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Across the Fence:  Tell me what you think I should do....  |
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vintagediva1
True Blue Farmgirl
1251 Posts
Michele
Brighton
Michigan
USA
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 Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 3:43:47 PM
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In honor of my birthday next week (I will be 61 OUCH) I have decided to stop coloring my hair and let the real me shine through.
I have totally embraced this idea. I'm tired of the mess, the chemicals and the expense.
My natural color has always been a warm dark brown and I have covered the roots for a few years now.
Since I wear it quite short, it will probably only take a couple of haircuts to get to teh real color.
It is bound to be very salt and pepper or maybe waaaaay more salt than pepper.
Soooo. my kids are going to have a fit, I am already anticipating this.
So will my mom who hasn't seen her own natural color in at least 50 years.
So, whaddya think?
Am I nuts to try this?
Am I going to need to change all my makeup colors?
Need some feed back from my farmgirl friends
Michele
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
1900 Posts
Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
1900 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 3:49:22 PM
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Michele!
Go for it! I did! I am so happy that I did!... ever since I stopped coloring, my hair is beautiful and soft... My Mom finally stopped doing hers ....
as far as your make up.. it should go with your skin tones.. not your hair.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YOU are NOT NUTS... nutty, maybe.. but only because the rest of us are too... we love each other! (giggles)
Just "DO" it!!!!!
:o)
Karrieann ~ Farmgirl Sister #766 (29 Sept 2009)
My Blog: ...following my heart, dreams and Jesus
...http://karrieann-followingmyheartandjesus.blogspot.com/
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debtea2
True Blue Farmgirl
1853 Posts
deborah
nutley
nj
USA
1853 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 3:52:07 PM
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michele
if it makes you happy go for it sister
you can always change your mind and color it
if its not what you expected.. i've seen some
friends go au natural and some of them look awesome
others not so much.. run with it so awhile and see. i don't
wear much makeup just the basics mascara liner and gloss a touch of blush in winter.
have fun and keep us posted
hugs deborah
http://jerseyfarmgirl.blogspot.com/inch by inch we find our way
jersey farmgirl
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debtea2
True Blue Farmgirl
1853 Posts
deborah
nutley
nj
USA
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Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 3:55:30 PM
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ps love your cozies as some as i can decide on which one i buy one
too many beautiful ones to choose..
hugs deborah
http://jerseyfarmgirl.blogspot.com/inch by inch we find our way
jersey farmgirl
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
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Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 4:09:36 PM
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I say do it girl!
Hugs,
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 4:14:50 PM
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Go ahead and see if you like it. If you don't, then go for the color.
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 4:16:05 PM
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Go for it sister! And an early Wooo-Hoo farmgirl Happy Birthday to you =)
I recently went back to lightening my hair about a shade lighter then my normal auburn, and wish I hadn't now.
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Palouse Prairie Girls Chapter
http://palouseprairiegirls.blogspot.com/
http://prairiegirlsjournal.blogspot.com/
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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happydaze
True Blue Farmgirl
136 Posts
lorraine
atlanta
ni
USA
136 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 4:27:30 PM
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| I stopped coloring on my 60th birthday,last year, and have been growing out my hair, for the first time in memory. Love it! No makeup, just lots of moisturizer. I wear a lot of smiles...that makes everyone prettier! |
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pinkroses
True Blue Farmgirl
2350 Posts
Sheila
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 4:33:05 PM
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I am 55 I still have my natural dark brown hair with only one or 2 silver hairs.
I always told God I would never color my hair; especially if it was silver like one of my grand parents had.
My son said aren't you going to color your hair??
I told him No!!
I deserved every silver hair I had ; cause he put it there !!!
and that is the honest truth and he is still putting it there !! ha.
One time I was getting my hair cut at the former hair cutters
Her Mom said ; she would love to have that color on her hair.
Her daughter said
That is her own color , I was in my middle 40's then. hug sheila
http://www.sheilascreativetouches.blogspot.com/
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Diane B Carter
True Blue Farmgirl
1270 Posts
Diane
Blasdell
N.Y.
USA
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Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 4:48:19 PM
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I am thinking the same thing, but I still have 2 boxes of hair color that my neighbor gave me, and 2 boxes I had. I buy the $3. Revlon and my DH does it for me. I like the way my hair feels after I color it but I want to let it go natural. I am 58 and pretty sure most of my hair is salt. I don't wear make-up usually maybe 3 or 4 times a year. My DH is 9 years younger than I so I wanted to look closer to his age. He will be 50 in July and he has lost a lot of hair. I have the opposite problem my mom thinks I'm crazy for coloring my hair. Let me know what you decide and if you like it or love it or flat out hate it.
