9 months update

Hi everyone!

It's been 9 months since I started my voyage into silver hairdom, and things could not go better (or look more awkward). I'm patiently growing my skunk-stripy long hair and now have about 3 inches of virgin salt and pepper roots and about 13 inches of oxidized dry straw :)

It sounds more horrible than it really is. I find that the awkwardness of my transition is really at its worse on day 2 hair. I found a good way to circumvent this by wearing my hair down and sleek on day 1, and on day 2 I just wear it in a high pony tail, braided pony tail, or tousled beach waves/curls (my hair is naturally wavy, so that is usually a very low maintenance style for me).

Not much else to update you on... I really steer clear of most heating tools (aside from the flattening iron every once in a while, and always set at the lowest temperature), air dry (or cold blow dry) my hair and do not use any chemical products. I only ever use organic coconut oil as an overnight hydrating mask and Ducray Nutricerat intense-nutrition daily emulsion. This product is a godsend for ultra-dry and damaged ends!

Here are a few pictures of the recent weeks

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week 33:

week 35:

week 36:

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6 months photo update

I cannot believe how fast 6 months passed!

On January 15th 2013, I decided to stop dying my hair cold turkey. I haven't looked back since :)

As I was saying in my first post, my hair is long (about mid-back) and I do not want to take the relatively easy way out that is the pixie cut. I love my long hair and cannot see myself without it. But that makes for a fairly awkward growth phase that's very likely going to last a couple of years.

The changes are less drastic on a weekly basis now that I've passed the first few months. My grays are showing, without the shadow of a doubt. What's nice about long hair is that you can sort of camouflage the grays in an up-do or ponytail, or even by parting your hair differently. I myself seem to love flaunting them in everyone's face! ;)

Here are a few pictures of the past two months, mostly in day light. Feel free to leave me messages and questions!

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week 20


week 23




week 24

15 weeks: photo-update

I just passed the 3 months mark a couple weeks ago. Three whole months dye-free. I can't say I'm unhappy about it...

As much as I would love to update you with a lot of new hair adventures, like a pixie or even a buzz cut, I have nothing exciting to report on... Everybody in my entourage knows I'm doing this, my roots are showing more than ever, and growth seems to have completely stalled (I know it's not true, but that's how it feels).

I'm also starting to notice a lot more single silver strands in the underlayer, and those are frizzy as heck!

ugh, I'm in a bit of a crappy mood today, I apologize :/ I leave you with a photo-update, and will touch base in a few weeks :)

Please leave comments and don't hesitate to ask me any question!

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Week 13:

Week 15:

13 weeks, and going strong!

I just entered my 13th week dye-free! What an adventure it's been so far :)

For the most part, I feel very happy about it. I won't lie though, there have been a few emotional waves having a lot to do with accepting my overall more mature appearance.

Not that my skin has aged dramatically since January, but there's no mistake anymore that I am indeed in my thirties. It's such a strange feeling... My face definitely looks youthful; I take good care of it, maintain a fairly rigorous skin care routine, but every now and then I'll catch my reflection in a mirror, or a bus window, and I look... grown up. I think it has quite a strong effect on my morale, because of my lifestyle. Right now, I work in academia. Which basically means that I've been in school all my life. Now, I'm not a student anymore (thank goodness!), but I have virtually no pressure to dress any other way than extremely casual. Denims and sneakers are my bread and butter. I am surrounded by students all the time, and even though I know I am an adult, I still do not see myself as a grown up. Does that make any sense? Anyway, acceptance is key. I'll work on it...

On a more positive note: I LOVE my hair!

The silver strands are revealing themselves more and more steadily. The stripe is growing, thankfully in a very manageable fashion. I find that I am not nearly as gray as I thought when I was still dying. Of course, at that time, I could only see the white regrowth and honestly thought I was over 70% gray. Now that I actually stopped dying, I can see that most of my hair is still pigmented, except for a few patches that are slowly evolving into silver stripes, that frame my face very naturally. From afar, my grays really only look like natural highlights. Which I guess they are, when you think about it.

Overall, I'm happy about the whole thing.

I leave you with some pics from weeks 11-13.

Week 11

Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention: my lashes are also fading... Has anyone got the same problem? I noticed that they are shrinking a bit, losing their curl and the tips appear completely white. Strange... 

Week 12

Week 13