Beauty

[celebration1]

On 4/25/2014 qtrmoonlady1 said:

On 4/25/2014 tototwo said: Celebration -- hi! Could you please give us the address to the Cafe blog? I asked in the thread that was poofed, so never saw if you responded. I googled it but couldn't find the correct one. Thank you! I hope this thread stays friendly and helpful. BTW - to the lady who asked.... I DO change my gray hair's color slightly on a daily basis. Some days I use a Roux color mousse. It washes out completely.

Tototwo, in the event Celebration doesn't return, here is the link:

http://w11.zetaboards.com/Cafe_Gray/index/

You can also find the link on by googling "Going gray, looking great". The link is mentioned on that site.

Thanks for responding, qtrmoonlady! After I saw the thread had been poofed, I didn't come back until just now.

Going Gray, Looking Great is the book by Diana Lewis. She started the Silver Sisters Café Grey site. I will repeat; everyone is supportive and friendly on that site. I do hope this thread continues without the usual problems!

[celebration1]

I just passed the one year mark since my last color. It has come in beautifully. I have a strip about 3" wide which goes all around the perimeter of my head that is pure white. The rest is about 65% darkest brown (almost black) with the rest being silver/white. Kind of Cruella DeVille/dramatic. Love it.

I quit the dye after realizing that the itching I had after color was due to an allergy to PPD, one of the main ingredients in hair dye. This is nothing to fool around with; people have died from anaphylactic shock after being exposed to PPD one too many times. Others become sensitized to ALL dyes and inks....they can no longer use/wear anything with artificial dyes; clothing, makeup, some foods, magazines, etc., etc.

I use a silver shampoo (Schwarzkopf sp?) purchased on line. I only use it once every 10 days or so; otherwise, my silver would be a little too blue! I know that the Jhirmack products for gray hair get good reviews. Aveda also makes Blue Malva which gets good reviews. The Silver Sisters site has many threads about dealing with the skunk stripe, shampoos and conditioners, really, all things silver! Lots of makeup, hair and clothing talk, as well as how to deal with negativity in regards to your decision to go natural.

[celebration1]

On 4/25/2014 Sweet Susie said:

Celebration, I guess the thread did get poofed. It did degenerate into an argument about whether to color/not color which I know was not the point of the thread to begin with.

I want to thank whomever mentioned the Café Gray Forum. I took a look to see if anyone had used gray highlights to ease into going gray and it was mentioned that the highlights can turn brassy (orange) over time. This is a concern of mine because my hair is colored medium brown and orangey highlights is not what I'm after, lol. So that is an issue I'll bring up with my hair stylist the next time I have an appointment and can discuss gray highlights with her.

Sweet Susie, I am the poster who mentioned the Café Gray forum. Glad you took a look. Hope you come back to visit

Yes, the problem with highlights is that they do oxidize over time and turn an unattractive "blorange". Especially if you have very dark hair (dyed or natural). Think the highlights over carefully before going down that road.

[Kachina624]

On 4/25/2014 Kind1too said:

It is crazy that on this forum, people can't agree to disagree. That being said. I thing it would be fun to have a color that would wash totally out in one shampoo. I think it would be fun to try different colors, for 1 day.

I have silvery-white hair, about 80%. I really love it! It is a pretty color and I get complements all the time, from total strangers. The cable man was here Monday and as he was leaving, he told me he loved my hair. I laughed, because we know not all people feel the same way about grey hair. Some loath it. I told him I liked it and I didn't care if it make me look older.. We had already discussed age and he knew I was 59, he said it didn't make me look older, because I had a nice clear face.

I sit in church and look at all the grey haired people. Some of it is beautiful and some not so much. Just like all hair styles, cut and colors.

I love silvery-white with a nice cut. I have never dislike mine. It was almost black when I was young.

If I every had to look for work, I would have probably colored it, just to conform. I think I would like a dark alburn.

One thing that may be a little odd, is that my lashes and eyebrows are still very dark. I have good brows, get complements when I have them threaded. I wish my eyelashes were longer, but won't use latisse, don't want any dark spots in my blue eyes.

I know they always list possible change in eye color as a side-effect of using Latisse, but I've never heard of it happening to anyone. I also have blue eyes and used Rapid Lash for a year or so. The results were astonishing and I still have unchanged blue eyes.

[qtrmoonlady1]

On 4/26/2014 celebration said:

On 4/25/2014 qtrmoonlady1 said:

On 4/25/2014 tototwo said: Celebration -- hi! Could you please give us the address to the Cafe blog? I asked in the thread that was poofed, so never saw if you responded. I googled it but couldn't find the correct one. Thank you! I hope this thread stays friendly and helpful. BTW - to the lady who asked.... I DO change my gray hair's color slightly on a daily basis. Some days I use a Roux color mousse. It washes out completely.

Tototwo, in the event Celebration doesn't return, here is the link:

http://w11.zetaboards.com/Cafe_Gray/index/

You can also find the link on by googling "Going gray, looking great". The link is mentioned on that site.

Thanks for responding, qtrmoonlady! After I saw the thread had been poofed, I didn't come back until just now.

Going Gray, Looking Great is the book by Diana Lewis. She started the Silver Sisters Café Grey site. I will repeat; everyone is supportive and friendly on that site. I do hope this thread continues without the usual problems!

You are welcome, Celebration!

I have that book and it is terrific. "Amazing Grays" by Maggie Rose Crane is also an excellent book.

[Pickwickpapers]

Everyone should be able to make their own decision to color or not. Why anyone disagrees with that is beyond my understanding. I grew up with medium brown hair, started coloring with highlights in my 40's to mask grey hair. Then about ten years ago has to start full color with highlights added every four to six weeks. About a month ago had my stylist do a heavy highlighting with a silvery grey to match my roots. Hopefully in a few months I will be free of coloring every few weeks. That will make me happy. If others don't like it I will not care. My hair will then be healthier and I will not have to deal with over processed hair and will save hundreds on coloring every few weeks.

[tototwo]

Good morning everyone.

How many of you needed to change your makeup colors and style as you turned gray? What changes did you make?

My graying was so gradual - it took yeeeears - that I really didn't pay attention to my makeup colors until one day I put on my makeup just like I had every day for 20+ years and noticed that it looked weird. After that, I started tweaking here and there. Experimenting. I now wear pinks - can't seem to wear corals or dark burgundies anymore. And that's just the beginning of my makeup changes.

How about you?

[Solei]

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[okiebug]

Thanks for the great thread and the link to Café Grey. I've joined and they are very supportive and friendly. Everyone is waiting for me to post a picture - not my favorite thing to do.

[gazelle77]

On 4/27/2014 tototwo said:

Good morning everyone.

How many of you needed to change your makeup colors and style as you turned gray? What changes did you make?

My graying was so gradual - it took yeeeears - that I really didn't pay attention to my makeup colors until one day I put on my makeup just like I had every day for 20+ years and noticed that it looked weird. After that, I started tweaking here and there. Experimenting. I now wear pinks - can't seem to wear corals or dark burgundies anymore. And that's just the beginning of my makeup changes.

How about you?

I am still working on my makeup changes now that I have white/silver hair rather than ash blond colored hair. I do wear more reds on my lip now... not red red, but darker pinks. Before I never would do that!. I am still working on blush... just can not seem to get it right with blush! And I have so many of them that just do not seem right. Any suggestions? I have I would say light to medium skin.