I believe helping women go gray as soon as they start graying will do wonders for destroying the idea that women "lose" their beauty past their 30s. The more the world sees woman loving their gray hairs, the more women can be excited about growing older and enjoying their wisdom.
omg I remember at 23 my hairdresser found like 3 and I freaked out!! 😆😆 I think it would actually be amazing to have women of all ages running around with gray hair! We'd be like an army throwing that societal pressure to the wind, letting our natural selves be free. 😃
I'm 33 in November it will be 2 years since I stopped colouring my hair. I didnt cut mine off and I have enjoyed my journey. I think the rest of my colour will be gone this year and then I will be 100% natural.
At the first Covid lockdown, my daughter suggested I stop dying my hair. No one was going anywhere, this was the time to do it. She assured me I would “rock the grey hair”. I went cold turkey. My hair is curly and the demarcation line was all over the place, but you know what? Total strangers’ comments were positive! They said it would look great when it was grown out, they liked the calico, the salt-and-pepper was going to be beautiful! Even my hairdresser sister offered to blend it if it drove me crazy, but she encouraged me to keep going and told it was awesome! Going cold turkey was the right way to go for me!
Honestly, for all the reasons you stated, this is the best gray transition for me. I need time to adjust, no more expensive salon trips, time, and chemicals. I really appreciate you highlighting this method. Thanks so much!💕
I know exactly what you mean about finding the beauty in growing out your roots. I’m only one month into grow out but before now I used to feel so gross because my grey roots were coming through, I couldn’t wait to get the dye out because I thought it looked so unlike me I think. Now I am looking at it in a different way. As my little project and like you say like a butterfly emerging as your natural silver emerges and transforms you into the woman nature intended. Most people I’ve seen after transition including yourself look stunning!!!!! The new Silver really suits the skin tone and looks sooooo face brightening actually ❤
I just started my transition so I only have an inch or so of gray. What is odd, is that when I lift the back hair up, there is no gray 😮. Thank you for mentioning that because I was really confused. I’m really looking forward to seeing what color my hair really is 😅
I too transitioned during COVID, but I love it now. The blue shampoo and hats were my friends during the transition, and I did cut my hair from long to a short bob. It took about 20 months to grow out and now I am letting it grow longer again. I see so many women going natural. It's beautiful.
as I write this, I have bright dark red hair. That with grey growing out is really ugly, like you can't afford any more dye. My hair has the lenght like yours in the vid. SO.... later today I will dye my hair dark brown and then I won't care anymore for the rest of my life. (I'm 70) Not sure how the brown will be in some time, but well, see about that when the time comes
You are awesome. I am 4 months in. Not regretting for 1 second. I braid my hair alot. My length is to the middle of my back. I love it!!! As far as family and friends just a few positives and the rest not a word about my transition. But that's OK. I am free:)
Hello.... I just found your channel. I have a story. I let my hair go gray when I turned 50 that was 7 years again... it took 2 full years because I wanted to keep my hair long. I got 10000000 of compliments. But something happened to me right before I turned 58... I was going through a very hard mental health state, and I needed a change. So what can we change and see results immediately... yep you guessed it... our hair. I went to my friend who has been doing hair for years and at first she talked me into just adding more "pepper " lowlights in the salon world... I liked it.. Was ok with that for the next 8 weeks but still wasn't fully satisfied, so I asked for some red feathering... well!!! WORSE MISTAKE... it turned orange. See before all of the feathering and low lighting, my stylus had told me that my hair was so silky. So adding some red actually turned my hair orange. Needless to say we both just gasped. Without leaving the salon, I begged her to just color all of my hair. To cover up the orange. It was terrifying because my head was burning and she rinsed it out and took very good care of me. Needless to say my hair started falling out and chunks. So here I was just eight weeks earlier with beautiful natural salt and pepper hair that I got tired of. Remember, all the thousands of compliments that I received, I just got bored, with looking at my hair, the same way for the last 57 years. I colored my hair, it became dark brown with some red peeking through. And now my hair was falling out like crazy. I'm back to transitioning again. So what advice do I have for myself, when I feel that I need to change stop and think about how that change is going to affect my life. This has been life-changing for me on more levels than I can ever express. Quick fix does not always answer , our problems at the time. Now granted I am a person who is willing to go through the process again I am 58 and making a joke that when I turn 60 my hair will be back to its natural youthful like when I was in my 50s. If any of your viewers are reading this, or you even got this far, I just wanna say that I find it very encouraging to still continue to watch women who have allow themselves to embrace the gray. As I like to think of it, now, the knowledge, the wisdom, The beautiful gift that God has given me that I had just thrown away. I am not against coloring, I feel it is definitely a personal choice. Thank you for letting me share my story on your channel.
Same as Katie, I didn't want the upset of making too many changes at once, so cutting off all dyed hair was not an option. As a normally impatient person, this was an uncomfortable time for me, which obliged me to keep using color-deposting masks to minimize the demarcation. I remember checking every mirror and reflective surface constantly to see if I had a single millimeter of progress! What was a "stalling" phase was in the first few months where your hair has to grow "up and out" before being long enough to start growing "down"-- after this point was reached, the growth was faster and easier to spot. After about 1 year or so, the old dyed/brassy ends faded and the new growth had come in enough that it just... stopped mattering. By this time, no stylist wanted to profit from me by making a color correction, and told me to just leave it alone! So, unintentionally cold turkey.🦃🥶
"chasing the grays" I didn't look older with my white hair BUT I felt older. still trying to get past only 4 months of grow out and still coloring roots only again.
I'm so excited to have found your channel. I'm 41 and 30% gray and I'm sick of covering it up. I think going natural at this point will be easier for me to go through my transformation now than waiting until I have more gray later on in life. I decided about 2 months ago to go gray, but my stylist recommended highlights. Although they are beautiful, they are more expensive than coloring. I'm done and ready to go cold turkey.
