How To Wear Gray Hair Without Looking Old | Gen X Women Over 50 Share Top Tips
- Posted on 20 March, 2022
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Hey guys many of you on this beautiful journey need to know how to wear gray hair without looking old. In this video I invited Gen X women to share their top tips.
In this video we are going to be exploring 8 Tips on how to wear gray hair without looking old through the eyes and lives of women over 50
Women scare away and procrastinating on embracing their gray hair because they do not know how to wear gray hair without looking old.
In this video I'll share some tips on how you can feel good with gray hair and learn how to love your gray hair everyday.
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I'M not trying to look younger, i'm trying to look distinctive extraordinary, so the gray hair to me enhance as long as you're comfortable with it and you embrace it. The gray hair looks extraordinary. It doesn't look aging to me at least so, when i think about women embracing and on the gray hair journey. I think about how to not look old with your gray hair and it's not about looking younger as society makes. You think that you should look younger. There'S so many videos here on youtube about looking younger, but it's not about looking younger it's about how not to look old with your gray hair and it's not all about your clothes. It'S not all about your hair, but it's about a total look and a philosophy that you can use throughout your gray hair journey and as you're embracing a more mature age. Then i want to share with you eight tips today on how you can wear gray hair without looking old. So i have miss lynn lucas, who is an influencer, so miss lynn - and i had an amazing discussion. So lynn - and i are gon na go back and forth based on our eight tips that i'm going to share with you as to how you can wear gray hair without looking old. So i'm going to give you my perspective and then i'm going to share lynn's perspective. So, let's get into this video, the first tip i'm going to share with you is: don't try to look young just work on being confident and comfortable with your gray hair. You want to be able to have a confidence about you that you just feel good about yourself, so you're not trying to look younger you're, just trying to be more confident and more comfortable with your gray, hair first love yourself, and secondly, you need to make sure That you have the look that you're trying to get so making sure that you are comfortable with your clothes comfortable with your, how you dress comfortable with putting on makeup, and it doesn't have to be an extraordinary you - don't have to look like you're walking down the Runway so now, let's take a look at lynn's perspective and what she feels about. The very first tip that i just shared with you that one is the biggest key. I don't try to look younger. I just try to look dope or fly or stylish or fashionable at my age and that's the one thing that drives a lot of choices: hair, makeup, clothing, shoes, even attitude um, because sometimes, if your attitude in your, if you're in your head about age and you're Thinking about it all the time, you'll project it. Even if you don't look your age and i see a lot of people carrying like um, an attitude that they're uncomfortable with their age and they're insecure about their age and they'll project that um and people will like receive it. That way. The second tip i want to share with you is huge, because this is everything when it comes to life when it comes to the way you look. The way you feel mindset is everything we have so many words in our vocabulary, and people always talk about manifestation, but we're always manifesting when you think about you know my the arthritis word is killing me. That'S a manifestation, like the more of that you say the more of that you're gon na get, and if you say that this big old stomach or you know this hair is so thin. My clients are my hair stylist for 30 years and my clients they'll say this hair is so thin. I don't know what to do, but you got to speak love to yourself. So mindset is everything, so we need to watch our words. We need to watch how we're speaking to ourselves, how we speaking to others, the conversations that we have with others, because a mindset, trust me is everything so make sure that you constantly work on your mindset speak more positive words to yourself. So have conversations that are more uplifting, as opposed to you know, energy draining, because those conversations can go on all day. If you're talking to your family, your kids, your husband and even in a work environment, they can be draining and they can take a lot of your energy away. So the second tip is work on your mindset. So now, let's look at lynn's perspective on how she works on your mindset and how mindset can help you not feel old with gray hair. One thing that i try to do on a regular basis is to make sure that i'm comfortable about that age, because i think one thing that that a lot of people do is they project their discomfort with their age. The fact that they're a little insecure about their age, they project that and it comes across their attitude and that in and of itself can be very aging if you project that you're sort of uncomfortable with your age, people pick up on that and it makes you Seem older than you actually are third tip. I'M going to share with you about how to wear your gray, hair without looking old is to adapt to a more modern look for your hair. Now that could be a pixie cut like mine, i love my pixie cut. I mean y'all, i'm not growing hair because i don't even curl this hair. So it's easy for me. It looks modern, it's never going out of style, so you must adapt to a more modern look for your hair, and i tell you a more modern look for your hair means going to the hairstyles, a professional hair cells, at least every few months. Not every week, not every two weeks, not every three weeks, if you just don't need that, but every two to three months having your hair shaped, having it properly conditioned. If it's a conditioning treatment that you can't purchase in the store, but what i always tell my clients, i love to earn money from doing hair. I have earned money for what 30 years now, but since you know we had our experience a few years ago. I always tell my clients not to be a slave to my to these hands like you need to learn how to do more with your hair so that you can do your hair at home, but adapting to a more modern look for your hair and so that You can wear your gray hair without looking old. You have to have a cut a stylish cut that fits your facial features that fits your lifestyle that you can do at home is the best way to adapt a more modern look to your gray hair and to your look every day. So look on pinterest! Look through some magazines look and see what you can find that might fit your facial features. Your head shape your body type, because when i do a cut is not just all about from the neck up. It'S the body shape it's um, your work environment. You know how do you want to look when you go to work, and what are you going to be able to maintain between visits to the salon, so make sure that you take these tips in mind when you're adapting to a more modern look to your hair? So lynn is going to give her perspective and what she feels like when it comes to hair when you're growing gray and embracing the gray hair journey. I started growing at 17 and i colored my hair for years because at 17, like that's, not a comfortable age to start looking like, you have gray hair and it wasn't until i actually went and what locked my hair, i locked my hair in 2018. I had been natural for