.Lets be honest here, you have great hair, good skin and look good in glasses . you probably look good in anything ! some of us ….. not so much. Enjoyable video though.
Elaine Carli. Love my silver gray, green eyes,light complexion. I tried red lipstick and it became my go to lipstick. Not only gives a great look with grey hair but also a romantic look. Thanks for the reassurance.
Hi Tanja, it's not about the hair, it's a combo package for skin and eyes as well. Even if you put certain colors against a ginger going grey, it will be very different than what you'd put on a black haired person going grey. There are undertones to the skin that can make anyone look ill or washed out, teeth look yellow, eyes look dull and not sparkling, etc. Back in the 70's and 80's, we used to follow a system that was based on "Color Me Beautiful" which was a book that dealt with skin/body tonalities and colors from the 4 seasons. WInters were jewel toned black and white wearing folks, where Springs are medium toned bright colored blondes and light browns (think coral instead of red, medium green instead of Winter's Emerald). Summers are the grey hazy toned heather type colors, lots of pastels and lighter colors for the light blondes and light ash toned brunettes. The Autumns had russets and mustards and olive tones for the Ginger colored and Auburn haired. How going grey fits in is wearing your colors, but maybe a slightly less intense tonality of it. But you will still wear this, because it makes your eyes sparkle and it blends better with your skin tones and undertones. It's like finding the correct shade of red lipstick for you, blush and eyeshadows. You can always "do" you, but now differently, and still look ok. The colors won't wear you, you will wear them.
Thank you So much for valuable advise just came across your channel. I have been gray for past 7years and do happy I made the switch from coloring my dark hair roots every two weeks. Wishing you a lovely day.😊
Hello Tanja, I recently went natural--ie, gray. I have opted for nearly monochromatic wardrobe, that is black, gray, white, cream. I have a few pops of aubergine, maroon, burgundy, navy, sanguine, claret, royal purple, and some teal. I found that they look better than my autumnal colors do. The autumnal looked great with my red hair, but not so much with my gray. So I thank you for posting this because so many women do not realize that gray does change what looks good on us and makes us feel good about ourselves.
Hi Rose, Exactly! It sounds like you have a good foundation of clothes that you can build around with the black grays and creams. Not everyone will like the colors I show. But as you did, you have those that work for you and what you like best. 😊 Thanks for watching!
Hi Tanja YAHOO! Not coloring my hair for 7 months! I'm salt and pepper in the back with a silver crown...l o v i n g it! I now embrace the wind in not worrying about my roots showing every 3 weeks :) Thanks for the tips... you motivated me to go through my closet ..thank much. You look fabulous!
Thanks for your videos, I stumbled across your channel in a quest to figure out how to dress with my new almost transitioned nature grey hair. I appreciate your useful information. I almost dyed my hair after two years of transition, so glad I found you and didn’t dye my hair! Thanks 😊
Great video. I love what you said about coloring your hair caused the wrinkles to show more. I have colored my hair once in my life and that is what happened to me. My face looked older when my hair was dyed. My face looks younger with the gray. First time I have heard someone say that outside of my own experience. Thank you.
Fab, and I totally agree that the colours you demo'd are great. I am just going grey and my hair is just like yours silver in front ,darker in back. But now, let's just let it be what it is, I'm looking now for a great cut and good condition. That lipstick looks great on you.
Yes! I let go of blonde dye 16 months ago. With a lit of trims I've reached my grey color! I used to have a light brown with gold highlighted natural color but dyed it blonde for about 10 years. I loved earth tones and find they do not work anymore! I'm learning about the brights. Ty!
I'm a hairstylist and I'm growing out my grey too. Not all of us are after your money. I encourage people to let it grow out, I'm all about doing what makes you feel beautiful.
My hairdresser actually advised against dying my natural salt and pepper hair! He said if anything he'd suggest bleaching a few pieces platinum white to even it out bc most of my white hair is in one thick piece on the front right with the rest evenly scattered. I decided against the added streaks and he didn't push it at all. That's when I knew he was a keeper!
So happy to find your video! I just ordered a red dress for Christmas then began to wonder how it is going to look with my silver hair. You have really been a great help in my decision to keep the really pretty dress! I never wore red lips until now either.