Hope all your days are Sunnydays.
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 6:46:20 PM
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Michele, Happy Birthday! Let it go, see how you like it. My dad uses a shampoo for silver hair to keep the "yellow" out and his grey is beautiful, so maybe use a shampoo like that ever so often. I unfortunately inherited "wire hair terrier" greys, which started appearing back in highschool, lucky me. As for makeup, silvery hair is more "winter" so you might just need to use cooler colors. If you don't like it, you can always color it again. Have fun, post the results.
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3320 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3320 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 8:54:29 PM
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No more hair color for me for quite a few years and I love the gray streaks---I have my mother's color of gray which is divine! I feel experienced, self confident-unpretentious and wise!
And, I have not cut my hair in almost three years.
Love it, love it, love it! My hair feels healthy-looks better- and it is definitely MY look. 
Now if I could just lose a few pounds! 
Go for it Michele...Embrace it!
"The best mirror is an old friend."
- George Herbert
Melody
Farmgirl #525
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Roxy7
True Blue Farmgirl
1083 Posts
Robin
Denver
CO
USA
1083 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 9:39:37 PM
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| Did any of you have really dark hair before you stopped coloring? I suspect I am most "salt". we get grey early in my family. I have little Aunties in their 90's who have jet black hair because they cant stop coloring....When I need to color my hair, its because my hair looks so thin when the grey shows through and it also makes my complexion seem ill. |
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vintagediva1
True Blue Farmgirl
1251 Posts
Michele
Brighton
Michigan
USA
1251 Posts |
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
1900 Posts
Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
1900 Posts |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
Posted - Mar 31 2010 : 07:23:06 AM
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My hair is coming in silver...I only wish it would hurry up! I like silver, just not the streaky salt and pepper look =P
What ever you decide, you can always change your mind =)
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Palouse Prairie Girls Chapter
http://palouseprairiegirls.blogspot.com/
http://prairiegirlsjournal.blogspot.com/
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Mar 31 2010 : 07:29:03 AM
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Happy Birthday! My mother, who is 62, colors her hair...and has since 1962. I'm not exactly sure WHAT her real color is, but Janice (Miss Bee Haven) can attest, sometimes it's Cherry Red, sometimes it's Blonde...right now I think it's blond--but my mother is "fixy" and she really loves clothing and makeup and jewelry (I know...I too, wonder if I'm her biological child!)...now, my mother in law is 61, and she let her hair go "natural" on her 60th birthday. It's thick, and lovely and is a dark shade of pewter mixed with lighter wisps of silver. It took some getting used to, and she had to leave her former hair dresser for the badgering, but I think she's much happier, and isn't a slave to the color cycle.
If you like the color, why not go for it? You can always change it, you know...that's a Farmgirl's prerogative!!!!!
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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tea_lady_tammy
True Blue Farmgirl
1485 Posts
Tammy
NE
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - Mar 31 2010 : 07:38:30 AM
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you go girl! I have short hair and decided to do the same thing and my mom who is 64 and has short hair did too. It is a bit salt and pepper but it looks great. I think it will be beautiful as you are.
hugs
Tammy
Tea is like being in the stars with God.
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knitnpickinatune
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Sherrie
Gardena
California
USA
1140 Posts |
Posted - Mar 31 2010 : 08:15:26 AM
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I quit coloring mine a year or so ago-the hair dye just wouldn't stay on the silver in my bangs,and I felt like I was wasting $$$ not to mention all the dire warnings they put on dye boxes now. If this is what you want,go for it,tho I have to smile as I wouldn't let my mom quit doing hers and I colored it for her in her later years. Didn't want to see her get "old",I guess. If you don;t like you can always color it again.
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mando pickin & fiddle sawin' Farmgirl #702 |
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MrsRooster
True Blue Farmgirl
1168 Posts
Amy
Seabrook
TX
USA
1168 Posts |
Posted - Mar 31 2010 : 11:29:49 AM
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I am going to be 40 in August and I decided that I am not going to color. It is getting gray. My daughter calls me sparklie!!
I think gray or white is pretty too. I have short hair.
Have a wonderful birthday!!!
www.mrsrooster.blogspot.com
Farmgirl #1259
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