Grey longer hair

There are so many women around with long grey hair, I am surprised it is an issue. Some look really good, with stylish well maintained cuts and some look a mess. Just like younger women with long hair.

I have been going grey since my thirties. At first I coloured it but for the last ten years I have been grey and I militantly refuse to colour it again. I have a fairly long bob and I get so many compliments about the colour. (I'm 63) I think you have to have a great cut but I have seen women with long hair in a messy bun which looks wonderful. Find a style which you like, and which suits you. Unfortunately my hair is thinning so I have to keep it off my shoulders. Don't be embarrassed about your hair, embrace it and be proud of it.

Thank you for your replies everyone. Anne Widdicombe and Mary Beards hair, isn't a hold look, but I think they should wear it if it pleases them, that's what matters. Mar get I think your hair looks lovely, I wouldn't go longer than that myself. I do not want to colour it again, I have grey streaks at the front, but the back is quite dark, I tried brushing it back and don't know why I didn't do it before, looks much better, I very often tie it back, which I like. The thought of ending up like granddad in Mrs Browns boys will stop me going much longer, I dont have the face for it anymore.

Love your hair mawbroon , it suits you perfectly! I'm a firm believer in a good, regular short sassy cut rather than the Mary Beard look! I heard her in the radio once, defending her "look" - she is comfortable as she is & is proud of her flowing locks. Good for her but I won't be growing mine as it grows curly & starts to turn into an 'old lady perm' if I don't get it trimmed every 4 weeks.

That’s very kind of you to say that Marmight! I think your hair is lovely as well - it suits you and your sunglasses stay up in it, where mine don’t- they slip back down my nose, or off the back of my head. ?

We seem to have a similar thread each year, presumably as people either “embrace the grey” or decide their hairdressers bills are getting close to the GDP of a small Thirld World country, so here’s my solution. Sometimes tempted to grow it a bit but it looks so awful when it needs cutting I can’t stand the wait.
Colours and make up do make a huge difference - no going “au naturel” though

An excellent cut is really essential -- I think a jaw length/mid-neck or slightly longer bob/layered bob looks very chic on grey hair if you have reasonably thick ('good') hair that would hold the syle without being wispy.
(I think in the pic you posted the hair does look a bit wispy and would look better and thicker with an inch or so chopped off ).
Does your hairdresser think your hair is right for the style you want ?

I admire Mary Beard and Widdie, I always admired the late Mrs .Ken Clarke , women comfortable in their own skin .

We can criticise these women's hair but not Megan Markel's coat !

Having looked at the Mary Beard picture, my hair is up today.

?I’ve just seen the pic of AW - mines a bit like that!

I had long, thick, wavy/curly brown hair when younger. Now it’s silver, much thinner, straighter, fuzzy and chin length. I don’t quite know what to do with it, as it’s continuing to change! I’m tempted to get it re-styled, but am unsure of how it (or I) will respond! Isn’t there a saying about not reaching for the ✂️ when going through some life changing events? I am at the moment, so perhaps I should wait a while. ?

Was curious enough to google Mary beard as I ve never heard of her not a good look Bill Bailey even worse I think he’s making up for the lack of hair at the front
Oh dear Anne have a cut and style

I am 72 and have straight hair down to just on my shoulders. I put combs in it to keep it off my face. Very easy to manage.
But in the last couple of years my sideboards have gone frizzy. I have noticed other older women with the same problem. I have had to buy straightening tongs to get it under control. I think Mary Beard also has this problem because in the photo her side bits are sticking out as if just tonged. She needs to stick it behind her ears!

I think it depends on the shape of your face. Marelli who I know , looks great with long flowing locks! I had longish, thick, dark hair when I was younger. Now it is white and much smoother/thinner. I don't suit it too long as I look like a school ma'am when it's up and a witch when it's down and look like a fat frump if it's too short, so keep it just below chin length (covers a few wrinkles and the doubletriple chin). I wouldn't dream of adding colour...

Mary Beard. Not flattering IMO but perhaps she loves it.

Why does Bill Bailey wear his hair like this? Probably fearing he won't be recognised if he has it cut off.

My hair hasn't gone a lovely silver colour, more a rather nasty blond colour that doesn't suit me so get my hairdresser to put browny hazel lowlights in it which looks much better. I've always wanted long hair up in a wispy bun but it aged me something terrible so now its a chin lenghth bob with layers.

Look at anne Widdecombe and you can see how not to wear hair as you get older
I know grandad in Mrs B but who is Mary Beard and does she have one ?

Haven't found anything that claims to improve thinning hair... that works for me. BUT....I saw something on Utube and tried it, it works! Dry shampoo sprayed into the hair lifts its and makes it look thicker! Need to do it every day but it only takes a few minutes! After spending a fortune on expensive shampoos and serums etc I am very pleased with this new find.... and so cheap! You can even get a brunette colour, if you''re not grey like me!

I’m also embracing the grey, growing out the colour. It’s a pain and looks fairly awful at the mo. But am about to book with the lovely the hairdresser who suggested I did go for the grey. Going to ask him for a funky, choppy change of style. It’s currently shoulder length, thick and unruly. Think I’ll go shortish to get rid of the remaining dyed blonde (used to be dark brown). Am pale with light blue eyes so may disappear from sight! Possibly fake tan and makeup may save me. But just so sick of dyeing roots every three weeks. And the colour looks fake. I’m obsessed with eyeing up women who have gone grey to see how it looks.

I'm in my late 60's and have had long hair since my teens and can't imagine having it short. My hair isn't very grey yet so I wear it loose, in a long bob (below my shoulders). I have highlights done about four times a year so the growing out of the colour isn't too bad. If and when I go grey I fancy a pink rinse!

Like Pollyperkins, I have very short, white hair. I loved a pixie cut as a young woman. Of course then my face had much more defination than now, so it looked great (oh aging tho art a cruel bitch)! I too, briefly tried growing it longer, but it got on my nerves, so it all came again. Life is too short at this stage of my life for inconvenient hair

I agree that long grey hair only really looks good if it's thick and glossy. Sadly my own hair has always been fine and flat and has become even thinner with age so it's a short style for me. I do like the fact that it's a nice silvery grey though, and a cut every 5 weeks or so keeps it in shape.

My sister has long curly white hair and it looks great on her. So I decided to have a go at growing my thick silver hair long but I ended up looking like Brian May with a mop of curly thick hair. So it was back to the layered cut and it looks so much better andI get compliments.

There are apps where you can take your photo and try different styles.