To dye or not to dye

I am 77 years of age have never dyed my hair and don't intend to either, people say I look about 60 so it's not ageing on me, mind you perhaps it's all in the genes. Lucky me.

I'm naturally blonde, and used to have my hair highlighted. I've stopped now, as the silver that's coming through looks quite good and enhances the blonde I have left.

Slowly, I'm turning away from chemicals and using natural products as far as possible, especially soaps, shampoos etc (I buy these from LUSH) as my skin has become more sensitive in the last couple of years.

Always coloured my hair even before I needed too. I won't grow older gracefully (boring it would be for me)

Yes I am still gracefully wild. I don't do mutton dressed as lamb though. I am a colourful dresser, quirky with a bit of vintage style at times and wild. I can do it. Not everyone can.

I shall continue to be. In the words of Bob Dylan "Forever Young"

Just had mine done this morning and chuffed to bits! Roots coloured, hair layered and well cut (shoulder length) and highlighted through the layers. My natural hair colour is now probably silver/grey but I have absolutely no intention of ‘embracing’ that colour. How I hate the term ‘embracing’! People can look amazing with their peppered greys but it’s not for me! I consider the money well spent and will continue with this extravagance until I believe it looks ‘wrong’. Hopefully when I’m on my last legs!

I used to have highlights until it got to the stage where they didnt show up anymore,so I embraced my now natural white hair which I keep in a short style. Several people have said how lucky I am to have white hair rather than salt and pepper. It certainly doesnt make me feel old.

Oh dear Summer,I used that embraced word!!

Well we all do what we like don't we? It's our choice. We are not all alike.

paddyann, DoraMarr, me too. lol Putting the face on is the first job of the day for me. I have been colouring my hair since I was 13. At that time I used Harmony, and Hint of a Tint if anyone remembers them. I have always loved the plum coloured hair dye but haven't ever found the courage to use it. I hope you are all taking the advantage of the senior citizens discount at the hairdressers for the over 60's.

I dye my white hair metallic silver. Have to say I love the fact that my hair looks dyed grey...hahaha

This is sort of hair related!

I went to the 'beauticians' yesterday, for a manicure/pedicure and legend eyebrow wax. Told husband several times where I was going. It was raining heavily I had got soaked twice, on my return husband said she has done your hair really nice this time!!!

Makes me think how awful it must look when I actually go,to the hairdressers ??????

Oops not legend wax I meant leg and eyebrow wax.

I’m another one who has no intention of going grey for the foreseeable. It costs me a fortune but I thoroughly enjoy relaxing in the salon, I love my colour and cut and I know it would age me if I stopped. I’m honey/blondish/caramel colours in highlights and everyone admires it. My slight worry is I do hope Grammaretto doesn’t let her DIL know that she disapproves of her colouring her hair! A recipe for in law problems right there, don’t be so disapproving and miserable!

I shall dye until I die?

I gave up dying my hair when I realised that it was so bad for the environment. I now make my own soap and shampoo bars cleaning products etc because of the impact it has on our waterways and health

Jenni123 the students have done a lovely job - your hair looks very healthy and stylish.

I dye my hair and have done for many years. I'm not sure what my natural colour is now but I suspect a dirty grey. I think grey hair looks lovely on some people but it's just not me.
My daughter also has highlights in her hair not because she is gong grey but because she likes it and it makes her feel better.
I don't think I am a bottle blonde. My hair is dyed light brown with highlights .

It is quite expensive but I enjoy my visits to the hairdressers. I always take my Kindle and I see it as a bit of me time. I'm not extravagant in any other way, so I see dyeing myhair as my luxury.

Been dyeing my hair since I was 14 & got suspended from school for it. To be fair it was purple!
Now I get it highlighted by a hairdresser & have no intention of stopping. Vanity? Yes probably but I like it so why not?

Does it really matter whether it's extravagant, vain or whatever it's our hair and our money to spend as we see fit and if what we spend it on makes us feel good isn't that all that really matters? I have every intention of indulging myself however I see fit until I turn up my toes.

Oh, I could not bear to go grey! I am 70+ and have been colouring my hair for the last 20 years. I go every 6 to 8 weeks to have my roots done and on alternate appointments I have a few blonde highlights put in. My hairdresser made a mistake once and forgot to book me in for my roots and I came home and cried because I was so grey! I booked in again for the next day and had them done!

I dye my hair so don't have a problem with it. However whatever you do don!'t dye it black, this looks horrid on an older person. Choose a mid or lightish colour rather than a dark one. Much more natural looking and easier to look after when roots start to show.

I began going grey when I was just 21. Twenty years on my very dark brown hair was a rich steel grey colour so I coloured it. My children (still at primary school) didn't want a grey haired Mummy! I worked through all the shades of brown until over the next 15 years until I was a warm blonde. By then my natural colour was white. Five years ago I decided to stop colouring as the upkeep of redoing the roots was getting ridiculously expensive. I really like my white hair now and I'm saving about £400 a year. It looks fresh and uplifting and I can wear any colour clothes. I wouldn't go back to colouring now.

Blonde is the new blue rinse! Old ladies go blonde these days!

I am sallow skinned. Grey hair makes me look even more sallow. I had high lites until I went completely grey. Now have an all over colour and the salon I use salon take small cuttings of my hair ,usually three at most, then use three different colours suitable for my skin tone to take home to compare under a different light. Making colour choice under the salon artificial lighting did not always give the result I was looking for.

Helen. Can we not dispense with the term 'old ladies'?

Stopped colouring a year ago and definitely feel liberated.