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bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)
13. In 90s a colleague stopped. She got so many compliments she never started back up!
Fri Jun 12, 2020, 05:57 PM
Jun 2020

Her hairdresser suggested she try it IIRC. (He's really good!)

What's "hair"? NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 #1
Ha! My husband is right there with you! oregonjen Jun 2020 #5
No, but I color half as often now, because who's gonna be looking at me? If I wore my hair tblue37 Jun 2020 #2
I made that decision years ago and I've never looked back. I would Raven Jun 2020 #3
Right? My scalp always itched intensely after. oregonjen Jun 2020 #4
I stopped too, because I had a lesion on my scalp and didn't want to make it worse yellowdogintexas Jun 2020 #40
Yes Sanity Claws Jun 2020 #6
When I decided to let mine grow out leftieNanner Jun 2020 #9
I'm white in the front and more pewter in the back oregonjen Jun 2020 #10
I quit dyeing my hair a few years ago... WestLosAngelesGal Jun 2020 #7
I'm in my 70s and female. TruckFump Jun 2020 #8
I agree with you leftieNanner Jun 2020 #12
Yes! I look at my pics and realized that my complexion looks better now with my natural silvers oregonjen Jun 2020 #18
I know what you mean! TruckFump Jun 2020 #56
I last colored in February (semi permanent). I have a skunk stripe of white BusyBeingBest Jun 2020 #11
If you are conflicted, grow it out some more and see oregonjen Jun 2020 #14
I think I'll let it go for now, at least until August, BusyBeingBest Jun 2020 #20
I totally understand oregonjen Jun 2020 #21
When my roots grew out leftieNanner Jun 2020 #23
That's an idea if I decide to stop, my grays are white too. BusyBeingBest Jun 2020 #27
In 90s a colleague stopped. She got so many compliments she never started back up! bobbieinok Jun 2020 #13
Fuck no! Glamrock Jun 2020 #15
Silver fox? Midnightwalk Jun 2020 #16
LOL!! oregonjen Jun 2020 #19
I haven't colored my hair in years but I have been wanting Doreen Jun 2020 #17
That's something I never started because I'm too lazy to keep up with the roots. Arkansas Granny Jun 2020 #22
Did for a while. Started again end of May. louis-t Jun 2020 #24
I stopped 2.5 years ago leftieNanner Jun 2020 #25
I quit years ago. GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 #26
Beautiful! oregonjen Jun 2020 #28
Thanks! I had a new bathroom I didn't want stained, and a white line at my forehead every GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 #34
Very pretty ! Dream Girl Jun 2020 #30
Thanks! GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 #35
Man, did you luck out! Jirel Jun 2020 #38
There's a secret trick to it. GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 #39
Yes! I haven't used blue or purple shampoo yet, though. oregonjen Jun 2020 #41
It's fabulous, and that's a good brand sold almost everywhere. GreenPartyVoter Jun 2020 #44
my wife stopped about 5 years ago. She is simply gorgeous, all silver NRaleighLiberal Jun 2020 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author Dream Girl Jun 2020 #32
Aww..so sweet! Dream Girl Jun 2020 #33
Exactly! Here's to you both, many more years of bliss! oregonjen Jun 2020 #37
I decided to let my hair grow long, turn white or grey, whatever! I've always wanted cornball 24 Jun 2020 #31
Nah, I'm doing it. Jirel Jun 2020 #36
HA! Skittles Jun 2020 #42
Lucky! oregonjen Jun 2020 #43
same here Kali Jun 2020 #63
When I hit 50, I was having a hard time getting a job. bif Jun 2020 #45
The chemicals are nasty and quite toxic. oregonjen Jun 2020 #48
We all grow old TristanIsolde Jun 2020 #46
I did on January...three of my best friends did the same thing. Freedomofspeech Jun 2020 #47
Right on!! oregonjen Jun 2020 #49
At almost 50 I don't have grays stopwastingmymoney Jun 2020 #50
I decided when my eyebrows starting graying it was time to stop dying my hair. blueinredohio Jun 2020 #51
My solution: Dye eyebrows..LOL LeftInTX Jun 2020 #52
Love my grey hair..."You won't know (how it's ultimately going to look) until you let it go". Tikki Jun 2020 #53
I've wanted to do it for awhile - at some point having hair that isn't gray The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #54
I stopped, but I thought it looked good, but my scalp is looking dull LeftInTX Jun 2020 #55
GreenPartyVoter upthread linked to a good purple shampoo to help brighten hair oregonjen Jun 2020 #61
Here is a fascinating before-and-after video of older women going from dyed hair & roots... ailsagirl Jun 2020 #57
Really pretty and fun to watch oregonjen Jun 2020 #59
Not yet. I started going gray when I was 25 so I've been coloring my hair for decades. catbyte Jun 2020 #58
Good grief, they need to tell those rude people fuck right off. Lars39 Jun 2020 #60
never... handmade34 Jun 2020 #62
I lost my hair to cancer treatment a couple of years ago, Habibi Jun 2020 #64
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