Wishing you all, all the best during your transition and beyond! It really is a wonderful journey. Check out my monthly transition to gray hair playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLBJnATYTBGe9YmZOH39qEKnJLfHFDB07l If you haven't subscribe, please do: ruclips.net/user/GrayHairTransitionandBeyond
Thank you! I think so too! I rarely wore pink when I colored my hair-I always wore dark colors. I wear pink (and lots of brighter colors) all the time now that I have transitioned to gray.
Me, too! 9 months to complete grow out chin length hair. Five years later I have no regrets and love to meet my silver sisters out and about. And the compliments from the men.... I never heard "you have pretty brown hair" but always hear "who did you get your gorgeous hair from?" Genes!
This was so interesting. Thanks for posting this video. I am binge watching other silver sister videos trying to get the courage to let my natural white/grey grow through. I started going grey at 30 and have been dyeing my hair now for nearly 30 years and I'm sick of it, hence watching lots of silver sisters videos like yours to inspire me to go for it and I am nearly there. I have decided to get a wig for the awful growing out period. I ordered a cheap short choppy style grey wig off Amazon just to see what I would look like if I went for it and had a shorter hairstyle to speed up the process, as currently due to Covid and lockdown, my hair is way longer than I am happy with for my age. I was pleasantly surprised to see the short greg wig actually looked quite nice on me not awful as I'd been expecting so I am now trying to find a better quality slightly longer similar wig for the transitioning time or the days when the white horizontal line gets on my nerves, so I don't cave in and start dyeing it again. Black ladies have been wearing gorgeous fashion wigs for years, so why can't us white ladies do the same, even if only temporarily until our true natural hair comes through. That way we can hopefully avoid the stares and unhelpful comments from everyone and emerge as the beautiful silver sisters we should be. I love your ombre hair and think it looks beautiful. What I have noticed in every video I have watched is how healthy and vibrant the ladies hair is and I don't actually think it is aging at all. It's more like a fashion statement for you younger ones, as it looks like you deliberately chose a grey colour and it looks so freeing and individual as kpposed to seeing people with hair way too dark for their complexion which ironically ends up looking like a wig IMO. Am definitely going to go for it as I should have dyed my hair about 6 weeks ago so am already sprouting a nice white stripe at my parting. Being in lockdown is a great time to start as I'm not going out much so only people in video calls will get to see my transition and I might just wear my wig and pretend I've cut my hair and those who do not already know me will be none the wiser.
After 4 months, I'm starting to get over the people-are-looking-at-my-grey-hair-growing-out phobia and just moving on. I'm not only the boss, but I'm the very public face of my org. In reality, everyone actually IS looking at my two-tone head! LOL. But I'm still moving on. It's maddening that I have to allocate any brain space to my hair color. This would be an issue for zero percent of my male colleagues.
The thing is its a much quicker process for men as their hair tends to be short,so there isnt the issue of growing a tideline out. Mine will take 3 or 4 years as its waistlength and I dont want or see a reason to cut it. At some point I will have a grey head with a blond bun which will look "interesting"!
@@pheart2381 , My husband is about 80% gray and no one ever commented on his, I stopped dying for 4 months and everyone was commenting. My mom and sister actually got mad when I "chickened out" and re-dyed months ago. I'm back to 3 months without dye and will be sticking to it this time, if I feel like chickening out again I'll just call my mom and she'll talk me out of it. 😂
Your hair is so beautiful! Thanks so much i love your honesty and I laughed about the obsession with looking at your hair. I’m doing the same lol almost 5 months now!
Hi, and thank you for this upload. I started my transition a few months ago. I have very long dark brown hair I'd been dying for 50 years. I don't want to go the color remover/bleach route either simply because I've worked really hard, since I stopped dying it, to get it as healthy as possible. No more dying and no more sulphate shampoos. One thing my brother said prior to me going down this path was something that kept me from heading in the "root cover-ups" direction. He said, "people are used to seeing you a certain way." So perhaps if I just let it grow out then people can get used to it as it progresses. Otherwise, if I kept it covered up with hats/scarves or temporary tints, and then all of a sudden made a big reveal that could be rather shocking. I'm hoping this way it won't be such a big deal to others. Time will tell.
