If You Are Thinking Of Going Gray, WATCH THIS! Frequently Asked Questions

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  • If you are thinking about going gray, have already gone gray, may one day go gray, or just want to hear me spout off a bunch of my opinions about gray hair and the process of getting there, then this is the video for you.
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    Monique Parent is a Hollywood actress and model who has been in the biz for 25 years. UniqueMonique is not just her brand but also her view of life! We all deserve to be unique and to celebrate our individuality! www.uniquemonique.com
    Life. Style. Food. Fitness and feeling fabulous after forty!
    FTC Disclaimer: All items have been purchased by me with my own money. Except for the eSalon conditioner which was sent to me at no charge. This post contains some affiliate links, which means I receive a commission if you make a purchase using this link. All opinions are my own. And boy do I have a lot of them!
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  • @dinahalberts9018
    @dinahalberts9018 6 років тому +58

    I’m five months in to going gray/silver! Wow can’t believe the negative comments people make! I definitely going to continue I’m doing this for me, thanks for this wonderful attitude! 💖

  • @amycorley1658
    @amycorley1658 6 років тому +55

    As a gray/white haired woman, I can tell you it it very liberating to not be tied to the dye. Mother nature does know what she is doing!

  • @jeanphilpot350
    @jeanphilpot350 6 років тому +35

    Thank you, Monique! I had beautiful auburn hair all my life. Then, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. When my hair fell out, I was told if you don.t dye it when it grows back in, it will be grey and straggly. I was scared. However, my hair grew back salt and pepper grey and I love it! People kept asking when I was going to dye it. I said never! I get so many compliments. No more hair dye , I am alive and so grateful. I agree with everything you said. It is really ridiculous the stigma that society puts on women and how they look. My hair is a daily affirmation of what I have endured. You look just lovely❤️

  • @amyralls6218
    @amyralls6218 6 років тому +86

    Monique, your hair is absolutely beautiful! Any man who has you on his arm should consider himself very lucky!!!

  • @marilena6037
    @marilena6037 6 років тому +48

    Men get called Silver Fox's. You are right about the double standard. There are women in my workplace who are over 55 and don't color their hair and to me they stand out as some of the most attractive women in this workplace. They have inspired me to be natural with my hair color.

  • @kw8501
    @kw8501 6 років тому +34

    This is so bang on Monique! Everything you said explains all the things I experienced in my four year journey to hip length white hair. I've experienced the rudest people and the most complimentary people. I get positive comments on my hair almost daily from perfect strangers. Screw the mouthy, opinionated, and rude people and be confident and rock that gray hair! It's one of the best things I've ever done! 😘

    • @lindellhamilton5852
      @lindellhamilton5852 2 роки тому

      It's no one else's business what hair colour a person has. Good on you!!

  • @shirlynssleeved1188
    @shirlynssleeved1188 6 років тому +44

    I love my "silver" & get stopped all the time asking me what color I use. Was so liberating to stop coloring and looking back can't imagine how many toxins I've soaked up in the last 40 years. I did have to cut my hair fairly short to get rid the darker blond. The only recommendation I have for anyone is to make sure you keep a modern or current hairstyle.

    • @GretchenVaughn
      @GretchenVaughn 5 років тому +2

      Shirlyn's Sleeved That's wonderful advice! I have a trendy pixie cut and when I look in the mirror, I still look younger than my age.

  • @gloriamartinez2535
    @gloriamartinez2535 6 років тому +123

    Never seen a woman that looks as stunning as you do with gray hair. XO

  • @SabraQueenoftheUnderworld1346
    @SabraQueenoftheUnderworld1346 6 років тому +22

    Sounds like those people are either jealous as hell or just mad that you look hot with your gray hair!!!! Be true to yourself 😉💖
    I'm excited 😁

  • @jackiehatcher8
    @jackiehatcher8 6 років тому +34

    monique! you have really helped me in my transition from very dark brown dyed hair to very silver! Transitioning is not for the weak 😂 but your vlogs and encouragement have been so helpful. You always give such good advice-thank you!

  • @brittanied.9509
    @brittanied.9509 6 років тому +20

    The gray is stunning on you, it’s grown in so nicely, loving the length. That magenta color you’re wearing is also beautiful on you.

  • @giseleforcier5483
    @giseleforcier5483 6 років тому +37

    Because I saw you videos 2 yrs ago I decided to grow grey I am 68. I will never go back to being dark haired. I just love it!

