually nourish hair. Highly recommend ❤
The snowflakes ❄️ on your gorgeous sweater are actually "Norwegian Stars". It is a really common knitting pattern i Scandinavia, and normally used all year round. Love from Denmark
I’m 35 now and have had strands of white in my hair since I was 24. I don’t mind it at all, it’s like natural highlights.
🍏 I’ve worn a side plait for years as my hairs so wild if I don’t,especially living on the windy coast in Cornwall. So I’m in fashion now am I 😂
Love your Seasalt dressing gown 😍
I am so making these 🍎 apple (also from our garden) fritters and if they turn out as good as yours I will have them in one of my future videos. Of course with credit to your account and this video :))