Real and raw, I am taking you along with me today, we cook, we chat and we work... I would love to have your input into some topics I cover, and also, thought on this video format/vlog? xo- Love A.
I am 43 and I have been struggling against white hair since I was 25 😂 every twenty days I cover my white hair at home. Basically because my face has very childish features (even if I don't actually look younger) and grey hair would make me look like a freak...
I transitioned to grey when I turned 55, it was a ton of work to transition but I will never go back. It's tough and people will give you an opinion that you will need to roll off your shoulders. I'm Italian too much of my persona was wrapped up in my dark hair, but I love it and get a ton of compliments. Still rocking my grey and tattoos at 65! I trust you will find your path.
I Loved this ❤ Fun to see you at work . After Chemo being bald my hair grew back curly white hair . It is so soft . So I am staying white . I bought a brown wig . But I never wear it , makes my head too hot . I don’t miss dying my roots every 4 weeks . And after having Cancer I am not putting any Chemicals on my skin ♥️
Sandra, thank you for the feedback, and even more for sharing your journey. When my mom hair grew back after Chemo, it was white and so beautiful. It was the first time I have ever saw her with white and short hair, she looked like an angel. I am so tired of coloring and yes the chemicals! THANK YOU ❤ Sending so much love.
Due to a medical condition, I decided to stop coloring my hair and feel it was the best decision I've ever done. Surprised, I have less white hair than I thought.
Thank you for sharing this! I am finding out that most of my whites are at the front of my head. I am slowly going lighter to blend and let them grow 🥰❤️
I let my white grow out a couple years ago during the pandemic and was surprised that the wasn’t as much as you see when you are constantly covering it up. I love my hair now in its natural color and get compliments all the time as I’m sure you will too! Do it! We’ve got your back! 💚
Patty someone else said that it looks like so much more when it’s against a dark color! You are amazing’ 🤩🥰❤️ I am actually excited. It will feel refreshing for sure.
When I stopped coloring my hair, I received more compliments than I ever did before. My hair is white, soft, shiny and healthy! People tell me that it is absolutely beautiful! I say that it is God-given, but thank you! I can just see you with short, sassy white hair and red lips with your gorgeous smile. What a knockout!
Go silver!! I transitioned when I was 35. It is so liberating and I get compliments from everyone. I keep a super trendy short cut. I’m now almost 45 and have not regretted it!
I let my grey silver take over when I turned 50 and I love it. I think it suits my skin better - the tone and color has also changed and the hair matches
I am absolutely considering this! I found interesting you mentioning that it suits your skin better, I feel I could benefit from that as well, a softer more luminous color with the gray/white. Thank you for sharing!❤
I relate to the hair issue. I stopped coloring my hair & was happy to see how beautiful my silver is. I let it grow out to about 5" and finally was sick of the combo so I cut it short & just let it regrow to where it is now about 4" below my shoulders. A lot of women will use semipermanent color during the transition until it's long enough to cut off the colored hair. I opted to go blond and then let it grow out from there. My natural color was very black/brown.
Oh all these amazing comments are so inspiring, I love this wonderful community so much! SO MUCH. Thank you for sharing all the details! I think the “cutting it off” will be my approach. Getting excited as for the first time I see beauty in my whites and grays!✨❤️❤️❤️
All I can say is that I love the mix of white hair coming through dark hair. I am a younger woman, so I don’t have that yet but when I see it on other women I think it looks stunning. Somehow sophisticated and elegant, especially when the skin is glowing. the eye colour really becomes the Center piece of the colouring Then and I find it beautiful. Can’t wait to rock white hair :)
I just turned 50 and decided to let the silver greys just come in. I have very similar coloring to you and love my dark hair but I know silver hair pale skin and red lips is going to look amazing. ❤
I am letting my grey grow out, but I couldn’t deal with the demarcation line….so I got all-over grey highlights….and it is beautiful. I will keep doing this, blending in the grey until there are no more mousy brown roots! I get tons of compliments and it really is bellissimo!
Thanks for sharing!! Thank you for sharing, the demarcation is the biggest hurdle for everyone it seems!😜 love the idea of gray highlights, my hair being short I might pixie it!❤️🥰
I enjoy your channel and Instagram quite a lot. Your energy is lovely. I transitioned to low lights several years ago. My coloring is similar to yours. I feel comfortable maintaining darker hair color around my face, with the gray/white coming through. You have a handle on your style and esthetic. I imagine what ever you choose to do will be done with panache.
Thank you, it means a lot. I am having fun with it and I never expected to have this amazing community. I appreciate everyone so much! Thank you for sharing and for the tips.☺️✨❤️
I am of Italian heritage also. I was also facing the same situation. My father had beautiful gray hair and mine was coming in the same way, so I let it grow out as much as I could and cut it short and let the gray come on in! I have received many compliments from people of all ages, especially younger women. I say go for it! You can always go back to color. I must say, I have no regrets and it is also very freeing and less expenses and time with touch ups. The hardest part is getting used to the new look. Enoy and have fun!
I love black and white film. In the same vein, I have always liked the variety of pattern displayed in salt and pepper hair. Do what feels best to you. I decided to stop coloring my hair three years ago and I’m not going back. My hair is much healthier and I enjoy the salt and pepper look.
yaassss... grow and cut out the colour, maybe put in a few highlights mixed in with the natural white growth. Enjoy watching you cook, its the simple healthy meals that really inspire me to replicate these dishes, also I love your apron !! 😍
I keep my white roots colored. I feel like you said, a bit unkempt until I get a touch up. It’s high maintenance so I am considering transitioning in a couple more years. Please please do more vlogs! I love your work and content. You are elegant and authentic and calming and fun! I could watch a full length movie starring you!
I know it’s been a while since you posted this video but I wanted to say that you could go gray and if you don’t like it you could always dye it back. I’m 57 and decided to go gray 4 years ago and I’m rocking my gray hair. I love it!!
I loved the vlog format. I enjoyed following you on your day and your job. I haven’t gone gray. I come from a long line of hair colorers. But there is always a tomorrow and who knows. Upkeep is hard but it is my one treat I give myself. You are so authentic that I feel this is a real transition for you and you will love it. I can’t wait to see the new you!❤️
Thank you Sheila, I love this community so much that I felt comfortable being vulnerable as I thought maybe others feels the same. So much love, tips, personal experiences and so much more has been shared! ❤️🥰 I am so thankful. Thank you ❤️ I also, kind of love the Vlog format, it feel so real and less scripted. More personable.✨
I started to watch your videos yesterday and I love you so much I think you’re so cool and I’m learning a lot from you. Thank you so much for making these videos and for sharing your knowledge and life. I have recently started watching a lot of shows and movies that are Italian and my goal is to learn the language and hopefully go to Italy one day! I am Mexican, so I love that with Latin being the root of our languages, I can understand some already ❤️
I bleached it , total head. Toned it and now use purple shampoo. I do my roots 4 times a year with bleach. That’s it, it’s silver/platinum and I love it. It’s gray, but gray my way. 💙
Anna Lisa, You have gorgeous dark hair. I think your white hair will look just as good on you. I went gray by getting my brown hair lightened and getting even lighter highlights. I followed up with hairdresser every 5 to 6 weeks to get my hair treated. This way the roots did not look unkempt. I hope this tip helps.
I opted to get highlights for a few years and it eventually mostly looked blonde. So I colored it a bluish gray and I never saw my roots again. It’s like the funky blue gray faded as the hair grew in. I’ve added some pink highlights to the front once. But eventually as we loose hair, it was all gone. But I have the option to do that again.
Hi Annalisa, so happy we found your channel. You are so sweet! I (Jackie) color my hair and I don't think I could let it go gray. I love my hair dark. Sometimes I get behind in coloring my hair, and in our videos you can see my gray coming in, but I try to keep up on coloring. I think too the reason I stick with coloring my hair is that my husband dyes it for me, so it's super cheap!! And I don't even have to tip him......LOL. A couple of my friends recently had allergic reactions to hair dye and that kinda scared me, so a few months ago I started going to a beauty supply store and bought a dye with no PPD, and is more of a "natural" hair dye. It seems to be working so far! Some people look good in white/gray hair, but I don't think I would 😅 And oh boy, your curry looks delicious!!
I am a medium chestnut brown. I have a lot of grey especially in the front. I wanted to go grey and I tried it (I let it grow for a few months - it was easy during lockdown). But all grey was not for me. I even tried dark to medium blonde. That didn't work for my complexion either. It proved that light color hair does not suit me very well. So I went back to my natural color. I do a quick root touch up every 3 weeks and it is working so far.
I think you’ll know when you feel ready to embrace the grey. Personally I was so tired of constantly battling to cover up my grey and also my hair was becoming very damaged with the constant colouring. I’m not going to say it’s easy and there will be times you want to reach for that hair dye but once you push past that stage you’ll not regret it. I love my natural hair colour and think it’s much more flattering on me than my previously coloured hair. Good luck 🤞🏼
If you don't want to go grey ,but on the other hand dyeing destroys your hair, try natural plant colours! E.g. from Kh...i. They are good for the hair and also the demarcation line is not so hard.
I stopped coloring my hair about a year ago. I played with extreme colors as a 60+ year old woman and totally enjoyed it! After deciding to stop coloring I realized why I started in the first place :) My natural color is so bland, and I've got grey just scattered all over my head. I'm struggling with wether to start back or just leave it alone. If it was growing in solid grey that would be really nice. I love your beautiful hair and the way it frames your face! Sending you hugs and support on whatever you decide!♥🤗
Tina, I love fun colors!! It is exactly my thought too, if they are solid gray or even better all white it would be so easy… but I have no idea what pattern will present 😜 I have been wanting to do a cute pixie and go super light and then go from there…. My fear is that I will reverse the problem and then have too dark of roots 🤣🤣
I am growing my hair out and it’s like a cool science experiment. Some days I like it and other days I want to color it. But the thought of the color upkeep helps me stay the course. It’s authentic. Your natural color always looks good on you!