  • @2lmdi
    @2lmdi 6 років тому +121

    The deeper issue is: Why is it bad to be old? Discrimination based on gray hair means its really discrimination based on age.

    • @genie674
      @genie674 6 років тому +9

      Doesn't apply to men though. 😠

    • @SynergyCeleste
      @SynergyCeleste 5 років тому +3

      For the most part although not all gray haired people are old. They are EXPERIENCED!

    • @becauseiam7915
      @becauseiam7915 5 років тому

      @@SynergyCeleste Smiles*

    • @SynergyCeleste
      @SynergyCeleste 5 років тому +2

      Not just hair, but you can be discriminated against if you are overweight, just being out in public... If it doesn't inconvenience anybody, people should be left alone.

    • @yavonae
      @yavonae 4 роки тому

      We were not created to grow old per the Bible. Some people don't believe in the Bible, others do. Most people want to look young and there's nothing wrong with that. I love silver hair especially if it looks as good as hers in this video. There is no discrimination with most people but gray hair usually comes with getting older. Just the way it is. Consider 9:11.

  • @TinyTitan50
    @TinyTitan50 6 років тому +7

    My mother was my biggest critic with me going gray! She said if I went gray that it made HER old! I didn’t listen but it hurt! Now I’m more salt than pepper and I get so many compliments on my hair. I also started my journey at 50.. now I’m 58 and loving it! I have to say YOU were a big part of me enjoying going gray. Thank you!

  • @rlms56
    @rlms56 6 років тому +14

    Monique, you were my inspiration to embrace my gray hair. I started going gray at 30 and was totally gray by 40. I’m now 61. Two months ago I stripped my hair of color (brown): bleached it then dyed it gray. Now I’m not worried about my gray roots showing and I love my hair.

  • @vcjtx
    @vcjtx 6 років тому +19

    I did the extreme haircut method - Chopped off my dyed auburn hair to a Susan Powter length! I kept trimming it as the gray grew out & soon it was gray all over and I could grow the length. I love my gray hair!

  • @greenpurl8482
    @greenpurl8482 6 років тому +15

    I found my first gray hair at 21. Actually, it was my college roommate who found it and plucked it out without my knowledge or permission. I was more upset by her action of assuming that I would not want it than I was by its presence. From that moment on, I could not wait to turn gray. I tried going natural, but found that the few gray strands in my 30s really aged me and looked dowdy and unkempt, so I began to color. My hair grows more quickly than most people, as I had to dye it every 10 days - 2 weeks. Around age 41, my hairdresser and I decided there was enough gray (>50%) to go for it. Growing it out was unpleasant - I am short, so my "skunkline" was visible to everyone who towers above me. I just had to suck it up for a few months. When the day finally arrived, my hairdresser cut off the colored part of my hair, leaving me with a short pixie that was silver and gray with some of my natural brown. The response was immediate and positive. 18 years later, I am rocking shoulder-length bright silver hair. I have been stopped so often by young women who ask who does my color. (My answer is always "God!") I am flattered that a business colleague told me that seeing my hair encouraged her to stop coloring. I am now 60 with great skin (no one believes my age) so the hair color is just that - a hair color. It is in great condition, thick and shiny and I love it. I have fair skin and green eyes and find my hair is so flattering to my natural coloring. I am challenged now that gray hairs are popping up in my brown eyebrows, but am finding taupe pencils are working so far. As far as dating, I seem to attract more younger men than ones my own age. Hmmm.

  • @MichaelaLogueCoach
    @MichaelaLogueCoach 6 років тому +7

    You are not old, it's just a hair color! THIS WAS THE STATEMENT THAT COMPLETED THIS VIDEO FOR ME. Thank you for sharing.

  • @danielspencer1829
    @danielspencer1829 6 років тому +16

    I personally think you are at the most beautiful in your career. your hear color makes your skin glow and your eyes pop. Do what you want. You look beautiful! (My opinion)

  • @leahwhite115
    @leahwhite115 6 років тому +35

    I used a Color remover from Walmart to take the brown away. It worked like a charm! Some yellowing, but used purple shampoo and it knocked down the yellow. Then I had my hair cut as I usually did... After 2 hair cuts, it was all mine... I found out I was white in the front that blended to dark gray in the back. I have people asking who my hairdresser was and did I know what products she used to get my hair the way it was? I told her my hairdresser is God and mother nature!