Hi Tanja! Loved your video! I was waiting for you to say something about the color coral ...and you did! I am 67 (my pic is 5 years old) and my hair started turning white when I was in my mid 20s. I colored it light ash blonde until I was in my late 30s / early 40s and finally gave up. So it's been solid white since I was about 50. ANYway, whenever I would wear coral, I would always get compliments on how it was "my color", especially in the summer when I have just a little bit of tan. That said, I think you are spot on with all your color choices for graying / white hair! Thank you!
That red looks incredible on you! My hair is a mixture of silver and black. Prior to that I did medium brown. Grey is awesome but it does change your palette. ✌️😊
All the ideas are very nice on you, since we put mask on our face I lost my pop of color for the lips...and it was my way to put a bit of color for highlighting the all looks. Thank you for this demonstration I notice that the some of Colors I wore before gray hair doesn’t fit me anymore those camel, beige and so on and I have a lot in my wardrobe ...
I understand. I did the video with the viewpoint of working with gray hair. But maybe I can do one on skin tones. I am sure there are colors that look fabulous on you. Wear what you think looks best on you. :)
HI Tanja. I just found your channel. I have been gray for over a year now and I love it! I also have discovered new colors that look good on me now that did not before. Your hair looks great!
You left out we who have a mix of gray, pewter, silver, platinum & white. I did not "change" my colors, just dropped brown and beige. Love your videos! Keep putting them up for all the silver sirens!
I am in the process of growing out my medium brown hair color. My hair is mostly this beautiful white that almost glows. I love it!!! I needed to find out what colors to wear with it. I came upon your video and wrote down all the colors you suggested. I am a new subscriber!
Tanja, all those colours look fantastic on you! Thanks you so much for this video. Im a darker complexion and Ive always stuck to plums and berry colours on my lips, but today I went out and bought an orangey red lip colour and I love it. I dont wear makeup but I do wear the occasional lipstick. Also, the other day I put on a silver/charcoal blouse and I felt it just did nothing for my complexion, especially with my grey hair showing much more. Im not really good with fashion - I also tend to stick to subtle colours, and I really wish I had a stylist to advise me.. The sales assistant where I bought the lipstick was so eager to try foundation on me but I felt that I looked almost like a doll. I couldnt wait to get home and wash it off. Your grey hair is lovely and I love love your lip colour and top. Great video
Great video! Thanks so much. I love my grey hair. It is similar to your color. I had medium ash brown originally and was coloring it a dark ash brown. Having long hair it took 2 years to grow out but well worth it. I had not heard it called champagne before. I thought it was silver with streaks of lt. ash. brn.
I don't know whether it would be true for everyone with grey hair or not, but the colours you mention are exactly the ones I wear, and suit my grey hair! Thanks for your video!
I find what they call the jewel colors look best...deep rich colors..I think navy blue is my favorite....and I would never have worn it before I went gray..
Your grey color is almost exactly like mine (avatar is old photo). This is very helpful and I too would never have worn a red lipstick before. Gotta go out there and try. Thanks
I really love your eye glasses .couldn't you please tell me what brand are they ? Any serial # for them .I thank you kindly.I will be a member of your chanel now .Thank you kindly
Hi Tanja. I love my hair now its grey. It is very pretty mainly if I keep it nicely cut and styled. I suit a lot of colours I didn't before and agree with maxthecat14 that it depends on your skin and eye colour and the style of grey hair. You look fabulous in red. It was my prime colour when I was a teen but didn't suit it much later on but it looks ok on me now. Mostly I wear light pastels, black and grey.
Since my hair is graying - I especially love purple, gray, reds, pinks and blues and navy blue. I don't like black because my skin is very light. And I don't like white, because my teeth aren't white enough. I look best in cool colors.
Tanya... my hair is more like yours in the circle pic. Mostly darker shades of grey.. green eyes.. pale skin. How would I determine my coloring? I hate pastels but charcoal and black don’t work for cruise in spring.
You do look good in red. As you held up the colors, your gray kind of took on a different shade; your whiter gray would almost lighten & darken, which was cool. Your gray is very pretty the way it's coming in. My more silvery grays have turned like an ash blonde; very wierd since my natural color used to be black; I haven't colored my hair for almost 4 years.