You can do it!, actually WE can do it. I agree that our natural color whether is brown, blond, gray is what will look best, I never understood this when I was younger as we always want the colors we don’t have 😆❤️❤️
I transitioned from dyed hair to salt and pepper and have never looked back. Like you, was having to touch up twice a month but was nervous about the unkept look of the “grow-out” phase. What I found made me feel put together at different stages of the process was to eliminate the part in my hair by using a hair band or beautiful scarf, or wear a stylish summer hat with an outfit I love and nice lipstick. Draw the focus from your hair by upping your style game elsewhere. It is only for a few months and then you can get a shorter cut and let it grow to whatever style you want in your healthy new white hair.
I started having grays really early (like my grandfather), so I have been colouring my hair for ages. One thing I know for certain, I will dye my hair until I exist. I know it is trendy to go natural, and I really don't care what other women do to themselves, as it is a choice, but I would NEVER go gray. My mother is 79, she is still dying her hair, and looks ten times better than her peers who went gray. I had to learn to do touch ups myself, and even though it is boring and a bit of effort, I don't think it is any trouble. When my hair starts groing I spray my roots with Magic Root Cover in dark blonde so it looks like it is deliberately made like root is showing. My natural hair is dark brown, and I am blonde.
Oh Annalisa, I have so much to say on this topic. I let my natural hair color come in a few years back. My hair is lighter than yours, so the line of demarcation was less visible. It was an easy grow out for my shoulder length hair. You can also put some highlights in your colored hair to make it less noticeable. Of course cutting short or bleaching out color are other options. I enjoyed my white hair and thought I would keep it that way, but this year I went back to coloring it, just to change it up. My white is in the front (of course), and on the crown so those pesky glistening strands show right away. The L’Oréal root cover spray someone else mentioned, helps me hold off on my touchups now. It’s only hair, try something new and see how you like it. And the curry you made for Kevin looks great!
Jackie you couldn’t have put it better, it is only hair! I am leaning toward a cute pixie and lighter hair as it will make the roots more digestible … if I was all white it would be a dream… but I have a feeling it will be more mixed. The curry is so delicious: I just add coconut cream, and curry powder and place it in the quick pot for 20 minutes on pressure setting/ vegetables and it comes out perfect. ❤️❤️
I'm yet to colour my hair. My natural hair colour is dark brown but now I have lots of grey sprinkles coming through plus a noticeable grey streak to the right side of my hair. People think I've coloured it on purpose like that lol and I get lots of compliments. The thought of consistently colouring the roots every six to 8 weeks puts me off. At this stage I'm going to stick to my grey hair but never say never I suppose! Maybe one day when I'm all white I might do it but right now I'm happy with my grey sprinkles.
Started going grey and dyeing my hair dark at 18. At 45 my hair was over 90 % bright white and I decided to stop trying to keep it colored. Both cost and developing a skin reactivity to the dye played a part in my decision. Can't deny it, the grow out process was a challenge. I love hats so I used that to my advantage! Wore a gibson tuck type updo where I wrapped the long ends around a headband for awhile. Despite that, many people, including complete strangers, would compliment me on how pretty the color was coming in and ask about the process. I'm now 52, and am still loving having it silver/white. Get compliments all time and have no plans to ever go back. I do use a purple shampoo/conditioner which I alternate with a claifying shampoo and hair mask conditioner as we have hard water to keep it from yellowing.
Sue, thank you for sharing in details. Even though I have been color about a shade or two darker than my natural hair I feel the same way about the chemicals! I am curious to see what pattern and how much silver there is… I feel it always looks so much more dramatic against a dark hair. A light blonde might be in my future 😆❤️
I am also Southern European with dark hair and I enjoy it (also the salon process of colour touch, which yes, a bit annoyingly, is very temporary). I think hair is a matter of how you see yourself aesthetically and has nothing to do with accepting age, inner-self or beauty. If you like your natural colour and you don’t like silver hair keep it as long as it suits you and vice versa. I don’t see silver/white hair as a way to embrace and accept age, for me it’s simple aesthetics and I don’t like it, so I decide to keep the colour. It’s absolutely fine if you feel differently, it’s absolutely fine if you feel the same way. 😊
I agree it is about aesthetics 100% I might try silver/platinum and see what I think, and if not I can always color. I am definitely thinking of cutting, but I want to make the decision when I am less frantic/ emotionally charged over it. 🤣🤣❤️
@@AnnalisaJ I usually take such executive decisions (!) exactly at times of emotional charge because they help discharge, de-focus and re-focus again. Change, I think, whatever it is, is always good to distract and give us the perspective we need when things are emotionally full.
I feel the same was, it is about esthetics and the question is if you like gray/white hair on yourself or not... I don't like it and so I vote for coloring, may I will change my mind when I am 70 or so.:-) However I would never use chemical colours, but natural plant colours (from Kh...i). These work well for me, I just switched to a lighter brown now.
Always lovely to see your video pop up. I liked this vlog format. 😊 To transition or not to transition that is just a question of color. I have black hair naturally which started to grey in my late 20s. I started coloring in my thirties but since it grew so quickly the times between coloring went from 6 to 4 to 2 weeks by my mid forties. My hairdresser suggested going lighter so I could go longer between appointments. By my mid-50s my hair and skin had very little contrast! I started my silver journey in 2019 (after an aborted attempt 10 years prior). Do not regret it. My hair grows pretty quickly and during my ratty, multi-color stage I wore hats or clipped it up. I did try lowlights but regretted it. It prolonged the transition. In the end it’s just a matter of color. If you don’t like it recolor it. Long story but I do strongly believe we learn so much about ourselves on this journey that it’s worth taking it. It’s not for everyone but I for one have found a new me. Good luck and whatever you decide it will be the correct decision.
Thank you, so many good insights and tips and I am soaking it all in. You couldn’t have said it better, it’s all a matter of color! I do think this is a journey and it will teach me much more about myself. I look forward to it! I am honored I even get to be able to have this chapter of my life ✨❤️
I use semi permanent hair colour and mix up the colours so it all blends, but my goodness, the grey around my eye to ear area just doesn't take colour well. I have been using the Loreal Magic root touch up there and it makes a difference- once you learn to spray it on with a gloved hand protecting your skin. Not for everyone but it works as a bit of a style aid for my short hair too. I'm toying with bleaching my hair and going colourful. I was recently working at a local fashion show and got so much inspiration from the young people!
I'm with you. I have been debating this for years. My younger self used to always say I would be the Queen of Denial and forever dye my hair, but it is a pain to dye every 3 weeks. I'm still on the fence about it. 😮
As I aged, my colorist gradually lightened my hair to the point of being nearly blonde. The transition to gray was easier this way than going starkly from dark to light. The mix of white with the natural dark brown is a surprisingly pretty gray.
Hi Annalisa, I decided to stop dying my hair in April 2019 and it was the best decision of my life. After coloring my hair for at least 15 years, I let my gray hair grow and I was patient enough to do it. The transition is very slow, you need to accept that you have two kinds of hair and deal with it. But after one year, I noticed that my hair was way healthier and stronger. The decision was right for me. My mom tried to do the same, but you know what happened? She looks old with grey hair, I don't. Because my mom has a warm skin undertone, and I am cool. So, I would consider your skin undertone color and how patient you can be to let your hair grow. Good luck and thanks for all the content you create.😊
Hi Annalisa, I wanted to let you know that if you do decide to go grey, make sure you are ready. It is a process that you have to be ready for. Lots of negative comments and lots of second thoughts. I'm 57 and started the process 2 years ago. Almost caved at the 8 month mark but bulled through. No regrets. Find different ways to style your hair to not show the demarcation and you will be good to go (I wore the half up look to hide the demarcation). You are a true Italian beauty and will rock the grey look. I love your channel and find your artistic content inspirational. Join the grey team only when you are ready. Your Croatian grey hair follower.
So I use the semi permanent...redken shades. It grows out nicely, washes out after about 5 weeks and no pressure to touch up roots. I'm about 20% gray.
I took the plunge about five or six years ago and stopped coloring my hair. I'm now 'silver fox' 😁. My hair is so much healthier. With a cute style I think it can look fabulous!
That is awesome! I am actually exited to go through and be in the other side of this process, it is so liberating!!! And I am embracing it… I am sure it will have it’s moments 🤣🤣❤️
Hi Annalisa! I hated my demarcation line too. I had been doing two colors in my hair. Then I went to just highlighting my natural color, which is a darker blonde with white hairs that are irregularly coming in. The blonde mixes in well with what is growing out of my head and I think I’ll keep doing this!
Im 47 and stopped dyeing my hair at 40 and Im not fully grey but I really enjoy it.Maybe try if you dont like it you can colour it. You look great love the signature red lippy. 🌷🌷
I’m salt and pepper - I never dyed my very dark brown hair and so I never had a demarcation line - going grey/white is natural and hair looks much healthier - I think you’d look fabulous -especially with your red lipsticks .... 💄
I let my hair go grey during menopause because I became reactive to the hair dye. The transition was tough, but I love it! I get compliments all the time, and even get asked how I got my hair this color. 😂 I personally feel I have to up my makeup game now not to look washed out, but you already have that with your lipstick colors.
Try natural hair colours, plant based organic (based on henna, indigo, nutshells and other plants). Works well also on grey hair! I have been using them for many years.
I'm biased because I love your dark hair so much. But you would be beautiful whatever colour hair you choose. I had cancer and when my hair grew back it was grey. But I was already dying my hair blonde before my treatment so I just carried on after treatment finished. Although I'm nearly 60 I just don't feel ready to be grey haired. Annalisa whatever you choose will be perfect. I think it's how you feel about it that is most important. You can always change your mind😘
my hair was very long when I let my white come in but it was red at the time and it looked awful. I opted to go lighter and lighter until i was white-blonde and then let the semi-permanent dye go. It worked a treat. Now I love my white hair and regularly have it toned pink or blue or lavender or just silky white. xxx It is a very personal thing tho and is very much up to the person .
Colette, you read my mind… I was already thinking when I am all white I will definitely play with pastel toners!! 😍🤩 I agree, it is definitely a very personal thing to do, and I feel mentally one has to be ready as well! ☺️❤️
I let my dark hair go silver over COVID lockdown. That was the perfect time for me because no one ever saw me! I was worried it would come in a horrible iron gray, but it is silver white and sparkles. I use a purple conditioner once a week and a purple mask once a month. Anything more than that makes it look lilac. The growing out process is horrible. I just lucked out because of COVID--the ONLY way COVID was lucky for me. Before lockdown, I was seriously considering shaving my hair and just letting the color grow out that way. I'd wear a wig at work and hope for the best. But I managed to avoid that. When I dream, I still have dreams of myself with dark hair even though I've been silver for three years now. I do miss my dark hair, but with a silver bob, I can sometimes tell myself I look like Marlyn Monroe, lol.