Hi Deerhaven! I really like your plan! I hid my hair from everybody (I lived about 10 hrs from family) for months. It definitely was a huge shock when I revealed my hair color for the first time and it took some time for some of them to get used to my hair. Please keep me updated and let me know how it goes. Enjoy the journey!!
I'm a little over 1 yr inand I'm embracing the 2 tone hair. I use to highlight my hair (a partial-top layers only) a golden brown. So when my grays came in, the cool vs warm tones clash bothered me. So I bought some root touch up dye. I believe it was demi . And I only dabbed around my demarcation line to break it up so I looks like an ombre. Trying to not get too much on the gray but a little was inevitable. Then I dabbed the rest along the length of my hair wherever I saw the golden brassy highlights. I let that sit for 20 minutes or so. I chose a color that was the same darkness as my natural dark brown hair, but I chose an ashy color to cool down the warmth. It worked. I probably set back my transition about 3 months but it was worth it . And yes....I'm obsessed with my hair too. Checking it everytime I go to the bathroom.
@@ritakent7844 Horrible! I spent a ton on a stupid wig and it was not comfortable....... I am finally grey and got some salt and pepper extensions and I love it!
I'm retired and I'm going gray naturally. No more dying. I started losing hair and itchy scalp. I have fine ,long hair and very dark. I plan on wearing lots of ponytails and hats and getting trims every inch. I can't wait to get through this. Lol
Hi G! The same thing happened to me (itchy scalp and hair loss) which is why I decided to go gray. Best decision ever! My hair is fuller and so much a healthier! Please keep me updated! ❤️
Hi, my scalp was itchy free since I stopped dying my hair. I used a little hair spray the other day and itching started again. I guess the dye and products had a bad effect on my head and hair. No more products. My hair is now fully grown out and no loss and thickness has improved. I really dreaded the growing out process but found it was that hard to do. I just stuck to it and now I'm on the other side of it. Happy to have my hair back.
Thank You so much, Linda! It was other ladies stories and photos that inspired and motivated me to stick with it and I hope my story/journey does the same!
Gray Hair Transition and Beyond I am 4 months in!.. you are definitely inspiration for me!... I even sent one of your videos to my sisters friend, that is having thinning hair!!!!..💜💜💜💜💜
My scalp is really in bad shape and I destroyed my hair with too much dye. You look beautiful with your gray hair. I decided that I am going to go natural and heal my scalp. I cut my hair very short.
Hi Caroline! Sorry for the late response (I hadn't been on youtube for about a year so trying to respond to all comments now). How is your transition to gray going?? I hope your scalp is better!!
I decided that my medium brown hair is much too dark for my age (66). I'm also tired of dyeing the gray roots every 3 weeks. I'm going to use a color remover (Color Fix) this weekend and get as much of the brown out as possible. I'll see what is left behind and then decide where to go from there. I also might just remove the color from the top portion of my hair and let the rest grow out naturally. BTW-Your hair looks beautiful.
@@GrayHairTransitionandBeyond Certainly not what I expected. I ended up with a brassy lighter brown. Occasionally used blue shampoo, which helped. I had a bunch of it cut off last week. Still growing in the grey. It will be 19 weeks on Saturday.
I used #3 Brown/Black Natural Instincts semi-pemanent hair color. It covered well. I ended up with kidney cancer. My doctor told me hair dye, smoking, 2nd hand smoke, and a couple other things cause kidney cancer. Now I'm growing out my gray hair. I'm 77 right now. I guess it's time lol.
@@GrayHairTransitionandBeyond Thank You! My hair is whitish-beige gray. My cancer was removed. I only need a couple rounds of chemo and a bladder scope every 3 mo. I was lucky. I have to baby my only kidney though.
Hahaha, while watching this in the bathroom, I was in the process of trying Natural Instincts. Like you, I have tried the spray and powder root cover, but going on my 3rd month, it’s not really working well anymore. I also hate the brassiness. Thanks for your info and encouragement!
Did the Natural Instincts work? I wish the semi or demi had worked on my hair-it would have made my transition easier. The 3rd month is when it gets a little hard because our hair is at that awkward stage where it's too long to cover but still too short to look like we are purposely allowing our gray to grow out naturally. Thank you so much for your support and watching my video!
