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The Grey Diaries: Bring Back The Barrette

It's done; I am well and truly grey.
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It’s done; I am well and truly grey.
Some might prefer to say silver – I am ok with either – the point is it’s hard to turn back now.

Even if I wanted to and were brave enough, how would I choose the colour" You see I suddenly understood it is just as difficult coming back from the brink as it is taking the plunge. I appreciate that for many of you going through the process it can seem like the hair will never look decent, never get there. It does take time and it requires patience, lots of patience.

Like what we choose to wear, our hair is the same and I appreciate not everyone likes or wants to wear their hair grey. Some days I wonder what on earth I have done and others I feel a sense of total liberation. Now I am at the point of no return because all colour has been cut out and it is just me with whatever comes my way.
That’s where I am at right now and in another year I might want to add a little something. Who knows" Never say never.

I’m wearing my hair longer and longer which also means I’m wearing it tied up or pinning it up. The days it hangs are few and far between, partly because the yoga kills the blow dry and more importantly when it is long it needs to look slick. Long, grey and dishevelled are not a winning combination on me. I need a sharp cut and killer blow-dry far more ...

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