Grey goes great 👍 love it 😍 I stoped colouring mine since 2014 and never regretted my choice 💁♀️😜 anyway colours can’t fix on my grey hair it washed out in 2 shampoos 😂 Great video Silver Sister ❤️💖🙋🏼♀️🇫🇷
Tanja -- Sorry, you need to take skin tones into consideration. We don't all look good in the tones you're showing, regardless of hair color. Navy blue, light purple -- those wash me out immediately (I have the gunmetal gray, with just a few lighter bits, what you called battleship gray). There's also an inherent problem trying to do colors online, because computer screens differ a lot in how accurately they interpret color. For example, the blue you showed as teal is peacock or royal blue on my screen, not teal. What's great is that most colors come in a range so, for example, those of us with yellow undertones in our skin can wear more of a tomato red, instead of the bluer primary red. I can't wear hot pink at all, even now. However, a warm violet looks good on me. The only way to do this transition is to go to stores and hold the colors up to your face -- although do take store lighting into consideration, it can change things a lot. Even better, find a sympathetic makeup artist at a good store -- preferably, one who's gone through this transition herself, it makes a difference as to how you're treated -- and experiment. I wear a lot of scarves, and am currently cleaning out my old ones to make way for colors that are more flattering now. Using scarves is a great way to try out new colors more cheaply than buying garments. And scarves are excellent accessories to combine with beloved outfits that don't look as flattering now, but can work if the flattering scarf is next to your face. Not all of us can wear white, even as we go gray. My skin looks terrible against white, as it always has. Even with flattering makeup on. And I used to wear black all the time, but now a charcoal or soft gray looks much better on me. BTW if you're just turning 50, what looks good on you is different from what's going to work in 10 years or so. Just letting you know. (PS if you went to Coldwater Creek it wasn't a "thrift store," which is used clothing. You went to a Coldwater Creek outlet store.)
Historian212 Well thought-out comment. Many factors weigh into the process of choosing colors once hair is gray. You mentioned most. Skin may get paler as we age. Additionally, determining the individual question of clarity of color and the level of contrast you look best in are important, too. Skin undertone can be cool, warm, or neutral. Eye color adds another thing to consider. Check out Imogen’s (Australian image consultant) info for lots of details.
So glad I found your comments! I’m a light skin with warm undertone. Green eyes and medium brown hair which is going grey. I look awful in white and black…. Like death in both and even though I’m going grey I still look great in camel, warm green and warm reds. All of the colours that this lady suggests look so wrong on me. Thankfully I didn’t throw my whole wardrobe out! 😂
White is a combination of all colors. Black is void of color. Shades are darkness. Hues are actual colors, the colors derived from use of the primary colors: Red blue yellow. Shades are colors you obtain by adding darkness.
Thank you for take in mind my suggestion, I considered that all the colors that you pick look wonderful , my skin color is olive like yellowish and my hair color is charcoal gray. I guess the cool colors will be the best choice.
Raquel Rodriguez I think cool colors will be best. I do have yellow undertones in my skin also. If your hair was brown before you went gray then cool colors will work for you. Try some different shades out for yourself. Most of all wear what you feel you look good in . Thats the most important thing you have to like it.
I found white alone makes my hair look yellow and light grey doesn't work at all. Primary colors are great. Deep roses and teals etc.. Your best tip...hold it up to your face !
Thanks for putting this together for your silver-haired sisters! The bright, clear and rich jewel tones look so wonderful on you with your skin tone and color of your beautiful silver hair....which we need to take into consideration when choosing our most flattering clothing colors. The "Color Me Beautiful' method has been around for 30+ years, and offers some of the best guidance I've seen to help us pick our best colors. The more subdued colors, and the warmer tones that you showed in your video are not quite as great with your coloring...not to criticize, but the dull denim blue of the jean jacket just does not enhance your beautiful skin and sparkling eyes. The classic style however, is perfect for you, so you might want to consider dying it a rich royal blue to give it some "kick"! :-)
See, that red she's wearing makes me look like I have liver disease. I can't wear anything with yellow in it but give me a bluey red and it's fine. My colouring is completely different to this lady's.
Enjoying my gray/silver hair! No longer a slave to my roots!!
I love your enthusiasm, it is like we're teenagers again! I'm transitionimg to gray hair and I was needing help with my colors. Thanks for your video,
.Lets be honest here, you have great hair, good skin and look good in glasses . you probably look good in anything ! some of us ….. not so much. Enjoyable video though.