    • @Pussycatfeathers
      @Pussycatfeathers 5 років тому +1

      Did the colour remover take out all the dye from months of dying, and you were left with grey or peppered hair?

    • @hairrum
      @hairrum 4 роки тому

      @@Pussycatfeathers Did you ever get an answer

    • @Pussycatfeathers
      @Pussycatfeathers 4 роки тому

      @@hairrum i didnt but ive used colour B4 at least 4 times and its worked well every time removing the colour but leaving it fairly patchy and never going back to my original colour (hard to remember what that is though?)......its a very time consuming process because of all the rinsing but ive also had it turn dark again immediately because i didnt rinse properly or long enough...all in all though its a great product to get rid of unwanted colour and hair, though a little dry at first, soon recovers

  • @paulsidney77
    @paulsidney77 6 років тому +7

    Monique I think you look amazing with your natural hair tone. I’m 40 and went silver when I was 16. I’m now about 90% white.
    I think women look amazing with silver hair so keep it up !

    • @paulsidney77
      @paulsidney77 6 років тому

      I forgot to measure the social measure of woman going grey but, I completely understand the diffraction between man and woman.
      It’s something to concentrate and bring to the normal cycle of being human.
      I find beauty in what’s not magazine defined. Just you true self is beautiful.
      Ps. You are.
      Love your videos.

  • @cafefay
    @cafefay 6 років тому +11

    Excellent video, I'm 3 years dye free with salt and pepper. You are correct, you never know what you will end up with. Wouldn't change a thing..loving it everyday 💚

  • @carolnewlands8630
    @carolnewlands8630 6 років тому +7

    You are a GEM..in EVERY way..you share,you are honest..you had such lean times in the past and yet shined your light for us always...nothing makes me happier then to see you busy in your profession and in a fabulous relationship..so well deserved...You were one of the reasons I went grey...your way..chopped it off..now it is almost shoulder length..and my hair is thicker and more fabulous now then the 25 years I dyed it every color in the book..BTW..I get asked out more now..men tell me it is a sign of great confidence...BUT!!I have to be twice as attentive to makeup and style..you just enjoy your life now...you deserve ALL good things..THANK YOU for being part of our lives....xoxo

  • @diannedballard2372
    @diannedballard2372 6 років тому +27

    This video needed to be done. Thank you for doing it!

  • @paulam8382
    @paulam8382 6 років тому +8

    Thanks to you and all of the wonderful videos you share, I had the courage to finally ditch the dye. I’m 7 months into my journey and I haven’t regretted my decision for a second! Thank you so much for giving me the little nudge I needed. 💜

  • @gailspangler9024
    @gailspangler9024 6 років тому +8

    Yaasss!! My high school senior photo has me with dyed hair, too!! At 17 it had gotten to the point where I couldn't continue to "yank out" those white hairs, because my hairline was receding from all that pulling!! I, too, stopped dying at 50, and fully embrace my silver hair now (I'm 63). My favorite part of this video (and I LOVED all of it!!) was when you said your viewers were "grown-ass women"!! You got THAT right!! It's my hair, and I love it!! If someone else DOESN'T, then they should stop freakin' looking at it!!
    #GrownAssWoman

  • @SABOREAME68
    @SABOREAME68 6 років тому +84

    It strikes me funny, that you're touching this subject since I recently went from soft brown to White Snow. Having said that, I think I'm out of the norm, and I say this because most of my friends and my hairstylist said to me why do you want to look older? However, once I got it done all white now people say you look even younger! I love your gray/white hair it makes you look more exquisitely glamorous... Abrazos y OLE~

    • @womanofacertainage5892
      @womanofacertainage5892 6 років тому +9

      I truly don't believe it makes anyone look "older." No one is really fooling anyone when they are over 50 or 60 and you have zero gray. That would be very unusual. :) So to me, it just made me feel and look inauthentic (when I was still coloring).
      I A D O R E my platinum hair!!!!

    • @tarasullivan4211
      @tarasullivan4211 6 років тому +5

      Agreed! I get stopped often by people who compliment/ask about my hair. I stopped the coloring drudgery when I was 40 and have never regretted it. Glad I didn’t listen to those who warned me of “looking older”. They were absolutely wrong.

