Deciding to Go Gray?
Are you thinking about going gray? There are many factors that play a role in the decision process of going gray. What aspects appeal to you, and what factors scare the hell out of you? At some point, we need to ask ourselves those questions.
One factor that really makes a difference is what kind of support system do you have. It’s great if you value your own opinion more than others and don’t care what other people think, but what if you do care? It’s hard when your family and friends aren’t encouraging you and making you doubt your decision.
One thing that I am very encouraged by is the shift in how people are starting to see gray hair. You have seen this beauty trend for years now, where young women are wearing their hair gray, redefining gray hair as beautiful and glamorous. Modeling agencies are representing women that are 50 years and older. Carmen Dell’Orefice was on the cover of Vogue at the age of 15 and has modeled ever since. She is todays oldest working model at the age of 90 years old!
Another thing that I think is very exciting to see is all the support groups out there of women supporting other women during their journey. Just one of the groups that I belong to has over 70K members! This is a great place to find that support system you might be looking for, especially if you don’t have the support of the people around you. You can connect with thousands of women who are in the same exact boat as you. I think that the ones that can help you the most are the ones who know exactly what you are going through, because they understand how you feel.
The situation with covid played a role in allowing women to experiment with growing out their grays, because we were all stuck at home unable to go to the salon. I chose to be outlandish and dye my hair vibrant raspberry red, navy and purple before I had to go back to the office and get back to business, but a lot of women took advantage of the situation and were allowing their grays to grow out and see how they liked it.
One factor that can be driving you to making this decision to go gray is what you have to do to maintain your current look and always battling the dreaded demarcation line. It can be time consuming and expensive. I did my own hair, so at least I kept the costs low, but I was covering my grays every 2 weeks. This got me thinking it was time to start finding the way I wanted to go gray. That is a whole other topic!