Love my gray hair best decision I’ve ever made 👍
Elaine Carli. Love my silver gray, green eyes,light complexion. I tried red lipstick and it became my go to lipstick. Not only gives a great look with grey hair but also a romantic look. Thanks for the reassurance.
Hi Tanja, it's not about the hair, it's a combo package for skin and eyes as well. Even if you put certain colors against a ginger going grey, it will be very different than what you'd put on a black haired person going grey. There are undertones to the skin that can make anyone look ill or washed out, teeth look yellow, eyes look dull and not sparkling, etc. Back in the 70's and 80's, we used to follow a system that was based on "Color Me Beautiful" which was a book that dealt with skin/body tonalities and colors from the 4 seasons. WInters were jewel toned black and white wearing folks, where Springs are medium toned bright colored blondes and light browns (think coral instead of red, medium green instead of Winter's Emerald). Summers are the grey hazy toned heather type colors, lots of pastels and lighter colors for the light blondes and light ash toned brunettes. The Autumns had russets and mustards and olive tones for the Ginger colored and Auburn haired. How going grey fits in is wearing your colors, but maybe a slightly less intense tonality of it. But you will still wear this, because it makes your eyes sparkle and it blends better with your skin tones and undertones. It's like finding the correct shade of red lipstick for you, blush and eyeshadows. You can always "do" you, but now differently, and still look ok. The colors won't wear you, you will wear them.
PS you are a Winter, so wear those reds, dark blues, jewel tones, and they will make you sparkle!
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You look stunning in red, it's perfect on you.👌👍❤️
My grey hair is a silver white. I am loving it.
Thank you So much for valuable advise just came across your channel. I have been gray for past 7years and do happy I made the switch from coloring my dark hair roots every two weeks. Wishing you a lovely day.😊
Stunning shade red is my ultimate favorite.
Hello Tanja, I recently went natural--ie, gray. I have opted for nearly monochromatic wardrobe, that is black, gray, white, cream. I have a few pops of aubergine, maroon, burgundy, navy, sanguine, claret, royal purple, and some teal. I found that they look better than my autumnal colors do. The autumnal looked great with my red hair, but not so much with my gray. So I thank you for posting this because so many women do not realize that gray does change what looks good on us and makes us feel good about ourselves.
Hi Rose,
Exactly! It sounds like you have a good foundation of clothes that you can build around with the black grays and creams.
Not everyone will like the colors I show. But as you did, you have those that work for you and what you like best. 😊
Thanks for watching!
Hi Tanja YAHOO! Not coloring my hair for 7 months! I'm salt and pepper in the back with a silver crown...l o v i n g it! I now embrace the wind in not worrying about my roots showing every 3 weeks :) Thanks for the tips... you motivated me to go through my closet ..thank much. You look fabulous!
Thanks for your videos, I stumbled across your channel in a quest to figure out how to dress with my new almost transitioned nature grey hair. I appreciate your useful information. I almost dyed my hair after two years of transition, so glad I found you and didn’t dye my hair! Thanks 😊
Hi Jennifer,
You're so welcome.
I am glad you decided to keep your gray hair!
Red looks great on you.
Great video. I love what you said about coloring your hair caused the wrinkles to show more. I have colored my hair once in my life and that is what happened to me. My face looked older when my hair was dyed. My face looks younger with the gray. First time I have heard someone say that outside of my own experience. Thank you.
The red looks fabulous on you.
as someone who has recently gone grey, this was really helpful. thank you.
So much great advice!!! I’m going to start shopping for brighter colors!!!
And your haircut is fabulous
Fab, and I totally agree that the colours you demo'd are great. I am just going grey and my hair is just like yours silver in front ,darker in back. But now, let's just let it be what it is, I'm looking now for a great cut and good condition. That lipstick looks great on you.
Yes! I let go of blonde dye 16 months ago. With a lit of trims I've reached my grey color! I used to have a light brown with gold highlighted natural color but dyed it blonde for about 10 years. I loved earth tones and find they do not work anymore! I'm learning about the brights. Ty!
I am starting my 7th week of no color. My hairdresser was not very enthusiastic, as expected, but will do what I want.
Hi you and I are at almost the same stage. It has been 8 weeks for me. Does your hairdresser have a plan, like lightening the darker, colored hair?
Because she wants your money
I'm a hairstylist and I'm growing out my grey too. Not all of us are after your money. I encourage people to let it grow out, I'm all about doing what makes you feel beautiful.
