When I met my mother-in-law, she had been coloring her hair a color that it had never been when she was younger, and it never looked right. My husband and I convinced her to try letting it grow out a few years later, and though it grew out gray and white, she looked so much more natural, and I think even younger. She loved that she didn’t have to pay to have it died and liked the way it looked. I am 50 and stopped coloring my hair almost 4 years ago. It looks better than trying to keep up the dye, and my husband says it’s silver, not gray. Since then, I have been stopped several times by women at the grocery store who tell me that my hair is beautiful, and they want to stop coloring their hair, but were too afraid to try. They have lots of questions. Of course, the first few months are a bit awkward, but with a good haircut, it’s not so bad. The only people who give me negative feedback are the women who cut my hair, who want to color it, and my mom who feels older! Love it that I’m starting to see more models and celebrities with gray hair. It’s time to stop feeling ashamed of something that happens naturally. Gray doesn’t have to be equated with old and run down unless you act that way!

Interesting. I will be 60 in October. My natural color is off black. For years (i started greying early) I colored auburn. Then as the grey got harder to cover, I have been lightening up to blonde. I fear that being grey in my work will cause people to say I’m the pricky old biddy and stop saying that I am detail oriented. ~lol~. Go grey if you can. I’ll be silver naturally when I depart Miss Clairol.