My dad had beautiful green eyes like yours. I always wished I got them too. I did get both parents' early grey genetics though, found my first when I was 12! Now I'm 30 and over a quarter of my long hair is grey. I don't dye it anymore, since 2016. It looks like tinsel to me when it glitters in the light, I'm sure that will change the more uniform it becomes. But I spent so many years watching my mom dye and pluck her greys and I thought it looked so pretty natural, but I could never convince her to let it go grey. So I'm quite excited to see how mine grows in.
Just had a trim for the 1st time in a year. I had my hair colored a rose blonde and cut in a lob with bangs. BUT it was hard to maintain because I have curly hair. I just got tired of coloring it, too. I let it all grow out and now just have blonde at the bottom. It grew incredibly quickly and is nearing my chest. Just today I wanted to have all my blonde hair back and then I found you. I'm going to let it keep growing out and hopefully will have a nice salt and pepper color as it now appears from the 6 inch grow out. Plus, not have many emotional issues about it. I already do get some ageist comments from ignorant people. Mostly men and then a family member. (Who happens to be older than me with white hair.) Thanks for being here!
You’re welcome! And re: the ageist comments, you’re right - they are ignorant. Since you seem confident in your choice to go gray, you’ll probably find it easy to let those dumb comments roll of your back. The confidence acts like a shield -it’s awesome!
Hi Katie, thanks for this video! I decided to stop coloring my very long (way below waistline) hair in July 2021. In December 2021, I went to a reputable hairdresser known for helping with color transitioning to discuss options to help keep me from looking too "unkempt" and, because my hair was in really good condition despite the regular home dye routine (thanks to an excellent product and my own hair care routine), we decided to lighten the very dark chocolate brown box dye color out of my hair to the extent possible, through a 2-step (over one week) clarifying process, and then use a combination of highlights in the remaining color and lowlights around the grown out gray area. This blended in the transition line considerably and is still surprisingly effective 18 months later. We cut my hair off to just at waistline level and I have been keeping it at about that length for now. My natural gray hair is now almost to my shoulders, with a lot of silver underneath in the back lengths and a surprising amount of natural brunette throughout the gray, mostly in the back, which indeed makes for interesting braiding. Of course, the difference is noticeable between the natural gray and what is now a medium coffee-colored brown (my hair had years of dye in it) with blended dark blonde highlights in the lower half but it's not that stark (to me, anyway) and it doesn't look too brassy. I've always had a natural red overtone in my natural brunette anyway so it works for me. I'll check out the shampoo you've recommended. Thanks again for the explanations and encouragement!
I'm brand new to grey hair grow out. I'm 66 years old just last week and my hair is below my waist. My hair is very healthy, full and pretty. I live a healthy lifestyle and decided I'm done with the toxins in hair dye. A few years ago I stopped using nail polish as well. I'm going to enjoy the journey and enjoy watching you for your help and advice. Thank you 😊
Jumped in over 4 years ago - cold turkey and NO regrets. Did a few trims when I couldn't take the "blorange" . My experience was liberating and so fun to see what my true natural color was.
I have hair that is almost waist length. I thought about going cold turkey but I talked with my hairdresser of 15 years, she was so excited and knew I would hate cold turkey. We decided on blending. We lifted my red color and then decided on another lift and a 30 day wait. With the blend she used a platinum ash toner. Absolutely love it! Your advice has been a godsend. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I am at 15 months and I wanted to thank you because I researched when I was thinking about it. And I found you and all of your advice was helpful. 15 months almost 16 actually is a weird spot because you just have to clock the time and you can’t make it go quicker. Thanks again !
I’m so glad I was able to help you with your transition - thanks for letting me know, Eileen! So happy that you are at month 16 - it gets so much easier over time, but I agree it becomes just a waiting game eventually :-)
I think you have convinced me to go cold turkey. I thinking twisting, braiding, buns, cross cross parting will help me with this transition. Maybe a spray - touch up might be used for a special occasion.
Early August of 2023 it will have been 3 years since I last coloured it. My hair grows very quickly. It has grown from approxitmately, from my armpit level to the top of my butt during this 3 years. Unfortunately, my gray hair is all underneath the top of my hair is all dark still. I leave my hair down and it is hard to tell that I have any gray! When I pull my hair back into a bun I have a dark streak down the centre of my head and most of the bun is dark! However, all around the sides and back are an absolute white shade of gray! My daughter wants to help me blend it in by stripping and bleaching small segments of my dark hair, then follow that with purple or blue toner to bring out the silver in order blend it all in for a graceful grow out of my gray!
Going cold turkey now for 3 months. It has been liberating so far! My old hair is dark brunette and the gray part is every shade of silver you can imagine but I’m ok with it. One thing I’m enjoying is that I haven’t ever been light headed! I have moments of impatience but for the most part, I’m enjoying it.
Hi...I'm 29 months in. I have probably 2 more cuts to go. I went cold turkey but my hair was already blonde, so the demarcation line wasn't too bad. I didn't want to cut my hair short, either. I can't wait for the final result. Best to all. Thanks, Katie❤
I’m 2.5 years in with my long hair, and have enjoyed the changing colors and how it looks braided with my hennaed hair, silvers, and whites. Now I enjoy shampooing fun colors in :)
@@KatieGoesPlatinum Punky Color from Sally, the lavender/lilac at the moment! :) I can’t believe how often I get compliments! (That never happened with my dyed hair!!)
I decided to go gray 4 years ago is the best decision ever. I started with pixie hair cut style and now my gray are long to my back I love my hair very much.
