1ST YR NO DYE......BUT WOT ELSE?????

Hello

I liked my shaved sides soooo much i decided to retain it. So when i went up to Manchester i paid a visit to her barber/hairdressers and got them to shave the sides and the back into a 'V' shape.

The result you see directly below.

Then i hated to see the coloured bits sooo much, I french plaited it all the way down showing off ma Mohawk man! lol
Then I had a panic attack....'oh my god, work!'. So i put a head scarf on it.

Then I had a Wedding party to attend and so i French plaited it upwards kinda like a pineapple. With the coloured bits hanging out randomly.

Then i went to down to Plymouth to see my little 'Chicken', and he had hair issues too! Plus let me tell you, i wasn't liking that crazy fringe thing! And the coloured bits were seriously beginning to take their toll on me.

So in honour of my 1st year anniversary i chopped off all the coloured bits that have bugged me for the best part of

one year.

So how you like me now?.... I LIKE VERY MUCH!!

IS THIS MY FUTURE AS A SILVER FOX?

First and foremost, a very happy New Year to you all in blog land!

This is one of my staple hair style, with a head band though i wouldn't normally tie it back.


I was experimenting over the last weekend and came across a white hair spray that washes out with just one wash. Let me just tell you folks, i think am just going to be patient and let the hair be and grow out slowly but surely. I wasn't prepared for the impact it would have on how i felt about the whole grey thing.

Below is the back which is (in my book) next to nothing grey wise. I didn't spray any white on the back.

Da da......its a whole lotta white thing going on!!!! This was taken in my bathroom.

And this in front of the window offering some of daylight.

But don't worry folks i washed it all out this morning!. I don't recommend it...i think its was designed for a little fun and washed out as soon as possible. I slept with that crap in my hair for two nights and the whiteness disappeared and left a matt grey look. Plus as i shook my hair to rid it of excess water in the shower, i noticed quite a lot of hair on the shower walls. Far too many...if you do spray that sh*t in your hair wash it out the same day!!

According to my 1 panel judge (my son) he said it looked like dust!!!!

So that is, as they say is that!

Till next time.

MATURING GREYS FULLY

Hello People of Blog land!


My first greys came when i was just 16 years of age....albeit a few strands but grey none the less!

By the time i hit my 20s i had started colouring my hair to disguise the grey. My late mother used to (Dye) her hair...nasty business with the little pot, brush old towel and black dye around her hair line and most of her ears. She had only one colour available to her...that's right BLACK!. It went everywhere....and i was only 10 or so years old....so i tended to associate grey hair with getting really old. Hence my struggle.....(though i obviously didn't realise it at the time).

I have now decided to bow out of the colouring my locks altogether as i and only i have allowed it to become the bane of my life thus far. At one time i was colouring every 4 weeks then i tried stretching out as far as 5.5 weeks (which was as far as i could stand it once upon a time).

Anyway fast forward to present day if you please. So far i haven't coloured my hair in 9.5 weeks (get me....mmme) and you know what??????? It ain't that bad! Am not as grey as i imagined i was....don't get me wrong, i am 80% grey and almost white especially on the crown area.....the back is just turning grey which is a good thing in my book......it will hopefully blend in nicely at the point which i decided to stop colouring. Mmmmme

People are funny....they look but don't say anything now.....i can just imagine what they are thinking. Ask me, if i am bothered???.....HELL NO!

The only thing am wondering is........WHY THE HELL HAVE I BEEN STRESSING MYSELF STUPID ALL THESE YEARS AND ESPECIALLY SINCE HAVING MY MICRO LOCKS INSTALLED?

Sorry, don't have an answer to that one........the mind boggles!

There have been times when i just wanted to start over....you know another big chop!!! If am being honest what brought all of this 'no more colour' on are HEALTH issues.... Eczema to be precise coupled with intense urge to SCRATCH myself to smithereens!!!!!!!

Am on top of it now with the help of my G.P. and Calendula creams and lotions to soothe the skin topically.

I have always said that i will forgo colouring my hair when am good and ready. Guess now is the time.....the thing is i am strangely at peace with the whole thing. I don't have anymore issues with the subject.

Guess what i noticed in the 9.5 weeks of not colouring......new hair growth around the front edges of my hair....wooopppppyyyyyy!!!

SSSHHHIISSH: Want to know another secret???? Am looking forward to more greys...am soo going to work it....with your support of course. ; o

RETIGHT AFTER COLOUR

Well people, the photos below show my progress through the retightening process this Saturday gone.

My hair grows mega fast in the crown area and as you know it was exactly a week to the day i coloured my hair. If you click on both pictures you will see the grey sipping through at the roots. And to come to think of it, despite the fact that i spent ages ensuring i covered each and every lock with colour, it would appear i made a bit of a mish mash with it, but you know what, i dont care as i am going through a process.

This picture shows the completed back section. It is now taking a wee while to finish as my hair grows in length.
Three quarters have been completed with just 1 quarter to go, i think this photo shows the grey more, which just confirms my next plan of going lighter......gosh how i wish i could just go for it and let it all hang out. psychologically am just not ready YET!