    • @joannarichardscraig3442
      @joannarichardscraig3442 6 років тому

      Tara Sullivan berated

    • @joannarichardscraig3442
      @joannarichardscraig3442 6 років тому

      Birthday Irrylhsay

    • @joannarichardscraig3442
      @joannarichardscraig3442 6 років тому

      Hi sweetie thank you Birthday

  • @judithanndohar
    @judithanndohar 6 років тому +4

    Monique as I said before, I found your video's when I decided to go gray. You were such a big help to me. Truly. Also your beauty encouraged and continues to encourage me. You look good, maybe we can too! It's been 2 years now and I am happy with my decision. You are right it wasn't always easy, that's for sure. Thanks for the encouragement and the realism.
    You know, you are blessed with an openness and an acceptance that translates to a kind of love. I hope that love and acceptance always comes back to you tenfold. Rock on !

  • @kw8501
    @kw8501 6 років тому +74

    Reminds me of a comment I've heard that is fitting to this discussion... "I am not here to decorate your world"...😉

  • @nise5281
    @nise5281 6 років тому +21

    Your silver hair is beautiful and I LOVE that hair style on you!! The beachy subtle waves gorgeous!

  • @Danadane314
    @Danadane314 4 роки тому +6

    Keanu Reeves is dating a grey-haired woman!
    I love that guy! He's so modern!

  • @heatheranderson436
    @heatheranderson436 4 роки тому

    Thank you Monique! You have life affirming ideas and I am thankful for all of your positive input.

  • @staceycurnow3439
    @staceycurnow3439 6 років тому +2

    Monique, I started going Grey in my early 20’s. I am now almost 54. I started thinking about letting my grey grow out about a year ago. I found your channel and it gave me the courage to actually let it grow out. I want to thank you so much for helping me to have the courage to go natural and I am loving it. I am now 7 months of no coloring and I am loving it! I am using some rinses and things like that to help tone down the old colors while I grow it out. Thank you!!!!

  • @dlm8763
    @dlm8763 6 років тому +17

    British television and movies have many older people with grey hair and wrinkles. It is normal there. Here by the time you hit 40 as a woman you fall off the face of the earth. I prefer British entertainment because it feels more human, more relatable

    • @pam164
      @pam164 6 років тому +2

      T Leigh Am british and a lot actress's say that after 40 and esp 50 jobs are very hard to get because of there age so ageism is rife here and also normal jobs.

    • @MsDeMandeville
      @MsDeMandeville 5 років тому +2

      I’m British and you’re right, it’s not as bad but ageism is still here. More so in London and the cities. Our soap actors/actresses aren’t employed on their looks, that’s for sure. My father was from Trondheim in Norway and I always see a lot more mature grey haired women there. I’m 54 now and 5 months into growing out the grey and it’s a really nice silver colour and, frankly, I don’t care if ‘I don’t look 45 anymore. I am what I am.

    • @hwilliams7831
      @hwilliams7831 4 роки тому

      Helen Mirren is the most beautiful actress on the planet hands down- she’s what I would strive to look like if I had a magic wand...& I’m only 41 😣

  • @manthamac1
    @manthamac1 6 років тому +22

    You have just made me feel invincible, I'm a natural redhead and don't colour my hair, it is fading through strawberry blonde but the hair at my temples is pretty much white now. You saying that a woman with grey/gray hair is a strong woman was just what I needed to hear, I shall continue letting it fade away to white and ignore anyone who says I look old.
    You really are inspiring.

    • @sharonrich829
      @sharonrich829 6 років тому

      manthamac1 zz

    • @marionfullarton3167
      @marionfullarton3167 4 роки тому

      I'm a natural red head gone through the strawberry blond now I'm quite silvery white, my hare is very coarse how to keep your grey hair looking healthy ?

  • @hannahruth3993
    @hannahruth3993 Рік тому

    love it when you "ramble". its fantastic. thanks for speaking out

  • @julierechtin5005
    @julierechtin5005 6 років тому +1

    You are so absolutely GORGEOUS! Never change your ATTITUDE!