Interesting - i am going grey myself - jsut dont know why you had to 'sit' in the bathroom LOL I dyed my hair and would go sit and watch tv or do something for 1 hour. you hair looks very nice.
I use a silver toner. It's not very strong but tones my dyed portion of my hair which is looking brassy now but doesn't seem to colour the grey which is great
I watched this artist hair guy whom mention the powders and sprays will goop up if the gray is to much which guess it will happen, I got powders I used between dyes it work yet just a tad and it does get in the hair which I did not mind being it made it look thicker, oh my gosh, I just decided enough is enough, so invested in hair care product like Phyto which on my head now, figure just keep it nice and not frizzy and fly away, in all my 65 yr dying blue black at 16-20's then dark browns later, till now, and the mess the clean up and as soon as you wash for face with fancy face washes it takes away the dye around your face, every time, so it is dye and start powders day 5, I just stumble on this silver stuff when looking at sisterwifes delusion never married heck perhaps I can be number 7. So I said you know it is time. So thanks for this clip being I am just starting out and I guess the low light high light don't work with dark dye, good then no more processing that kills your hair. There are cool turbans on carol wright for 4.99 think I will get all 3 colors ;) Hugs to all
Hello Deborah! When I started using the spray, I held the spray bottle too close to my hair and pressed the spray button too hard so the spray came out thick and heavy. It took a few tries but I learned really quickly to press lightly and to hold the bottle further away from my head. I have a friend who used the powder and loved it. It's really great that there's so many options to choose from. Thank you so much for watching!
I stopped using root spray after a horse ride, and the sweat made it seep onto my forehead , so I had a black forehead, how embarrassing that was. Lol.
How wonderful to ride a horse! I would love to do that but they are so big so it scares me. I sat on one once and nearly fainted. Oh no! I hadn't thought of that happening with the root spray! I know that feeling of embarrassment...I teach group fitness and one day one of the ladies came up to me and said, with concern in her voice, "Oh my,are you okay? That black eye looks awful." It wasn't a black eye...my eyeliner spread all over my eyelid and underneath my eye. I never wore eyeliner to workout again!
I’ve just started the journey. I’ve had good results lightening (even though everyone says they don’t) I’ve used head and shoulders, a sugar scrub (made for body with coconut oil) and suave clarifying. It’s still brown but I can see the grays showing up as reddish for now.
Wishing you all, all the best during your transition and beyond! It really is a wonderful journey. Check out my monthly transition to gray hair playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLBJnATYTBGe9YmZOH39qEKnJLfHFDB07l If you haven't subscribe, please do: ruclips.net/user/GrayHairTransitionandBeyond
Nice shirt, I think pink clothes go very nicely with gray/white hair :)
Thank you! I think so too! I rarely wore pink when I colored my hair-I always wore dark colors. I wear pink (and lots of brighter colors) all the time now that I have transitioned to gray.
I became that obsessed with my hair growth too, hahaha! I’m 20 months in and so happy with the decision and glad that I’m ALMOST fully transitioned. 😊
I'm glad you're almost done! It is a loooong process but worth it!
I had to just bite the bullet and wait for it to grow out. Fully gray now and no regrets.
Me, too! 9 months to complete grow out chin length hair. Five years later I have no regrets and love to meet my silver sisters out and about. And the compliments from the men.... I never heard "you have pretty brown hair" but always hear "who did you get your gorgeous hair from?" Genes!
I will start as well and i want to say thank you for sharing , that’s gives me a big motivación.You look amazing with the grey
Thank you so much Elena and please keep me updated!
This was so interesting. Thanks for posting this video. I am binge watching other silver sister videos trying to get the courage to let my natural white/grey grow through.
I started going grey at 30 and have been dyeing my hair now for nearly 30 years and I'm sick of it, hence watching lots of silver sisters videos like yours to inspire me to go for it and I am nearly there.
I have decided to get a wig for the awful growing out period. I ordered a cheap short choppy style grey wig off Amazon just to see what I would look like if I went for it and had a shorter hairstyle to speed up the process, as currently due to Covid and lockdown, my hair is way longer than I am happy with for my age. I was pleasantly surprised to see the short greg wig actually looked quite nice on me not awful as I'd been expecting so I am now trying to find a better quality slightly longer similar wig for the transitioning time or the days when the white horizontal line gets on my nerves, so I don't cave in and start dyeing it again.