My hairdresser actually advised against dying my natural salt and pepper hair! He said if anything he'd suggest bleaching a few pieces platinum white to even it out bc most of my white hair is in one thick piece on the front right with the rest evenly scattered. I decided against the added streaks and he didn't push it at all. That's when I knew he was a keeper!
You could always go to your stylist to tone your grey hair on occasion. If you wanted to.
Oh and shampagne grey - love it and hope I am going to have the same
So happy to find your video! I just ordered a red dress for Christmas then began to wonder how it is going to look with my silver hair. You have really been a great help in my decision to keep the really pretty dress! I never wore red lips until now either.
Excellent video lot of great ideas with color my hair is silver and partially White thank you
Thanks, you encourage me, I'm on the process to going gray. Silver hair is to become some kind of noble metal in my life. Regards from Uruguay.
Noble metal! Thank you, Lucila, I will never forget this magic! ✨
Hi Tanja!
Loved your video! I was waiting for you to say something about the color coral ...and you did! I am 67 (my pic is 5 years old) and my hair started turning white when I was in my mid 20s. I colored it light ash blonde until I was in my late 30s / early 40s and finally gave up. So it's been solid white since I was about 50. ANYway, whenever I would wear coral, I would always get compliments on how it was "my color", especially in the summer when I have just a little bit of tan. That said, I think you are spot on with all your color choices for graying / white hair! Thank you!
Wow red looks really good on you.
I hated red lip stick and still don't think I will wear it. I'm more pink girl.
RED is the colour of active assertion. What a statement you are making, especially with your lovely grey hair. Lead the way lady ❤❤❤
Love the red lipstick and your grey hair!
Love the red. Love your glasses.
That red looks incredible on you! My hair is a mixture of silver and black. Prior to that I did medium brown. Grey is awesome but it does change your palette. ✌️😊
Try adding BRIGHT SILVER accessories to the grey and watch the colours POP 👍
black along with charcoal and heather grey with your bright lip stick looks stunning!
Black is stunning. Thankyou💞
You’ve been so helpful! I grew mine out this year champagne Grey with front white still figuring out clothes bc there’s a change.
All the ideas are very nice on you, since we put mask on our face I lost my pop of color for the lips...and it was my way to put a bit of color for highlighting the all looks. Thank you for this demonstration I notice that the some of Colors I wore before gray hair doesn’t fit me anymore those camel, beige and so on and I have a lot in my wardrobe ...
I was gray and loved the look...much more than the brown of my youth. Now at nearly 70 I'm all white and the colours I can wear have changed.
Love the red lipstick!!!
Loved this. I’m all about the jewel tones now I’m transitioning to my natural colour.
Red looks great on you! So does the navy.
I understand. I did the video with the viewpoint of working with gray hair. But maybe I can do one on skin tones. I am sure there are colors that look fabulous on you. Wear what you think looks best on you. :)
My hair is so grey that it’s white, I love it!
loved all the colors except the greens. you are beautiful!
HI Tanja. I just found your channel. I have been gray for over a year now and I love it! I also have discovered new colors that look good on me now that did not before. Your hair looks great!
Hi Patti,
Thank you.
Your hair looks great I can see why you love it!
Thank You!
Red lipstick just Looks amazing on you
Love my grey hair too.
You left out we who have a mix of gray, pewter, silver, platinum & white. I did not "change" my colors, just dropped brown and beige. Love your videos! Keep putting them up for all the silver sirens!
I am in the process of growing out my medium brown hair color. My hair is mostly this beautiful white that almost glows. I love it!!! I needed to find out what colors to wear with it. I came upon your video and wrote down all the colors you suggested. I am a new subscriber!
What color are your glasses? I’m finding I need to change those up too.
Great ideas! I would have liked to see the different colors without the same red lipstick. I think the lipstick made everything look good!
Tanja, all those colours look fantastic on you! Thanks you so much for this video. Im a darker complexion and Ive always stuck to plums and berry colours on my lips, but today I went out and bought an orangey red lip colour and I love it. I dont wear makeup but I do wear the occasional lipstick. Also, the other day I put on a silver/charcoal blouse and I felt it just did nothing for my complexion, especially with my grey hair showing much more. Im not really good with fashion - I also tend to stick to subtle colours, and I really wish I had a stylist to advise me.. The sales assistant where I bought the lipstick was so eager to try foundation on me but I felt that I looked almost like a doll. I couldnt wait to get home and wash it off. Your grey hair is lovely and I love love your lip colour and top. Great video
Great video! Thanks so much.