  • @classyhk9624
    @classyhk9624 6 років тому +9

    YASSS!!! You are so on point and on time for me. At 67 I have decided to go COMPLETELY grey on my 68th birthday in a couple months. My 1/4 inch roots are showing now. i have been doing research on "going grey" and have decided (for me) to grow out my grey hair under various styles of wigs. I have always been a changer of hairstyles and colors since I was in my early twenties. My mom had gorgeous silver grey hair but hated it so she dyed it. In transition I will also take advantage of the many highlighting and coloring options you have spoken about. It is somewhat different for me since I am also growing out a perm into a "natural" curl pattern. How much natural can ya get than white? So, that is my plan for going through and into the "grey veil". I am thinking of doing a written journal with pix. Perhaps I will post it when I'm done so that others may take courage to travel the the feminine road to the blank slate (as I like to call white/grey hair) or "old age" (as others less informed may say). YOU ARE A GREAT INSPIRATION. Rock on Lady! Smooches.

  • @edennis3202
    @edennis3202 6 років тому +14

    I've been thinking about the woman whose boyfriend dumped her because she had gray hair. Really, she dodged a bullet; he was so shallow, if it weren't the hair, it would have been something else sooner or later. I once (accidentally) dated a man who told me that he divorced his first wife because she gained 40 pounds when she was pregnant with their son. Speechless.

    • @edennis3202
      @edennis3202 6 років тому +4

      I say that I accidentally dated this guy because I wouldn't have dated him if I had known he was so shallow. That just scares the bejeebers out of me.

    • @lisasalinas3314
      @lisasalinas3314 4 роки тому

      What a horrible person

    • @hwilliams7831
      @hwilliams7831 4 роки тому

      Men are very, very fickle..even the “good” ones...🤢🤮...it really is shameful

  • @mariawelling4194
    @mariawelling4194 4 роки тому +2

    She one of the most stunning women I've ever seen with grey hair..she's beautiful!

  • @heatherwright3981
    @heatherwright3981 4 роки тому +3

    Good grief she is a genius! I'm 47, and I am finally getting "noticable" grays coming in, and have been debating going gray. I have colored my hair for fun since my 20's, been every color under the sun bc I just wanted to do different stuff, not bc I was covering gray. But now, that my hair is back to a "virgin" state, I am wondering if letting my hair go gray is the next chapter. Thanks for all the information!

  • @JaynePR11
    @JaynePR11 5 років тому

    Great video, Monique! Thanks for including Roux Fanci-Full!

  • @bridgetmohr3170
    @bridgetmohr3170 4 роки тому +1

    What a great video & an inspiring conversation. Thank you for sharing your journey!! 💗🌸

  • @jeannemarie3704
    @jeannemarie3704 4 роки тому +1

    I love this topic. This is one of my favorite of yours..thank you. For encouraging us mature women to embrace gray... change... and be bold!

  • @c.j.raymerauthor7346
    @c.j.raymerauthor7346 5 років тому +1

    I love you so much! I can’t begin to tell you how much I appreciate you and your honesty. I’m 51 and eight months into my transition (for the fourth time). I’m not giving in this time around. I came across your vid with the pink wig. I watched it because I thought it was so cool! Then I discovered that your channel was dedicated to your silver journey. I fell down the rabbit hole that day. I watched most of your videos and discovered others as well. Then found support groups on Facebook. I spent the entire day feeling validated and building my resolve to stick with my journey. I even found the strength to share a “revealing” pic of my growth on Instagram and just posted my first vid about my journey, today. I have you to thank for that. Had I not come across your video last week, I would be Auburn again. (I was really having a hard time and was about to cave until I found you by “accident.”) Thank you, again. From one silver sister to another. You rock!! Xoxo

  • @mati261000
    @mati261000 5 років тому

    Monique, you were my inspiration to go silver. I am so very happy I did! My gray hair is
    gorgeous like yours. Never loved a color more. Thank you for being strong and courageous.
    Love you girl, and thank you for your support!!!!!

  • @LM-ko9tm
    @LM-ko9tm 5 років тому

    Thank you for posting this video! Because of you, I’ve started my transition to silver and I’m loving it!

  • @julielloyd5871
    @julielloyd5871 3 роки тому

    My experience of going silver has been very positive. Your UA-cam videos have helped a great deal! I love my natural color. Thank you ❤

  • @happygirl6521
    @happygirl6521 6 років тому +4

    Monique I dyed my hair just before I saw your first video, that was a year and a half ago! I bought the dyes (takes 4 boxes to do this long, thick hair) and they are still sitting under my sink. I keep thinking that I will dye it the next time I get it cut but then I watch your latest video and become brave enough to solider on. Thank you for putting it out there, for allowing us on your journey. Thank you for your inspiration and pep talks! Much love

  • @jewelsjournals4080
    @jewelsjournals4080 6 років тому +1

    You're the best Monique! Thanks for keepin it real!