years, but i've been coloring my natural hair um in 2018, when i decided to lock my hair, my hairstyles and i had a conversation and she was like. Do you want to color on top of your locks? I'M like? No because it's pretty clear it's very gray like especially in this area, it was really really great and the gray was growing back on a regular basis like a week or two after i dyed it. So i was like you know what, let's let me go ahead and embrace it and see what it looks like and it's funny, because i always had a great streak like in the widest. I don't know if you can see the whitest part of my hair up here, that's where the gray was coming in when i was 17. by the time. I stopped dyeing my hair in 2018 that it was like a full-on bite patch. I was like that actually looks good, let's go ahead and go with that and it's been gray pretty much ever since i'm not trying to look younger i'm trying to look distinctive extraordinary, so the gray hair to me enhanced as long as you're comfortable with it, and You embrace it. The gray hair looks extraordinary. It doesn't look aging to me at least even when i see on other people and they're like oh, my gosh, my graham like yo, your gray is white. Like your gray is, is platinum. Your gray is sterling, like your gray, is like glitter in your hair. If you embrace it and you get super comfortable and you get confident about it, that confidence comes through and it makes the gray cooler than most people tend to think it is the fourth tip. I'M going to share with you today is create a beauty and makeup routine. That works for you not for me, but for you and if you missed it last month february of 2022, we had an amazing showcase of makeup applications and you can go back and watch that beauty, playlist you'll find tons of videos there. That might help you create a beauty routine that works for you. So i'm not talking about a long drawn out beauty, routine. Okay, i'm not talking about 45 minutes in the mirror in the morning. I'M talking about anywhere from three to fifteen minutes. That'S long as i do so, this routine didn't take much time. It'S just a little skin conditioner by the lip bar that gives my skin moisture and also gives my skin a little color, it's their powder and it's a little bit of their um matte, lipstick and also a little bit of blush and filling in my eyebrows. Now, if you did miss that eyebrow video you got ta go and watch the eyebrow video, how i show you how to create a eyebrow look three different ways based on your makeup, based on your clothes, so you got ta, go watch that video, but a makeup Routine does not take you long. It does not take long for you to look even more beautiful. Now, i'm not saying you should possibly wear makeup every day. I feel like. I need makeup every day and it's not about the look because i've come on these videos where there's very minimal makeup. But you want to make sure that you have some kind of glow to your skin, and sometimes it's all about that that one little glow to your skin, be it a blush lip gloss, a little filling in of the brows. You cannot miss out on these brows. Almost to me, when i wax my client's brows, it's almost a facelift without surgery is what i say when you get your brows waxed and you fill them in. It just gives your look a pop, so work on wearing your gray hair without feeling old, by creating a makeup and beauty routine that works for you. So let's take a look at what lynn's perspective was on that so my morning, routine is very fast um. I use butter, skincare, cleanser, uh, toner uh, a vitamin c oil because it's aging skin loves vitamin c and then a moisturizer and then my favorite product, which is almost like a one and done, is the lip bars a two in one, the moisturizer? I do that on my whole face and i can almost skip everything else up: lipstick and mascara uh. Today i did a dramatic eye because i like to focus on one part of phase two. So today i did a dramatic eye. Sometimes it's a dramatic lip like a really good red lip, but most of the times it's just like foundation, mascara and lip gloss, and i can be done with that in probably 15-20 minutes. So the fifth tip that i want to share with you is upgrade your style and don't dress your age. Now, that's a huge one, because a lot of times people say you need to dress your age, but what does that mean? What does that mean to you? I know for me it doesn't mean anything to me because if i want to wear some leggings, if i want to wear a little shorter skirt to show my legs, i'm going to wear it, but it's going to be in a certain kind of manner. So i may have myself covered up a little bit more, but i still have on my short skirt and i still have on my leggings, but it depends on how i cover myself up. So when you're thinking about dressing your age, you need to make sure that you do something in your closet. You declutter your closet and you want to get rid of everything. That'S no longer serving you. You want to have some amazing quality garments. It doesn't take much because i know in my closet i might have about six pair of jeans, that's it and i, i think, over time i've become a minimalist now i love shopping. Don'T get me wrong. I do have my retail therapy, but my retail therapy is mostly shopping anywhere, especially the majority of my shopping comes from consignment, stores and thrifting, which i've done for at least 30 years, so make sure that you figure out what clothes need to be removed from your Closet based on what you are currently wearing and how you look and feel with your style, and i want to invite you to take our do you know your sense of style style quiz which will be linked in the description below it'll help. You determine if you're more fashion forward or a fashion follower, i should say, or if you're a style in the making, you need a little bit more help with your style or if your creative self stylist. We have like five categories that this quiz will put you in and help you understand your style a little better, so make sure don't dress your age dress, how you feel, but again with all of that, make sure that you upgrade your style. So now, let's take a look at what lynn shares with us when it comes to her style. I wear what looks good on lynn. This. The age thing is not usually a factor for me. I know my body type. I know the things i want to highlight and the things that i want to minimize, but mostly i i know the aesthetics that i want to get across and to me fashion should be dope. Fashion should be ageless. Fashion should be fly if it hits those notes. I don't think about well i'm too old, so i can't wear that so yeah i wear body conscious. Sometimes i wear oversized slouchy, because i want to create a look, and sometimes i wear fitted bespoke, because i want to create a look it's more about knowing my body type and knowing the message that i want to get across with my outfit than it is about The things that i can and cannot wear at my age, i will break all kinds of fashion rules. If i think it looks good on me, i wear white in the winter i wore black in the summer. Conformity doesn't work well for me, and i know this about myself like trying to to conform or be traditional or be middle of the road that doesn't work. For me, it comes across dowdy. For me, at least, i know everybody's different and some folks like that middle of the road section. It works for them and that's fine. It just doesn't work for me, so i don't necessarily go through extreme outfits, but i also don't adhere to most rules that people set for people of a certain age either. So also i'm a fanatic about heels. I have not given up my heels. I refuse to give up my heels i'll. Do some ankle stretches i'll? Do some um, plies and umbrella, vase