Black ladies have been wearing gorgeous fashion wigs for years, so why can't us white ladies do the same, even if only temporarily until our true natural hair comes through. That way we can hopefully avoid the stares and unhelpful comments from everyone and emerge as the beautiful silver sisters we should be.
I love your ombre hair and think it looks beautiful. What I have noticed in every video I have watched is how healthy and vibrant the ladies hair is and I don't actually think it is aging at all. It's more like a fashion statement for you younger ones, as it looks like you deliberately chose a grey colour and it looks so freeing and individual as kpposed to seeing people with hair way too dark for their complexion which ironically ends up looking like a wig IMO.
Am definitely going to go for it as I should have dyed my hair about 6 weeks ago so am already sprouting a nice white stripe at my parting. Being in lockdown is a great time to start as I'm not going out much so only people in video calls will get to see my transition and I might just wear my wig and pretend I've cut my hair and those who do not already know me will be none the wiser.
Hello! How is your transition going? The wig is a great idea! Wish I had thought of that when I was transitioning to gray!
After 4 months, I'm starting to get over the people-are-looking-at-my-grey-hair-growing-out phobia and just moving on. I'm not only the boss, but I'm the very public face of my org. In reality, everyone actually IS looking at my two-tone head! LOL. But I'm still moving on. It's maddening that I have to allocate any brain space to my hair color. This would be an issue for zero percent of my male colleagues.
I think Grombre is so beautiful. I bet your hair looks lovely. If I wasn't so impatient, I would have let my hair grow out instead of cutting it.
Amen
The thing is its a much quicker process for men as their hair tends to be short,so there isnt the issue of growing a tideline out. Mine will take 3 or 4 years as its waistlength and I dont want or see a reason to cut it. At some point I will have a grey head with a blond bun which will look "interesting"!
@@pheart2381 , My husband is about 80% gray and no one ever commented on his, I stopped dying for 4 months and everyone was commenting. My mom and sister actually got mad when I "chickened out" and re-dyed months ago. I'm back to 3 months without dye and will be sticking to it this time, if I feel like chickening out again I'll just call my mom and she'll talk me out of it. 😂
The go gray kit can do wonders for that severe contrast by removing old color! Helped me tremendously!
Hi Raineedaytinyfilms! Thank you so much for sharing!!!!
Does it drastically remove old color like a normal color stripper
Thanks for the video. I really like your hair. It's so pretty!
Thank you so much, Kimivlach! ♥️
I have decided to go gray!! I love your videos! Thank you sharing!❤
Hi TeresaLuna! I am so excited for you! Enjoy the journey-it's a good one. Thank you so much for watching!!
I used henna and indigo to cover my gray hair and I got the beautiful black hair like yours! Thanks for sharing this!
The Root Cover Up Spray is a life saver for sure !!
The root cover up was the best!!
Your hair is so beautiful! Thanks so much i love your honesty and I laughed about the obsession with looking at your hair. I’m doing the same lol almost 5 months now!
Thank You so much! It took me a loooong time to stop checking my hair. haha
Hi, and thank you for this upload. I started my transition a few months ago. I have very long dark brown hair I'd been dying for 50 years. I don't want to go the color remover/bleach route either simply because I've worked really hard, since I stopped dying it, to get it as healthy as possible. No more dying and no more sulphate shampoos. One thing my brother said prior to me going down this path was something that kept me from heading in the "root cover-ups" direction. He said, "people are used to seeing you a certain way." So perhaps if I just let it grow out then people can get used to it as it progresses. Otherwise, if I kept it covered up with hats/scarves or temporary tints, and then all of a sudden made a big reveal that could be rather shocking. I'm hoping this way it won't be such a big deal to others. Time will tell.
Hi Deerhaven! I really like your plan! I hid my hair from everybody (I lived about 10 hrs from family) for months. It definitely was a huge shock when I revealed my hair color for the first time and it took some time for some of them to get used to my hair. Please keep me updated and let me know how it goes. Enjoy the journey!!
