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THINKING EVEN A BIT OF GOING GREY?

Shanus — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:16:26 GMT

TSV Grey Wig! I tried one on before making my final decision to go natural. If you have an inch or more of grey roots, give it a shot and see how it looks. Returnable!!!

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pommom — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:46:35 GMT

@Shanus

ITA. Salt & pepper here and I am SO glad esp in times such as this. Fortunately, the grey is platinum as opposed to brassy. No need for purple shampoos.

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Shanus — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:50:37 GMT

@pommom wrote:
@Shanus

ITA. Salt & pepper here and I am SO glad esp in times such as this. Fortunately, the grey is platinum as opposed to brassy. No need for purple shampoos.

@pommom I can deal w/o a cut. Handy enough to style my hair one way or another. Roots? Too vain to deal w/ that. I'd be nutty by now. My neighbor's been coloring her hair jet black...now has at least an inch or more of grey roots very visible. She won't even go to drugstore for meds. Has everything delivered.

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Group 5 minus 1 — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:52:24 GMT

A few years ago my hair was shoulder length and streaked blonde. One day while sitting in the chair,I decided to stop the coloring and have my hair cut short----very short.

Haven't regretted it. BUT NOW I REALLY NEED A HAIR CUT AND SO DOES DH!!!

Trimmed my bangs and they look ok,but.......

DS told me to have DH use a bowl and cut my hair or use our dog clippers. I said no to either idea.

Another thought: when this is over the wait lists will be long.

Forgot to add I let it go grey. So now it looks grey streaked. And I like it.

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Shanus — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:55:42 GMT

@pommom Can't pinpoint my color. It's silver mixed with mostly white. The silver is the part that hasn't gone all white yet. The whiter shade is from hair line to crown to 1/2 down the back and then mixes w/ silver. The purple shampoo makes it look kinda blue. Stylist told me to use a clarifying shampoo once a month to get out all styling products, buildup. I just use the original drugstore Neutrogena Carifying Shampoo.

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pommom — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:58:07 GMT

@Shanus

Off topic, but just had to share.

Found 3 lovely lilac/purple e/s. One is still out for delivery. Can't wait to play with them. Did wear a couple the day I went to my friends to pick up a homemade mask. Of course, we kept our distance (wore gloves). They looked lovely on my lids!

You were SO helpful and spot on with your recs. My DD, who loves m/u, said she had wanted to recommend those very shades a long time ago, but was hesitant. Didn't want to offend. Told her I'm always open to suggestions.

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Shanus — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:02:52 GMT

@Group 5 minus 1 The friends of mine who formed a support group and went grey together have called each other to say it's been a lifesaver in this situation.

I'm wondering if all of us (men included) unable to get haircuts wil emerge liking longer hair and go back to that 70's Travola look.

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Shanus — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:06:18 GMT

@pommom wrote:
@Shanus

Off topic, but just had to share.

Found 3 lovely lilac/purple e/s. One is still out for delivery. Can't wait to play with them. Did wear a couple the day I went to my friends to pick up a homemade mask. Of course, we kept our distance (wore gloves). They looked lovely on my lids!

You were SO helpful and spot on with your recs. My DD, who loves m/u, said she had wanted to recommend those very shades a long time ago, but was hesitant. Didn't want to offend. Told her I'm always open to suggestions.

@pommom Oh, you're so welcome. Three decades doing makeup and I really miss it. So happy you're enjoying the shades I recommended. Available for more online assistance. 😜

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Maestra1 — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:12:00 GMT

@Shanus I'm seriously considering not dyeing hair, continuing graying, getting hair cut a bit shorter into a 'modern' layer style; I've already chopped off 7 inches from hip length.

It's not the end of the world to go grey if you want, I like the ease, and as DH says: ' You can always put in those blonder stripes to break up the gray.'

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Shanus — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:21:23 GMT

@Maestra1 wrote:
@Shanus I'm seriously considering not dyeing hair, continuing graying, getting hair cut a bit shorter into a 'modern' layer style; I've already chopped off 7 inches from hip length.

It's not the end of the world to go grey if you want, I like the ease, and as DH says: ' You can always put in those blonder stripes to break up the gray.'

@Maestra1 Gosh! Hair is hip length? Just looked down where MY hip is!!! I just could not handle that much hair...even washing it and waiting for my curls to dry. How do you wear it? Just a suggestion, but one of the friends who went grey with me had hair to the middle of her back.

Once the grey grew out to reach into a high pony or loose bun, she was home free with no short haircut. It looked fine all grey and the ponytail wrapped into bun w/ some grey and other shades of lighter brown. Eventually she cut her hair to shoulder length to get rid of all damaged hair caused by coloring, highlights and is now all grey and loving it.