Aww!! I love that you still dream “in color” super interesting! It’s such a huge debate inside my head… shave, color, pixie, silver, let it be… it’s war!🤣🤣🤣❤️
March of 2021, I went to my stylist when I had about 1 1/2 inch root growth so she could see what was happening and we grey blended the colored part and left the roots alone. We toned each time after that for several cuts and now my hair is without color and my grey is gorgeous! I have no regrets. My hair is much less grey than I thought it’d be, but watching it come in more and more is neat. I have white “stripes” at my temples that were just white blonde as a kid- I learned as an adult that my grandmother had that, her mother, and now my daughter!!👩🏻🦳 I would love to see you with whit hair! I bet it’s be gorgeous. But just as you’ve taught me- the best is what makes YOU feel beautiful! **My supervisor recently came to work with a grey blended color and I was so happy.🥰😍👩🏻🦳
I decided to stop colouring my hair in my mid 40s and have never regretted it. I was tired of spending the money and time at the hairdresser. I let it grow out, but my hairstyle is a pixie cut so it didn’t take very long. I think people actually look older if they colour their hair because the contrast between the (for example) brown hair and some wrinkles/skin tone is greater. Grey hair is softer against the skin. Also I never received compliments on my hair until after I stopped colouring it! So many women come up to me to say “I love your hair”. I think it’s empowering to say “enough”. 😊
Helene, I was just saying that I feel the dark hair on me lately seemed to be harsher for some reason, it’s subtle but I see myself softer. I am so excited and I have been looking at pixies, I love a good short hair and I am not new to it, which I think it helps a lot. Thank you for sharing ❤️❤️❤️
@@AnnalisaJ Anne Kreamer wrote an article years ago that motivated me to go grey, but I can’t find it online anymore. But she has written a book which likely expands on her thoughts, maybe you would find it helpful. You would look great in a pixie cut! All the best to you ❤
I ingested my mother’s full, silky hair. I used to have beautiful brown hair. I would get complimented daily from men and women. I have been all gray for a year now and much to my surprise, I get even more compliments from men and women. Young and old alike!
I just recently found your channel after learning about making espresso coffee in a Bialetti from you. White hair? Unfortunately, we all grow old, but I have learned to just accept it and let nature take its course. What’s more important is what we are on the inside than what we look like on the outside. And it’s what type of person I am on the inside is what attracts those that I want as friends. Those are the friends, genuine friends, we want in our lives. Take care.
My husband is 48 and he colors his hair and beard at least once a week. He loves how he looks and feels with his hair colored and he looks younger. When his greys come out, he acts a little older and he doesn't feel like himself. At one point he was all grey but he didn't connect with it. So he keeps coloring. As for me, I do have greys but I color my hair. I think in order to see how you'll feel with greys, is to get a grey wig and commit to wearing it for a month and see how it makes you feel. Maybe you'll like it, or maybe you can't get used to it. But at least it can give you the perspective of what it would be like if you stopped coloring your hair. It's also like embracing a new version of yourself. Or- maybe you like being the mysterious beautiful Annalisa with dark hair, and want to keep that more. 💖
I loved reading this. I let it grow for 3 months, it has some interesting natural highlights. But I went and got it blended in while lightening up the hair with balayage. We tried to extend the super light areas so the growth is smooth. The plan is to keep going blonder 🤩😜
I went gray during covid shutdown. So, I can't really speak to transitioning but I love not having to keep up the coloring and highlight I did. It trashed my hair. I have fine wavy/curly hair and after it grew out, it was so healthy. I also get so many compliments on the color of my gray. Who knew!! If you decide to go gray and you do not love it, you can always go back to coloring it. I think about going back to coloring but then I think of all the work - then I'm over it. LOL. Go for it!
I stopped dyeing my hair in 2021. I had my first grays at 15 - really a gray stripe. I loved my dark brown hair so I never thought I would decide not to dye my hair. It's been nearly 2 years. I am completely salt and pepper with white around my temples...of course, my gray stripe (actually more the one). While I don't regret that the transition, there are times that I see myself and wonder who is that lady. :) You will know when the time is right and then just go for it.
I have been coloring my hair since I was 25, when I discovered my first gray hair and plucked it out! I am now 59, and I keep thinking I want to stop dying my hair. When I was younger, my long hair was thick and curly, but over the years it has gotten thinner and thinner and it is now completely straight-I hate it! I have to keep it really short now because it really doesn't look good longer. I absolutely love the steely-gray hair or salt and pepper hair that a lot of women I know have, but my hair is completely white, and I'm just not sure. During the pandemic, a friend of mine contracted Covid, and her hair fell out and did not really return with the same density and texture as before. We have a very nice wig shop in my town, and she went there to be fitted for a wig which looks very natural on her and is the exact same color and cut as before. I am considering shaving my head and getting a wig to see if I actually like it white! I can always go back to my bottle brown.
Both of my nonne had beautiful white hair, but I am not sure I would. I may just decide to give it a go. Your chicken curry looked absolutely delicious, btw. 😋
Coloring adds considerable texture to my thin hair … much as I find the process annoying, my hair looks and feels far better with color than without … and it definitely makes about a 10 yr difference in my appearance. I’m not ready to give it up. I have been playing with wigs to see if a style or color change might work, but I think it’ll be awhile before I stop dying my hair.
I let my hair grow for 8 weeks just to see my gray hair pattern since I've never seen it. I had my hairstylist match the growth with the rest of my hair. My hair is level 7 so bleaching was doable in one go. She did lowlights and toned them two different shades of gray. The toner washed out after two washes but the purple shampoo helps. I'm on week 12 at the moment and will tone it again soon. People think I had highlights done. They don't believe this is my hair. Enjoy!
Thank you for this! I thought about doing a pixie and have the longer front part to match my gray hair, like you it had a couple of tones but I am liking it so far. I am at week 6 and I want to see a clear pattern as well. I appreciate all the insight ❤️❤️❤️
During the pandemic in 2020 when we were in lock down and hiding in our houses unable to go to the salon I decided to try letting my grays go. I have a full head of gray mixed with some dark hairs and I start getting regrowth of gray after 2-3 wks after coloring. I use Clairol root touch-up at week 3.5 and that gives me 2 more weeks between coloring's. So, I didn't color for 4 months and had the dreaded skunk stripe and felt as you put it "unkempt". Now, my good friend also decided to stop coloring. We don't live near each other so I didn't see her progress and in the end I decided I wasn't ready to go gray and continued to color my hair. When I finally saw my friend it was a shock because I almost forgot about her transitioning to gray. She's not a makeup person, but she has beautiful blue eyes and Irish pink skin which help to brighten her face. I have brown eyes and a fair complexion and I felt the gray made me look older. I realized I really wasn't ready yet and I decided maybe when I'm in my late 70's or 80's ( now 68), I'll be more apt to let myself go gray. You can always try and if all else fails you can always dye your hair again. What does hubby say? Just be prepared to let comments roll off your back, because there will be opinions expressed for sure!
I enjoyed reading this, I feel blue eyes and gray hair always looks so beautiful! If my hair came in all white or silver I’d love that and then I would play with toners, lol! But I have a feeling it With have some strange patterns. Kevin (the hubby) is on board with whatever I decide, he has always let me be me, he went gray and started loosing his hair fairly young so he shaves his head. I am so thorn between letting it just grow out, and (which is where I am more leaning toward) cutting a cute pixie and go very very light (as at that point it will all be virgin hair so it can be achieved fairly easy)… I think grays/whites against the blonde will be more gentle on my eyes 😆❤️❤️ Opinions: oh I am sure!!🤣🤣
@@AnnalisaJ Update Annalisa, one year and one birthday older. I decided that going gray at this point in my life is not for me and recently had my highlights put in again and love it. I often get compliments on my hair color and people never believe I'm going to be 69. I think going gray is not about accepting the aging process, but more about what flatters you and makes you feel better when you look in the mirror. I recently saw someone I haven't seen in 4 years and she had let her hair go gray. My first thought was that she's 2 years younger than me and she looked kind of washed out and older. I do think that's her personal preference as she was never one to wear any makeup, but I do think one has to add some color back into the face or your features look kind of drab. Everyone is entitled to make whatever decision they want and I definitely respect that. I'm thinking that maybe I'll push back the gray's till I'm closer to 90 ( god willing LOL) or maybe I'll dye my hair forever. I will say that the 2 friends I have that did go gray went through 1.5 to 2 yrs. of growing out and lightning/toning the hair to make the blending of colors easier and be completely gray. It may be easier for you because your hair is short, you love hats and you rock a great red lip.
I've never colored my hair so far, but I think that when the time comes I would slowly transition to blonde. Lots of my friends are doing highlights because of that or lightening their hair. On the other hand, I think you would look great in blonde or platinum blonde, but I do understand that it's not everyone's cup of tea and that a lot of people cannot imagine themselves in that color.
Sometimes it depends on the type of person you are, going grey is a personal choice. I chose to go grey only because it was too messy & too expensive for me to afford it having it done professionally. On the other hand, my grandmother (in her late 80s) kept dying her hair black even though the dye would never take and turned her hair bright orange.
Dina, I definitely like you think it’s a very personal choice! I am just so tired to be a slave to it. I still enjoy going the the hairdresser but not just for a root touch up …. It so meh to me lately. I am excited to make this change!❤️❤️❤️
I love my natural,greying hair. I think it suits my colouring better than trying to guess about it🤔. And if I popped a coloured wig on my head to “ look younger” ,it would still be my softly lined face under it. I went natural at 60, no regrets.
Marion, the gray showing is what makes me so mad. If ai had to keep coloring I would go toward a platinum color, at least to me blond hair and darker roots looks more digestible 🤣❤️❤️ I know, so weird!
