I grew out my auburn hair back to gray during a year in which I had four surgeries and almost never left the house. Sometimes I miss my red hair, but get way too many compliments on my natural hair color to consider going back.

And I got my first gray hairs while a sophomore in HS! Craig C. used to sit behind me in algebra, and find and pluck them as they came in!

When the colour of my hair changed from brown to grey...I told people I earned every single one of them...Then my colour changed from grey to white more slowly I then said "' I'm blonde ash blonde heavy on the ash! ":lookaround:

I let my hair go gray just last year. The sides were a startling white. I am probably 70% gray now.

But it did not last long. I was at the airport with DH and twice, bag handlers thought I was with my SON. He still has his natural color. I am going natural when he finally gets more gray hairs.

DH colors my hair for me. Years ago I was going to pay a hairdresser and when he saw the cost, he wanted to dye it. He has gotten good at it.:)

Well.....I've messed around with my hair since college, back in the dark ages, and I'm not changing now. It's about the only thing I still have that makes me feel good about myself.:) My hairdresser is wonderful and after going to her off and on for 15 years, she now comes to my house once a week for a shampoo and every six weeks or so, for a color and trim. I'm unable to hold my arms up long enough to do much of anything myself now. My ex had premature grey hair and is now white....so my three adult kids all have some greys. Mine stay hidden!! :)

Just an interesting note -- my hairdresser loves to garden in her spare time, so she also takes care of my flower garden, plants annuals and even brings her hubby along to powerwash and stain my small deck off the bedroom!! Two jobs done for the price of one.......well, two. She's in her 40's and has lupus. We've become good friends in the bargain.

I've colored my hair for years. I've just started using Nice and Easy because it's got a blend of three similar colors that gives the highlight effect. I love it! I use a color a couple of shades lighter than my natural color (what IS my natural color now!!:confused:). The shade I use is light natural blond. It lasts for about eight weeks before darker roots begin to really show. The highlighting effect helps to mask darker roots and gray. I know I have gray at the temples. My Mom hardly had any gray when she passed away and she was 84.

P.S. Sally......you're hot!!!!

Me too Tkrik :)

I last put a colour in my hair back in January, just prior to our son's wedding. I've been wishing my hair would go grey for years now... ever since those first few appeared. I actually like grey hair ... I just don't like this pepper and salt look I have now, while I wait for the rest of my hair to catch up! :rolleyes:

My hubby went completely grey soon after we married. He blames his grey on me, seeing he didn't have any before we got married! Darn cheek!! :D