and and i'll put on some ankle weights to to i'm with carrie on sex and the city and that i'm gon na wear heels until i cannot wear heels at all anymore. So the sixth tip that i have for you is - and this is probably going to be a shocker - explore your inner child and do the things that you used to do that you love to do as a child with no judgment. Okay, y'all, you see this rope. This jump rope, this jump rope goes almost everywhere with me, some of the things that i love to do as a little girl, because i really feel like we all still have that little girl inside of us right, i jump rope and i don't jump rope every Day but i jump single rope and i'm also a member of the 40 plus double dutch club, and i love to jump double dutch. So that's one of the things that i love to do as a child and another thing explore your inner child is it shopping. Is it uh traveling, which is another thing that i really didn't do a lot of as a child? Until i got to about my early 20s - and i was everywhere in my early 20s, you know before i had these kids, but when i had these kids, i started taking them with me. You know and my family now we travel but explore some of those things do some of those things that you want to. You know that made you feel good as a child, not some of the things that you remember that are are not so good memories. You don't want to take yourself back to not so good memories, but i know there is at least one or two things that you love to do as a little child was that baking was. That sewing was that coloring, because now we have the adult coloring books right so make sure that you bring out some of the things that you love to do as an inner child. So now, let's hear lynn's perspective of what drives her. What are her passions and what things that she likes to do as she explores her inner child? I have a playful adventurous, um investigative, curious spirit so and i'm newly single, no kids. My last, my youngest left the house in 2017. So it's been about four years of me having a house to myself for the first time in my whole entire life um. So it's important for me to continue learning and evolving and trying new things, and i think that's how i keep my youthful spirit and that i approach things like it's. I want to learn new things. I'Ve never learned before. I want to try new things. I'Ve never tried before i want to travel to places. I'Ve never been before and explore them with the curiosity that you would have if you were useful, and i think that actually keeps you useful. So the seven tip that we're going to share with you today as to how to wear your gray hair without looking old. Now i know you might say some of these things do not have to do with hair, but that's what i always say is not just about the hair when we're talking about wearing your gray hair without looking old and the seventh tip is love your newly found Freedom love your freedom for not having to color this hair and sit in the salon, two three and four hours. Every three weeks, four weeks, six weeks, that's a newly found freedom love your newly found freedom. If your kids have left the house and you're embracing your gray hair, and you just feel free love, your newly frown freedom to take more hot baths at night, you know love your newly found freedom to go. Hang out on the lakefront to go. Get some sun because i love to do that. So just love your newly found freedom, whatever that is for you, it could be reading a book. It could be listening to an audiobook, but no, it does not directly relate to going gray. But trust me when i tell you going gray, is a lifestyle is not just about the hair, but it's so many aspects. That'S gon na make you wear gray, hair without looking and feeling old and we're sharing these tips with you now. So, let's take a listen to what lynn says about loving her newly found freedom, i'm developing a lifestyle brand, it's called the lavish tree. There is an instagram page for that, but the idea is that we, at whatever our budget is, can live lavishly. Lavish doesn't necessarily mean that you're spending a lot of money it could be based in you have a really abundant lavish luxurious luxury luxurious. I cannot say that word experiences um, i love to travel. I love to travel well, but traveling wall doesn't necessarily mean you have to like ball out of control. You can find really dope experiences, lavish experiences at your budget, things like traveling and going to a hotel that has its own spa and or massage facilities attached. So you can make a whole spa experience as you're on vacation and then following that, with like the in hotel activities, if they have like parties or a dinner with, like the staff, concierge services and pairing, all those things together to create a lavish experience. Or if you go out and do um like adventures or the itineraries that they have local um going sailing or having like dinner on a yacht or snorkeling and then following the snorkeling with like a beach dinner, i've done a traveling table which is a curated dinner. Experience that you have that features like local foods and or drinks, and sometimes though even the decor at the beach will be all geared around the local experience and they've, been really beautiful. Memorable experiences and i want to create those kind of experiences for other folks. So that's what the brand is about, and all of that to me is how you remain youthful is in that, if you're curious, if you're, trying new things, if you're sharing those new things with other folks that are like-minded you'll retain that youthful spirit within you. So the eighth tip that i want to share with you today is create a new sense of the word aging. So when someone asks your age, what do you say - and sometimes you know that's a no-no for a lot of more mature women. Don'T ask me my age, i'm not telling my age but a lot of times when we think about the word aging, we related to so many different things. We were related to ailments, we related to illnesses. We related to just not feeling good and, and you know, wrinkles and so uplift. The word aging show the word aging some love and maybe not even use the word aging. But whatever word you come up with make sure that it's more positivity related and connected to that word aging. So, let's create a new sense of the word aging. When someone asks me my age, i have no issues with telling someone my age, i always say i'm 53 years young instead of saying i'm 53 years old, because when you think about oh, you just think about like that old person that old shoe it's just like. Let'S create some youthfulness and again we're not talking about being young, we're just talking about being better we're, still learning we're still growing, and we still want to grow and become the best versions of ourselves, even at 53, even at 63, even at 80. like when. I think about women and men. Who'Ve started things way into their ages. I looked, i think i saw a woman. She was like in her 80s and she was a bodybuilder, that's inspirational for me. Maybe i might not become a bodybuilder, but i learned from her how to build my body not for a competition but just how to look better, how to feel better and how to become the best versions of you. So make sure that you create a new sense of the word aging. So now, let's listen to lynne and her perspective of the word aging. So i think the biggest thing is that the talking point that you just gave me and that you know just living freely. As i mentioned, i'm single no kids um and what i realized is that that freedom, that you experience when you get grown grown - and you are not just free from like those kind of responsibilities, but you also get free spirited um. You get free from traditional