Personally, my hair is blonde so I just let mine grow and they are not very shocking. I think that you could get help from a colorist to transition. If you don’t like the silver you can always color it again. So what will make you happiest😊
True, I feel I should try the light before ai color it and have to start the growth over. Right now I am about 6-7 week grown. It’s not as white as I was hoping. I mean you definitely see it but it has “pepper” in it, it’s not just salt!🤣❤️
Yes I have it, the powder. But it’s just the whole coloring I am done with. Especially because with summer coming I am in the water A LOT… I just am craving to simplify and be free. 😆😜❤️
I nearly transitioned to all white during Covid (as many did). I was about one cut (2") from no color. I have a very talented stylist who helped cut it such that the demarcation line was blended. Maybe I went even shorter too... can't remember. ANYWAY, ultimately, I decided I do not have cool gray growth pattern - like Rogue from X-Men or Nikol Johnson here on TH-cam. My mom has cool patchy patterns and at 86 still is gray vs. all white. I'm about 85% gray, but it's evenly distributed all over - like salt and pepper, and just ages me even more than I already feel. So, one cut away and I went back to coloring 😔. Moral of the story is, if you have a cool gray growth pattern, do it! With your skin tone and red lip - stunning! Plus, your hair is already short - you can bleach out the color and do the whole gray at once thing and because it's shorter, you can cut out the damage quicker as it grows out??? What chapped my hide was the appointment after I colored it again, my stylist said we could've done a platinum color and really make it silver, silver. Well why didn't you tell me that then?! 🤪Anyway, thanks for taking us along on your day! 💕
I have to recolour my roots literally about every three weeks..it's a pain but I'm not ready to make that transition.. I always said I'd color into my 70's.. I'm 52 now .. my hair is similar to your hair color.. I had started dying it black in my late 20's.. now black is too harsh on me.. too stark and makes me look older..( so my sister's tell me)🙄... So I'm in the process of trying to get back to my natural color.. a light brown w reddish highlights... I just feel more polished w colored hair. It depends on your style.. my aunt went all white mid 50's.. thin, long, hair.. refuses to cut or style it and honestly she looks decades older.. I'm sure whatever you decide, you will look stunning.. you have the style, the panache to carry it off. For me personally, I'm on team colour!! 🕊️
Melinda, I have friends with long hair that are dead and stringy and they refuse to cut because the want the length, they don’t realize it looks fried and lifeless. It is such a personal thing. Cutting has never been something difficult for me, so the color is really the big decision 🤣❤️❤️
Just stumbled on your channel because I was making a coffee with my moka pot. Now I'm addicted! I was a punk girl in the 90s and am covered in tattoos as well but I'm 51 now and am trying to mellow a bit. Hahaha. Anyway long story short, I keep dying my hair!!!! I will until I die haha. But I may go a little lighter than black one day. :p Anyway love your channel, super relatable. :)
This comment made my Sunday! 🥳 I loved reading this, I am working on a video which touch this specific topic / fashion/ tattoos and more and being 50 and up. Thank you so much for the feedback and the comment, I appreciate your time 😊🩵
Oh man grey hair. I’ve been coloring for years. To help myself face those little wiry greys I color only around my face and I’m letting the back do it’s thing. I’m trying to ease into it because frankly I want to age gracefully. There’s nothing wrong with maturing. I’m better now then when I was younger. So I’m trying to embrace the change but it’s not easy. You get grey hair dang everywhere. 😊
I relate with you. People messing up my name from Francesca to Frederika... Tiring. Love this video. I think I'd go for burgundy or black if I had to dye my hair. Thanks for sharing! ♥️
@@AnnalisaJ Now I started shortening it to Fed. When they don't understand that either I help them understand by saying Fed for "Fed up"... Usually happens when they have to write my name on a cup! 🙂
I have salt and pepper hair, silver and black. Right now I am thinking about colouring it, but then I think of all the maintenance and cost!!!! It is a decision and which you can always revert to colour again. What I think most is I miss the shininess of my dark hair. Anyone have suggestions?
Hello Annalisa! Are you still transitioning to gray hair? I was trying to with mine, but I've caved in a few times and fell back into coloring it. I really want to let it be it's natural color. If you're still letting the gray come in, do you have any advice?
I think you would look lovely with white hair because, although you are fair, you do have a warm, peachy tone to your skin. I tried and looked awful - I'm even more fair than you with a more neutral tone and there wasn't enough contrast. I looked completely washed out, even bald in areas because the white hair on my scalp blended so closely with the skin on my face. Ugh! I wish it wasn't the case - I always planned on going grey and now it seems I'll be stuck on the hamster wheel until I die...or lose all vanity (which will be when I'm dead!)
Maybe go lighter brown so the silvers don’t show as much? Or a color. My mother passed last year at 93, she made sure we had colored (blonde) her hair before she left us. 😊
Thank you for taking us with you to spend your day together! My relationship with gray hair is a bit peculiar; I started having them very young, I was 15/16 years old, and I hated them😔 My parents didn't allow me to dye them, and I remember when I received my first salary, the first thing I did was go to the hairdresser and get my hair dyed, red because I love red hair!😍. I am now 60 years old, and I always dye my hair, always red of course 😂. A presto. Un abbraccio 😘😘😘
when my husband took an early retirement and moved us 75 miles from my colorist, I did cut my hair and let it go natural. Then I would use colorful, washout colors. It's fun!!!
Hello Anna Lisa! Long time no see. 😉🌺🌼🌷 I watch every video you create, but somehow I missed this one. I like your videos because they are so relaxing, easy going, beautiful music as well. 🍃Now about hair. I am 51, but I don't have any grey hair yet, I guess I got very good genes, my both parents are 75 they barely have any grey hair, it's not visible at all. I don't have any hopes one day to go grey. If I get a few grey hair I am fine with that I don't color my hair either as I like my golden brown natural color. You have a great hair Anna Lisa, if I would have so much hair I would cut it as a lob (long bob) without any bangs (that shortens face very much) and I would keep this color you have, it keeps you youthful. 💁As I live in Sweden where a lot of Spring and Summer type women walking around (blond, blue eyes) I believe that on them this platinum cold white hair looks the best, on others-not so much. But it's up to you of course. Wish you the best! Please create more videos and tell us how you are doing Anna Lisa! 💖💋
I loved reading this comment so much! I am will let my bangs grow out a bit😜 the lighter hair makes me feel bright and youthful as well, I like it too ❤️❤️❤️
I went blonde (from dark brown) in my mid forties and it was a great decision I was lucky it suited me and I could go a lot longer between touch ups, though it took me a minute to get used to. I went silver in my mid sixties, a few years ago and I LOVE it. My boyfriend loves it too. It wasn't too drastic a change from the blonde and was the BEST decision ever. It looks good and I've been released from the "hamster wheel". My only regret is not going silver, sooner.
I’m on team Color! I come from 3 generations of hair dying ladies🤣. I am 51 and I would hate for people to see me as WAY OLDER than I am. It’s just a reality- we can’t change how the world sees us. If you zero care how people see you .. then go for it💕💕
Real and raw, I am taking you along with me today, we cook, we chat and we work... I would love to have your input into some topics I cover, and also, thought on this video format/vlog? xo- Love A.
I am 43 and I have been struggling against white hair since I was 25 😂 every twenty days I cover my white hair at home. Basically because my face has very childish features (even if I don't actually look younger) and grey hair would make me look like a freak...
I transitioned to grey when I turned 55, it was a ton of work to transition but I will never go back. It's tough and people will give you an opinion that you will need to roll off your shoulders. I'm Italian too much of my persona was wrapped up in my dark hair, but I love it and get a ton of compliments. Still rocking my grey and tattoos at 65! I trust you will find your path.
You have no idea the HUGE smile your comment brought to my face! I was saying out loud “hell yesssss!!!” Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
I Loved this ❤ Fun to see you at work . After Chemo being bald my hair grew back curly white hair . It is so soft . So I am staying white . I bought a brown wig . But I never wear it , makes my head too hot . I don’t miss dying my roots every 4 weeks . And after having Cancer I am not putting any Chemicals on my skin ♥️
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Sandra, thank you for the feedback, and even more for sharing your journey. When my mom hair grew back after Chemo, it was white and so beautiful. It was the first time I have ever saw her with white and short hair, she looked like an angel. I am so tired of coloring and yes the chemicals! THANK YOU ❤ Sending so much love.
Due to a medical condition, I decided to stop coloring my hair and feel it was the best decision I've ever done. Surprised, I have less white hair than I thought.
Thank you for sharing this!
I am finding out that most of my whites are at the front of my head. I am slowly going lighter to blend and let them grow 🥰❤️
I let my white grow out a couple years ago during the pandemic and was surprised that the wasn’t as much as you see when you are constantly covering it up. I love my hair now in its natural color and get compliments all the time as I’m sure you will too! Do it! We’ve got your back! 💚
Patty someone else said that it looks like so much more when it’s against a dark color! You are amazing’ 🤩🥰❤️ I am actually excited. It will feel refreshing for sure.
When I stopped coloring my hair, I received more compliments than I ever did before. My hair is white, soft, shiny and healthy! People tell me that it is absolutely beautiful! I say that it is God-given, but thank you! I can just see you with short, sassy white hair and red lips with your gorgeous smile. What a knockout!
Cynthia, thank you! I am almost looking forward to cutting it!❤️❤️
I loved this vlog so much. Your voice is extremely calming and you seem like such a fun person to be around🤗
Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed it!❤️🥰
I never dyed my hair and I love my silver hair. I also get lots of compliments but the best is that I have a full healthy head of hair. Love it!
I definitely value healthy hair a lot! No matter what color overtime it does take some of the health out of it!🤣❤️❤️
Go silver!! I transitioned when I was 35. It is so liberating and I get compliments from everyone. I keep a super trendy short cut. I’m now almost 45 and have not regretted it!
Love that! Thank you for sharing
I let my grey silver take over when I turned 50 and I love it. I think it suits my skin better - the tone and color has also changed and the hair matches
I am absolutely considering this! I found interesting you mentioning that it suits your skin better, I feel I could benefit from that as well, a softer more luminous color with the gray/white. Thank you for sharing!❤
I relate to the hair issue. I stopped coloring my hair & was happy to see how beautiful my silver is. I let it grow out to about 5" and finally was sick of the combo so I cut it short & just let it regrow to where it is now about 4" below my shoulders. A lot of women will use semipermanent color during the transition until it's long enough to cut off the colored hair. I opted to go blond and then let it grow out from there. My natural color was very black/brown.
