During the first few weeks of my gray hair transition, I obsessively read everything I could find online about the transition process.

[{"selector":"#anim-d61079a9-d7d7-4bf2-ba9d-41e28a3187bb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8df58185-3006-4978-8f99-f8d92b438f32","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b4ea2f99-55f9-43de-821e-294a894013c2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-335c17ad-1372-4843-ab6d-181cf30a0c5c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Brush Stroke Brush Stroke Brush Stroke Learn more

A Comprehensive List of Gray Hair Transition Terms

[{"selector":"#anim-b712b414-29d3-4c72-977d-519a452cafa1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2400,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-64fd9c1e-9fbb-466c-b80a-35dac3367e07","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -99.59318%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2400,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Brush Stroke Learn more

Balayage Balayage is one of the salon techniques that some women choose to make their transition to gray more seamless. This article explains balayage better than I ever could.

[{"selector":"#anim-e9da5260-ca48-456e-819c-861f2922d5ce","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":7000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-070a48e3-571f-40db-808d-5105ff6cd95a","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(105deg) translate3d(0px, 134.36168%, 0) rotate(-105deg)","rotate(105deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(-105deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":7000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Brush Stroke Learn More

Blorange That brassy orange/red/copper color that appears when dyed brunette hair fades.

Brush Stroke Learn More

Calico Multi-colored hair that occurs when you transition cold turkey and your hair becomes a nutty mix of dyed and natural shades.

[{"selector":"#anim-63c8d2f4-d2b0-46ea-8a7a-59c6b88d090b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4132f9d5-d2ed-4db8-889d-7fcd96e7909c","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-120deg) translate3d(0px, -57.61225%, 0) rotate(120deg)","rotate(-120deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(120deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Brush Stroke Learn more

The line that appears between your gray hair and your dyed hair. It’s more apparent if your dyed hair is brunette since the contrast between your gray roots and your dark roots can be stark.

[{"selector":"#anim-79c609f0-4118-41c9-991c-aee20ea03e64","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-31bd22ba-e669-4e65-8eed-213a24455e0e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 16.98018%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Brush Stroke See Images

Grombre is a term coined by Martha Truslow Smith (founder of the Grombre Instagram account) and it is used to describe hair with gray roots and darker ends. It’s a play on the word “ombré.”

[{"selector":"#anim-f61d413b-2202-4214-9615-b01e1860e892","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1a352245-2e8d-447b-a0b1-fe3705504bc6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -62.80412%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Brush Stroke Learn more

Highlights & Lowlights Farah Hurdle, of Maida Salon in San Diego, specializes in this treatment,.

[{"selector":"#anim-443b3ec6-21e5-4e67-8d7a-d5985321fab5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Brush Stroke Learn more

Swipe Up to Read More

[{"selector":"#anim-48a8ab8b-b736-447c-8595-c1658fc9d3be","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9d6d5c0a-54c9-41cf-bf9f-1f105b8b8eed","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(30deg) translate3d(0px, -51.51744%, 0) rotate(-30deg)","rotate(30deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(-30deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3f681d3f-044b-4bc8-9321-d531da6acfe5","keyframes":[{"offset":0,"transform":"translate3d(0, -368.17553%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.29,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.45,"transform":"translate3d(0, -103.530959036%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.61,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.71,"transform":"translate3d(0, -35.197580668%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.8,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.85,"transform":"translate3d(0, -13.217501527%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.92,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.96,"transform":"translate3d(0, -5.743538267999999%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":1,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"}],"delay":0,"duration":1600,"fill":"both"}] Brush Stroke Learn more

A Gray Hair Glossary for Silver Sisters

During the first few weeks of my gray hair transition, I obsessively read everything I could find online about the transition process.

A Comprehensive List of Gray Hair Transition Terms

Balayage Balayage is one of the salon techniques that some women choose to make their transition to gray more seamless. This article explains balayage better than I ever could.

Blorange That brassy orange/red/copper color that appears when dyed brunette hair fades.

Calico Multi-colored hair that occurs when you transition cold turkey and your hair becomes a nutty mix of dyed and natural shades.

The line that appears between your gray hair and your dyed hair. It’s more apparent if your dyed hair is brunette since the contrast between your gray roots and your dark roots can be stark.

Demarcation Line

Grombre is a term coined by Martha Truslow Smith (founder of the Grombre Instagram account) and it is used to describe hair with gray roots and darker ends. It’s a play on the word “ombré.”

WHAT SHADE OF EYEBROW LOOKS BEST ON YOU?

Grombre

Highlights & Lowlights Farah Hurdle, of Maida Salon in San Diego, specializes in this treatment,.

Swipe Up to Read More

Related Posts

100+ Fascinating Grey Hair Facts