thinking about age and aging, and your gray hair and all that you get free of other people's, like attitudes, possibly negative attitudes toward grain and aging. You get freak from any conformity or convention. You get to define who you are and what you want, the rest of your life to look like um, that freedom can inspire you to do so many things. Since i became single kids, i've traveled to bali, indonesia, i climbed a volcano. I'Ve ridden an elephant um. I'Ve traveled to rio de janeiro. I'Ve been in at least one carnival. I think in anguilla i've driven a speed, boat um and i don't necessarily get to talk about all of these things on my instagram or in blog, because i'm out here having or trying to create new experiences, i want women to enjoy that same level of freedom. I want them to understand that when you become free, you get to define who you are, who you want to be and that doesn't stop, because you're a certain age you can get to 40 or 45 or 50 or 55 or 60 or 70.. These women are so fly at 50 and 55 and 60 and 65 and 70. They inspire me to see women get working out and getting winning weightlifting and bikini competitions or getting major brand deals as brand ambassadors for major brands at the these ages. Like they inspire me to try to do you know other inspiring things, and i think i want all women to understand you don't necessarily have to be on the billboard. You can do this for you and then and make yourself happy and inspire yourself to you know live outside of your own boundaries. So if, if there's any takeaway from all of this, i want women to understand that they're free to define who they are. So what do you think inspires women like us who are going after our dreams and desires and and creating creating more um lifestyle experiences at our ages? What do you think inspires and pushes us out there to do that? Our age range and i'm thinking a little bit about retirement. This doesn't look like it did for our mothers and grandmothers. It looks really different. I see my peers like people like you, the other women that i mentioned. I see them a few years ahead of me. Just doing really amazing things, and it makes me say you know what i don't have to sit home and you know wait for things to happen for me, i can go out and create things and make them happen. Um. I think the the tipping point for me was going to brazil and seeing that their lifestyle was so dramatically different, like they don't work, they work hard, but they don't work that crazy schedule that they do in america. So when they're done, first of all, they start their day on the beach playing soccer or volleyball running going swimming before they even go to work and then at five o'clock work is done. They go enjoy their families, they enjoy spending time with their friends, they're physically active and having fun and enjoying life, and that inspired me to think differently about what the next phase of my life was supposed to look like and that i think um inspires. Women like like, we are saying our 50s and 60s, don't look like our mothers and our grandmothers, and we want our 50s and 60s and 70s to look like this and then what we do is we go and create that even exactly nobody says we'll go. Do it ourselves? Yes, because we can we're creators exactly we create our own reality right and i think we're learning more about creating our own reality as we age gracefully. Yes, yes and that's important. Yes, yes, wow! This was awesome, i'm so excited i've been meaning to reach out to you forever. So i'm sorry, we got to sit down and talk about um these these topics, and i think that this topic was the best to have you included. Thank you. Thank you. So much for having me this was this was you're welcome. So i wanted to say thank you for for your time and i hope you and i know not hope. I know that this will inspire plenty of women great good good. This was awesome. Thank you for having me and all i wanted to say that lynn was the very first person that purchased one of our go grade b. Chic. Oh, i love that shirt. When you tag me, you tagged me i was like who is this. I don't know this person and i was just so i was screaming. I was so excited um. I don't want people to be sad about like going gray, it's kind of dope, it's kind of dope here, like it's actually like super dope, so yeah yeah. Thank you. So much so, i hope that you learned in this video how you can wear your gray hair, even if you haven't transitioned, yet even if you're still on the journey, but how you can wear your hair without looking old. I love the tips in this video. I love lynn's perspective, so occasionally i love to bring another perspective in because we're all learning we're all growing and we're all continuing to embrace the journey. If you have not even transitioned to gray hair, i inspire you. I uplift you and this channel is to encourage you to do that with style, and so i hope that these tips, these eight tips that we share with you today. I hope you go and run with them. Let us know which tip you resonated with the most. If you are looking for a community to grow and get more inspiration in make sure that you join grown, girls go gray over on facebook, make sure you explore some of our gold grade b, chic apparel. You can find that link in the description section below and if you are still on the edge of your seat, trying to figure out if your you got one foot in color and one foot out of the color with embracing and growing your gray hair. Make sure you check out our very first video that we filmed that sparked the gold gray be chic movement. So thank you for watching guys and remember, make the rest of your life the best of your life and don't work on being younger, just work on being better and until the next time take care. Peace.
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cora nation: For me ditching dye and straight hair is about authenticity. I never felt good dyeing my hair. As soon as I started wearing my gray from my husband to many men and even women on the street started paying me So many compliments. It's affirmation, not that I needed it. I love my silver/gray! One thing I do take issue with is people who say "I m x years young." Only old people say that. I am 65. I love being 65. 65 is not young. I sometimes say I'm sixty Fine. I never say 60 years young because to me it's like still holding onto this thing that getting older is negative. You never hear someone say I'm 29 years young or I'm 32 years young...at 65 I am amazing and more free than I have ever been. And I get way more positive feedback than ever
Cynthia Swift: I am 71 andi still wear my 3 or 4 inch heels. My gray hair and I are rocking it!!!!! ...........lol...lol
Linda Johnson: Honey, my sister and I are absolutely thrilled about embracing our gray strands!! We have fully embraced becoming mature, graceful women!! We are calling ourselves the Silver Foxes. Thank you so much for a much-needed conversation, Ladies.
VirgoMoonChild👸🏾: I have about 5 gray hairs and I refuse to dye my hair.. growing and maturing in life is a blessing Some people don't live to see 21 nowadays
Kay Loveheart💖: This has been a very informative conversation concerning older women and stepping it up in every way form and fashion.. I would like to thank you ladies for inspiring me to have a different mindset about aging. I will most definitely be changing a lot about my daily routines and how I once went about making decisions.
Mary Creecy: Great tips and video ladies. I find that as I get older what people say or think about me has less and less meaning to me. I love my freedom of not having to color my hair every 3 weeks and I am excited about my gray journey. Blessings to you all.