Oh all these amazing comments are so inspiring, I love this wonderful community so much! SO MUCH.
Thank you for sharing all the details! I think the “cutting it off” will be my approach. Getting excited as for the first time I see beauty in my whites and grays!✨❤️❤️❤️
All I can say is that I love the mix of white hair coming through dark hair. I am a younger woman, so I don’t have that yet but when I see it on other women I think it looks stunning. Somehow sophisticated and elegant, especially when the skin is glowing. the eye colour really becomes the Center piece of the colouring Then and I find it beautiful. Can’t wait to rock white hair :)
I just turned 50 and decided to let the silver greys just come in. I have very similar coloring to you and love my dark hair but I know silver hair pale skin and red lips is going to look amazing. ❤
Melinda thank you!!! I was thinking about the red lips too 🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️
I am letting my grey grow out, but I couldn’t deal with the demarcation line….so I got all-over grey highlights….and it is beautiful. I will keep doing this, blending in the grey until there are no more mousy brown roots! I get tons of compliments and it really is bellissimo!
Thanks for sharing!! Thank you for sharing, the demarcation is the biggest hurdle for everyone it seems!😜 love the idea of gray highlights, my hair being short I might pixie it!❤️🥰
Every word!! I have the same issues and thoughts, but I think that I'm not ready yet... I will wait few years more. Good luck
😆 thank you ❤️❤️
I enjoy your channel and Instagram quite a lot. Your energy is lovely.
I transitioned to low lights several years ago. My coloring is similar to yours. I feel comfortable maintaining darker hair color around my face, with the gray/white coming through.
You have a handle on your style and esthetic. I imagine what ever you choose to do will be done with panache.
Thank you, it means a lot. I am having fun with it and I never expected to have this amazing community. I appreciate everyone so much!
Thank you for sharing and for the tips.☺️✨❤️
I am of Italian heritage also. I was also facing the same situation. My father had beautiful gray hair and mine was coming in the same way, so I let it grow out as much as I could and cut it short and let the gray come on in! I have received many compliments from people of all ages, especially younger women. I say go for it! You can always go back to color. I must say, I have no regrets and it is also very freeing and less expenses and time with touch ups. The hardest part is getting used to the new look. Enoy and have fun!
Thank you, very true! We can always color again ❤️✨
@@AnnalisaJ When a woman changes her hair in a dramatic way, it is an outward sign of an amazing transformation of her on a very deep level.
I love your message. I like to think it's true for me, too. Thank you!
I love black and white film. In the same vein, I have always liked the variety of pattern displayed in salt and pepper hair. Do what feels best to you. I decided to stop coloring my hair three years ago and I’m not going back. My hair is much healthier and I enjoy the salt and pepper look.
Thank you for sharing! I wish they were just silver all one color! 🤩❤️
yaassss... grow and cut out the colour, maybe put in a few highlights mixed in with the natural white growth. Enjoy watching you cook, its the simple healthy meals that really inspire me to replicate these dishes, also I love your apron !! 😍
Right, that is what I am leaning toward!
The apron is from Amazon and I painted my initial on it 😆🥰 I love cooking simple things!❤️
I keep my white roots colored. I feel like you said, a bit unkempt until I get a touch up. It’s high maintenance so I am considering transitioning in a couple more years. Please please do more vlogs! I love your work and content. You are elegant and authentic and calming and fun! I could watch a full length movie starring you!
I keep going back and forth! Lol 😂
I am so happy you enjoyed the vlog format, I have so much fun with it and it feels so much more organic ❤️❤️❤️
I know it’s been a while since you posted this video but I wanted to say that you could go gray and if you don’t like it you could always dye it back. I’m 57 and decided to go gray 4 years ago and I’m rocking my gray hair. I love it!!
Thank you so much!!!
I totally agree with everything you said about going gray and the process.
✨ more to come! 😜
Go for it💗 I let mine grow out during the pandemic and I am happy I did!
I loved the vlog format. I enjoyed following you on your day and your job. I haven’t gone gray. I come from a long line of hair colorers. But there is always a tomorrow and who knows. Upkeep is hard but it is my one treat I give myself. You are so authentic that I feel this is a real transition for you and you will love it. I can’t wait to see the new you!❤️
Thank you Sheila, I love this community so much that I felt comfortable being vulnerable as I thought maybe others feels the same. So much love, tips, personal experiences and so much more has been shared! ❤️🥰 I am so thankful. Thank you ❤️ I also, kind of love the Vlog format, it feel so real and less scripted. More personable.✨
I started to watch your videos yesterday and I love you so much I think you’re so cool and I’m learning a lot from you. Thank you so much for making these videos and for sharing your knowledge and life. I have recently started watching a lot of shows and movies that are Italian and my goal is to learn the language and hopefully go to Italy one day! I am Mexican, so I love that with Latin being the root of our languages, I can understand some already ❤️
I bleached it , total head. Toned it and now use purple shampoo. I do my roots 4 times a year with bleach. That’s it, it’s silver/platinum and I love it. It’s gray, but gray my way. 💙
Thanks for sharing!!✨❤️ I wish they were all white… but beach is an option too ✨
Anna Lisa,
You have gorgeous dark hair. I think your white hair will look just as good on you. I went gray by getting my brown hair lightened and getting even lighter highlights. I followed up with hairdresser every 5 to 6 weeks to get my hair treated. This way the roots did not look unkempt. I hope this tip helps.
Thank you Jeanette! Slowly highlighting as well, just so the roots blend!
I opted to get highlights for a few years and it eventually mostly looked blonde. So I colored it a bluish gray and I never saw my roots again. It’s like the funky blue gray faded as the hair grew in. I’ve added some pink highlights to the front once. But eventually as we loose hair, it was all gone. But I have the option to do that again.
Hi Annalisa, so happy we found your channel. You are so sweet! I (Jackie) color my hair and I don't think I could let it go gray. I love my hair dark. Sometimes I get behind in coloring my hair, and in our videos you can see my gray coming in, but I try to keep up on coloring. I think too the reason I stick with coloring my hair is that my husband dyes it for me, so it's super cheap!! And I don't even have to tip him......LOL. A couple of my friends recently had allergic reactions to hair dye and that kinda scared me, so a few months ago I started going to a beauty supply store and bought a dye with no PPD, and is more of a "natural" hair dye. It seems to be working so far! Some people look good in white/gray hair, but I don't think I would 😅 And oh boy, your curry looks delicious!!
Hi Jackie, thank you for the feedback! I am doing some highlights at the moment … we shall see how it goes 🤣❤️
I am a medium chestnut brown. I have a lot of grey especially in the front. I wanted to go grey and I tried it (I let it grow for a few months - it was easy during lockdown). But all grey was not for me. I even tried dark to medium blonde. That didn't work for my complexion either. It proved that light color hair does not suit me very well. So I went back to my natural color. I do a quick root touch up every 3 weeks and it is working so far.
I appreciate you sharing your journey and conclusions, I know it will be a whole new color palette! ❤️❤️
I think you’ll know when you feel ready to embrace the grey. Personally I was so tired of constantly battling to cover up my grey and also my hair was becoming very damaged with the constant colouring. I’m not going to say it’s easy and there will be times you want to reach for that hair dye but once you push past that stage you’ll not regret it. I love my natural hair colour and think it’s much more flattering on me than my previously coloured hair. Good luck 🤞🏼
Thank you so much for sharing ❤️
If you don't want to go grey ,but on the other hand dyeing destroys your hair, try natural plant colours! E.g. from Kh...i. They are good for the hair and also the demarcation line is not so hard.
I stopped coloring my hair about a year ago. I played with extreme colors as a 60+ year old woman and totally enjoyed it! After deciding to stop coloring I realized why I started in the first place :) My natural color is so bland, and I've got grey just scattered all over my head. I'm struggling with wether to start back or just leave it alone. If it was growing in solid grey that would be really nice. I love your beautiful hair and the way it frames your face! Sending you hugs and support on whatever you decide!♥🤗
Tina, I love fun colors!! It is exactly my thought too, if they are solid gray or even better all white it would be so easy… but I have no idea what pattern will present 😜 I have been wanting to do a cute pixie and go super light and then go from there…. My fear is that I will reverse the problem and then have too dark of roots 🤣🤣
I am growing my hair out and it’s like a cool science experiment. Some days I like it and other days I want to color it. But the thought of the color upkeep helps me stay the course. It’s authentic. Your natural color always looks good on you!
You can do it!, actually WE can do it. I agree that our natural color whether is brown, blond, gray is what will look best, I never understood this when I was younger as we always want the colors we don’t have 😆❤️❤️
I transitioned from dyed hair to salt and pepper and have never looked back. Like you, was having to touch up twice a month but was nervous about the unkept look of the “grow-out” phase. What I found made me feel put together at different stages of the process was to eliminate the part in my hair by using a hair band or beautiful scarf, or wear a stylish summer hat with an outfit I love and nice lipstick. Draw the focus from your hair by upping your style game elsewhere. It is only for a few months and then you can get a shorter cut and let it grow to whatever style you want in your healthy new white hair.
Debbie these are such stylish and beautiful tips! You are right it is only a few months!!! 🥹❤️✨
I've been letting my "wisdom whites" come in and I ❤️ it!
I started having grays really early (like my grandfather), so I have been colouring my hair for ages. One thing I know for certain, I will dye my hair until I exist. I know it is trendy to go natural, and I really don't care what other women do to themselves, as it is a choice, but I would NEVER go gray. My mother is 79, she is still dying her hair, and looks ten times better than her peers who went gray. I had to learn to do touch ups myself, and even though it is boring and a bit of effort, I don't think it is any trouble. When my hair starts groing I spray my roots with Magic Root Cover in dark blonde so it looks like it is deliberately made like root is showing. My natural hair is dark brown, and I am blonde.
Lol, thank you for sharing! I thought I would color forever too!🤣❤️❤️ I am still on the fence!❤️
I think you should try the white hair, if you don't like it, just colour it again :) I think it will look really cool!!
I think so too! I should, especially I think it would be easier to go light and color dark if unhappy than the other way around. ❤️☺️
Oh Annalisa, I have so much to say on this topic.
