The transition phase was tough-- I kept feeling I looked so OLD; but now that I made it through, I get compliments all the time and I feel great! When you have as much gray as I do, dyed hair can be such slavery!

Posted by pua57 on 09/01 at 06:20 PM

All the women I know are slaves to color and they seem to marvel that I am the lone rebel.  Even my younger sisters say they aren’t ready for gray and continue to color, but I say bring it on!  I want to be the gray-haired equivalent to Tina Turner LOL!   It could happen, lol.  Ladies, you look mah-velous!

Posted by saltnpeppa on 09/20 at 05:17 PM

Man, don’t you wish Tina would let the gray glow? Rollin’. . . rollin’. . . rollin’ all the way to gray!

Posted by Diana Jewell on 09/30 at 07:56 PM

Oh, yeah, Diana, Tina Turner would rock, big time! So I found another blog. You know until I found this site I never gave my “gray” hair much thought. I really didn’t. And I’m not sure why, cause it seems to be a huge issue with so many of us. Probably because I wasn’t afraid to go short as I’d been there before and I really had no one telling me, except my daughter, that I shouldn’t do it. And now that I’m thinking about it, I remember I didn’t have my colorist cut it all off, who also cut my hair, I had another stylist do it who’s work I was familiar with. She didn’t try to talk me out of it at all, although, don’t you feel like you’re cheating when you change stylists? I did but not so much anymore. I love my natural hair and would never ever color it again.

Posted by sallee on 10/08 at 09:52 AM

I was in one of our copy rooms at work and two other women where in there and I forget how the subject of my hair came up but the one woman said to the other, Wouldn’t you stop coloring if you knew you’d look as good as Sal does with her hair? She said she would and I said well, gosh, how do you know you both wouldn’t look as good or better? I know I say this all the time but I just never realized what a huge decision it is to go natural. They want to but are afraid. I know there are sites where you can “try on” different hairstyles and colors, but don’t know, do they include the many shades of gray? I’ll have to check that out.

Posted by sallee on 11/05 at 09:12 AM

Hi Sallee—the answer to that is, unfortunately, NO. If you go to http://www.thehairstyler.com, and choose celebrities, AND find a celeb with gray hair, then, ok. But, believe me, you practically have to scroll through the whole alphabet to find one!

Hey, have you checked the link on the homepage to http://www.wardrobe911.com? You may be surprised. . .

Now, about these women in the copy room. Just tell them to suck it up and go for it! IF—and that’s a big if—it’s what they truly want to do.  Sometimes people say “if only,” when they really mean “not me!” Still, nice compliment!

Posted by Diana Jewell on 11/05 at 09:24 AM

I did look, I sent you a pm. I said since I won’t be President being the face of an article written by you about Going Gray and Looking Great was absolutely the next best thing and now that I’m writing this, it’s not the next best thing, it’s THE best thing. Thank you.  And I think you’re right about the “if only” meaning not me, oh well, like Louann said, they’re still on the bottle.

Posted by sallee on 11/05 at 09:56 AM

Well, good, Sallee! For everybody, don’t forget to click on the “continue reading. . .” link.  You’ll see more of your silver sisters!

Posted by Diana Jewell on 11/05 at 10:05 AM

Wow!!  Is this all new???  I haven’t seen all these pictures and comments!  This is cool!!!  this site just keeps on growing bigger and better...Thanks Diana!!!!

Posted by graytnw on 12/31 at 05:57 PM

Diana, this website is wonderful and gets better every time I look at it!

I find it such a help when I get depressed about my hair.  I took some photos of myself outside the other day and could see the full extent of my greying hair - I was SO depressed for the rest of the day until I looked at the he pictures of the lovely ladies on this site.  I’m occasionally tempted to colour but cannot fact the commitment and hold on to the hope that one day I look as good as some of the members of this fantastic website.

Happy New Year to everyone. 

Posted by dorsetlady on 01/01 at 11:30 AM

You WILL, Dorsetlady. And you should be starting to get excited, not depressed. You’ve put some time into this, and now it’s time to look forward to your metamorphosis. It happens, and when it does, I know you’ll say WOW! Just hang in, and hang with us!

Posted by Diana Jewell on 01/01 at 11:42 AM

Thank you Diana and thanks for all of the hard work you put into this great website. 

Posted by dorsetlady on 01/01 at 11:54 AM

One of my co-workers has her niece working in the office for a bit and my co-worker came over to me for something this morning and she said, “You know, my niece told me I should let my hair go natural like the lady in the office.” She said, “What lady?” and her niece said, “The tall, cute one,(love being called cute at my age ) with the beautiful silver hair.” So, let’s guess what my co-worker’s response was. Huge shock, it was, “I would, if I knew it would look like yours.” I said “How do you know it wouldn’t?” She had quite a few reasons, so I suggested going on the website and seeing everyone with all the different colors, textures, lengths, and how beautiful everyone is. Don’t know if she will but had to suggest it.

Posted by sallee on 01/08 at 11:51 AM

You are cute Sallee.  How fun to be called cute by someone who is young.  Does your co-worker realize that her neice must think she would look good too, if she went natural like you?  She’s already got her first and second supporter in the process, you and a family member.  That’s BIG.  Most of us just step out there with no known support.

Posted by Marisa on 01/08 at 01:49 PM

Marisa, you’re right about so many starting out with no support system at all!! Hmm, maybe I’ll say that very thing to her, about her niece and me thinking she’d look wonderful. Wigs, has anyone ever seen gray, silver type wigs?

Posted by sallee on 01/08 at 02:16 PM

Yes, Sallee—go to http://www.hairuwear.com Lots of silver wigs. Also lots of little “pieces” you can plop on to hide a too-short pixie.  And not just silver—all colors, pewter, smoke, ice etc. etc.

Posted by Diana Jewell on 01/08 at 02:36 PM