BeautyInspiredByLove: I'm 62, just chopped my 4 year old locs. I'm embracing my loose natural silver as it grows out, no more box dye. I absolutely love it!!!
Lorla Govan: I love that! The Grays are like glitter in my hair! Yess! I so Appreciate this! Thank you both! I’m purging my closet this year.
Deb Smith: Thank you both so very much for your positivity . This is the spirit of my Mama.I’m just thinking of transitioning since 2022. I’m so tired of a society that had pushed women aside and forgotten us. I still love and value me. I want to be like you all!!
Ann Lambert: Hello Silver Hair Sisters, I have just begun the transition from dyeing my hair red to embracing my grey hair. It is really tough but trying not to break and go color. Thank goodness that I have found your channel. Please sisters give me the encouragement because some days I am ready to run to the store to buy a box of color. In my mind I want to truly go grey but sometimes I feel that I want to color. Not. My husband is my biggest supporter but that darn little voice keeps singing in my ear, color, color. Please send love and encouragement.
Queen Sandra Beauty: Oh I love that phrase “Gray is like glitter for your hair “
April M.: This video definitely fed my soul. I'm 55 and almost totally Grey at this point but absolutely love it! Lynn gave me renewed life with her gorgeous Grey locs as I had them for 17 years myself until about 2 years ago. Going Grey is a lifestyle in its own and I feel it's God's natural highlights. Keep up the positive vibes ladies and thank you for your uplifting forum.
tina thomas: You both have been truly a wonderful blessing in sharing this message I'm gray and sometime it get hard trying to figure out ideas that will help me to look my best without looking like I'm trying to be a teenager again. Thanks so much for the input it really helped. God bless you both.
C. Brown: Greatly agree with your point, “Create a new sense of aging” Absolutely agree Age is what you speak and think! I hear people in their 30s say they are old/getting old. Keep smiling, laughing and growing. Take care of yourself and let the stress go!! Of course, gotta take care of the body inside and out!
Ntombi Cumalo: Women should just feel comfortable with how they look like irrespective of whether they have Grey hair or not, makeup or not. There are no boundaries.
Alethia Hines: I'm 60 and I started a grey patch at 21 that expanded to my whole head by 40. So I embraced it and started installing synthetic gray hair to achieve different styles. I feel very confident and beautiul and oddly, I get more compliments from younger men than anything lately.
natural7ly: I cannot believe how much I LOVED this video!!! I don't usually complete long videos, but, I absolutely could NOT stop watching this one! First, I always tell my age Second, when anyone refers to the word, "aging", I state that aging=living long! And I say that I hope they do as well (live long) I was very glad to stop coloring my hair My gray was growing only in the front, and I hated it The fight was tiring! Retouching every week! I used henna, which was VERY time consuming When I stopped coloring, I started wearing a wig I've been wearing it ever since(about 10 years) Lately, I've been wanting to wear my gray, since so much more has grown in This video has inspired me to go for it! So much was said here that I picked up on I recently developed arthritis in my hip It's very painful, and it causes me to move slower ☹️ People noticed, so I would refer to it often♀️ I'm going to stop doing that! My thought was, It's nothing to be ashamed of I never looked at it as though it was making me seem older than I am People are always shocked when I say my age I'm thinking that, once I wear my gray, they won't be so shocked I'm known for my style, so I won't have to change that I, too, love heels I just don't wear them very high But they MUST be stylish Good, pointed toe pumps, sling backs, etc I'm looking for the quiz you spoke of I would love to take it Thank you so much for this video I'm going to look for more videos by you, right now About to subscribe! Keep up the wonderful, uplifting work you do! We need more beautiful women, like you, who are in our age group (I'm 65), doing videos like this one! Blessings on blessings!
yvonne wilson: I have just come across your video. I'm embarking on the grey hair journey myself. I lost my mum earlier this year but whenever I look at her photos, I know I'm doing it right! She wore her grey hair with pride in her 50s, & heels, & she had a stylish wardrobe. I've even adopted a few outfits from her... I hope I can do them justice! Thank you for sharing your tips. I'd like to add one but its not grey-related. I had a great PE teacher who was black & also an ex- ballet dancer. She always said, "posture carries you through your life". She taught us girls to visiualize an invisible string on top of your head, & if you felt like you were slouching, you pull the string up. When asked my age I just say the number-nothing else. Regardless of what age we are, we need to uplift, not put down. To all your supports... stay fabulous whatever your age x
Angela Celeste May: Yes yes and yes! These are all the attitudes that I was raised with and that I preach as much as I can. Excellent video ladies!
LadyJ: I thoroughly enjoyed this video and I am so glad I came across this video. I am 42 but have had gray since I was 7(family genetics). I am trying to embrace my now salt and pepper hair more because I have found that, coloring my hair only last for about a week before they start to pop back in around my edges and the majority of my head. The makeup tips and clothing tips were most helpful as I have found that, I have my clothing style go due to working from home and not going out much. Ladies, your words were so encouraging and I look forward to even more content. You have a new subscriber
CJH For Real: Thank you for this video. I feel more comfortable with my silver or gray hair than ever before. ❤ I am 63 and I am proud of my gray hair. I was asked by a teenager, “what color do you use to dye your hair?” My response to her was, “it’s natural.” and I too love my high heels.
Irene Funn: I really enjoyed this conversation. I'm 76 and no one tells me what I should ware. I'm called the fly great grandma. I stopped dying my hair many years ago. And I'm so sorry I didn't embrace my gray years ago. So glad I found you fabulous ladies.
Yvonne Anderson: Thank you ladies…. ❤ Your information was very helpful! I’ve been transitioning to gray for the last 6 months…. I’m becoming more comfortable….Getting more and more positive re-enforcement… I’m pleased that I finallydecided to make this change
Gloria Soon: This was soooo inspiring & encouraging I am getting there with that mindset part. Getting busy doing some things which I've never done before to occupy myself. You 2 ladies look so good, so beautiful. So we all can do the same for ourselves!!!!