I let my natural hair color come in a few years back. My hair is lighter than yours, so the line of demarcation was less visible. It was an easy grow out for my shoulder length hair. You can also put some highlights in your colored hair to make it less noticeable. Of course cutting short or bleaching out color are other options.
I enjoyed my white hair and thought I would keep it that way, but this year I went back to coloring it, just to change it up. My white is in the front (of course), and on the crown so those pesky glistening strands show right away. The L’Oréal root cover spray someone else mentioned, helps me hold off on my touchups now.
It’s only hair, try something new and see how you like it.
And the curry you made for Kevin looks great!
Jackie you couldn’t have put it better, it is only hair!
I am leaning toward a cute pixie and lighter hair as it will make the roots more digestible … if I was all white it would be a dream… but I have a feeling it will be more mixed.
The curry is so delicious: I just add coconut cream, and curry powder and place it in the quick pot for 20 minutes on pressure setting/ vegetables and it comes out perfect. ❤️❤️
I'm yet to colour my hair. My natural hair colour is dark brown but now I have lots of grey sprinkles coming through plus a noticeable grey streak to the right side of my hair. People think I've coloured it on purpose like that lol and I get lots of compliments. The thought of consistently colouring the roots every six to 8 weeks puts me off. At this stage I'm going to stick to my grey hair but never say never I suppose! Maybe one day when I'm all white I might do it but right now I'm happy with my grey sprinkles.
The one think I like so far is that I have this one streak right in the middle of my bangs! I feel like Rogue from X-Man 🤣🤣
@@AnnalisaJ I'm sure it looks great 😀
Started going grey and dyeing my hair dark at 18. At 45 my hair was over 90 % bright white and I decided to stop trying to keep it colored. Both cost and developing a skin reactivity to the dye played a part in my decision. Can't deny it, the grow out process was a challenge. I love hats so I used that to my advantage! Wore a gibson tuck type updo where I wrapped the long ends around a headband for awhile. Despite that, many people, including complete strangers, would compliment me on how pretty the color was coming in and ask about the process. I'm now 52, and am still loving having it silver/white. Get compliments all time and have no plans to ever go back. I do use a purple shampoo/conditioner which I alternate with a claifying shampoo and hair mask conditioner as we have hard water to keep it from yellowing.
Sue, thank you for sharing in details. Even though I have been color about a shade or two darker than my natural hair I feel the same way about the chemicals!
I am curious to see what pattern and how much silver there is… I feel it always looks so much more dramatic against a dark hair. A light blonde might be in my future 😆❤️
I am also Southern European with dark hair and I enjoy it (also the salon process of colour touch, which yes, a bit annoyingly, is very temporary). I think hair is a matter of how you see yourself aesthetically and has nothing to do with accepting age, inner-self or beauty. If you like your natural colour and you don’t like silver hair keep it as long as it suits you and vice versa. I don’t see silver/white hair as a way to embrace and accept age, for me it’s simple aesthetics and I don’t like it, so I decide to keep the colour. It’s absolutely fine if you feel differently, it’s absolutely fine if you feel the same way. 😊
I agree it is about aesthetics 100% I might try silver/platinum and see what I think, and if not I can always color. I am definitely thinking of cutting, but I want to make the decision when I am less frantic/ emotionally charged over it. 🤣🤣❤️
@@AnnalisaJ I usually take such executive decisions (!) exactly at times of emotional charge because they help discharge, de-focus and re-focus again. Change, I think, whatever it is, is always good to distract and give us the perspective we need when things are emotionally full.
So true!
I feel the same was, it is about esthetics and the question is if you like gray/white hair on yourself or not...
I don't like it and so I vote for coloring, may I will change my mind when I am 70 or so.:-)
However I would never use chemical colours, but natural plant colours (from Kh...i). These work well for me, I just switched to a lighter brown now.
Always lovely to see your video pop up. I liked this vlog format. 😊
To transition or not to transition that is just a question of color. I have black hair naturally which started to grey in my late 20s. I started coloring in my thirties but since it grew so quickly the times between coloring went from 6 to 4 to 2 weeks by my mid forties. My hairdresser suggested going lighter so I could go longer between appointments. By my mid-50s my hair and skin had very little contrast!
I started my silver journey in 2019 (after an aborted attempt 10 years prior). Do not regret it. My hair grows pretty quickly and during my ratty, multi-color stage I wore hats or clipped it up. I did try lowlights but regretted it. It prolonged the transition. In the end it’s just a matter of color. If you don’t like it recolor it.
Long story but I do strongly believe we learn so much about ourselves on this journey that it’s worth taking it. It’s not for everyone but I for one have found a new me.
Good luck and whatever you decide it will be the correct decision.
Thank you, so many good insights and tips and I am soaking it all in. You couldn’t have said it better, it’s all a matter of color! I do think this is a journey and it will teach me much more about myself. I look forward to it! I am honored I even get to be able to have this chapter of my life ✨❤️
I use semi permanent hair colour and mix up the colours so it all blends, but my goodness, the grey around my eye to ear area just doesn't take colour well. I have been using the Loreal Magic root touch up there and it makes a difference- once you learn to spray it on with a gloved hand protecting your skin. Not for everyone but it works as a bit of a style aid for my short hair too.
I'm toying with bleaching my hair and going colourful. I was recently working at a local fashion show and got so much inspiration from the young people!
Yes I am thinking about bleaching and having fun too!🤣❤️❤️❤️
I color my roots - just can’t get on board with the gray hair! You look so young with your dark hair so for me……keep coloring!!
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I'm with you. I have been debating this for years. My younger self used to always say I would be the Queen of Denial and forever dye my hair, but it is a pain to dye every 3 weeks. I'm still on the fence about it. 😮
As I aged, my colorist gradually lightened my hair to the point of being nearly blonde. The transition to gray was easier this way than going starkly from dark to light. The mix of white with the natural dark brown is a surprisingly pretty gray.
Just flow and glow with your grey hair😊
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Hi Annalisa, I decided to stop dying my hair in April 2019 and it was the best decision of my life. After coloring my hair for at least 15 years, I let my gray hair grow and I was patient enough to do it. The transition is very slow, you need to accept that you have two kinds of hair and deal with it. But after one year, I noticed that my hair was way healthier and stronger. The decision was right for me. My mom tried to do the same, but you know what happened? She looks old with grey hair, I don't. Because my mom has a warm skin undertone, and I am cool. So, I would consider your skin undertone color and how patient you can be to let your hair grow. Good luck and thanks for all the content you create.😊
Hi Annalisa, I wanted to let you know that if you do decide to go grey, make sure you are ready. It is a process that you have to be ready for. Lots of negative comments and lots of second thoughts. I'm 57 and started the process 2 years ago. Almost caved at the 8 month mark but bulled through. No regrets. Find different ways to style your hair to not show the demarcation and you will be good to go (I wore the half up look to hide the demarcation). You are a true Italian beauty and will rock the grey look. I love your channel and find your artistic content inspirational. Join the grey team only when you are ready. Your Croatian grey hair follower.
Angela, oh I can’t even think of the negative comments 😆❤️ I know what you mean ❤️❤️
So I use the semi permanent...redken shades. It grows out nicely, washes out after about 5 weeks and no pressure to touch up roots. I'm about 20% gray.
Oh nice, I never thought of semi-permanent!❤️😍
I took the plunge about five or six years ago and stopped coloring my hair. I'm now 'silver fox' 😁. My hair is so much healthier. With a cute style I think it can look fabulous!
That is awesome! I am actually exited to go through and be in the other side of this process, it is so liberating!!! And I am embracing it… I am sure it will have it’s moments 🤣🤣❤️
Hi Annalisa! I hated my demarcation line too. I had been doing two colors in my hair. Then I went to just highlighting my natural color, which is a darker blonde with white hairs that are irregularly coming in. The blonde mixes in well with what is growing out of my head and I think I’ll keep doing this!
Oh this sounds like a gentle transition, I like it!❤️
Im 47 and stopped dyeing my hair at 40 and Im not fully grey but I really enjoy it.Maybe try if you dont like it you can colour it.
You look great love the signature red lippy.
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Thanks for the tips! The lipstick is not going anywhere for sure 🤣❤️❤️
Lovin’ the Tip news. Thankyou Annalisa.
I’m salt and pepper - I never dyed my very dark brown hair and so I never had a demarcation line - going grey/white is natural and hair looks much healthier - I think you’d look fabulous -especially with your red lipsticks .... 💄
Thank you Susan! I am excited ❤️❤️
I let my hair go grey during menopause because I became reactive to the hair dye. The transition was tough, but I love it! I get compliments all the time, and even get asked how I got my hair this color. 😂
I personally feel I have to up my makeup game now not to look washed out, but you already have that with your lipstick colors.
Thanks for sharing!! I thought about being washed out but yes the red lips are here to stay 🤣❤️❤️
Try natural hair colours, plant based organic (based on henna, indigo, nutshells and other plants). Works well also on grey hair! I have been using them for many years.
Vlog format is amazing!!!
Yay! Thank you! I want to keep going with it, it’s fun! So glad you like it ❤️
I'm biased because I love your dark hair so much. But you would be beautiful whatever colour hair you choose. I had cancer and when my hair grew back it was grey. But I was already dying my hair blonde before my treatment so I just carried on after treatment finished. Although I'm nearly 60 I just don't feel ready to be grey haired. Annalisa whatever you choose will be perfect. I think it's how you feel about it that is most important. You can always change your mind😘
Thank you Tracy! I always saw my hair as an accessory and one to have fun and play with. I might go really light and short and then who knows… 🤣❤️❤️
my hair was very long when I let my white come in but it was red at the time and it looked awful. I opted to go lighter and lighter until i was white-blonde and then let the semi-permanent dye go. It worked a treat. Now I love my white hair and regularly have it toned pink or blue or lavender or just silky white. xxx It is a very personal thing tho and is very much up to the person .