  • @TinyHouseBigMusic
    @TinyHouseBigMusic 6 років тому +18

    I LOVE this video. Thank you for articulating so well the many complexities of going gray.

  • @barbaragood7844
    @barbaragood7844 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much Monique 🌹
    This is a really beautiful message and a very strong attitude 🌼

  • @zainylainy1
    @zainylainy1 6 років тому +5

    You and Eliza are my favorite persons on utube. I love your rambling as it’s not rambling to me it’s informative. I’m 11weeks into transition and your information has continued to help me. I just absorb everything you have to say. Especially love the product info. You should make a video about us women that have dyed ends. What products are good for us. I hilighted to light blonde, so my gray is virtually unnoticeable, but am stumped on what products to use because they act differently on the two types of hair.

  • @marylinsadventures1677
    @marylinsadventures1677 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you for this video. At 45 I am at the start of my gray journey and am so excited.

  • @eiyiyiyi
    @eiyiyiyi 6 років тому +47

    Love, love, love this!!!!! My favorite comment that I get is "oh I love your hair, wish I had the courage to go white but I don't want to look old." Last time I heard it I just burst out laughing and said "too late".

    • @jojorey6886
      @jojorey6886 6 років тому +5

      Eileen Ramspacher great response:)

    • @KODoch48
      @KODoch48 6 років тому +6

      😂😂😂! Perfect! ... And they deserved it!

    • @Pussycatfeathers
      @Pussycatfeathers 4 роки тому +1

      thats quite a mean reply to someone whos giving you a compliment?!!

    • @krystalcarey
      @krystalcarey 4 роки тому

      @@Pussycatfeathers yep, so mean. I was thinking the same thing.

    • @Mar-velousMarlenak8
      @Mar-velousMarlenak8 3 роки тому +4

      @@Pussycatfeathers that's not an actual complement. It's what is considered a backhanded complement. An insult hidden in passive aggressiveness.

  • @elizabethcampos3117
    @elizabethcampos3117 4 роки тому

    I love your non judgmental approach I have had join a group on the past on Facebook where the administrator was so judgmental on us doing things to make the transition easier I left and this is actually my third try transitioning , thank you for let me feel if I'm ready I'm ready if I'm not is fine ! you are a beautiful soul , thanks for sharing .

  • @antoinettekelleher8307
    @antoinettekelleher8307 6 років тому

    One of the things I appreciate most about your channel is how much you allow your viewers to be adults. You never talk down to us. Thank you!

  • @Ann4U2000
    @Ann4U2000 6 років тому +3

    Monique...we started our silver journeys at the same time! You helped me tremendously...just knowing I wasn't alone. I had no angst about letting my natural silvers coming. I was excited and couldn't wait to see what the end result would be. I am pewter and peppers...and LOVE my hair like this. My skin tone and eye color looks 'right' now! We are the representatives that show our authentic selves . Shoulders back ladies...we are wonderful!

    • @kimmarie9919
      @kimmarie9919 6 років тому +1

      Ann4U2000 You are inspiring, I'm just starting my journey .

    • @Ann4U2000
      @Ann4U2000 6 років тому

      Kim...enjoy the journey...it's about so much more than just hair. :)

  • @taracluck8589
    @taracluck8589 6 років тому

    Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this subject. I've seriously been considering letting my grays shine through, but I'm so scared. You have eased my nerves a bit. Thank you so much! You are fabulous...inside and out!

  • @wagherbert
    @wagherbert 6 років тому

    You are absolutely stunning. I have started to go grey naturally and I've decided to let it come through. It is what it is. There is no shame in aging, it's better than the alternative. You are so lovely to speak up about this issue. Thank you sister !

  • @GeorgiaMountainGal
    @GeorgiaMountainGal 6 років тому +1

    Looking gorgeous Monique! Yours was one of the first UA-cam videos I watched at the beginning of my gray hair transition 2 years ago. I decided to bleach and tone the same as you and it made my transition so much easier. I must be blessed with super polite people surrounding me because I never heard any of the rude comments. But then again I never had a stranger compliment me. But no matter what, I love my gray hair and luckily never had any of those self doubting moments. Love your videos - you inspire us all!

