Last week I talked about

the process I used to let my hair go natural...

This week I want to share a bit about my grey hair philosophy [ha], 

how it's felt, reactions from others, etc.

 First of all, I think grey / silver hair looks best if it has a good cut and is kept styled and neat. And for the first time in YEARS I now go to see Kristie every six weeks to keep it all shaped up. I love this cut, inverted bob, stacked bob, whatever it's called.

 

Stacked in the backand a little longer in the front...

I like that it's long enough to pull back out of my face at times, 

but looks full when it's not... 

It's perfect for my hair - 

I only wash it every few days [ewww, it's true] and I rarely have to do more than brush it out in the following mornings after it's been 'styled' once.

 I've also noticed that what I wear makes a HUGE difference in how my hair looks.  

I had 'my colors done' years ago [who remembers that?!] and was told I was a 'spring' and thought that was just ridiculous because I knew I was an 'autumn' - I LOVE all the autumn colors and am drawn to them in all sorts of ways...

Well. 

Turns out, I think I just might be 'spring' after all. 

The brighter pinks, greens, blues, and yes, yellows 

make a dramatic difference in how bright this ole natural hair looks. ha

I've also picked up reds, greys, and whites 

that I always thought made me look washed out before...

These days the fall colors make my hair and face look dull, dull, dull.

I've found it a little humorous that many people will compliment me on my hair and then as we talk a bit and I begin to say why I did it [no more color, etc.] I can actually SEE their defenses go up as they say things to defend their decision to put color on their hair. 

So let me be CLEAR:  

Going natural is a personal choice. 

I found my first grey hair when I was 21 years old, 

looking in a mirror in Ft. Walton Beach.

[Hows' THAT for a MOMENT - ha] 

And I put color on from then until I was in my 50s. 

Nothing wrong with that.

I just got tired of it.

And I really do LOVE not seeing the line of growth every few weeks...

Another thing I've noticed is that It seems like I'm treated with a bit more respect 

[we teach youngins to respect your elders and all that down here in the south, you know] 

and I'm [surprisingly] kind of embracing that...

I also tend to feel much more comfortable doling out a bit of 

[my own] 

thoughts - wisdom - instructions 

here and there - 

But that could just be AGE - lol. 

I remind myself of my mama over and over...

It's not a bad place to be in life...

[And that photo up there? two days after a wash - 

styled with a curling iron on the day it was taken.]

So my best advice?

Go find a REALLY GOOD stylist and get the cut that's best for your hair!