DebDeb P: I just stumbled upon your video and this was a great discussion and very inspiring! Thank you both for sharing your perspectives and excitement!
rose gore: I’m extremely happy that I’ve discovered your videos. This one alone has blessed my soul to the highest level of loving myself. My Mindset”, EVERYTHING! I’m 62, retired and I have beautiful short gray hair… Thank you ladies ! Thank you! ❤️❤️ I played this video over and over! THANK YOU FRIENDS….
Nanette Moore: Thanks for sharing. I'm 77 and have had trouble with "looking OLD". I gave up coloring my hair five years ago, I soon had a full head of white hair. HOWEVER, about 2 years ago I began seriously losing my hair -- now I've only half of that hair, very frustrating and have had no luck with finding a hair stylist who can offer informed and honest advice on styling and/or products (that won't turn my remaining hair yellow) -- still trying. Even, and maybe especially, the other ideas on fashion, attitude, etc. soooooooooo helpful! Maybe, just maybe, I can now begin looking into the mirror and though, in my head, I mentally think I'm still a young woman I won't be shocked when I see that seriously older woman has jumped in front of me staring back!!!!!
Debroah Piper: I needed this, I was born with gray hair and I started dyeing my hair at the age of 15. Long story short dyeing my hair from 15-48 my beautiful gray was not as bright as it should be. I had to get advice from my mother and sister on bringing brightness back to my gray.
cobraeyes36: Love this. You guys made me feel great, because you were speaking about me. I dress and live like l want. I am going to let my grey go free!!
Valerie Hawkins: Wow! What an inspirational video! Totally subscribed so I can hear more!! I had decided years ago that I was giving up the dye at 60. More and more I allow the gray to fill in so I can get used to it. It is so much more than about hair. Love you ladies and thank you!!
L. J. Bembry: I decided to no longer dye my hair to see what happened. OMG! Each day,it became gray, silver and white looking. I was shocked as non of my relatives seemed to ever have as much as I do. I am greatful to have hair. I am learning to love and embrace it. I feel like the color definitely impacts the clothes i wear. Since I am natural, that too can impact the look. I am happy that today, we have options. As a hairstylist, I love that we can diversify and still maintain our natural. However, now more that ever, my natural silver gray hair is now my GO-TO style. I love it . Thank God. Thank you Lord Jesus. God does all things well. To God be all the Glory (TGBATG).
Lucrecia Applewhaite: It’s all about ones overall outlook on life. I speak and think of my gray as “streaks of wisdom”. I don’t hide or lie about my age because I also, live by the motto “birthdays trumps memorials every time”. And, if one thing life as thought me is confidence is the most attractive posture one should always try to exude, folks around you quickly pickup on that and will treat you based on that radiance.
Terrie Bess: Hi, I just found your channel and I am so glad I did! Thank you Sharron and Lynne for the great tips and telling some of your adventures, it has really inspired me to do some huge changes in my life. I just want to say a big THANK YOU to you both!
Carolyn Steele: When I began to lose hair due to medication that I needed, I bought a beautiful, natural-looking wig that was black and white. My natural hair was also black and white, not grey. Familiars, and a surprising number of strangers, complimented me earnestly. Even more surprising, even shocking, many young people, including boys would tell me how pretty my hair was. All were respectful and sincere. In my late sixties, I had never been complimented that much before or after. They all thought the wig was my natural African-American hair. I have noticed a growing number of young women wearing patches of grey or full mingled grey. Some wear grey or white wigs because they think those styles are "cool." A confident lady, who takes care to style her grey hair beautifully, always look attractive to many people. All people do not compliment others. They look, admire, and move on. So, the compliments are more numerous than we hear.
Veronica M Warren: Wow!! Just seen your channel today. While laying up with the covid..God is a healer though. So I am so glad I saw this I decided to stop coloring my hair in 2020 and so glad I did. I love my grey hair and this is such a help and inspiration especially for us melanin ladies. I have embraced the beautiful me at 54. And my husband loves it too. I am subscrbing to your channel this is the one for me.
Carol: I love my graying hair. My hair is natural and I love the feel of my natural curls. I like the tips on upgrading the clothing. I like things simple and comfortable. I love the travel tips. Thank you ladies for the great ideas.
C.K. Welch: Thank you for this! I think so many women need to hear this. I embrace my silver locks.
Parrell: I truly enjoyed watching this video as an adult male with some blooming gray on the side and front. I actually love it. Its mystique. Your spirit in doing this video was remarkable. I'm sure there's a male version of this ready to come out. Keep up the good work. I feel 7 years younger from simply watching this. Lol Peace.
Ura Brown: Wow this has been so liberating. I’ve been thinking about going gray for the last few months. Y’all have inspired me.. Thank you for sharing all of the wonderful tips.
Marguerite Bridges: Love it! Grey hair is hereditary in my family. I could not wait for my hair to turn grey.
Angela G M: I'll tell people I'm 62 peaceful and humble and loving life...and because of my grandmothers, Rosa Parks, and the model from Fenty with the beautiful long hair inspire me to embrace my beautiful silver unique hair. Great video!
Tu Bailey: Thank You for striking a blow against ageism!!!
casandra johnson berry: Wow, I'm so glad this channel popped up. After going natural in 2016 I also decided to stop dying my hair because I notice when I use dyes it gave me a very uncomfortable sensation on my tongue. I have a lot of gray hair now and it's 4c coarse, just about shoulder length, my problem is how to style it differently sometime. My go-to style is corn row each side back to a bun. I use to wear it out but the love each strand had for each other was hard to untangle at times. Other than cutting low, I would love to see style for naturals with gray hair.
diana diamond: Love all your tips. I'm close to 70 but still dress to suit myself also people a!ways feel you have to dress a certain way. Thanks for your inspiration of the GGBC. Love the quote. You both look great. Much love to you both and others out there.