  • @colettealaqua9224
    @colettealaqua9224 5 років тому

    Monique, you rock!! I love your videos, they have helped me to decide to ditch the hair color. I am 52 and my hair grows very fast! I was having to do my roots every 4 weeks. So, last week, I took the plunge and got a hip, drastic hair cut! I went with an undercut and left the top long. This week I'm going in for heavy silver highlights to help with the growing out period. Thank you for your positive outlook on life, and gray hair! God Bless!

  • @daniellekennedy3629
    @daniellekennedy3629 6 років тому

    THANK YOU FOR BEING HONEST !!! Sadly so many women have to be told it's ok to love themselves " as is " . Thank you for giving " us " a voice !

  • @Lisa-wn9mu
    @Lisa-wn9mu 5 років тому

    I loved this! I am currently debating making the commitment to quit dying my roots every 2-3 weeks and start my journey. Your video has been informative, thought provoking and humorous. I think you're stunning and want to thank you for posting this.

  • @jazzauthor
    @jazzauthor 6 років тому +1

    Glad to see you back on video with great info once again!! You speak to us with authenticity and we really appreciate it. Do it for you, or don't do it, the choice is ours, and it's not up to our friends/signif others/employers (how dare they!)- it's totally our choice to rock our gray or ease into it!

  • @rookablackbird
    @rookablackbird 6 років тому +2

    I took the plunge two years ago...I'm so glad I went for it. I love my white streaks with my natural alburn hair. Monique, thank you. Your video was one of many I saw during my research. Thanks for your awesome info....it's been a great help in my journey ❤️

  • @ExquisiteKinkyCoils
    @ExquisiteKinkyCoils 5 років тому

    Thank you for being one of the gray hair inspirations, and sharing your story. I appreciate brave voices expressing their hair journeys. I couldn't agree with you more on the stigmas women deal with in deciding to go gray! Magnificent and honest video. Thank you for your channel.

  • @amyselin6333
    @amyselin6333 6 років тому +5

    I hate when people say society forces them to do things. You can live your life the way you want. Just ignore other people.

  • @bexiboo1981
    @bexiboo1981 5 років тому

    You are so right about the stigma, it's what has been putting me off showing my true colour for years. You look amazing by the way, if i can pull off the silver half as good as you I'll be happy.

  • @royalnavarre1673
    @royalnavarre1673 6 років тому +1

    Bravo for wearing your hair the way you want it regardless of what other people think. You are so fun! I love your candidness.

  • @dianavoermans
    @dianavoermans 6 років тому

    What a wonderful vid! And you are so right about the difference between men going gray, etc and women. You rock!

  • @truely
    @truely 6 років тому

    I think this my favourite video I have seen on your channel. Comprehensive, informative and inspiring. Thankyou for your insight, you have helped me and no doubt many others more than you know xx

  • @hildysmookler9781
    @hildysmookler9781 6 років тому +3

    i have been fully gray for over a year and my hair has never been healthier. I had been dying my hair for over 30 years! absolutely love your videos and all your support !!

  • @CandCbyPegi
    @CandCbyPegi 6 років тому

    I am so lucky to have come across your videos here on UA-cam, Last week I decided to go grey. I am actually buying products to help me this weekend. I am very lucky because my husband supports my decision 1000% Thank you for giving all of us Silver Bells a voice.

  • @energeticsoulhealer888
    @energeticsoulhealer888 3 роки тому

    My goodness, you are just stunning. I'm 2 mos in on my transition, and I'd be thrilled to have your gorgeous color. WOW

  • @marcybele
    @marcybele 6 років тому +1

    Thank you for bringing gray-haired women into focus. We need this! Love your videos

  • @shelly2758
    @shelly2758 6 років тому

    Agree 100% . I just stopped caring about what others think. Great video, Monique . Keep up with the good work. You’re absolutely gorgeous.

  • @joannejohnson7367
    @joannejohnson7367 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this vid. I am just now embracing my grey and I need this info. I love your vlog.

  • @trae4529
    @trae4529 6 років тому +2

    Thanks for this video. I have recently begun the process of going silver. And yes- silver is a beautiful hair color!!!👍

  • @conniefeltman3189
    @conniefeltman3189 4 роки тому

    Your absolutely stunning! I am starting this journey and you given me a lot of encouragement! Thanks so much!🌹

  • @amyl.9066
    @amyl.9066 6 років тому +2

    Monique, thank you for the UA-cams on the grey hair. I was on the fence until I was sidelined at home for 3+ months. I am letting the grey grow out and and am not sure how it will look, but it will be mine. I was getting really tired of the chemical reaction between the sun and the hair dye on my head changing the color. Now I am ready for the ME to shine. Thank you for you videos!

