Re: Curious--Question for those of you with grey hair and/or ash colored hair--should I go red?

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Posted by Diane on May 23, 2004 at 08:19:28:

In reply to: Re: Curious--Question for those of you with grey hair and/or ash colored hair--should I go red? posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on May 22, 2004 at 15:43:41:

:
: Somehow gotta start looking at the whole package .... skin, body
: shape, hair color, everything. Make it all work as a whole.
:
: My mother was bitching that Vogue and all had a recently an issue of
: "Sexy and Beautiful at 30", "Sexy and Beautiful at 40", and "Sexy
and
: Beautiful at 50" but she wanted to know if we were all just supposed
: to shoot ourselves beyond that ............
:
: Looks to me as though *beauty* could use some redefinition here.
: Whatchall think? I am NOT interested in looking 20 again. I'm not
: interested in being 20 again. Been there. Done that. Is there no
: social script for a vibrant woman 55 and up? Is it because we're
: loathesome old things that should be locked away, or is it just
: because this didn't happen before and we should invent ourselves
: rather than borrowing the script for beautiful freaks of nature that
: are skinny, rich and 20? It makes much sense to me to try to have my
: 20 year old hair and my 20 year old figure as it does for Michael
: Jackson to try to look white.
:
: Am I making any sense here?

A LOT OF SENSE...
This is such a HUGE issue! Where would we even begin? I don't know if
there was ever a place in Western culture for the venerable crone but
it seems to me we badly need to reclaim her or invent her for
ourselves. And whether she chooses to wear her hair black or grey or
ORANGE lol, be able to be comfortable with that.

Still if we want to be able to get to that stage at 55+ we have to
start with all the 11 year old girls who think they need to diet, and
all the 45 year old women who think they need to go on HRT or shrivel
up and die.

I'm sorry we were talking about henna! Just for the sake of argument,
would a "double process" method work for henna redheads, too, where
you first do a senna and henna over? Would it be of any help at all
or no difference to the way the hair takes up the henna?

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Evolution of a new script Catheirne Cartwright-Jones 09:08:19 5/23/2004 (4)
- Ditto all of that that you said ! Pam F. 11:11:03 5/23/2004 (3)
  - Re: Ditto all of that that you said ! Catherine Cartwright-Jones 12:08:08 5/23/2004 (2)
    - metals? Pam 14:24:05 5/23/2004 (1)
      - RE, Re: metals? Pam aka 'Oldbiddy' 22:47:16 5/23/2004 (0)

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: : : : Somehow gotta start looking at the whole package .... skin, body : : shape, hair color, everything. Make it all work as a whole. : : : : My mother was bitching that Vogue and all had a recently an issue of : : "Sexy and Beautiful at 30", "Sexy and Beautiful at 40", and "Sexy : and : : Beautiful at 50" but she wanted to know if we were all just supposed : : to shoot ourselves beyond that ............ : : : : Looks to me as though beauty could use some redefinition here. : : Whatchall think? I am NOT interested in looking 20 again. I'm not : : interested in being 20 again. Been there. Done that. Is there no : : social script for a vibrant woman 55 and up? Is it because we're : : loathesome old things that should be locked away, or is it just : : because this didn't happen before and we should invent ourselves : : rather than borrowing the script for beautiful freaks of nature that : : are skinny, rich and 20? It makes much sense to me to try to have my : : 20 year old hair and my 20 year old figure as it does for Michael : : Jackson to try to look white. : : : : Am I making any sense here? : : A LOT OF SENSE... : This is such a HUGE issue! Where would we even begin? I don't know if : there was ever a place in Western culture for the venerable crone but : it seems to me we badly need to reclaim her or invent her for : ourselves. And whether she chooses to wear her hair black or grey or : ORANGE lol, be able to be comfortable with that. : : Still if we want to be able to get to that stage at 55+ we have to : start with all the 11 year old girls who think they need to diet, and : all the 45 year old women who think they need to go on HRT or shrivel : up and die. : : I'm sorry we were talking about henna! Just for the sake of argument, : would a "double process" method work for henna redheads, too, where : you first do a senna and henna over? Would it be of any help at all : or no difference to the way the hair takes up the henna?
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