I'm a little over 1 yr inand I'm embracing the 2 tone hair. I use to highlight my hair (a partial-top layers only) a golden brown. So when my grays came in, the cool vs warm tones clash bothered me. So I bought some root touch up dye. I believe it was demi . And I only dabbed around my demarcation line to break it up so I looks like an ombre. Trying to not get too much on the gray but a little was inevitable. Then I dabbed the rest along the length of my hair wherever I saw the golden brassy highlights. I let that sit for 20 minutes or so. I chose a color that was the same darkness as my natural dark brown hair, but I chose an ashy color to cool down the warmth. It worked. I probably set back my transition about 3 months but it was worth it . And yes....I'm obsessed with my hair too. Checking it everytime I go to the bathroom.
That is what I did,dyed my blond hair more of an ashy blonde to make the contrast softer.
Great hair loving your wee dog so cute lv and hugs from Scotland xx
I am ready! I bought a wig, lol.
How did it go with the wig?
@@ritakent7844 Horrible! I spent a ton on a stupid wig and it was not comfortable....... I am finally grey and got some salt and pepper extensions and I love it!
Were the salt and pepper extensions waved in or were they clip on?
I am thinking about Extensions.
@@ritakent7844 No, keratin bonds. Expensive!
I'm retired and I'm going gray naturally. No more dying. I started losing hair and itchy scalp. I have fine ,long hair and very dark. I plan on wearing lots of ponytails and hats and getting trims every inch. I can't wait to get through this. Lol
Hi G! The same thing happened to me (itchy scalp and hair loss) which is why I decided to go gray. Best decision ever! My hair is fuller and so much a healthier! Please keep me updated! ❤️
@@GrayHairTransitionandBeyond thats encouraging to hear! I'm praying I get my hair back too. I'll keep you posted. Thanks !
Well, I'm an inch into growing my gray out and the itching has stopped. Im hoping new growth follows this transition. So far I'm surviving .lol
@@Habitation333I hope all is well with your scalp now, how has your transition this past year gone for you if I may ask, Hon? Take good care x
Hi, my scalp was itchy free since I stopped dying my hair. I used a little hair spray the other day and itching started again. I guess the dye and products had a bad effect on my head and hair. No more products. My hair is now fully grown out and no loss and thickness has improved. I really dreaded the growing out process but found it was that hard to do. I just stuck to it and now I'm on the other side of it. Happy to have my hair back.
You are a beautiful woman!... thank you for sharing your journey!
Thank You so much, Linda! It was other ladies stories and photos that inspired and motivated me to stick with it and I hope my story/journey does the same!
Gray Hair Transition and Beyond I am 4 months in!.. you are definitely inspiration for me!... I even sent one of your videos to my sisters friend, that is having thinning hair!!!!..💜💜💜💜💜
My scalp is really in bad shape and I destroyed my hair with too much dye. You look beautiful with your gray hair. I decided that I am going to go natural and heal my scalp. I cut my hair very short.
Hi Caroline! Sorry for the late response (I hadn't been on youtube for about a year so trying to respond to all comments now). How is your transition to gray going?? I hope your scalp is better!!
I decided that my medium brown hair is much too dark for my age (66). I'm also tired of dyeing the gray roots every 3 weeks. I'm going to use a color remover (Color Fix) this weekend and get as much of the brown out as possible. I'll see what is left behind and then decide where to go from there. I also might just remove the color from the top portion of my hair and let the rest grow out naturally. BTW-Your hair looks beautiful.
Hi Stormet54! Thank you! How is your transition going? Did the Color Fix help remove the color?
@@GrayHairTransitionandBeyond Certainly not what I expected. I ended up with a brassy lighter brown. Occasionally used blue shampoo, which helped. I had a bunch of it cut off last week. Still growing in the grey. It will be 19 weeks on Saturday.
The cover spray is also great for thinning hair just spray in while the hair is damp work it in
I used #3 Brown/Black Natural Instincts semi-pemanent hair color. It covered well. I ended up with kidney cancer. My doctor told me hair dye, smoking, 2nd hand smoke, and a couple other things cause kidney cancer. Now I'm growing out my gray hair. I'm 77 right now. I guess it's time lol.
Hi Daisy! I am so sorry to that you have kidney cancer. Sending lots of hugs to you.
