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Joni's Hair Transition is a Story to Remember

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I was probably around 17 years old when I came across my first grey hair.  It didn’t surprise me.  My mother started going grey at an early age, too.

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When my greys started coming in like crazy, I decided to go to a salon and let a professional handle it. I wanted to keep my lovely, rich brown color.

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Once I reached my early 40s, I could tell that I was probably all grey underneath that dye.  Two weeks after having been to salon, there would be the telltale signs of a white stripe along my part.

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I began to research women embracing their greys. I created a board on Pinterest and pinned pictures of beautiful silver-haired ladies I liked.

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I asked my daughters and husband what they thought of me not coloring my hair anymore, and they were not on board with it.  My girls said they didn’t want me to look like a grandmother.

I didn’t want to do any sort of grey blending or bleaching to hide the demarcation line because I wanted no part in putting any more harsh chemicals on my head.

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I was happy to see so many women posting selfies of their grey hair transition on Instagram.

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It wasn’t until February of this year that I found the wonderful silver sisters on Instagram. This seemed like a great way to make me accountable and stick to the long process, so I jumped in and started posting my own transition pictures and joining in on the conversations within the silver hair community.

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