Many of you have been following me on my "gray journey". I am happy to say that I am one step closer!!! This past week my hairstylist gave me an awesome haircut that is perfect for this transition. The cut blends the color and the gray that has grown out, wonderfully. I could not be more pleased!
As you can seen in the photo below, a lot of my hair was cut off...
When you get to this stage, it is a good idea to have several photos saved from pinterest, blogs, etc. Also talk to your stylist. He/she knows your hair, what will work and be able to advise you on what the best cut will be for the look that you are going for. I had whole board full on Pinterest that I was able to access and show that included several style options for now and what I was going for 1-2 years down the road.
And then we got started!
Or at least, Brooke, my hairstylist got started. I mainly just sat there.
I never realized how silver or white my hair had actually gotten. I have been coloring it for so long.
My new style is so smart looking and looks like it is going to be very easy to care for and fix myself. (You know how hard that can sometimes be!) I do love it and will probably keep it until all of the color is grown and cut out.
I just love how the back looks!
Now if I were to be able to start all over again, there are 3 things that I would do differently.
Three Things That I Would Do Differently:
- I would not color just the roots around my part every 2-4 weeks. In 2-4 months it really just gives a bad "comb-over" effect.
- At the very start of the transitioning stage I would have the color in my hair totally bleached/lifted out.
- After having the color totally bleached/lifted out, I then would have have it tinted silver (either using a semi or demi tint/color) and maybe some lowlights added.
The above suggestions will make the transitioning almost seamless. There are many YouTube videos that show you the DIY, but honestly, it might be better to have your hairstylist do the color lifting and tinting for you. They know more about how to mix and apply the chemicals to get the results that you are looking for.
Are you transitioning? Thinking about transitioning? Comment below and tell us about it.
