When to grow out grey hair - An honest conversation

When you stop coloring your hair and let the gray come out , it’s truly liberating…

I've noticed most women that quit coloring their hair, actually look more like their authentic selves, and thereby younger.

Don't overthink this. It's God's highlighting. Love it. It's free.

Grew my hair color When I turned sixty. Best thing ! I colored my hair for 40 years and am a hairstylist. It’s been so liberating!

I was getting highlights and lowlights. I was having to do it so frequently because of my gray growing in. It was expensive, time consuming and rough on my hair. I quit and just let it do its thing. That’s been 10 years ago and I’ve never looked back. During the pandemic my husband told me that my highlights looked so good. How was I getting them done? Who was doing them? I told him God. God was doing them. My husband said they have never looked better. Lol. You go girl.

I’m 54. Cut my hair off in December, now fully natural. I love it.

I stopped coloring or cutting my “pretty”, “elegant”, and boring brown bob when Covid hit. Luckily I also retired at the same time. Now at 71, It has been a fun, freeing and enlightening experience. I discovered Monique Parent on YouTube at around that time. She is such an inspiration on looking like your authentic self (unless you are performing). Much like you, she is fun, creative, self effacing, inspiring and definitely one of a kind. Recently your channel showed up on my feed and I am so thankful that each of you quirky, intelligent and authentic beauties share your unique and gratifying approaches to this journey. 💖🏆 Xxxooo from Laurie who loves to wear berets 👩🏻‍🎨

I love, love, love my grey hair! I grew it out during COVID when all the salons were closed. It's a far softer look for me. I'll never go back. I am my authentic self. Just keep it shiny with a deep conditioner and purple shampoo (both once a week or so), and it will be beautiful! ❤

I (for one) LOVE seeing women who are mid-grow out. It’s such a power move!

Gray is beautiful. I honestly can't describe how liberating it is, after constantly fretting about roots. The best part is, it is SO MUCH PRETTIER than you ever imagined!

Natural ageing is beautiful. Embrace the grey.

just turned 50 and defied my stylist, who told me 'your too young to go gray' and I made her transition my hair in 1 10 hour session. (see profile for finished product). Im now able to go in every 6-7 weeks for a tone, vs every 3.5 weeks for a color...and she laughs so hard.... saying I cant believe you look younger with gray hair! I LOVE IT>

I’m 51 and have never coloured my hair. The silver is coming in where it wants and when it wants. I’ve long decided to sit back and enjoy the show. Everyday is different. And that’s kind of nice and kind of fun!

I started going grey in my early teens- I was thrilled finding those first few strands but my mother (who I inherited this trait from) wailed with anguish when I showed her. I kept coloring my hair for years after that, not because I wanted to, or felt I had to, but because I wasn't sure how even it looked underneath. It was a hassle to get my hair professionally colored every month because the grey reappeared within days. My pixie cut hid my grey roots well- one day when I had let some time pass between colorings, I examined the inches of grey root growth and was ecstatic to see not only was it solidly grey, it was a stunning sparkly metallic SILVER! That did it- I let it grow out and I love, love, love rocking the beautiful silver grey hair I'd been looking forward to having since I was a teenager. I get lots of compliments on it, mainly from men, FWIW. And the silver lining (heh) to this? My grey hair is not only far more flattering to me, it actually makes me look YOUNGER.

Christian Dior said that women look their best with their natural hair colour. Also within the process of getting more and more grey hair.

I’m 48 and stopped coloring my hair in 2018. It was the best decision I’ve ever made.. I get more people making positive comments about my hair than I ever did with dyed hair. During the process you will have naysayers. After the process those naysayers start going gray as well. It was one of the most interesting, liberating journeys that I have ever been on.

For years my daughter, as a teenager, begged me to stop coloring my hair and let it “be itself”. Finally, I came to the same conclusions you have. This was six or seven years ago and I’ve never liked my hair more. Originally dark brown, it’s now dark silver with stripes of white. And curly and thick! No more chemicals and budget bending schedules! Freeeeeeedommmmm!! Edit: still listening to you and had to add: I actually look younger than I did back then! I can’t wait to see how you go! Grow!

I am 39 and grew out the last of my color a little over a year ago. I love my gray and it definitely eliminates a time and financial stress. I got a lot of questioning looks when I was in transition but honestly you have to do it for you. Not for anyone else 😊

Do it! I'm 52 and on December decided to stop dyeing my hair. I came back home from a long trip to India, and I saw many female European tourists with their natural greys and they all looked so beautiful. I'm fair skinned and in the soft summer season. My greys are not black and pepper, due to my natural ash blonde hair. They are very blended. One thing that made me to decide upon this journey was that if I waited more years to make this transition it would have been more shocking. I still have a somewhat youthful physical appearance and it hasn't been a major contrast between my face and my grey hair. I let it grow for a while, removed all hair dye and went for a pixie cut. I decided on that route because I knew a pixie would look good on me and I was 100% sure I could pull it off. This journey is different for every person, but I'm so happy I made it!

I have thought about it but its taking that leap I could not do the grow out I would get the hairdresser to foil it to my grey colout then grow it out. I do believe God made our grey colour to suit our complexion and eye colour. This is a lovely channel