Watch This BEFORE Growing Out Your Gray Hair

Do I have to cut my hair short to go gray?
Can I just go to a salon and have my hair dyed gray?
What do I do if I want to give up and dye it again?
how long does it take to grow out your gray hair?

These are the things you need to know before you start growing out your gray hair!
And that's exactly what I'm going to be talking about in this video

Many women want to know...will I have to cut my hair off to go gray?

I get it, most of us have spent decades trying to cover up even the slightest appearance of gray hair at our roots let alone letting that stripe get bigger than that, and now we are supposed to walk around with two toned hair? The thought of this is what probably holds a lot of women back

Here's the short answer: no, I don't think you need to cut it. In fact many women just start letting their hair grow in without doing anything to camouflage it.

But let me give you the long answer and trust me it's very worth listening to...because there are a couple of caveats.

Yyou might be one of those women who thinks "I will never get my hair color blended" and think you're going to grow it out cold turkey, but later decide that you want to blend the demarcation line with highlights and lowlights to be more confident as you go.

That's what happened to me. Back when I was deciding to go gray, I sort of thought that I would just let it grow out without doing anything g with it but as I went I became not only impatient and wanting to hurry it along, but I didn't like the reddish orange color of parts of my hair that still had dye on them so I finally just decided to pívot and I had my hair professionally color blended.

So just keep that in mind that there's no right way to grow out your gray, you may try different things to conceal the stripe like root touch up sprays or color depositing conditioners, wearing hats, getting a gray hair color blending like you see in those Jack Martin videos @jackmartincolorist , or you may decided to just cut those dyed ends off after a time. You will eventually settle in to the methods that work for you.
Watch the video to find out more!

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I'm Lynn and I inspire women who want to, to go naturally silver. My intention is to help you realize the freedom and power you have when you decide to let go and free yourself of the endless dye cycle by helping you become more aware of who you truly are. I make entertaining, practical, and informative videos on the transformative power of the journey toward silver hair; the shedding of a previous version of you into a new you. It is a journey for the soul! Let me help you on your journey! With much love, silver sister! 🖤🤍💋
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[LoveratLoves]

There was ZERO chance I was going to cut my hair short, just not going to happen. I have dark hair but had highlighted blonde for 15 years and decided first to go back to my natural colour then a month later I decided no more dye. So while going grey I have had tricolour hair (it matches my old dog perfectly haha) Like you, the ends were driving me nuts where they were fading to blonde. My hair was well below my shoulders so I had a bit to work with. I cut my own hair and the last one I took 4 inches off which left me enough length (collarbone length) to play with but I got rid of so much of the old damaged bleached stuff it feels awesome. My next cut will probably be December and that will be maybe an inch and a half and the cut after that March 2024 will be the final bit of processed hair.

I hadn't had natural coloured hair since I was about 30 so it's lovely to see my natural colour and my lovely silver almost 30 years later. I LOVE that I have two very silver streaks at the front but I mostly just love having unprocessed hair that doesn't need 57 products to make it feel healthy. Great videos mate =)

[doublecross]

Same, I am 9 months in, and the brassy orange makes me crazy. I am on the highlight lowlight routine.

[jhssmith]

i'm still feeling awkward about my hair. it's short right now but healthy. i want it longer so i'm being patient. for the most part i do love my color and the color pattern.

[NaturesFairy]

Such a great video. Thank you very much. Your such a great speaker. I need to start taking pictures. Have a wonderful day.

[katesnow]

thank you so much for your support. my hair is dark brown / black and 2.5 feet long. I'm about 3 months in and I love my silver hair. it is the most inspiring thing for me. it's almost magical. . . all different colors. I thought I'd eventually blend it grey but no that's not me anymore. I'm just going to go for it and focus on the silver magic. thanks again for what you're doing. it definitely helps.

[aenigmatica]

Awesome video!! The blend looks amazing on you! 👌🏻 I tried using color remover on my dyed black hair and, spoiler, it doesn’t do much of anything!! Gray hair is so beautiful and I feel like it really lights up the face.

[eternalrhythmflow]

That was very encouraging and informative! Great editing as well!

[thearb]

I toned my colored hair a beige blond to get rid of the brassiness that has helped a bunch. :) with wella T15 and 10 volume deposit only and will redo this on my grow out when it gets brassy which this will need to be done way less than my weekly root job and less damaging. ( was using Semi color though it never washed out.)

[natalinamccartan]

I went cold turkey to go silver abour 5 years
ago. In saying that . I have salt and pepper natural hair. I always have my hair in a bun so it was quite easy for me to grow it out. Still growing long and strong. Im 60 years young.

[MultifacetedMrs]

First I want to say I always enjoy your videos. So helpful! This video though, did you notice, you happen to repeat each point twice as explaining. It was a bit distracting. But overall, thank you so much for posting silver hair journey tips and advice! ❤

[AntyTiff]

I have been using overtone while growing out grey. I think I might have learned of it from you. Has saved me!

[grayawhile]

Haha I called it the calico cat colors! Congrats on pushing through your way!

[RC-bdbv]

Thank you so much for your videos. I truly enjoy them. There is also the part dye technique to avoid the skunk stripe. I stopped coloring my hair in June 2022 and I have only been coloring my part. I love my silver strands that appear to be highlights. There is no skunk stripe! I will soon stop dying my part and part my hair the other side to let my silver grow!