There comes a point in everyone’s life when they notice their first grey hair.
It’s often followed closely by the second and third grey hair, an indication for many women to start spending hundreds of dollars at the hairdresser to cover them up.
Meanwhile, men get to save all that money and then get called silver foxes for their natural ageing.
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This is why so many women are rejecting the idea that they are meant to look eternally youthful, and are making the conscious decision to embrace their grey hairs.
Introducing: Silver foxy ladies.
In the name of self-love, we invited women from the Mamamia community to share their grey hair transition photos.
Kate, 35.
"I have been going grey since my early 20’s like all the women in my family. Around six months ago, I decided that I was sick of trying to keep up with my greys – dying my hair was ruining my hair, I didn’t like how dark it was when I dyed it darker but blonde didn’t suit it either. I work in an industry with brilliant women and noticed that they weren’t covering their greys and it had never really occurred to me that this was actually an option! I’m growing out a little colour on the ends but my hair is so much healthier and it’s a relief to not have to think about how to cover it anymore."
Kee, 31.
"I'm fully grey on the top! You can't see it all because of my curls but I can't wait to go grey all over! I started to go grey at 18. I wasn't surprised as my mum always said she had gone grey at that age and being half black I knew that our hair type typically goes grey quicker. At first I hated it, but now I'm really excited to eventually be grey all over. My mother-in-law is fully grey and is such a spunk!"
Elise, 28.
"I got my first white hair when I was around 21. As I natural brunette my reaction was to bleach the ever living heck out of my whole head. Eventually the bleaching started to ruin my hair and the regrowth line was too much for my lazy self to bother trying to upkeep. After a few years of being box-dyed red and brown and anything that would cover the wispy wiry white suckers I thought I’d revisit my blonde days, but this time with the purpose of prepping for all-over-white-hair-domination.
"I’m looking forward to being completely grey and white – it’s just this damned in-between stage where my friends/siblings/mum keep pointing out 'ooh that’s a fair bit of grey you’ve got there'. My mum has also been dying over her greys for the better part of 30 years and, while it’s her head and her decision, I literally do not have the time or dedication for that anymore. Plus it’s a mad vibe to walk around feeling like Rogue from X-Men."
Simone, 51.
"I'm 51 and have been going grey for a while now. I got sick of colouring! The purple in my hair is De Lorenzo shampoo, which I use sometimes. This is at my son's wedding recently. I'm very silver/white at the sides underneath. My grandmother was completely grey in her mid-20's."
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The Instagram page Grombre has likewise started a movement encouraging women to celebrate their grey hairs.
Described as a "radical celebration of the natural phenomenon of grey hair", the page encourages women to submit images of their greying hair.
But it's not just the girl next door who is embracing grey hair. Celebrities such as Jamie Lee Curtis, Meryl Streep and Sally Field are bringing silver to the red carpet, helping to normalise grey haired women.
Bravo, ladies.
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