  • @robyn9059
    @robyn9059 6 років тому +19

    I have been with you from the start of your channel. You do have a back bone and that's what hooked me to your videos. You are a rock star. R

  • @RockinRockinChair
    @RockinRockinChair 6 років тому +1

    I love the honesty here. LOVE.

  • @robbinsavala6932
    @robbinsavala6932 6 років тому

    Thanks, what a Lovely video!
    Just Love your honesty! And your advice.

  • @janakirkwood3326
    @janakirkwood3326 5 років тому

    You are a very natural down to earth honest lady...thankyou

  • @ibelieveinangelsyesido7436
    @ibelieveinangelsyesido7436 6 років тому +3

    I never, ever thought of silver as 'granny grey'. I embraced the process! A woman who knows who she is, who is comfortable in her own skin & is confident attracts good people! Blessings! Jackie in NY state

  • @aprilortiz6337
    @aprilortiz6337 3 роки тому

    Thank you for all your great videos! I just went gray and I love it. Your advice and your videos gave me the courage to do it. Thank you so much!

  • @Moonbaby444
    @Moonbaby444 5 років тому

    OMG I can so relate to you! The words coming out of your mouth and your opinions are the same as mine. I just have to be brave and get off the fence and embrace my grey!

  • @debrah4241
    @debrah4241 4 роки тому +1

    Getting ready for work and needed your encouragement "pep talk". 5 months in, no dye. Thanks Monique .

  • @judiewoodward8786
    @judiewoodward8786 6 років тому

    Grateful. You said it all.Been watching you go through your journey.Never go back to dying your hair it is beautiful. Thanks again.

  • @dharlander59
    @dharlander59 6 років тому +1

    I love you to pieces. You are completely on point. I was exactly like you, silver before 20. I dyed my hair until 50. When I made the decision I never looked back. Not an easy decision, but in a way it was so freeing. You have been such an inspiration to me. Hugs and love to you.

  • @Janilouify
    @Janilouify 6 років тому +3

    You are stunning... I’m 10 years older than you and decided 60 was the time to embrace my true color. My husband was not fully on board with my decision.... I told him if he wanted me to keep coloring my hair he’d have to start coloring his. We both are growing old gracefully.... I love my hair... he loves it too. I love your videos.... good to see back on UA-cam.

  • @lorill2631
    @lorill2631 3 роки тому +1

    Hey Monique! I’ve been watching you off and on for several years... primarily on the silver hair process. I’m joining you on the silver journey. I’ve been coloring since age 21 and at age 56, I’m done! I think I’m nearly 100% silver in the front and likely 60% to 80% silver in the back. I’d love it if you would re-tell your silver story ... I’ve seen you cry and celebrate on your channel and have appreciated your truth telling. Continued good health and beauty to you😘

  • @cristinasujoy
    @cristinasujoy 6 років тому +4

    What a beautiful insightful video. You inspired me to go silver and I couldn’t be happier. I went gray by cutting it short and liked itvso much I kept it short. And yes, people approach me to commend me on my hair.
    Thank you so much for your help.

  • @clarec3
    @clarec3 6 років тому +1

    This was interesting, thanks Monique. Btw, your hair color and style looks amazing in this video!

  • @OrionStar1
    @OrionStar1 5 років тому

    You are so on point. I am encouraged to continue to grow my gray out. I am re-posting this video to facebook and tag my sister, who is also growing her gray out too. Thank you so much!!

  • @seona6549
    @seona6549 5 років тому

    Amen sister ...❤️
    I'm just over a year now in my journey.... It's not easy but I'm so HAPPY!

  • @alisonmetherell7676
    @alisonmetherell7676 5 років тому +1

    Your hair is stunning! I have serious hair envy right now. You are beautiful and inspirational.

  • @barbaracossentino2313
    @barbaracossentino2313 6 років тому +3

    Hi Monique. I went gray right along with you. Love it. Never going back.

  • @keirahjohnston6373
    @keirahjohnston6373 6 років тому +2

    I love this lady. she seems to be very honest. You absolutely look gorgeous! I really like the silver! I've been wanting to do since I was in my 40's.....I am 62 and still haven't done it. But have colored my hair since my 30's.