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Posted by Jane on May 23, 2004 at 16:46:23:

In reply to: Curious--Question for those of you with grey hair and/or ash colored hair--should I go red? posted by Jane on May 22, 2004 at 15:08:25:

Thanks for all your thoughts and perspectives.

I love the thread Catherine started. As a relatively young woman, I
can tell those of you who are "wiser" that I very much look forward
to growing into myself as the years go by. I admire young women and
older women, all for different reasons. But when I aspire to be like
someone, it is always the older, confident woman--they impress me the
most. Just my thoughts...

Jane

: Some of you may remember my earlier posts--I have been
experimenting
: with black walnut hulls, indigo, camomile, senna and a little henna
: to even out the color in my naturally dark ash blonde/brown hair
that
: has been bleached. I have had some success, but my hair, of
course,
: is still not an even color and is much warmer than my natural
shade,
: meaning I will continue to have two-toned hair no matter what I
do!
: The bleaching, toning, and plant dyes have given it a red tone, and
: there is just no good way to change that without heading to the
: synthetic dyes, which I do NOT want to touch. I really wanted to
get
: away from hair dyes all together, but it seems impossible without
: chopping my hair.
:
: On some days I like the red tones, though, and I am considering
: stopping the fight against the red tones all together and just
: heading to pure Henna Land. Those of you in the "Mixes" section
make
: it look sooooo beautiful!!!! However, I know using henna is a real
: commitment, which brings me to my question for those of you with
grey
: hair. I have had one grey hair on my head in my life (I'm 30), but
I
: am planning ahead and want to know REALLY just how well can henna
: cover grey, and at what point is there just too much grey to
cover?
: If I go to henna, it will be a long-term decision, because I have
: long hair and do not wish to cut it.
:
: Just as I started pondering going red with henna I saw an elderly
: woman who appeared to be using henna to cover her nearly 100% grey
: hair. Her hair was an unattractive orange color. I know some of
you
: report that you have grey hair, but your pictures in the mixes
: section look GREAT, nothing like the woman I just mentioned! Is
this
: because only a small percentage of your hairs are grey, or is it
: because you are using higher quality henna? Do you plan to
continue
: to henna as you acquire more and more grey hair? Just curious to
: hear feedback from those who have used henna for years and are
: covering up a significant amount of grey hair. I don't know why,
but
: I typically look 30 years in the future when I make decisions
(except
: when I made the DUMB decision to bleach my hair...)
:
: Also, as I mentioned, I have dark ash blonde/brown hair. My skin
is
: a light olive tone (more yellow than red but definitely fair), and
my
: eyes are multi-colored (mostly green and brown, but spotted with
: blue). My ancestors were English, Northern European, German,
: Scottish, Irish, and Native American so my "coloring" is a mix of
all
: of those, which leaves me a bit color-challenged when it comes to
the
: whole "Autumn, Summer, Winter, blah, blah, blah" classification. I
: am having a really tough time deciding if I would look good as a
red-
: head. Any thoughts? Has anyone with my "coloring" gone to henna?
: How does it look?
:
: Any thoughts on henna with grey hair and red hair with
my "coloring"
: are very welcome. This site is wonderful. Kudos to Catherine!!
: Thanks a bunch!!!!
: Jane

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: Thanks for all your thoughts and perspectives. : : I love the thread Catherine started. As a relatively young woman, I : can tell those of you who are "wiser" that I very much look forward : to growing into myself as the years go by. I admire young women and : older women, all for different reasons. But when I aspire to be like : someone, it is always the older, confident woman--they impress me the : most. Just my thoughts... : : Jane : : : Some of you may remember my earlier posts--I have been : experimenting : : with black walnut hulls, indigo, camomile, senna and a little henna : : to even out the color in my naturally dark ash blonde/brown hair : that : : has been bleached. I have had some success, but my hair, of : course, : : is still not an even color and is much warmer than my natural : shade, : : meaning I will continue to have two-toned hair no matter what I : do! : : The bleaching, toning, and plant dyes have given it a red tone, and : : there is just no good way to change that without heading to the : : synthetic dyes, which I do NOT want to touch. I really wanted to : get : : away from hair dyes all together, but it seems impossible without : : chopping my hair. : : : : On some days I like the red tones, though, and I am considering : : stopping the fight against the red tones all together and just : : heading to pure Henna Land. Those of you in the "Mixes" section : make : : it look sooooo beautiful!!!! However, I know using henna is a real : : commitment, which brings me to my question for those of you with : grey : : hair. I have had one grey hair on my head in my life (I'm 30), but : I : : am planning ahead and want to know REALLY just how well can henna : : cover grey, and at what point is there just too much grey to : cover? : : If I go to henna, it will be a long-term decision, because I have : : long hair and do not wish to cut it. : : : : Just as I started pondering going red with henna I saw an elderly : : woman who appeared to be using henna to cover her nearly 100% grey : : hair. Her hair was an unattractive orange color. I know some of : you : : report that you have grey hair, but your pictures in the mixes : : section look GREAT, nothing like the woman I just mentioned! Is : this : : because only a small percentage of your hairs are grey, or is it : : because you are using higher quality henna? Do you plan to : continue : : to henna as you acquire more and more grey hair? Just curious to : : hear feedback from those who have used henna for years and are : : covering up a significant amount of grey hair. I don't know why, : but : : I typically look 30 years in the future when I make decisions : (except : : when I made the DUMB decision to bleach my hair...) : : : : Also, as I mentioned, I have dark ash blonde/brown hair. My skin : is : : a light olive tone (more yellow than red but definitely fair), and : my : : eyes are multi-colored (mostly green and brown, but spotted with : : blue). My ancestors were English, Northern European, German, : : Scottish, Irish, and Native American so my "coloring" is a mix of : all : : of those, which leaves me a bit color-challenged when it comes to : the : : whole "Autumn, Summer, Winter, blah, blah, blah" classification. I : : am having a really tough time deciding if I would look good as a : red- : : head. Any thoughts? Has anyone with my "coloring" gone to henna? : : How does it look? : : : : Any thoughts on henna with grey hair and red hair with : my "coloring" : : are very welcome. This site is wonderful. Kudos to Catherine!! : : Thanks a bunch!!!! : : Jane
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