Denise Henry: The conversation spoke volumes. Women in my family had gray hair early. It didn't bother me when my gray came in. I got a short cut and kept going.
Tracy Reed: Definitely the positive mindset and speaking life and having great energy has always helped me remain confident.
Beverly Stokes: I am so glad I found you and Lynn I have been feeling I don't know where I fit in my new journey I don't have women in my age range. After I saw this and listen and realized that this is what I had been doing all along but it is refreshing that I like it and it gives me a sense of power with in myself. Thank you ladies and be blessed. I am soo excited for the words that just went in to my spirit.
Kay Anderson: Thank you so much for this. I'm glad I found this video. I am looking for a fly hairstyles before my freedom. I have a young at heart style for clothing but stuck in a rut for a while. I will be turning 57 soon and love telling people. This video gave me the ammunition to go forward and update my closet and to wear whatever I'm comfortable with. Again thank you!
Denise Jefferson: I love this whole conversation. Thank you all so much. I usually wear scarves because I just don't know what to do.
Mattie Strozier: I'm 64 & aging has never been a concern. I love this video. I love my leggings & natural gray hair...others have not embraced me.
Romina Evans: Wow I went through all of that before I learned to love my gray hair was going gray from 18 and started coloring my hair then I went natural but was wearing wigs and braids then I permed in 2010 then went back natural in 2014 now I have a short home cut and is loving my natural gray hair just is get a little bored with not knowing how to style at times it's just a comb and go now
Yolanda Jones: I appreciated your gray hair tips on how to grow in maturity with GRACE!
O Luz: Thankyou for these great tips. I enjoyed so much your conversation. You both are lovely ladies with such positive energy. I'm 24 months dye free and its been all about accepting and adapting to who we are becoming with this new freedom. Although its hasnt been easy because its a big transformation from inside out. Blessings for your channel
Sharmafaye LaBrew: I’m 75 years old and have been, I prefer silver to gray, and natural well over five years. I don’t like it, though I get many compliments. My main reason for disliking my silver hair is that it doesn’t match my complexion at all. My skin color is light reddish-brown. I’m seriously thinking about ordering from the e salon a golden brown dye, my natural hair color.
Shena52: Luv luv luv these tips! I am 61 and for me keeping my skin/mind/body(exercise and eating better) and hair together is key. I am working on all those tips. ❤️❤️ ♀️ Just subbed.
S. Salang: Evsrything in this was so inspiring!! It really is beyond just the hair!!
Sylvia Trice: I have been embracing my silver hair for years. I get compliments everyday.
Librarian Lady: I really love these Gray Hair Journey channels they are inspirational!! Thanks for sharing this valuable information
Lorla Govan: My mom says I’m getting younger everyday and she’s 76 still wearing her heels
BE Royalty: The first video I watched today that allowed me to breath. Thanks so much for the tips it is exactly what I was looking for. Manifestation is real.
Lillie Diane: I needed this. I will be going back to the office soon. I’ve been natural for ten years and stopped coloring my hair since the pandemic and I love my grey but I need a hair style other than my Afro. I agree with dressing how I feel which is sexy and confident even at soon to be 58.
Paula Benson: I love your cut it looks good. Yes, confidence is the key to feel good about ourselves.
Carolyn Knott: Loving my silver grey hair at 56 years old!
Marcia Anderson: @salonchat I just want to say how much inspiration I received from this conversation. I will check out the references. Thank you ❤️
Sharmafaye LaBrew: I tried the rice water a couple times and forgot about it. You sound like it really works . I keep my natural curly hair cut short because I’ve never been able to maintain even shoulder length hair, and going to a hair stylist is a waste of my money. After one day, my hair was looking the way it did before I had it done. I just threw or gave away 13 wigs. Oh, I did keep one.
Keisha L: I literally only have 5-6 gray hairs but I love how gray/silver or especially white hair looks on others❤. I found it funny when every time the camera was back on you your scarf was tied differently .
AMATEUR DECORATING LIKE A PRO: Yes Love! I am loving my gray! "It is not about looking younger! I am loving my natural hair! I subbie just because of the video! You are in my happy lane! I never understood the expression "Dressing Your Age" . I say "Dress Your Body Type". Conformity does not work for me. Look, I need kneels. Yes! Exploring my little child is essential. It is so healing!!! I also loved the scarf styling throughout the video. Awesome. "I am 62 years living!"
Keaneilwe Ralekgobo: I love Lynn and you too Sharon. This means a lot to me. It answered my life questions and am excited. I'm connected to both of you from now . ♥♥♥
Rochelle Vanterpool: Thank you so much for confirming for me. Some want to tell me how I should Not dress. Thank you Queens!
Elizabeth Augustin: I loved this video, it really inspired me. I'm 52 and I'm all grey. I really love your pixie cut and I soooo love the idea of getting in touch with my inner child, Grey is super sexy.
Christel Armstrong: I'm 54 and always wanted to loc my hair but my career at that time was not so professional now I'm retired and I'm living my best life iv loc my hair now 7months and I'm feeling free and fabulous..and yes my hair is turning Grey and I'm loving and embracing my journey and I truly feel blessed of my aging iv never wore makeup ..but my 50s has been the most excepting of myself and the skin I'm in ..I carry my light bright blessing to all
Keisha Jones: Very inspirational! Thank you for this!
Romina Evans: The mindset is what hit home for me cause once I did that everything changed for me
Mattika Rosenthal: Where has this YouTube channel been for the last part of my life? I don’t know how this channel was recommended to me, but you are the best. I’m going to share this with all my friends. It was informative and so well put together. Thank you so much you’ve changed my day for today. Thank you so much and I’m going to share this!❤❤❤
acajudi100: I love my gray hair and I am 80 now. I am Muslim, so I wear pretty scarves. Ignore mean female telling you to dye your hair. Always do you. I do not wear makeup. My husband loved my natural look. I love Hawaiian men shirts, long black dresses under my shirts, and black slacks. I wear Vans. I am 5 9. I love youtube, and 50 to 90 music. I love AshleySaysso on youtube, and the older stars. Please keep written, audio and video journals.