Thank you for this video, you explained perfectly the feelings and emotions that go with transitioning to gray. I am 6 months into my journey and really enjoying the process.
One thing that has given me a boost a year in to growing into a silver swan is buying silver hair slides,so when I put my hair up I dont have ghastly yellow slide ends sticking out of the silver it took so long to grow out at the top.
Can you please tell me if you had your make changes to your makeup? I’m not one of these older women who think you have to wear minimal makeup as you age. My mum was 83 when she died, had beautiful white hair and would always wear a green eyeshadow and lipstick. She used to get sooooooooo many compliments. I have to say looking at you, your lipstick is something I think looks amazing with your silver hair. You look soooooo fresh and glowing. I’m hoping I don’t have to tone down my makeup too much as I do like a bit of liner and feel a bit pale with minimal colour on my face ❤
one more quick question for you Katie. Through all of the things that growing out your silver hair involves, my main worry is “will it suit me” I’ve tried the apps where you can try different long silver styles but it just looks fake and your own grey will be more tonal. When people criticise you for growing out your grey it’s usually because they think it doesn’t suit you but in all cases I’ve seen including yours, the transformation was amazing and surely Mother Nature knows what colour hair will suit our skin tone ❤
I am just starting this journey and my hair is past my mid back. I decided to grow it long because I had short hair for nearly 2 decades, it looked good but when I was almost 40 I figured it might be my last chance to grow the mermaid hair I had been seeing and loving. Now that I have decided to embrace the gray I think having long hair may work in my favor since it seems the majority is underneath so it will be easy to cover it if I want to. I also have this lazy method of bleaching only parts of my hair before my bright colors so my natural color is almost chin length in parts already 😅 Im actually pretty excited to see whats been hiding under the dye since I haven't really seen my natural color since I was 14, Im 42 now 😅 I had super thick wavy hair when i was younger so Im hoping it will get back to that or better. I just know im tired of bleaching the few times a year I would and definitely tired of dyeing it. Its also physically demanding and as someone with 2 autoimmune diseases and chronic pain, doing my hair completely wipes me out for days after. Im really happy there are so many women embracing this process and making content so I feel good about it!
I’m so glad to hear that! You know, I’ve had chronic pain for about four years now and that might be a good topic for a video. It’s very hard to do your hair when you have pain in your arms and shoulders. I’m sorry you’ve had to go through that but I definitely think going gray will help.
@@KatieGoesPlatinum It's definitely a struggle. I'm sorry you have to deal with it too. I have Psoriatic Arthritis and degenerative disc disease. I look forward to more low maintenance hair 😅
I’m only on month two but already I’m thinking people are thinking I’m being lazy and letting myself go which isnt the case. I want to keep my really long hair so I am going to just carry on and where my hair up so it disguises it a bit. Fingers crossed I will enjoy it as much as you because I don’t want to ever go back to dye ❤
Hey Amanda - I can’t remember if I already told you this or not but if you haven’t already, you should get on my email newsletter and download my free guide. I think it will help you on your gray hair journey and I can tell you’re going to have a great time already! katiegoesplatinum.lpages.co/10-easy-steps-yt/
After seeing my younger sister Lesley going grey two years ago she's 65 now I'm doing it myself this year had a photo shoot today wearing a false bun! I actually got Lesley it last year ... I'm actually Gothic so always had very long black hair for over 30+ Years mine's actually multi colours at the end doing the same way you talk about I did have my long hair cut shoulder length... So I can grow it faster it's naturally curly as well being gothy! I can wear hair falls in black n grey had them for years still my fav ones .. 💜😈💜
My hair was naturally dark auburn and I'd been doing the roots for years. When I thought about going grey I wasn't quite ready, so gradually dyed my roots a light blonde which means the skunk line isn't too noticeable. My hair is halfway down my back and short hair looks awful on me so I want to keep it. I stopped doing my roots 15 months ago and am surprised at how long it's taking. Think I've got a while to go yet! I cut a few inches off it every 6 months or so.
I’ve been going cold turkey for 38 months with no regrets. If I had cut my curly hair when the gray reached my shoulders it would have curled up at or above my ears. Plus, it grows out sideways like a mushroom top. The weight of long hair mellows out my hair. It was a choice between looking like Bozo the Clown or having multi-color hair. When my Facebook page got hacked, the one thing I didn’t miss was the polite hair trolls in the gray group. I get so many compliments from people, especially men. And I wrote the book, This Curly Woman Went Gray. Going gray cold turkey is a win-win.
Agreed! So glad you have had a great experience, too. And congratulations on your book! Isn't it amazing how going gray seems to open up so many new possibilities and creative ventures? Who knew?
I have been growing my hair out for 2 months now. I have over an inch of gray hair grow out- do the skunk look. I have very dark hair almost black. My hair is waist length! I don’t want to cut it & I am ready to go completely gray! What’s your recommendation? My hairdresser misunderstood me and foiled in dark into my gray 😢 I really cannot stress enough I want all my hair gray!😊
I have hip length hair and I went cold turkey. I'm 5'10" so yeah it took awhile. I still do the headband messy bun combo. I got lowlights a couple of times, but eh, I have better things to spend my time and money on! I just need it out of the way!
I feel one should never colour their hair. Just go with the flow. For this elders need to stop looking down at greying process. Right ✅️ from childhood we see and hear about colouring hair. Oh god white hair, noooooo..... and so on. At the end of the day after having coloured my hair for so long I feel one should never colour.
I am 59 years old and recently had a systemic allergic reaction to hair dye. It was terrible hives and radish all over my body. My head would always be itchy after I had my hair dyed . Three months ago I had the reaction and I had been thinking about going gray. But should I get highlights and lowlights? I have little above shoulder length hair. I am definitely going gray… just don’t know if I should go cold Turkey or have some color highlighted in. My dyed hair is light brown, some blond and my real hair is dark brown with gray.