I love my grey hair. It is similar to your color. I had medium ash brown originally and was coloring it a dark ash brown. Having long hair it took 2 years to grow out but well worth it. I had not heard it called champagne before. I thought it was silver with streaks of lt. ash. brn.
This was very helpful. Thank you .
I don't know whether it would be true for everyone with grey hair or not, but the colours you mention are exactly the ones I wear, and suit my grey hair! Thanks for your video!
Love how you do the demos to demonstrate the color combos
Yes they are! Think of this video as more of a guide . There are no hard fast rules. Wear what you feel looks good on you. :)
Love the red!!! Gonna try it! Thanks!
You just described the Winter pallette
I find what they call the jewel colors look best...deep rich colors..I think navy blue is my favorite....and I would never have worn it before I went gray..
Thinking of dropping the hair color, just researching, thanks so much for the color combos . You look beautiful. That lipstick looks great on you.
Your grey color is almost exactly like mine (avatar is old photo). This is very helpful and I too would never have worn a red lipstick before. Gotta go out there and try. Thanks
Very interesting. What colour would you suggest to someone who has grey hair, fair skin and blue eyes and does not like to wear makeup?
Very striking look. Beautiful!
Thank you!
I really love your eye glasses .couldn't you please tell me what brand are they ? Any serial # for them .I thank you kindly.I will be a member of your chanel now .Thank you kindly
Could you *
I was surprised to see that the red lipstick worked with all the clothes!
I love Jean jackets too
Hi Tanja. I love my hair now its grey. It is very pretty mainly if I keep it nicely cut and styled. I suit a lot of colours I didn't before and agree with maxthecat14 that it depends on your skin and eye colour and the style of grey hair. You look fabulous in red. It was my prime colour when I was a teen but didn't suit it much later on but it looks ok on me now. Mostly I wear light pastels, black and grey.
Hi Meme
That's great!
Since my hair is graying - I especially love purple, gray, reds, pinks and blues and navy blue. I don't like black because my skin is very light. And I don't like white, because my teeth aren't white enough. I look best in cool colors.
you look great with the warmer shades for your hair as champagne has so yellow as your hair is a warmer gray yes stay away from heavy blue bases
Tanya... my hair is more like yours in the circle pic. Mostly darker shades of grey.. green eyes.. pale skin. How would I determine my coloring? I hate pastels but charcoal and black don’t work for cruise in spring.
You do look good in red. As you held up the colors, your gray kind of took on a different shade; your whiter gray would almost lighten & darken, which was cool. Your gray is very pretty the way it's coming in. My more silvery grays have turned like an ash blonde; very wierd since my natural color used to be black; I haven't colored my hair for almost 4 years.
Red lipstick 💄 looks great on you. 🌺 everyone would look good with black.
Grey goes great 👍 love it 😍 I stoped colouring mine since 2014 and never regretted my choice 💁♀️😜 anyway colours can’t fix on my grey hair it washed out in 2 shampoos 😂 Great video Silver Sister ❤️💖🙋🏼♀️🇫🇷
Tanja -- Sorry, you need to take skin tones into consideration. We don't all look good in the tones you're showing, regardless of hair color. Navy blue, light purple -- those wash me out immediately (I have the gunmetal gray, with just a few lighter bits, what you called battleship gray).
There's also an inherent problem trying to do colors online, because computer screens differ a lot in how accurately they interpret color. For example, the blue you showed as teal is peacock or royal blue on my screen, not teal.
What's great is that most colors come in a range so, for example, those of us with yellow undertones in our skin can wear more of a tomato red, instead of the bluer primary red. I can't wear hot pink at all, even now. However, a warm violet looks good on me.
The only way to do this transition is to go to stores and hold the colors up to your face -- although do take store lighting into consideration, it can change things a lot. Even better, find a sympathetic makeup artist at a good store -- preferably, one who's gone through this transition herself, it makes a difference as to how you're treated -- and experiment.
I wear a lot of scarves, and am currently cleaning out my old ones to make way for colors that are more flattering now. Using scarves is a great way to try out new colors more cheaply than buying garments. And scarves are excellent accessories to combine with beloved outfits that don't look as flattering now, but can work if the flattering scarf is next to your face.