Colette, you read my mind… I was already thinking when I am all white I will definitely play with pastel toners!! 😍🤩 I agree, it is definitely a very personal thing to do, and I feel mentally one has to be ready as well! ☺️❤️
@@AnnalisaJ totally. you will know when the time is right. xx
I let my dark hair go silver over COVID lockdown. That was the perfect time for me because no one ever saw me! I was worried it would come in a horrible iron gray, but it is silver white and sparkles. I use a purple conditioner once a week and a purple mask once a month. Anything more than that makes it look lilac. The growing out process is horrible. I just lucked out because of COVID--the ONLY way COVID was lucky for me. Before lockdown, I was seriously considering shaving my hair and just letting the color grow out that way. I'd wear a wig at work and hope for the best. But I managed to avoid that. When I dream, I still have dreams of myself with dark hair even though I've been silver for three years now. I do miss my dark hair, but with a silver bob, I can sometimes tell myself I look like Marlyn Monroe, lol.
Aww!! I love that you still dream “in color” super interesting! It’s such a huge debate inside my head… shave, color, pixie, silver, let it be… it’s war!🤣🤣🤣❤️
March of 2021, I went to my stylist when I had about 1 1/2 inch root growth so she could see what was happening and we grey blended the colored part and left the roots alone. We toned each time after that for several cuts and now my hair is without color and my grey is gorgeous! I have no regrets. My hair is much less grey than I thought it’d be, but watching it come in more and more is neat.
I have white “stripes” at my temples that were just white blonde as a kid- I learned as an adult that my grandmother had that, her mother, and now my daughter!!👩🏻🦳
I would love to see you with whit hair! I bet it’s be gorgeous. But just as you’ve taught me- the best is what makes YOU feel beautiful!
**My supervisor recently came to work with a grey blended color and I was so happy.🥰😍👩🏻🦳
Awww yes!!! “What makes YOU feel beautiful@ is true 100% ❤️❤️❤️
I decided to stop colouring my hair in my mid 40s and have never regretted it. I was tired of spending the money and time at the hairdresser. I let it grow out, but my hairstyle is a pixie cut so it didn’t take very long. I think people actually look older if they colour their hair because the contrast between the (for example) brown hair and some wrinkles/skin tone is greater. Grey hair is softer against the skin. Also I never received compliments on my hair until after I stopped colouring it! So many women come up to me to say “I love your hair”. I think it’s empowering to say “enough”. 😊
Helene, I was just saying that I feel the dark hair on me lately seemed to be harsher for some reason, it’s subtle but I see myself softer. I am so excited and I have been looking at pixies, I love a good short hair and I am not new to it, which I think it helps a lot.
Thank you for sharing ❤️❤️❤️
@@AnnalisaJ Anne Kreamer wrote an article years ago that motivated me to go grey, but I can’t find it online anymore. But she has written a book which likely expands on her thoughts, maybe you would find it helpful. You would look great in a pixie cut! All the best to you ❤
I ingested my mother’s full, silky hair. I used to have beautiful brown hair. I would get complimented daily from men and women. I have been all gray for a year now and much to my surprise, I get even more compliments from men and women. Young and old alike!
Inherited!
I am pretty much all white under my chestnut dye. But as long as I can afford it and make it to the salon easily- I will dye it.
❤️🤩🥰 Coco!
I just recently found your channel after learning about making espresso coffee in a Bialetti from you. White hair? Unfortunately, we all grow old, but I have learned to just accept it and let nature take its course. What’s more important is what we are on the inside than what we look like on the outside. And it’s what type of person I am on the inside is what attracts those that I want as friends. Those are the friends, genuine friends, we want in our lives. Take care.
This is beautiful! Thank you Kelaia❤️ I am currently going lighter to make the transition and demarcation gentler 🌸
@@AnnalisaJ Kate? I'm Kelala. That's OK. Just a slip of the fingers. On your keyboard, that is. 😄
🤪 auto correct!🥰
@@AnnalisaJ 😂
My husband is 48 and he colors his hair and beard at least once a week. He loves how he looks and feels with his hair colored and he looks younger. When his greys come out, he acts a little older and he doesn't feel like himself. At one point he was all grey but he didn't connect with it. So he keeps coloring. As for me, I do have greys but I color my hair. I think in order to see how you'll feel with greys, is to get a grey wig and commit to wearing it for a month and see how it makes you feel. Maybe you'll like it, or maybe you can't get used to it. But at least it can give you the perspective of what it would be like if you stopped coloring your hair. It's also like embracing a new version of yourself. Or- maybe you like being the mysterious beautiful Annalisa with dark hair, and want to keep that more. 💖
I loved reading this. I let it grow for 3 months, it has some interesting natural highlights. But I went and got it blended in while lightening up the hair with balayage. We tried to extend the super light areas so the growth is smooth. The plan is to keep going blonder 🤩😜
@@AnnalisaJ wow that’s interesting!! Would love to see the result! ✨😃💖
I went gray during covid shutdown. So, I can't really speak to transitioning but I love not having to keep up the coloring and highlight I did. It trashed my hair. I have fine wavy/curly hair and after it grew out, it was so healthy. I also get so many compliments on the color of my gray. Who knew!! If you decide to go gray and you do not love it, you can always go back to coloring it. I think about going back to coloring but then I think of all the work - then I'm over it. LOL. Go for it!
So far the thought of the work and maintenance has me feeling like you! True I can always go back ❤️😆
Yes to more vlogs! ❤️
Yay! I have fun making them. They feel so much more organic. ❤️
I stopped dyeing my hair in 2021. I had my first grays at 15 - really a gray stripe. I loved my dark brown hair so I never thought I would decide not to dye my hair. It's been nearly 2 years. I am completely salt and pepper with white around my temples...of course, my gray stripe (actually more the one). While I don't regret that the transition, there are times that I see myself and wonder who is that lady. :) You will know when the time is right and then just go for it.
Thanks for sharing!!❤️
I have been coloring my hair since I was 25, when I discovered my first gray hair and plucked it out! I am now 59, and I keep thinking I want to stop dying my hair. When I was younger, my long hair was thick and curly, but over the years it has gotten thinner and thinner and it is now completely straight-I hate it! I have to keep it really short now because it really doesn't look good longer.
I absolutely love the steely-gray hair or salt and pepper hair that a lot of women I know have, but my hair is completely white, and I'm just not sure. During the pandemic, a friend of mine contracted Covid, and her hair fell out and did not really return with the same density and texture as before. We have a very nice wig shop in my town, and she went there to be fitted for a wig which looks very natural on her and is the exact same color and cut as before. I am considering shaving my head and getting a wig to see if I actually like it white! I can always go back to my bottle brown.
Oh I would love to be 100% white, I think it looks so chic!🥹❤️❤️❤️❤️
Both of my nonne had beautiful white hair, but I am not sure I would. I may just decide to give it a go. Your chicken curry looked absolutely delicious, btw. 😋
Coloring adds considerable texture to my thin hair … much as I find the process annoying, my hair looks and feels far better with color than without … and it definitely makes about a 10 yr difference in my appearance. I’m not ready to give it up. I have been playing with wigs to see if a style or color change might work, but I think it’ll be awhile before I stop dying my hair.
I let my hair grow for 8 weeks just to see my gray hair pattern since I've never seen it. I had my hairstylist match the growth with the rest of my hair. My hair is level 7 so bleaching was doable in one go. She did lowlights and toned them two different shades of gray. The toner washed out after two washes but the purple shampoo helps. I'm on week 12 at the moment and will tone it again soon. People think I had highlights done. They don't believe this is my hair. Enjoy!
Thank you for this! I thought about doing a pixie and have the longer front part to match my gray hair, like you it had a couple of tones but I am liking it so far. I am at week 6 and I want to see a clear pattern as well. I appreciate all the insight ❤️❤️❤️
During the pandemic in 2020 when we were in lock down and hiding in our houses unable to go to the salon I decided to try letting my grays go. I have a full head of gray mixed with some dark hairs and I start getting regrowth of gray after 2-3 wks after coloring. I use Clairol root touch-up at week 3.5 and that gives me 2 more weeks between coloring's. So, I didn't color for 4 months and had the dreaded skunk stripe and felt as you put it "unkempt". Now, my good friend also decided to stop coloring. We don't live near each other so I didn't see her progress and in the end I decided I wasn't ready to go gray and continued to color my hair. When I finally saw my friend it was a shock because I almost forgot about her transitioning to gray. She's not a makeup person, but she has beautiful blue eyes and Irish pink skin which help to brighten her face. I have brown eyes and a fair complexion and I felt the gray made me look older. I realized I really wasn't ready yet and I decided maybe when I'm in my late 70's or 80's ( now 68), I'll be more apt to let myself go gray. You can always try and if all else fails you can always dye your hair again. What does hubby say? Just be prepared to let comments roll off your back, because there will be opinions expressed for sure!
I enjoyed reading this, I feel blue eyes and gray hair always looks so beautiful! If my hair came in all white or silver I’d love that and then I would play with toners, lol! But I have a feeling it With have some strange patterns. Kevin (the hubby) is on board with whatever I decide, he has always let me be me, he went gray and started loosing his hair fairly young so he shaves his head. I am so thorn between letting it just grow out, and (which is where I am more leaning toward) cutting a cute pixie and go very very light (as at that point it will all be virgin hair so it can be achieved fairly easy)… I think grays/whites against the blonde will be more gentle on my eyes 😆❤️❤️
Opinions: oh I am sure!!🤣🤣
@@AnnalisaJ Update Annalisa, one year and one birthday older. I decided that going gray at this point in my life is not for me and recently had my highlights put in again and love it. I often get compliments on my hair color and people never believe I'm going to be 69. I think going gray is not about accepting the aging process, but more about what flatters you and makes you feel better when you look in the mirror. I recently saw someone I haven't seen in 4 years and she had let her hair go gray. My first thought was that she's 2 years younger than me and she looked kind of washed out and older. I do think that's her personal preference as she was never one to wear any makeup, but I do think one has to add some color back into the face or your features look kind of drab. Everyone is entitled to make whatever decision they want and I definitely respect that. I'm thinking that maybe I'll push back the gray's till I'm closer to 90 ( god willing LOL) or maybe I'll dye my hair forever. I will say that the 2 friends I have that did go gray went through 1.5 to 2 yrs. of growing out and lightning/toning the hair to make the blending of colors easier and be completely gray. It may be easier for you because your hair is short, you love hats and you rock a great red lip.
