Hair dilemma

[noddyholder]

I am thinking of going blonde (highlights)as I had blonde hair about 5 yrs ago and loved it.My natural colour is strawberry red blonde a bit of a mixture and I have very few grey hairs 1 or 2 BUT when I saw the hairdresser today she said at my age(!)which is 42 I would have to accept that I would probably never see a full head of my natural colour again and I would have to be prepared to say goodbye to my red hair for good.Now I know in the scheme of things this is not exactly a problem but it has made me feel really old and scuppered my plans of being a blonde goddess for the summer Shall I go ahead knowing I will have to dye it forewver now or leave it be?

[lou33]

nice hairdresser!

have the highlights, if you dont like it they can always be coloured over

[brimfull]

sorry don't get it,why can't you have some blonde highlights put through your strawberry locks.
She's a doom and gloom merchant !

[noddyholder]

Thanks girls!She thinks if I go blonde (I am planning more than a couple of streaks)that when it grows out it will be grey because of my age Apparently she has seen it before silly moo

[lou33]

hahah so she thinks dying your hair makes it turn grey?

find a new hairdresser

(great one near me btw!)

[brimfull]

is she very young?
I am 45 on friday and have a few grey hairs but hardly any.

[noddyholder]

I think she means that in the time it would take to grow out the bleach my own hair will be grey!She is quite young with a head of stunning hair

[lou33]

yeh but you dont have to grow it out you could have a gentle colour put over it

i have loads of grey , i must do it tomorrow i have a lunch date on monday!

[noddyholder]

I am going to do it Sod her!!She is v good hairdresser just needs a few pr lessons.have fun monday anywhere/one nice?

[squidette]

hmmm, interesting that a hairdresser doesnt think that grey is could be a natural colour - it certainly is in my hair! Maybe she has a lot of requests for grey highlights?

[SSSandy2]

I don't think that grey would look nice if your natural colour is a strawberry blonde. I don't mind a bit of grey in brown hair, but in your case I'd do the blonde.

[noddyholder]

I don't really have grey.I understand what she means as it would take a few years to grow out and if I just leave it the new hair may well be grey So getting my natural hair back to this colour would not happen unless I dye it.She thinks I should stick with my natural colour as she likes it

[lou33]

27 yr old boxer

you better post a pic after its done!

[noddyholder]

My dp's dad was a boxer and dp trained when younger fit bodies!

[lou33]

yes it has crossed my mind a few times .....


it's his prfession as well, not a hobby

[noddyholder]

Oh having second thoughts Why is it that the day you decide to change your hair it starts looking good aaaaaaaaaaagh!

[SSSandy2]

That's always the way, my hair never looks so good as it does the day I'm going for a drastic chop.

So did you do it? How does it look?