Comments on: Could Gray Hair Be My Silver Lining?

By: lala

lala — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:52:38 +0000

you are beautiful cath
and when i look at you, i feel the blessing of this road we’ve all walked. we have really lived. we celebrate our inner child but we are no longer children. we have stories to share, we’ve become experienced, we hold knowledge, we offer wisdom. and, we’ve all lived our individual lives together, side by side. what a gift. i often think you are the core connection of so many spokes, the hub of the wheel. you have that gift you know. this blog is an extension of that gift. thank you. i’m so grateful to be one of the spokes on that wheel.

By: Phoebe

Phoebe — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:56:47 +0000

To each her own. This is what burning the bra was about in the sixties. Do what you feel, but be aware of the environment. What are the cosequences to your health (hair dye myths are they really myths?) We know we are just adding to the mix of pollutants with many of our choices. I personally keep some of the gray and add some color to add a little ” quel que chose”. My choice was to reduce the number of times per year I do this, for the environment and eventually will ‘wean” myself off of the “vanity” involved for the sake of the planet. I can’t be speaking too highly of myself if I am really having this conversation about hair dye. I refuse to have this conversation again. Don’t know why I Chose to contribute. My apologies.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:29:51 +0000

I was with four women yesterday ages ranging from 52 to 66. Three of the five of us are coloring, one has a gorgeous hip silver gray haircut, the other blonde going gray gracefully and then there was me. One woman colors her hair weekly! The others, every 3-4 weeks. I got to say the freedom of being out of hair prison is terrific. Connie saw me recently and thinks I look better than the photo on this blog. She too is going gray and looks great. I sometimes get a glimpse and love what I see, other times I think I look like my elderly aunt. The jury is still out, but for now I’m trying to rock it.

By: Janice bender

Janice bender — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:46:49 +0000

Cathy — am with Mara in Ventura and we were looking through some old pics. I think you look FANTASTIC and, most of all, are healthy! I, too, have gone gray –though I’m a bit older than you, so it is expected… After a really ugly period of yellow/gray hair, I am now fully gray and couldn’t be happier. So glad to pull my hair apart and NOT see that big gray stripe or have to be at the hairdresser every three weeks. Friends love or hate (vehemently) the gray, though Mara (who is a tough critic) has given me a “thumb’s up.” I have a twin sister who is still dying her hair, so we certainly don’t look alike anymore. At almost 57 years old, it is certainly freeing. Stay well and keep buying those earrings — it is soooo about the earrings. I’ve also discovered that black, gray and white are now my favorite colors… Take good care… Best, Janice

By: Rosanna Mendez

Rosanna Mendez — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 09:14:11 +0000

You look amazing with the gray. I’d say keep it. You will only love it more as it grows,I’m sure of it. And, it will keep changing and getting better, which is not quite the same as you loving it more as time goes by. Both will happen I think. Just keep in mind, inbetween the gorgeous chic rock chick and the emmy lou harris/ magical stage, you will have inbetweeny shaggy not so great hair for a bit. If you can stick that out, you won’t regret it. Also, if you do colour it, there’s a pretty good chance that not too long afterwards, you’ll want to grow the gray out again. And then, you’ll have to go through the whole schamozzle again. Up to you, naturally, but I think it’s beyond beautiful.

By: Virginia

Virginia — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:08:17 +0000

I. Love. It. With your beautiful smile and healthy glow you look confident and relaxed. Now that is a look!

By: Susie

Susie — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:47:23 +0000

GOR-GEOUS Cath! I love the ‘do and love that your gorgeous smile and eyes have even more opportunity to shine. I miss your face even more now!