Hi, this is just my own personal opinion but I would be wary of doing any more chemical treatments on your hair right now due to your allergies. Hair dye allergies are serious! If I were you, I'd do the cold turkey transition but if that doesn't sound feasible to you, check out my recent video that offers alternatives for people who can no longer use hair dye: ua-cam.com/video/xwQ7cNPVQ-8/v-deo.html Best of luck to you!
@@KatieGoesPlatinum Thank you! You are encouraging me . The lowlights and highlights probably would not touch my scalp but you never know I guess and the last reaction I had to go to the doctor and take steroids for a week and I was miserable. I will look at your video. I cancelled my hair color appointment for next week!
I am nearly 63 and a few months ago I developed an allergy to hair dye. I got scabs on my scalp and the dye burned me. I left colouring my hair for 2 months and yesterday went to my hairdresser with a more natural hair dye which was supposed to be brown and my roots and Grey turned bright orange 😢. He put on brown dye over it to soften it but it looks awful. Last night I found your channel and I need to make the decision to stop dyeing my hair but it's so hard!
I’m so sorry to hear about everything that you’ve gone through! I have a friend who also developed scabs and had to go gray before she was ready. You can do this - and it will be so worth it in the end! I bet you’ll end up with beautiful, healthy silver hair. If you need some inspiration, check out, my blog for pictures of women who have gone gray - it helps!
I had a sudden allergic reaction to hair color!!! I have waist length dyed black hair very course. I do not want to do it but I lost alot of hair at the salon the last time and I am afraid.😔😂
That can happen, for sure! I didn't realize (until i started blogging about this) that a lot of us don't develop hair dye allergies until later in life. And they can worse over time, so I wouldn't take chances with it. Here's a good article if you need help going gray when you don't really want to: katiegoesplatinum.com/gray-hair-no-choice/
I grew mine out for two years a few years ago then went back to dye. Now I am considering transitioning again! Do you know anyone who has used Clairol Age Beautiful Advanced Grey (it's a semi permanent color) as part of their slow transition? My hair is dyed black and my natural color is silver and dark blonde. I want to keep my length and the reason I am considering going grey is to grow my hair even longer (since the chemical dye keeps it from getting as long as it could).
Hi! No, I don't know anyone who has done that but I would advise you to be super careful with it - it's very difficult to transition using semi-permanent color. You might want to do a consult with Joli of QuickSilverHair.com - she has great advice and can give you other options that might help.
Dear WyrdWitch: I know ymmv when it comes to dye products, but I was using Clairol Beautiful Collection Advanced Gray Solution (in different shades, mixed to get the one I wanted, plus adding Ardell Grey Magic to make it last) .before deciding to go grey. Due to their technology wherein the formula uses oxygen from the air to complete the chemical process that hydrogen peroxide normally would, the dye effects stayed in my hair permanently-- the color would wash out, but the brassy lightening remained until cut off. Strenuously recommend using color depositing masks and other non-cuticle-penetrating products for your transition!
I can no longer afford to have my hair professionally dyed. I've dyed my hair the past 2 times myself with products from Sally's Beauty Supply. I would really love to let my gray/white grow out, but am worried about ut making me look older than I am.
It might make you look younger. My eyes pop more and my skin looks better because it isnt surrounded by yellow box dyed hair! My silver areas shimmer because they dont have a dye coat over them.
I'm considering going gray for all.the reasons you state. I have long hair and dont want to cut it short. What happens if you have dyed red/blonde hair? How will that look? I was a natural red blonde
@@KatieGoesPlatinum thankyou for your sitem I'm gaining courage to do this. Wish there were pics of those of us with reddish blonde hair and what it looks like while going gray. Tx so much.
Thanks for referring me to this video, Katie! So informative and I enjoyed hearing the do’s & don’t you went through. I’m already changing my attitude about it and don’t care what people think. My father in law called me gray & pretty at Christmas Eve dinner so that was bonus. 🦨 Mahalo from Nebraska…
I believe helping women go gray as soon as they start graying will do wonders for destroying the idea that women "lose" their beauty past their 30s. The more the world sees woman loving their gray hairs, the more women can be excited about growing older and enjoying their wisdom.
Agree 100%
omg I remember at 23 my hairdresser found like 3 and I freaked out!! 😆😆 I think it would actually be amazing to have women of all ages running around with gray hair! We'd be like an army throwing that societal pressure to the wind, letting our natural selves be free. 😃
I'm 33 in November it will be 2 years since I stopped colouring my hair. I didnt cut mine off and I have enjoyed my journey. I think the rest of my colour will be gone this year and then I will be 100% natural.
At the first Covid lockdown, my daughter suggested I stop dying my hair. No one was going anywhere, this was the time to do it. She assured me I would “rock the grey hair”. I went cold turkey. My hair is curly and the demarcation line was all over the place, but you know what? Total strangers’ comments were positive! They said it would look great when it was grown out, they liked the calico, the salt-and-pepper was going to be beautiful! Even my hairdresser sister offered to blend it if it drove me crazy, but she encouraged me to keep going and told it was awesome! Going cold turkey was the right way to go for me!
Honestly, for all the reasons you stated, this is the best gray transition for me. I need time to adjust, no more expensive salon trips, time, and chemicals. I really appreciate you highlighting this method. Thanks so much!💕
You’re welcome! I’m so glad that you liked it ♥️♥️
I’m 61 and have been dying for about 7 years !!! I HATE going to the salon !!!! I’m READY
Wonderful! I felt the same way ❤️
I know exactly what you mean about finding the beauty in growing out your roots. I’m only one month into grow out but before now I used to feel so gross because my grey roots were coming through, I couldn’t wait to get the dye out because I thought it looked so unlike me I think. Now I am looking at it in a different way. As my little project and like you say like a butterfly emerging as your natural silver emerges and transforms you into the woman nature intended. Most people I’ve seen after transition including yourself look stunning!!!!! The new Silver really suits the skin tone and looks sooooo face brightening actually ❤
You remind me so much of Karen Grassle. She was Caroline from Little house on the prairie. Has anyone ever told you that you resemble her?