Not all of us can wear white, even as we go gray. My skin looks terrible against white, as it always has. Even with flattering makeup on. And I used to wear black all the time, but now a charcoal or soft gray looks much better on me.
BTW if you're just turning 50, what looks good on you is different from what's going to work in 10 years or so. Just letting you know.
(PS if you went to Coldwater Creek it wasn't a "thrift store," which is used clothing. You went to a Coldwater Creek outlet store.)
Historian212 Well thought-out comment. Many factors weigh into the process of choosing colors once hair is gray. You mentioned most. Skin may get paler as we age. Additionally, determining the individual question of clarity of color and the level of contrast you look best in are important, too. Skin undertone can be cool, warm, or neutral. Eye color adds another thing to consider. Check out Imogen’s (Australian image consultant) info for lots of details.
So glad I found your comments! I’m a light skin with warm undertone. Green eyes and medium brown hair which is going grey. I look awful in white and black…. Like death in both and even though I’m going grey I still look great in camel, warm green and warm reds. All of the colours that this lady suggests look so wrong on me. Thankfully I didn’t throw my whole wardrobe out! 😂
Beautiful colors!
The red looks stunning on you...
That’s very helpful.
I have watch a few of your videos and this warm red lipstick and dress color is your "That's it!" color, in my opinion.
Wondering if orange can look ok with gray hair, I love orange and have lots of tops and dresses, I would like to continue using
What I take away from this video is that everything looks good with a red lip 😁
3rd time letting the silver come in ! Wish me luck. ! Love your video 💕
Just curious... I am reading your comment 5 years after you posted it. Was the 3rd time the charm? Lol!
My skin is fair cool and eyes are lt. grey. Good colors. I would like a pallet.
Can you do a hair care video. What products do you use ? Do you use anything different now that your hair is grey?
Hi Tammy,
Sure ! Thanks for watching.
Where did you get your top? I have been looking for that exact one. Perfect color.
Long time ago Walmart
If you every had your colors done most of the colors you have shone are winter colors.
Gray in any shade is to me the best neutral color.
Great video
Beautiful!
As this lady says 'EXPERIMENT' to find what suits you. The colours shown here look fabulous IF you have cool, clear, colouring and strong contrast.
White is a combination of all colors. Black is void of color. Shades are darkness. Hues are actual colors, the colors derived from use of the primary colors: Red blue yellow. Shades are colors you obtain by adding darkness.
Thank you for take in mind my suggestion, I considered that all the colors that you pick look wonderful , my skin color is olive like yellowish and my hair color is charcoal gray. I guess the cool colors will be the best choice.
Raquel Rodriguez
I think cool colors will be best. I do have yellow undertones in my skin also.
If your hair was brown before you went gray then cool colors will work for you. Try some different shades out for yourself. Most of all wear what you feel you look good in . Thats the most important thing you have to like it.
I love jewel tones but since I’m fair like you I totally need to stay away from orange, yellow, tan, cream, and browns.
Oh, I forgot to mention that you look just beautiful in this video!
Welcome back to silver Natasha!
what colors would look good with a white-type gray hair?
Depend on your season
I found white alone makes my hair look yellow and light grey doesn't work at all. Primary colors are great. Deep roses and teals etc.. Your best tip...hold it up to your face !
Thanks for putting this together for your silver-haired sisters! The bright, clear and rich jewel tones look so wonderful on you with your skin tone and color of your beautiful silver hair....which we need to take into consideration when choosing our most flattering clothing colors. The "Color Me Beautiful' method has been around for 30+ years, and offers some of the best guidance I've seen to help us pick our best colors. The more subdued colors, and the warmer tones that you showed in your video are not quite as great with your coloring...not to criticize, but the dull denim blue of the jean jacket just does not enhance your beautiful skin and sparkling eyes. The classic style however, is perfect for you, so you might want to consider dying it a rich royal blue to give it some "kick"! :-)
I think the main thing would be to find the right lipstick....all those colors looked good next to your lipstick.
Thank you for this video!
See, that red she's wearing makes me look like I have liver disease. I can't wear anything with yellow in it but give me a bluey red and it's fine. My colouring is completely different to this lady's.
Val Hollylee same blue based reds or I look ill