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| Go gray | 43% | 646 votes | Total: 1489 votes | |
| Dye it | 57% | 843 votes |
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by Peg Hassett
Hi Ho Silver - To Stay! I'm at a time in my life where I am on this "becoming authentic" kick. I realize that I had fallen into the trappings of trying to make myself into so...read more
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Allowing hair to go gray naturally is the healthiest approach for the hair, and the right hair care can make even gray hair very attractive and healthy. Fine, straight, hair of...read more
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by Wendy Loft
Gray hair is definitely okay. Allowing it to happen subtlely over the years, provides one an acceptance of the process of aging and all that accompanies aging: increasing wisdo...read more
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I would have answered to the opposite side of this debate as recently as 10 years ago and most certainly so when I was even younger. Before I reached middle age, I always associ...read more
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by sfsdfd
The newest, attention-grabbing hair color seen on the streets of New York City and at the salon, is gray - or more aptly named white, silver, pewter, and every shade in between....read more
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This is a very personal choice, some women go white or lovely silver gray, and me I go a slate gray that looks absolutely awful. I never dyed my hair until my early forties as ...read more
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Part of my answer is frankly a matter of personal tastes and social/political commentary but the other part is based on the fact that one of my sisters co-owns a styling salon a...read more
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by Lynn Edwards
As has been so aptly observed, "The color of truth is gray". Rinsing away those stray strands that dull the natural luster of one's hair can be considered enhancing one's appea...read more
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A COLOR TO WEAR WITH PRIDE (2ND EDITION OF ARTICLE) Here in Australia those who are over 40 are often referred to now as The "Grey Army" - a humorous name for those whose hai...read more
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by Bill Whitney
I think people that waste much money on dying their hair to keep from showing the gray must have a lot more money than they have sense. Putting all those chemicals will take ca...read more
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I'm not quite in this age yet and I won't be nearing this age for awhile with the given that my hair doesn't turn gray until I'm well into my 50s. I'm not afraid of the color gr...read more
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Should you go gray or make that gray go away, as you age? If you are more interested in the health of your hair and less interested in bending to societal pressures, then choos...read more
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by Joseph Malek
Most women want to remain young forever, or until the day that they die. I certainly can't blame them for doing so, especially if they are celebrities or regularly appear in Pub...read more
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by Liz Roberts
In this youth obsessed country of ours there is nothing more striking than a woman with beautiful silver hair.It's a refreshing reminder that all of us can age gracefully. Forge...read more
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When I was young I saw an elderly woman with natural silvery gray hair swept back gracefully into a bun and I decided that when I grew old I'd allow my hair to transform natural...read more
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by Alphabrew
I'd like to think that I will welcome a head of gray hair as I age because more often than not, I find the look to be particularly striking and beautiful. It reminds me of moonl...read more
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While many women look beautiful with gray/silver/white hair, I'm not one of them. I don't advocate everyone dying their hair because I feel this is a personal decision. I believ...read more
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by Jed Eane
It's sad that in our society a man with gray hair is referred to as "distinguished," while a woman with gray hair is seen as having let herself go in some way, as though she no ...read more
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by Ana Montano
I think a lot can be said for aging gracefully. We live in a world where beauty is valued, sometimes over more important things, which is unfortunate because I find nothing more...read more
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by Tim Raymond
You see it in ads everywhere - hair color to help hide the looks of aging in men and women alike. Let's face the facts here, signs of aging no longer represent accents of wisdo...read more
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Aging is a process that no one can really avoid as long as he/she continues living. Granted, many try desperately to find a fountain of youth in everything from cosmetic surger...read more
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by V. E. Steele
As we mature, we realize the significance of self-respect, pride, and most importantly, humility, as we try to gracefully adapt to the modern conveniences available to improve o...read more
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by Summer18
I'd like to share a little secret with you, move in a little closer. It's not that uncommon to find women becoming gray earlier and more often than ever before. Stress, anxiety...read more
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Of all the inventions that have occurred over the past one hundred years, the mother of them all for women had to be hair dye. Why would any woman consider going gray when ther...read more
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by Ethel Smith
Well of course there are no hard and fast rules about whether you should go gray naturally or dye your hair but I know what I do, and why I do it. I was a very dark haired brune...read more
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by Jane Johnson
I work out, I eat right, I use all those expensive skin care products to make the wrinkles go away. So far the knives have stayed away from my face and body but who knows what ...read more
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The most important thing in life is to do what YOU feel comfortable doing. I hate to break the news to everyone but the spotlight that we are all under is just a figment of...read more
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There is an old adage that says, 'gray hair is nature's way of softening your features'. It's a lovely sentiment, but what about those of us who gray early? Do your features rea...read more
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by Elaine Burns
In a world obsessed with our body image and outside appearance. When the latest trends are yesterdays news tomorrow. I think it is only right that we women dye our hair. How m...read more
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I always said that if I went gray I would not be bothered and would essentially grow old gracefully with a mass of beautiful gray hair. The reality is that the minute the first ...read more
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by Danita Jolly
Let's color that Gray! I was a colorist for over ten years, it was such a delight to experience that immediate gratification that only color can do. It can make you look year...read more
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As I get older, I also get more conscious about the fact that nature is taking it's toll with my looks. I want to look younger. I also want to look my best for my husband, and t...read more
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I have one thing to say at the outset of this article, dye it or don't depends a lot on who you are and what suits YOU. This really can't be stressed enough, but as I have been...read more
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by Ms. Laing
It's important to always feel our best and in most people's cases feeling our best means feeling youthful and healthy. This includes everything from clean white teeth, a fresh f...read more
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Sometimes having gray hair just doesn't work in the work-place! A woman has a difficult way to go if trying to change jobs or just get a new job. Reality bites for the gray-hai...read more
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by Kate Johns
"I'm giving her everything I've got Captain." On the original Star Trek series this is what Scotty yelled whenever Captain Kirk told him to pick up the speed on the spaceship th...read more
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Au natural gray hair will only suit the minority. Fact. Salt and pepper streaks of gray look fantastic on the likes of George Clooney, however when your hair follicles start ...read more
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I dye my hair; I don't make excuses for it. It makes me feel pretty, and feminine. I have been doing it since I was in my early 30's. First I decided I wanted to go blonde, a...read more
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by Melodee
It seems safe to say nothing ages a woman as dramatically as having gray hair. In the U.S., asking a woman to let her hair go gray naturally is the same as asking her to let her...read more
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To dye or not to dye, that is the question. When I was a little girl I remember accompanying my mother to the hair salon. I can still remember the smell of the peroxide and ...read more
