Graceful Gray Hair Transition 

People are so interested! I did the "GO PIXIE" method. I wanted to start at 27 but got SO MUCH PUSH BACK FROM FAMILY. 27 years later ..... FEB 2020 MEeee too. Then one back step and re-do Feb 2021.. free after that!!! Thanks for sharing 💜 My Grey was so much darker just a couple years ago. Such a fun and interesting journey.

I just ditched the dye December 2022, year & half into it. Still have dye but maybe 2-3 more haircuts till full gray. Some days i like it, other times I’ll catch myself in mirror and think who’s that old lady lol

I had to work outside my building during the pandemonium. It was cold so I wore a hat for all most a year. During that time I just decided to quit coloring. Never turned back but sometimes feel like I look older than how I feel. Been getting into some different makeup and fashion to kick it up a notch. That and practicing self love and acceptance. I’m free!!!

Beth, I am forever grateful to you for sharing your story. I am not sure if I found you on IG or RU-vid - does not matter - you spoke to me and it gave me strength to transition to grey. I started by growing out about 2 inches, and then I had my stylist do a heavy ash blonde highlight. I was a warm brown/auburn, and the first step was going cool. I loved that ash blonde and grey and looked better than I had in years - that was my sign I was going in the right direction. I also had curly hairstyle, and I think that helped with the band of transition. At one point I went for a shorter haircut, which again looked great - pushing 60 so it was like an instant facelift. I am now 3 1/2 years dye free, and is suits me. Not all white, most at the front and a lightish brown at back. It is softer on my face - I had been dyeing is so dark. Thank you again Beth - love all of your content. For instance, your makeup content has been terrific. After the hair comes the eyebrows, new lip colours, etc. Lots of fun.

I stopped coloring my hair six months prior to my pre-planned retirement date. My stylist added a couple of highlights which I felt worked well for the transition. Once retired six months later, I had her restyle it to something shorter and the grey grew in really well. I've never regretted going grey and found my hair is much fuller and thicker and much prettier grey than it did dyed.

Hi Beth, I do remember finding your channel and following you for awhile during your transition. I started growing out my hair October 2022 and I also had highlights added twice , then cut my hair short August 2023 and was finished at that point. Thank you for all of your videos, they are so helpful.

im17 months in I had long hair around month 8 i couldnt take the brass so i cut it off left me with 4 inch salt and pepper all over I didnt like it but I knew I did not want to dye and I didnt im growing it out and it looks so much better it keeps changing as it is growing I get compliments all the time there are days I still struggle im still not near the length I had before thanks to you and other gray hair influencers it has helped.

Love this video, and thanks for sharing. I went grey about 13 years ago. I have naturally black hair but was coloring it dark ash blonde. I absolutely came to hate dying my hair. So I had my stylist start using the non permanent hair color. After about a year, it grew out to where he could cut it in a short shag type style. Then he quit coloring all together, so the grey blended with the faded color. After about another year he was able to cut almost all of the temp colored hair off. I'm so happy I did this, I get lots of complements on my hair, which is now more pepper than salt. I'm growing it out from a bob to get it to hit my collar bones. I'm 71 now, and think dyed hair on anyone my age really doesn't look very natural.

I am encouraged by your story. I have taken a similar approach with slowly lightening my hair before I ditched the dye. Now I'm trying to manage the grey/blonde blending as I wait for my hair to grow out. My stylist has been very supportive but the toning products she has used have been disappointing and short lived. Your story and seeing your beautiful gray hair gives me hope and inspiration to stay the course. Thank you!

My journey is very similar to yours. I ditched the dye during the pandemic and we used platinum blonde on the transitions lines. Finally cut out all the blonde ends in 2022 and had a 4" cut this past Feb to get rid of all the damage. Love my color, my curls and waves. Thanks for all the encouraging words and documenting your journey.

I’m about a year in and approached this exactly the same way you did. And I also had to cut my hair into a bob due to bleach damage. I actually like the way my hair looks with the blonde ends. I do think it’s important to find a great stylist. My first stylist was not as supportive and made some remarks. Your hair is gorgeous

Cold turkey baby!!! But, I started it during lockdown. Then I spent many months pilling my hair up in a bun. I worked from home, which made it much easier. I also trimmed my hair monthly at home. I prefer my hair shorter, so that wasn’t hard to do. I just cut off any growth. My colored hair was a warm blond. So the transition to my white hair was hard, but not brutal.

Great video Beth, I will share it with a friend who started the blending and toning method. You look beautiful as always. Have an awesome week 👩🏻‍🦳🤗💖

Cold turkey 2 years ago! I had the dreaded “skunk stripe for months! Yours is such a pretty color, mine is not so pretty. For me I’m finding as it’s now mostly grown out I mostly like it but some days I’m not sure. Kind of the excitement of it being done but also a little disappointed it’s over.

It's beautiful! I stopped coloring in September of '21, and even then we were just doing a semi permenant "tint" every 3 months or so. I'm under 5' tall so everyone can see the top of my head. I really wanted to avoid the white stripe, so we had been using less and less foils over several years. I am envious of yours though! I think I'm about 30% gray, and feel like I'm going to be salt & pepper for another decade at this rate. 😄

Good video!

Super helpful discussion. Thank you! I use a silver shampoo but I still have some salt and pepper hair at the back. The shampoo tones the warmer colours in my hair. The silver shampoo is used every two or three weeks. I used to demi-colour my hair. My stylist would colour my hair somewhere between a temporary and semipermanent colour. It was pretty sheer and easy to grow out. I had a super short haircut until six years ago. I started to grow my hair out. My stylist pulled almost all the colour out when my hair was shoulder length. When Covid hit, I had to solve my toning issues myself. I essentially went through Covid without a haircut. After Covid I had to find a stylist. My stylist changed careers and my new stylist gradually shortened my hair to an asymmetrical bob. It’s a great haircut for me. My hair curls nicely and it looks and feels stylish. I found myself feeling “frumpy” with grey hair and long curls. I totally understand why you like your hair long. Your hair is stunning.

That's crazy as hell My husband passed away 4 years ago and the last thing on my mind is dating. Too many crackpots out there. Thanks, Sheila