I’ve never heard that but I love all things LHOP, so thanks ❤️❤️!
I kept thinking of Karen Grassle too.
I just started my transition so I only have an inch or so of gray. What is odd, is that when I lift the back hair up, there is no gray 😮. Thank you for mentioning that because I was really confused. I’m really looking forward to seeing what color my hair really is 😅
I too transitioned during COVID, but I love it now. The blue shampoo and hats were my friends during the transition, and I did cut my hair from long to a short bob. It took about 20 months to grow out and now I am letting it grow longer again. I see so many women going natural. It's beautiful.
as I write this, I have bright dark red hair. That with grey growing out is really ugly, like you can't afford any more dye. My hair has the lenght like yours in the vid.
SO.... later today I will dye my hair dark brown and then I won't care anymore for the rest of my life. (I'm 70)
Not sure how the brown will be in some time, but well, see about that when the time comes
You are awesome. I am 4 months in. Not regretting for 1 second. I braid my hair alot. My length is to the middle of my back. I love it!!! As far as family and friends just a few positives and the rest not a word about my transition. But that's OK. I am free:)
That’s wonderful, Rosemary! Enjoy your transition and please check in every so often to let me know how it’s going! ♥️
Hello.... I just found your channel. I have a story. I let my hair go gray when I turned 50 that was 7 years again... it took 2 full years because I wanted to keep my hair long.
I got 10000000 of compliments. But something happened to me right before I turned 58... I was going through a very hard mental health state, and I needed a change.
So what can we change and see results immediately... yep you guessed it... our hair.
I went to my friend who has been doing hair for years and at first she talked me into just adding more "pepper " lowlights in the salon world... I liked it..
Was ok with that for the next 8 weeks but still wasn't fully satisfied, so I asked for some red feathering... well!!! WORSE MISTAKE... it turned orange.
See before all of the feathering and low lighting, my stylus had told me that my hair was so silky. So adding some red actually turned my hair orange. Needless to say we both just gasped.
Without leaving the salon, I begged her to just color all of my hair. To cover up the orange. It was terrifying because my head was burning and she rinsed it out and took very good care of me. Needless to say my hair started falling out and chunks.
So here I was just eight weeks earlier with beautiful natural salt and pepper hair that I got tired of. Remember, all the thousands of compliments that I received, I just got bored, with looking at my hair, the same way for the last 57 years.
I colored my hair, it became dark brown with some red peeking through. And now my hair was falling out like crazy. I'm back to transitioning again.
So what advice do I have for myself, when I feel that I need to change stop and think about how that change is going to affect my life. This has been life-changing for me on more levels than I can ever express. Quick fix does not always answer , our problems at the time. Now granted I am a person who is willing to go through the process again I am 58 and making a joke that when I turn 60 my hair will be back to its natural youthful like when I was in my 50s.
If any of your viewers are reading this, or you even got this far, I just wanna say that I find it very encouraging to still continue to watch women who have allow themselves to embrace the gray. As I like to think of it, now, the knowledge, the wisdom, The beautiful gift that God has given me that I had just thrown away.
I am not against coloring, I feel it is definitely a personal choice. Thank you for letting me share my story on your channel.
Same as Katie, I didn't want the upset of making too many changes at once, so cutting off all dyed hair was not an option. As a normally impatient person, this was an uncomfortable time for me, which obliged me to keep using color-deposting masks to minimize the demarcation. I remember checking every mirror and reflective surface constantly to see if I had a single millimeter of progress!
What was a "stalling" phase was in the first few months where your hair has to grow "up and out" before being long enough to start growing "down"-- after this point was reached, the growth was faster and easier to spot.
After about 1 year or so, the old dyed/brassy ends faded and the new growth had come in enough that it just... stopped mattering. By this time, no stylist wanted to profit from me by making a color correction, and told me to just leave it alone! So, unintentionally cold turkey.🦃🥶
"chasing the grays" I didn't look older with my white hair BUT I felt older. still trying to get past only 4 months of grow out and still coloring roots only again.
Thank you so much for your encouragement and tips.
You’re welcome!
I'm so excited to have found your channel. I'm 41 and 30% gray and I'm sick of covering it up. I think going natural at this point will be easier for me to go through my transformation now than waiting until I have more gray later on in life. I decided about 2 months ago to go gray, but my stylist recommended highlights. Although they are beautiful, they are more expensive than coloring. I'm done and ready to go cold turkey.
You are so smart to do this, while you’re younger! I wish I had stopped dye my hair earlier. Best of luck to you with your transition!
Well I think the grey looks great on you
thanks!
My dad had beautiful green eyes like yours. I always wished I got them too. I did get both parents' early grey genetics though, found my first when I was 12! Now I'm 30 and over a quarter of my long hair is grey. I don't dye it anymore, since 2016. It looks like tinsel to me when it glitters in the light, I'm sure that will change the more uniform it becomes. But I spent so many years watching my mom dye and pluck her greys and I thought it looked so pretty natural, but I could never convince her to let it go grey. So I'm quite excited to see how mine grows in.
