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From Brunette to Gray: How Eva Made a Striking Transition

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I think I was around twenty years old when I noticed my first gray hairs. I wasn’t really surprised since my father went gray prematurely and had the most beautiful head of white hair.

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My friends and family never had an opinion about it when I was younger. Later in life my friends all covered their gray, so it was normal for me to color mine.

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It became my identity with friends and coworkers. People would compliment me and say, “I love your dark hair with your pale skin.”

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I’m ashamed to say I looked at my gray as a personal defect. Society had long told me that I was overweight for my height; my features were offset; I had no ability to tan, and my skin was sensitive to everything.

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I started researching pictures online.  Watching YouTube videos.  My inspirations on YouTube were Deb Arndt, Monique Parent, Elisa in Montreal, Beauty101byLisa, and especially Nikol Johnson Sanchez from Beauty Reinvented.

A CHANGE IN MINDSET

I used root spray and powder touch-up for work until one day the spray and the powder stained my new white growth.  I panicked, thinking I had ruined what I just had the courage to start!

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WHAT SHADE OF EYEBROW LOOKS BEST ON YOU?

After all the questioning I carried on and found a super supportive group of silver sisters on Facebook and Instagram. On Facebook I joined groups for inspiration like Beauty Reinvented, Silver Revolution, and The Silver Circle.

FINDING A GRAY HAIR SUPPORT SYSTEM ONLINE

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People stop me all the time and tell me they love my hair, or they ask questions because they want to do the same.

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