More vlogs like these!!❤
Yay!! I wasn’t sure they were going to be liked! ☺️
I've never colored my hair so far, but I think that when the time comes I would slowly transition to blonde. Lots of my friends are doing highlights because of that or lightening their hair. On the other hand, I think you would look great in blonde or platinum blonde, but I do understand that it's not everyone's cup of tea and that a lot of people cannot imagine themselves in that color.
Thank you so much! I am seriously considering trying on a wig 🤣🤣❤️ just to see how the color would look. I have been blonder before but never white!
i have the same hair color as yours and i love love love my dark hair, so im definitely not ready for grey , not yet atleast :))))
Anika, I hear you! I do like my dark hair too. I am still conferring with myself 🤣🤣
Sometimes it depends on the type of person you are, going grey is a personal choice. I chose to go grey only because it was too messy & too expensive for me to afford it having it done professionally. On the other hand, my grandmother (in her late 80s) kept dying her hair black even though the dye would never take and turned her hair bright orange.
Dina, I definitely like you think it’s a very personal choice! I am just so tired to be a slave to it. I still enjoy going the the hairdresser but not just for a root touch up …. It so meh to me lately. I am excited to make this change!❤️❤️❤️
I love my gray hair!!
Yayyy!!!🙌🏼🙌🏼❤️
I love my natural,greying hair. I think it suits my colouring better than trying to guess about it🤔. And if I popped a coloured wig on my head to “ look younger” ,it would still be my softly lined face under it. I went natural at 60, no regrets.
I think too it will look better with my skin tone! Thank you for sharing 🥰❤️
I’m in my early 50s and I’m not ready to go grey yet and though my grey shows through a couple of weeks after I color.
Marion, the gray showing is what makes me so mad. If ai had to keep coloring I would go toward a platinum color, at least to me blond hair and darker roots looks more digestible 🤣❤️❤️ I know, so weird!
Love the vlogs.
Glad you like them! I was a bit nervous because it’s very different, but it feels more natural and candid ❤️❤️❤️
More vlogs yes!
Oh so excited, I felt more natural and spontaneous than a structured video! ☺️❤️
Personally, my hair is blonde so I just let mine grow and they are not very shocking. I think that you could get help from a colorist to transition. If you don’t like the silver you can always color it again. So what will make you happiest😊
True, I feel I should try the light before ai color it and have to start the growth over. Right now I am about 6-7 week grown. It’s not as white as I was hoping. I mean you definitely see it but it has “pepper” in it, it’s not just salt!🤣❤️
Have you tried wow? I use it in between my hair appointments.
Yes I have it, the powder. But it’s just the whole coloring I am done with. Especially because with summer coming I am in the water A LOT… I just am craving to simplify and be free. 😆😜❤️
I nearly transitioned to all white during Covid (as many did). I was about one cut (2") from no color. I have a very talented stylist who helped cut it such that the demarcation line was blended. Maybe I went even shorter too... can't remember. ANYWAY, ultimately, I decided I do not have cool gray growth pattern - like Rogue from X-Men or Nikol Johnson here on TH-cam. My mom has cool patchy patterns and at 86 still is gray vs. all white. I'm about 85% gray, but it's evenly distributed all over - like salt and pepper, and just ages me even more than I already feel. So, one cut away and I went back to coloring 😔. Moral of the story is, if you have a cool gray growth pattern, do it! With your skin tone and red lip - stunning! Plus, your hair is already short - you can bleach out the color and do the whole gray at once thing and because it's shorter, you can cut out the damage quicker as it grows out??? What chapped my hide was the appointment after I colored it again, my stylist said we could've done a platinum color and really make it silver, silver. Well why didn't you tell me that then?! 🤪Anyway, thanks for taking us along on your day! 💕
Silver ✨ that would be the ultimate goal!!!! Thank you for sharing and I completely get it. Ultimately we have to be the ones loving it ❤️❤️
@@AnnalisaJ yes, THAT is actually the moral of the story - we have to be in love with it! 💕
I have to recolour my roots literally about every three weeks..it's a pain but I'm not ready to make that transition.. I always said I'd color into my 70's.. I'm 52 now .. my hair is similar to your hair color.. I had started dying it black in my late 20's.. now black is too harsh on me.. too stark and makes me look older..( so my sister's tell me)🙄... So I'm in the process of trying to get back to my natural color.. a light brown w reddish highlights... I just feel more polished w colored hair. It depends on your style.. my aunt went all white mid 50's.. thin, long, hair.. refuses to cut or style it and honestly she looks decades older.. I'm sure whatever you decide, you will look stunning.. you have the style, the panache to carry it off. For me personally, I'm on team colour!! 🕊️
Melinda, I have friends with long hair that are dead and stringy and they refuse to cut because the want the length, they don’t realize it looks fried and lifeless. It is such a personal thing. Cutting has never been something difficult for me, so the color is really the big decision 🤣❤️❤️
Just stumbled on your channel because I was making a coffee with my moka pot. Now I'm addicted! I was a punk girl in the 90s and am covered in tattoos as well but I'm 51 now and am trying to mellow a bit. Hahaha. Anyway long story short, I keep dying my hair!!!! I will until I die haha. But I may go a little lighter than black one day. :p Anyway love your channel, super relatable. :)
This comment made my Sunday! 🥳 I loved reading this, I am working on a video which touch this specific topic / fashion/ tattoos and more and being 50 and up. Thank you so much for the feedback and the comment, I appreciate your time 😊🩵
Oh man grey hair. I’ve been coloring for years. To help myself face those little wiry greys I color only around my face and I’m letting the back do it’s thing. I’m trying to ease into it because frankly I want to age gracefully. There’s nothing wrong with maturing. I’m better now then when I was younger. So I’m trying to embrace the change but it’s not easy. You get grey hair dang everywhere. 😊
🤣🤣 true everywhere!!
I relate with you. People messing up my name from Francesca to Frederika... Tiring. Love this video. I think I'd go for burgundy or black if I had to dye my hair. Thanks for sharing! ♥️
😆 I always giggle when they butcher my name, some of them have been pretty creative ❤️✨
@@AnnalisaJ Now I started shortening it to Fed. When they don't understand that either I help them understand by saying Fed for "Fed up"... Usually happens when they have to write my name on a cup! 🙂
I have salt and pepper hair, silver and black. Right now I am thinking about colouring it, but then I think of all the maintenance and cost!!!! It is a decision and which you can always revert to colour again. What I think most is I miss the shininess of my dark hair. Anyone have suggestions?
Thank you Linda, very true! ❤️☺️
I sometimes put a wee bit of almond oil on my hair for shine, or the Nuxe oil with gold :)
Hello Annalisa! Are you still transitioning to gray hair? I was trying to with mine, but I've caved in a few times and fell back into coloring it. I really want to let it be it's natural color. If you're still letting the gray come in, do you have any advice?
I tried and failed miserably twice!😂 will make a video on it at some point!❤️❤️
I think you would look lovely with white hair because, although you are fair, you do have a warm, peachy tone to your skin. I tried and looked awful - I'm even more fair than you with a more neutral tone and there wasn't enough contrast. I looked completely washed out, even bald in areas because the white hair on my scalp blended so closely with the skin on my face. Ugh! I wish it wasn't the case - I always planned on going grey and now it seems I'll be stuck on the hamster wheel until I die...or lose all vanity (which will be when I'm dead!)
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I love you!!
Maybe go lighter brown so the silvers don’t show as much? Or a color. My mother passed last year at 93, she made sure we had colored (blonde) her hair before she left us. 😊
This is the most heart touching thing, it’s sweet and I love that she departed in her own terms. Strong woman ✨❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for taking us with you to spend your day together!
My relationship with gray hair is a bit peculiar; I started having them very young, I was 15/16 years old, and I hated them😔
My parents didn't allow me to dye them, and I remember when I received my first salary, the first thing I did was go to the hairdresser and get my hair dyed, red because I love red hair!😍.
I am now 60 years old, and I always dye my hair, always red of course 😂.
A presto.
Un abbraccio 😘😘😘
Thanks for sharing!! My brother went gray in his early 20’s! ❤️
LOOOVE!
when my husband took an early retirement and moved us 75 miles from my colorist, I did cut my hair and let it go natural. Then I would use colorful, washout colors. It's fun!!!
Oh I love the different toners for pastel colors!🤩❤️
Hello Anna Lisa! Long time no see. 😉🌺🌼🌷 I watch every video you create, but somehow I missed this one. I like your videos because they are so relaxing, easy going, beautiful music as well. 🍃Now about hair. I am 51, but I don't have any grey hair yet, I guess I got very good genes, my both parents are 75 they barely have any grey hair, it's not visible at all. I don't have any hopes one day to go grey. If I get a few grey hair I am fine with that I don't color my hair either as I like my golden brown natural color. You have a great hair Anna Lisa, if I would have so much hair I would cut it as a lob (long bob) without any bangs (that shortens face very much) and I would keep this color you have, it keeps you youthful. 💁As I live in Sweden where a lot of Spring and Summer type women walking around (blond, blue eyes) I believe that on them this platinum cold white hair looks the best, on others-not so much. But it's up to you of course. Wish you the best! Please create more videos and tell us how you are doing Anna Lisa! 💖💋
I loved reading this comment so much! I am will let my bangs grow out a bit😜 the lighter hair makes me feel bright and youthful as well, I like it too ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Anna Lisa! 😊 You could try some highlights? You might like it. 👍🌹
I went blonde (from dark brown) in my mid forties and it was a great decision I was lucky it suited me and I could go a lot longer between touch ups, though it took me a minute to get used to. I went silver in my mid sixties, a few years ago and I LOVE it. My boyfriend loves it too. It wasn't too drastic a change from the blonde and was the BEST decision ever. It looks good and I've been released from the "hamster wheel". My only regret is not going silver, sooner.
That's awesome! Thank you so much for sharing. I am seriously considering transitioning, knowing me I would have to pixie cut and just do it! 🤩❤️
@@AnnalisaJ when you're ready you'll know it, and you can always color it again if you don't like it (but I think it will look fantastic on you).
I’m on team Color! I come from 3 generations of hair dying ladies🤣. I am 51 and I would hate for people to see me as WAY OLDER than I am. It’s just a reality- we can’t change how the world sees us. If you zero care how people see you .. then go for it💕💕
I love the passion!!! Yes!!!❤️❤️❤️🙌🏼