I bet your natural hair color that is growing out is gorgeous. 💕
@@GrayHairTransitionandBeyond Thank You! My hair is whitish-beige gray. My cancer was removed. I only need a couple rounds of chemo and a bladder scope every 3 mo. I was lucky. I have to baby my only kidney though.
Great information an inspiration!
Thank You! You have brightened up my day!
Hahaha, while watching this in the bathroom, I was in the process of trying Natural Instincts. Like you, I have tried the spray and powder root cover, but going on my 3rd month, it’s not really working well anymore. I also hate the brassiness. Thanks for your info and encouragement!
Did the Natural Instincts work? I wish the semi or demi had worked on my hair-it would have made my transition easier. The 3rd month is when it gets a little hard because our hair is at that awkward stage where it's too long to cover but still too short to look like we are purposely allowing our gray to grow out naturally. Thank you so much for your support and watching my video!
Your hair looks really good now!
Thank you so much!
Did anyone noticed new hair growth after stopping colouring?
I love your dog
Thank you so much! Cliff loves the camera!
Interesting - i am going grey myself - jsut dont know why you had to 'sit' in the bathroom LOL I dyed my hair and would go sit and watch tv or do something for 1 hour. you hair looks very nice.
Hi Susana, I was afraid the hair dye would drip everywhere so I spent lots of time in the bathroom 😂
I sat in the bathroom too, no idea why but always did. Sat on the potty *cover closed* playing on my iPad. 😂
@@charlottesmom I'm glad I wasn't the only one who did that. 😂🤣
I am on my 2nd month. I try not to look at it.
I use a silver toner. It's not very strong but tones my dyed portion of my hair which is looking brassy now but doesn't seem to colour the grey which is great
I'm glad you found something that works for you, Lorraine!
I watched this artist hair guy whom mention the powders and sprays will goop up if the gray is to much which guess it will happen, I got powders I used between dyes it work yet just a tad and it does get in the hair which I did not mind being it made it look thicker, oh my gosh, I just decided enough is enough, so invested in hair care product like Phyto which on my head now, figure just keep it nice and not frizzy and fly away, in all my 65 yr dying blue black at 16-20's then dark browns later, till now, and the mess the clean up and as soon as you wash for face with fancy face washes it takes away the dye around your face, every time, so it is dye and start powders day 5, I just stumble on this silver stuff when looking at sisterwifes delusion never married heck perhaps I can be number 7. So I said you know it is time. So thanks for this clip being I am just starting out and I guess the low light high light don't work with dark dye, good then no more processing that kills your hair. There are cool turbans on carol wright for 4.99 think I will get all 3 colors ;) Hugs to all
Hello Deborah! When I started using the spray, I held the spray bottle too close to my hair and pressed the spray button too hard so the spray came out thick and heavy. It took a few tries but I learned really quickly to press lightly and to hold the bottle further away from my head. I have a friend who used the powder and loved it. It's really great that there's so many options to choose from. Thank you so much for watching!
I stopped using root spray after a horse ride, and the sweat made it seep onto my forehead , so I had a black forehead, how embarrassing that was. Lol.
How wonderful to ride a horse! I would love to do that but they are so big so it scares me. I sat on one once and nearly fainted.
Oh no! I hadn't thought of that happening with the root spray! I know that feeling of embarrassment...I teach group fitness and one day one of the ladies came up to me and said, with concern in her voice, "Oh my,are you okay? That black eye looks awful." It wasn't a black eye...my eyeliner spread all over my eyelid and underneath my eye. I never wore eyeliner to workout again!
@@GrayHairTransitionandBeyond lol ...so you know that feeling..!..that's why I like the tubular mascara no black rings!
Demi stained my grays & i had to start over 😫
I am so sorry to hear this.😔 I hope you weren't too far long when this happened.
Hi it suits you better silver
Thank You so much, Janie!
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Hi Cliff!!
Hello Bronnie and Hello to your cat.
Anyone got experience growing out their hair from applying henna and indigo?
I’ve just started the journey. I’ve had good results lightening (even though everyone says they don’t) I’ve used head and shoulders, a sugar scrub (made for body with coconut oil) and suave clarifying. It’s still brown but I can see the grays showing up as reddish for now.
I’ve used a henna/indigo for years from light mountain cover the gray in dark brown.