Johnnie Pegues: I am Miss Johnny with an ie and I just turned 62 a couple days ago I have salt and pepper hair I actually love it I think it's key not to let people say you should color your hair it'll make you look younger I think one should embrace the hair and I think the best thing is styled hair makeup eyebrows arched and a jewelry and certain colors enhance or help the gray look fabulous so I'm embracing my gray I'm standing in my years and I wear it proudly
Marva Bryant: I have had gray hair since I was in ly early teens. I used to color my hair and the last time I colored my hair, the color had started to come out and I realized that I had more gray hair than I ever had so I decided not to color my hair ever again. I know my gray hair does not make me old, age is just a number. I know I don't look my age so I will always rock my gray hair.
Keiheahera Kiwi: I ditched colouring my hair over 2 years ago, I love my grey hair, I own it and love it....
Ninas Cherry: I’m holding a bottle of Clairol rinse in my hands as I watch this moisture is the key for gray hair. Not washing mine for 3 months lately.
Jacqueline Grossman: Age is just a number! Embrace your hair/body and beauty!
doris davis-counts: I really enjoyed this video some great points and inspiration from both ladies thanks for this insight and tips looking forward to seeing more of your videos "EMBRACING MY NEW FREEDOM"
Shel Bee: Just recently found your post & so had to subscribe…I was embracing my hair and growing out…long story semi-short lol…it was growing in naturally fab during Covid but due to unexpected stress ….it broke off. It hasn’t gone back the same…fortunately, I luv rocking a short or buzz cut but of late I haven’t been rocking it as I could. Your video with your guest was exactly what I needed for a PICK ME UP! The tips were ON POINT from you both!! I WILL watch again…soon & recommend…soon lol. THANKS Miladies You both ROCK One of things that stood out to me…wearing what you like, not for your age but it’s they manner you wear it…that’s the key! Additional…not trying to be young but distinctive. There were many more points I could mention, etc I probably be back to mention them later
V. b: I realized other people's problem with my hair is a manifestation of their fear of getting older, blah, blah blah. Not my circus, not my monkeys. I love my hair. I rock a side part in honor of Frederick Douglass or Freddy D as I call him
Eunice Nicholson: Where have I been? Missing these outstanding, earthy, loving yourself, inspiring segments? I’ve been wearing wigs for at least 15 years off and on. More on than off though. Just not confident enough in myself to “let it be”. I turning 65 shortly and was blessed with some really good genes . Honey, they are ready to be much more appreciated than ever before. ♀️ Thank you so much for the encouragement, love and insight! Love you sisters!
msteaguer1908: I came across your channel this morning, this video. I'm so glad it came my way!
Susan Bullock: Omg I just found your channel greetings from new Jersey ! Preach sis! I'm so scared to love my gray! Pray for me lol
Cracker jacks 67: I love this information…Fifty & Fine, Sixty & Sensible, Seventy & Sassy yes positive affirmation.❤
Carolyn J: Im glad we r in a point of time where women can shine. Bc u r a certain age u have to stop living oh no u dont go gray wear high heels wear whatever kind of clothes in colors that make u feel good .....girl power over 60
Myvorne Davis: I just found your channel and I love this video,I love my hair and hate to color, I think we should focus on putting ourselves nicely together as we step out in public and live our best life.
Nubia Ajna: This is the first video I am watching of yours. Great interview and tips. Love the way you chose to change up your scarf during this video.
Cassandra Bromfield: Glad this stumbled into my feed....Story time....the other day I had to vote for the board at my Co-op. An elder was filling out the form so the woman helping him was patient so was I. When he finished she motioned to me "Ok Mother now you" My response was MOTHER (no not to her, just inside), but it gets better. I did respond and intimated most older people don't want to know they are old...anyway I told her I was 66, and she said she didn't want to tell me her age.....I insisted....she was 40+....and then said " See you could be my Mother"....anyway all joking aside I know she meant no harm and had only respect for me. However it was that inner voice that was making all the noise. Everything that was said here....I know instinctively....but don't do for myself! Absolutely need to embrace MYSELF and all of the beauty that I am containing. Thanks for this video and I am grateful to be grown grey and gorgeous! Continued success!
alice duncan: Love this The mindset is the most powerful.
I Am Naturally Blessed: Thank you for this video. What kind of shampoo do you recommend for gray hair. I'm 56 and have a few gray strands and I don't plan on dying my hair. I have locs for almost two years now. I love your pixie cut.
Angela McWhorter: I am so glad I found this channel. Love it!
Rochelle Owens: As I age I like to have color in my hair. I have my stylist just give me highlights. Never cover my gray. I love my All Stars and buy them in various colors and wear them with dresses and skirts. I got my first tattoo at 50. I wear my hair pressed, or twists or braids. I don't think I dress young I just dress stylish and classy! Just like you mentioned if I want to wear a short skirt (not too short) I will wear tights under the skirt. Now I just need to elevate my traveling game.
Tyra Young: Going Grey is beautiful when it turns platinum now that's p:opin getting older is truly a Blessing
Brenda Langan: I like the color of grey hair, but due to alopecia, I’ve just recently started wearing wigs, and that in of itself, was freeing!!!
cluster: I started wearing. My grey hair in 2017 after trying to put some henna that I came across. It turns it blue. So I just left it alone. Now I just wear it into one bun and also on my wash day I dowse it with rice water and leaves it on for 30 minutes. It is now neck length which I am pleased with.
natural7ly: I also would LOVE one of those tee shirts!