How 8 Women Embraced Their Gray Hair | Real Simple
Going gray is beautiful—as proven by these women on the set of our October photoshoot.
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My gray hair, it makes me feel like a unicorn like, I feel, special and unique by age 29. I sort of was like okay well. This is silly to be nervous about this and I think I really just started to embrace it. I have inspired a lot of people to go gray and let their hair be natural. People often stop and tell me they want to do it. They are afraid they don't know what it will look like and when they see it's just easy to be natural and let it go as it's supposed to go, they are inspired to do it themselves. It feels great it's in terms of not being stuck to a routine of having to to dye your hair periodically. You can just be you and and and not hide yourself. My gray hair makes me feel sexy. I mean I almost feel like that expression. Blondes have more fun; now it's a glaze have more fun. I love my gray hair now because it means that I've earned something and that I own myself and that I'm presenting myself for who I am you,
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Wendy Chapman: thank you ladies for sharing. You all are very encouraging to me as I am ready to go gray!!!I am on the cusp of turning 50 in two weeks and I think it is time to stop the dye and to embrace the new me.
Just A Lil' Bougie: I stopped coloring my hair 2 years ago and it wasn't until I turned 40 this year that I embraced the change and started to accept the compliments that came along with it
dakotahstr: I'm 60 now and stopped having my hair dyed. My daughter in law is a hair dresser and has been doing my hair, but I have decided that enough is enough. I am embracing my natural color because number one I earned every single one of those , and it empowers you ! No more routines!!
True Temperance: I been dying my hair since my 20's trying to keep up looking younger. Now since I am 40 my hair break out with dye. This was nice to hear to just embrace your gray hair. It just get a little frustrating cause my mom dyes her hair and it doesn't break out and I am younger daughter out of three. I am grayer than everyone now.
Weekend Nuts - Certified EVENT Planners & Corporate GIFTS providers: Wow! This video soooooooooo needs to be seen by all the MEN and especially all the women. And yes, next time you see anyone with grey hair, please don't say mean things like: "Oh! Why aren't you "taking care" of yourself?" Fact: I am "taking care" of my self, not in YOUR way, but mine! I'm as comfortable in my grey hair as I'm in my freckled skin or imperfect body. Fact: I will "color my hair" (& take care of myself ) IF I wish and WHEN I wish (I, not you!) So, breathe in, relax, and don't pull your hair over anyone else's greying hair. Fact: many women start getting grey hair in their 20's and they are compelled to dye it, thanks to the stupid societal pressure, over worrying friends, boyfriends, husbands, in-laws, relatives, Co-workers, random people.... Urrghh! Stop! Dear Men, As you get greying hair, we women pamper you with terms like "salt pepper hottie", "silver fox" etc.... High time you return the favor. Or simply, shut up! Dear Women, Please do treat yourselves to hours & hours of salon treatment if you wish, but please stop judging and being mean to other women who don't do the same. It's ok to be supporting & nice to other women. Life's not a beauty contest, and we are NOT competitors! #bekind #beyourselves #beingself #beauty #innerbeauty #vanity #selfconfidence #greyhair
Stephanie Murray: I just woke up one day and said 'stop' and today with no chemicals in my hair it looks and feels fabulous ,, why did I spend so many years dying it !!!! auburn, Brown, red and blond ,,,, today its silver and grey and sort of golden and people ask me where I have my color done !!! in my genes honey ,,, ( first white hair aged 11 !! )
Sunshine : Beautiful! I'm growing my grey hair!
Carol A: Just did it and I am loving it...finally!!!
Yesica1993: I have always thought that black women look amazing with gray hair! And holy cow, Ms. Gardner at :21 - now that is what I wish I could have! Amazing! Alas, my hair is short and thin and does not have that volume.
Europa 17: I'm a little nervous but I'm going to do it. I've been coloring my hair for 32 years and I just don't want to do it anymore.
cataleta: love it!!! I wannna go grey, too!!!!
Norma Earnisse: I’m 45 and 5 months in my transition!!!!!!!!
Gianna De Maria: I have natural Silver White Hair (30%) in my Natural Dark Blonde hair, it looks like i have Highlights and i love it. One Day i become comepletly Silver White Hair naturly and this is beutiful, i love silver white hair. ☺
Antonina Cawley: Never have dyed my hair. I didn't wanted to maintain it, because i would be touching it up as soon i saw gray.
Carmen G.: 3 months since I shaved my colored hair
Michelle Lynn: I'm starting to get strains of silver hair. I'm inbracings it.
Pedro Marques: Real simple can't count, I see only 6 women (7 if you count the first as double)