Just had a trim for the 1st time in a year. I had my hair colored a rose blonde and cut in a lob with bangs. BUT it was hard to maintain because I have curly hair. I just got tired of coloring it, too. I let it all grow out and now just have blonde at the bottom. It grew incredibly quickly and is nearing my chest. Just today I wanted to have all my blonde hair back and then I found you. I'm going to let it keep growing out and hopefully will have a nice salt and pepper color as it now appears from the 6 inch grow out. Plus, not have many emotional issues about it. I already do get some ageist comments from ignorant people. Mostly men and then a family member. (Who happens to be older than me with white hair.) Thanks for being here!
You’re welcome! And re: the ageist comments, you’re right - they are ignorant. Since you seem confident in your choice to go gray, you’ll probably find it easy to let those dumb comments roll of your back. The confidence acts like a shield -it’s awesome!
Hi Katie, thanks for this video! I decided to stop coloring my very long (way below waistline) hair in July 2021. In December 2021, I went to a reputable hairdresser known for helping with color transitioning to discuss options to help keep me from looking too "unkempt" and, because my hair was in really good condition despite the regular home dye routine (thanks to an excellent product and my own hair care routine), we decided to lighten the very dark chocolate brown box dye color out of my hair to the extent possible, through a 2-step (over one week) clarifying process, and then use a combination of highlights in the remaining color and lowlights around the grown out gray area. This blended in the transition line considerably and is still surprisingly effective 18 months later. We cut my hair off to just at waistline level and I have been keeping it at about that length for now. My natural gray hair is now almost to my shoulders, with a lot of silver underneath in the back lengths and a surprising amount of natural brunette throughout the gray, mostly in the back, which indeed makes for interesting braiding. Of course, the difference is noticeable between the natural gray and what is now a medium coffee-colored brown (my hair had years of dye in it) with blended dark blonde highlights in the lower half but it's not that stark (to me, anyway) and it doesn't look too brassy. I've always had a natural red overtone in my natural brunette anyway so it works for me. I'll check out the shampoo you've recommended. Thanks again for the explanations and encouragement!
I'm brand new to grey hair grow out. I'm 66 years old just last week and my hair is below my waist. My hair is very healthy, full and pretty. I live a healthy lifestyle and decided I'm done with the toxins in hair dye. A few years ago I stopped using nail polish as well. I'm going to enjoy the journey and enjoy watching you for your help and advice. Thank you 😊
you're welcome! Sounds like you're on a great path!
Jumped in over 4 years ago - cold turkey and NO regrets. Did a few trims when I couldn't take the "blorange" . My experience was liberating and so fun to see what my true natural color was.
That's wonderful - sounds like we had a similar experience!
I have hair that is almost waist length. I thought about going cold turkey but I talked with my hairdresser of 15 years, she was so excited and knew I would hate cold turkey. We decided on blending. We lifted my red color and then decided on another lift and a 30 day wait. With the blend she used a platinum ash toner. Absolutely love it! Your advice has been a godsend. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
That's great that your stylist knew you well enough to know that cold turkey was NOT for you! So glad she's helping you have a fantastic transition.
I am at 15 months and I wanted to thank you because I researched when I was thinking about it. And I found you and all of your advice was helpful. 15 months almost 16 actually is a weird spot because you just have to clock the time and you can’t make it go quicker. Thanks again !
I’m so glad I was able to help you with your transition - thanks for letting me know, Eileen! So happy that you are at month 16 - it gets so much easier over time, but I agree it becomes just a waiting game eventually :-)
Use Fanci-ful rince out product. I got it at Sally's and put it on my dyed hair so the skunk line blended
I think you have convinced me to go cold turkey. I thinking twisting, braiding, buns, cross cross parting will help me with this transition. Maybe a spray - touch up might be used for a special occasion.
It's my favorite way to go gray (honestly)! I like your ideas of how to get throught it. I bet you'll have a blast!
Early August of 2023 it will have been 3 years since I last coloured it. My hair grows very quickly. It has grown from approxitmately, from my armpit level to the top of my butt during this 3 years. Unfortunately, my gray hair is all underneath the top of my hair is all dark still. I leave my hair down and it is hard to tell that I have any gray! When I pull my hair back into a bun I have a dark streak down the centre of my head and most of the bun is dark! However, all around the sides and back
are an absolute white shade of gray! My daughter wants to help me blend it in by stripping and bleaching small segments of my dark hair, then follow that with purple or blue toner to bring out the silver in order blend it all in for a graceful grow out of my gray!
I think your gray hair pattern sounds super cool! Very unique.
Going cold turkey now for 3 months. It has been liberating so far! My old hair is dark brunette and the gray part is every shade of silver you can imagine but I’m ok with it. One thing I’m enjoying is that I haven’t ever been light headed! I have moments of impatience but for the most part, I’m enjoying it.
I'm so glad you're enjoying it! I also get a kick out of having light hair for the first time in my life - it's so fun!
Hi...I'm 29 months in. I have probably 2 more cuts to go. I went cold turkey but my hair was already blonde, so the demarcation line wasn't too bad. I didn't want to cut my hair short, either. I can't wait for the final result. Best to all. Thanks, Katie❤
You're welcome! And congrats on almost making it to the finish line - you'll be done soon and I'm sure you'll love it!
I’m 2.5 years in with my long hair, and have enjoyed the changing colors and how it looks braided with my hennaed hair, silvers, and whites. Now I enjoy shampooing fun colors in :)
Fun! Which shampoo do you use?
@@KatieGoesPlatinum Punky Color from Sally, the lavender/lilac at the moment! :) I can’t believe how often I get compliments! (That never happened with my dyed hair!!)
I decided to go gray 4 years ago is the best decision ever. I started with pixie hair cut style and now my gray are long to my back I love my hair very much.
Wonderful!
Thank you for this video, you explained perfectly the feelings and emotions that go with transitioning to gray. I am 6 months into my journey and really enjoying the process.
