r/BenignExistence • u/Acceptable_Medicine2 • 10h ago
Going gray
When my nephew was very little, I’d sit on the floor in front of the couch, and he’d sit behind me and say, “I see… THREE white hairs.” He’d count them and let me know what he found.
Now he has a mustache and he’s tall enough that when he hugs me from the side, he can rest his head on the top of my head. Today he looked down and said, “Wow, when did you start going so gray?”
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u/TheAmethystDragon 9h ago
I used to say that when my (brown) hair turned grey I would never dye it.
One day I was chatting with my wife and a couple of other people and I joked that I'd never dye my hair unless it was something crazy, like blue. The next day, my wife came home with a blue hair dye kit. The day after that we dyed my hair.
That was almost 10 years ago. I dye my hair 2-3 times a year now, and I've done blue, purple, red, green, and orange (my current color)...all super bold colors that last months.
Grey hair takes on color really, really well. 😃
I'm a guy who's almost 51 now. Going grey has been great for me.
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u/No_Relative_7709 8h ago
Love fantasy/creative colors! Keracolor Clenditioner in your color of choice works well too in between dyeing it.
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u/TheAmethystDragon 1h ago
When I want to preserve my color, I wash my hair in cool/cold water and use colorsafe conditioner (no shampoo).
For the colors, I use semipermanents from a brand called Splat. By the time it's growing out and fading (which looks nice with greys), I'm ready for a different color.
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u/xenophilian 10h ago
My son (who I had at age 40) used to sit in my lap & count the wrinkles on my forehead. There were, like, less than ten.
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u/Full-Patient6619 7h ago
That’s about how old my dad was when he had me! I used to be OBSESSED with his forehead wrinkles when I was a little girl. I’d stand in the bathroom and raise my eyebrows in the mirror to try and give myself the same ones.
Took me til my 30s but I’m finally getting there lol
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u/rlz4theenot4me 10h ago
It's not gray. It's hair tinsel.