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naturalfan — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:30:44 GMT

@Shanus wrote:
@pommom wrote:
@Shanus

ITA. Salt & pepper here and I am SO glad esp in times such as this. Fortunately, the grey is platinum as opposed to brassy. No need for purple shampoos.

@pommom I can deal w/o a cut. Handy enough to style my hair one way or another. Roots? Too vain to deal w/ that. I'd be nutty by now. My neighbor's been coloring her hair jet black...now has at least an inch or more of grey roots very visible. She won't even go to drugstore for meds. Has everything delivered.

Not quite that bad yet but grey is definitely showing. My hair is sort of brown/blonde so not as stark a contrast as black hair but my solution is wear a hat. Got cold again here so no problem for the next few days wearing a hat. When it warms up, I will just put on a baseball cap.

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wagirl — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:43:17 GMT

I stopped coloring my hair in 2012 when I was going thru breast cancer---and I was bald for about 5 months--- but when my hair grew back it was a nice shade of brown with grey highlights in it and really is a very nice color--still is today. Have been told by my several hair stylists, that the color is beautiful and not to do anything with it. So I don't--but so need a hair cut!!!!!!!

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Shanus — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:43:28 GMT

Definitely NOT starting the great grey debate...again.

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Shanus — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:46:06 GMT

@wagirl wrote:
I stopped coloring my hair in 2012 when I was going thru breast cancer---and I was bald for about 5 months--- but when my hair grew back it was a nice shade of brown with grey highlights in it and really is a very nice color--still is today. Have been told by my several hair stylists, that the color is beautiful and not to do anything with it. So I don't--but so need a hair cut!!!!!!!

@wagirl So happy you're doing well and have your hair back so you can make those decisions. Sometimes I forget those who don't have that choice. Congrats. 🌸

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wagirl — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:47:57 GMT

@Shanus---I bought the longer of the 2 tsv's, last night--my hair is driving me up the wall due to it not being cut in several months---my style is very much the same as that wig, but I have to wash my real hair everyday so it will do something-----and I hate fussing with my hair. Had 3 wigs while going thru chemo that were fantasic styles and colors but donated them to the hospitals cancer store---wish I kept just one of them. there wasn't my true color, brown and grey, soordered the light brown. Will report back when I get it.

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Shanus — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:52:22 GMT

@wagirl wrote:
@Shanus---I bought the longer of the 2 tsv's, last night--my hair is driving me up the wall due to it not being cut in several months---my style is very much the same as that wig, but I have to wash my real hair everyday so it will do something-----and I hate fussing with my hair. Had 3 wigs while going thru chemo that were fantasic styles and colors but donated them to the hospitals cancer store---wish I kept just one of them. there wasn't my true color, brown and grey, soordered the light brown. Will report back when I get it.

@wagirl Good idea. I have Bumble Bumble dry shampoo and picked up a drug store brand last outing. Even the cheap brands that tend to go white don't matter when going grey. I spray it in before bed, rub it in real good. By morning, any oils have been "sucked up" and style is returned w/ a slight brushing.

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haddon9 — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:55:05 GMT

I'm lucky that I don't have to worry about gray too much. I last had my brunette hair colored in early November and had face frame highlights at the time. I need to have it done as now the highlights are getting lower and I can suddenly see a few grays starting to sprout on the top.

My hair is straight and I have it cut in a layered bob but it's going to go too flat on top if I can't get it cut soon....I'll have to see what I can do at home within the next moth or so.

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Shanus — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 15:07:23 GMT

I'm assuming none of us will receive an invitation to anything resembling the Met Gala. Judging by the sites in the food stores of roots, unruly cuts, no makeup, masks, gloves and scarves...don't know about you, but even un-coiffed, I'm way ahead of the game. I'm not going to chop at my hair and make a mistake that will take months to grow out when my stylists makes her attempts.

When I get out of here, have so much to do...Yipee just thinking about it...my hair is the last thing on my mind. As long as my underwear is clean and car has gas, I'm gone!!

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Krimpette — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 15:54:07 GMT

I've always colored my hair using Loreal Excellence. I have decided to not color it again until this crisis is over. My hair cutter has always told me that my grey will not be pretty (like my mother's). So this is a good time for me to see what it looks like.

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suzyQ3 — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:20:11 GMT

I'm not thinking about it, but it is happening nonetheless. Fortunately my hair is curly and a very light brown, so it isn't as startling as it could be.

The first time I feel comfortable going out and businesses are open again (which I fervently hope is not prematurely allowed), I will see my stylist for my regular root color and trim.