You're welcome, Lindsay! I'm so glad you could relate to it and that you're enjoying your transition.
I’m 4 months in to growing my grey hair just so fed up of box dye I actually love the process just not the colour of my dyed hair x
One thing that has given me a boost a year in to growing into a silver swan is buying silver hair slides,so when I put my hair up I dont have ghastly yellow slide ends sticking out of the silver it took so long to grow out at the top.
That’s a great tip!
Can you please tell me if you had your make changes to your makeup? I’m not one of these older women who think you have to wear minimal makeup as you age. My mum was 83 when she died, had beautiful white hair and would always wear a green eyeshadow and lipstick. She used to get sooooooooo many compliments. I have to say looking at you, your lipstick is something I think looks amazing with your silver hair. You look soooooo fresh and glowing. I’m hoping I don’t have to tone down my makeup too much as I do like a bit of liner and feel a bit pale with minimal colour on my face ❤
Surprisingly, I find I look better with lighter lipstick etc than before - which was not what I expected! But I still love my bold colors ❤️
one more quick question for you Katie. Through all of the things that growing out your silver hair involves, my main worry is “will it suit me” I’ve tried the apps where you can try different long silver styles but it just looks fake and your own grey will be more tonal. When people criticise you for growing out your grey it’s usually because they think it doesn’t suit you but in all cases I’ve seen including yours, the transformation was amazing and surely Mother Nature knows what colour hair will suit our skin tone ❤
I am just starting this journey and my hair is past my mid back. I decided to grow it long because I had short hair for nearly 2 decades, it looked good but when I was almost 40 I figured it might be my last chance to grow the mermaid hair I had been seeing and loving.
Now that I have decided to embrace the gray I think having long hair may work in my favor since it seems the majority is underneath so it will be easy to cover it if I want to. I also have this lazy method of bleaching only parts of my hair before my bright colors so my natural color is almost chin length in parts already 😅
Im actually pretty excited to see whats been hiding under the dye since I haven't really seen my natural color since I was 14, Im 42 now 😅
I had super thick wavy hair when i was younger so Im hoping it will get back to that or better. I just know im tired of bleaching the few times a year I would and definitely tired of dyeing it. Its also physically demanding and as someone with 2 autoimmune diseases and chronic pain, doing my hair completely wipes me out for days after.
Im really happy there are so many women embracing this process and making content so I feel good about it!
I’m so glad to hear that! You know, I’ve had chronic pain for about four years now and that might be a good topic for a video. It’s very hard to do your hair when you have pain in your arms and shoulders.
I’m sorry you’ve had to go through that but I definitely think going gray will help.
@@KatieGoesPlatinum It's definitely a struggle. I'm sorry you have to deal with it too. I have Psoriatic Arthritis and degenerative disc disease. I look forward to more low maintenance hair 😅
I’m sorry to hear that! Pain is terrible and doctors often don’t take women’s pain very seriously.
I’m only on month two but already I’m thinking people are thinking I’m being lazy and letting myself go which isnt the case. I want to keep my really long hair so I am going to just carry on and where my hair up so it disguises it a bit. Fingers crossed I will enjoy it as much as you because I don’t want to ever go back to dye ❤
Hey Amanda - I can’t remember if I already told you this or not but if you haven’t already, you should get on my email newsletter and download my free guide. I think it will help you on your gray hair journey and I can tell you’re going to have a great time already!
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Thank you 🙏🏻
After seeing my younger sister Lesley going grey two years ago she's 65 now I'm doing it myself this year had a photo shoot today wearing a false bun! I actually got Lesley it last year ... I'm actually Gothic so always had very long black hair for over 30+ Years mine's actually multi colours at the end doing the same way you talk about I did have my long hair cut shoulder length... So I can grow it faster it's naturally curly as well being gothy! I can wear hair falls in black n grey had them for years still my fav ones .. 💜😈💜
How cool! I hope you have a wonderful transition - sounds like you have great style!
I did cold turkey. I have very long hair. One lady told me cutvyour hair to look younger. I do not want to look younger.
I hate that type of unsolicited advice! So rude.
I'm 68 years old and tired of dying my hair. Excited to see my gray when it all comes in
I bet you’ll love it! And it’s so nice to be done with dyeing.
My hair was naturally dark auburn and I'd been doing the roots for years. When I thought about going grey I wasn't quite ready, so gradually dyed my roots a light blonde which means the skunk line isn't too noticeable. My hair is halfway down my back and short hair looks awful on me so I want to keep it. I stopped doing my roots 15 months ago and am surprised at how long it's taking. Think I've got a while to go yet! I cut a few inches off it every 6 months or so.
That sounds like a good plan ❤️
I’ve been going cold turkey for 38 months with no regrets. If I had cut my curly hair when the gray reached my shoulders it would have curled up at or above my ears. Plus, it grows out sideways like a mushroom top. The weight of long hair mellows out my hair. It was a choice between looking like Bozo the Clown or having multi-color hair. When my Facebook page got hacked, the one thing I didn’t miss was the polite hair trolls in the gray group. I get so many compliments from people, especially men. And I wrote the book, This Curly Woman Went Gray. Going gray cold turkey is a win-win.
Agreed! So glad you have had a great experience, too. And congratulations on your book! Isn't it amazing how going gray seems to open up so many new possibilities and creative ventures? Who knew?
I have been growing my hair out for 2 months now. I have over an inch of gray hair grow out- do the skunk look. I have very dark hair almost black. My hair is waist length! I don’t want to cut it & I am ready to go completely gray! What’s your recommendation? My hairdresser misunderstood me and foiled in dark into my gray 😢 I really cannot stress enough I want all my hair gray!😊
Personally, my recommendation would be the cold turkey grow out but if the skunk strips bothers you, maybe the dye strip?
I have hip length hair and I went cold turkey. I'm 5'10" so yeah it took awhile. I still do the headband messy bun combo. I got lowlights a couple of times, but eh, I have better things to spend my time and money on! I just need it out of the way!
Wow, Norma, that is awesome - how long did it take you to grow your hair to hip length?
I feel one should never colour their hair. Just go with the flow. For this elders need to stop looking down at greying process. Right ✅️ from childhood we see and hear about colouring hair. Oh god white hair, noooooo..... and so on.
At the end of the day after having coloured my hair for so long I feel one should never colour.
I am 59 years old and recently had a systemic allergic reaction to hair dye. It was terrible hives and radish all over my body. My head would always be itchy after I had my hair dyed . Three months ago I had the reaction and I had been thinking about going gray. But should I get highlights and lowlights? I have little above shoulder length hair. I am definitely going gray… just don’t know if I should go cold Turkey or have some color highlighted in. My dyed hair is light brown, some blond and my real hair is dark brown with gray.
Hi, this is just my own personal opinion but I would be wary of doing any more chemical treatments on your hair right now due to your allergies. Hair dye allergies are serious!
If I were you, I'd do the cold turkey transition but if that doesn't sound feasible to you, check out my recent video that offers alternatives for people who can no longer use hair dye: ua-cam.com/video/xwQ7cNPVQ-8/v-deo.html
Best of luck to you!
@@KatieGoesPlatinum Thank you! You are encouraging me . The lowlights and highlights probably would not touch my scalp but you never know I guess and the last reaction I had to go to the doctor and take steroids for a week and I was miserable. I will look at your video. I cancelled my hair color appointment for next week!
I am nearly 63 and a few months ago I developed an allergy to hair dye. I got scabs on my scalp and the dye burned me. I left colouring my hair for 2 months and yesterday went to my hairdresser with a more natural hair dye which was supposed to be brown and my roots and Grey turned bright orange 😢. He put on brown dye over it to soften it but it looks awful. Last night I found your channel and I need to make the decision to stop dyeing my hair but it's so hard!
I’m so sorry to hear about everything that you’ve gone through! I have a friend who also developed scabs and had to go gray before she was ready. You can do this - and it will be so worth it in the end! I bet you’ll end up with beautiful, healthy silver hair. If you need some inspiration, check out, my blog for pictures of women who have gone gray - it helps!
I had a sudden allergic reaction to hair color!!! I have waist length dyed black hair very course. I do not want to do it but I lost alot of hair at the salon the last time and I am afraid.😔😂
That can happen, for sure! I didn't realize (until i started blogging about this) that a lot of us don't develop hair dye allergies until later in life. And they can worse over time, so I wouldn't take chances with it. Here's a good article if you need help going gray when you don't really want to: katiegoesplatinum.com/gray-hair-no-choice/
I grew mine out for two years a few years ago then went back to dye. Now I am considering transitioning again! Do you know anyone who has used Clairol Age Beautiful Advanced Grey (it's a semi permanent color) as part of their slow transition? My hair is dyed black and my natural color is silver and dark blonde. I want to keep my length and the reason I am considering going grey is to grow my hair even longer (since the chemical dye keeps it from getting as long as it could).
Hi! No, I don't know anyone who has done that but I would advise you to be super careful with it - it's very difficult to transition using semi-permanent color. You might want to do a consult with Joli of QuickSilverHair.com - she has great advice and can give you other options that might help.
@@KatieGoesPlatinum thanks! I think I'll just use it on my ends to keep the length color fresh as my roots grow out. You are the best Katie! :)
Dear WyrdWitch: I know ymmv when it comes to dye products, but I was using Clairol Beautiful Collection Advanced Gray Solution (in different shades, mixed to get the one I wanted, plus adding Ardell Grey Magic to make it last) .before deciding to go grey. Due to their technology wherein the formula uses oxygen from the air to complete the chemical process that hydrogen peroxide normally would, the dye effects stayed in my hair permanently-- the color would wash out, but the brassy lightening remained until cut off. Strenuously recommend using color depositing masks and other non-cuticle-penetrating products for your transition!
thank you! :) I decided to return to henna until my hair is all white which will be years from now. @@anitabath4157
I can no longer afford to have my hair professionally dyed. I've dyed my hair the past 2 times myself with products from Sally's Beauty Supply. I would really love to let my gray/white grow out, but am worried about ut making me look older than I am.
You might be surprised - a lot of us find that the gray hair brightens our complexion and that makes us look younger (or at least our age) 🤗
It might make you look younger. My eyes pop more and my skin looks better because it isnt surrounded by yellow box dyed hair! My silver areas shimmer because they dont have a dye coat over them.
I'm considering going gray for all.the reasons you state. I have long hair and dont want to cut it short. What happens if you have dyed red/blonde hair? How will that look? I was a natural red blonde
Usually dyed red and blonde hair is easier to grow than dyed brunette/black hair. You should see less of a skunk stripe - it usually blends better ♥️
@@KatieGoesPlatinum thankyou for your sitem I'm gaining courage to do this. Wish there were pics of those of us with reddish blonde hair and what it looks like while going gray. Tx so much.
Just tired of dying it every 3 weeks.
It's the worst, isn't it? I got so sick of it - it was so tedious!!
Did you go gray cold turkey with long hair? If not, do you want to? Let me know below! 👇🏻
Thanks for referring me to this video, Katie! So informative and I enjoyed hearing the do’s & don’t you went through. I’m already changing my attitude about it and don’t care what people think. My father in law called me gray & pretty at Christmas Eve dinner so that was bonus. 🦨 Mahalo from Nebraska…
you're welcome! So glad you liked it 🙂!