How and Why Debbi Decided to Transition to Gray

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Not sure when I discovered my first gray hair, but it was I wasn’t too surprised because my Mom was very gray by age 29. I knew I would have to color as she did before I turned 21.

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I’ve almost always used a salon. In the last 15 years, I went every 3 weeks at $70 a pop (just color, no cut included)

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I think it was a combination of becoming an empty-nester and seeing other beautiful women with gray hair on the Facebook sites. Plus, I am sometimes known to be a chance-taker or a little bit rebellious at times.

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I decided it’s time to try to transition now while I’m still in my 40’s (barely!) and my face still looks somewhat youthful instead of keeping dark hair into my 80’s and attempting to transition with wrinkles and age spots.

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My last color was 5/23/2017. My first (shorter) haircut was July, and then I went straight-up pixie cut sometime in August.

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Again, I think a LOT Of this is the confidence I’ve gained and it’s oozing out of me now, but I do think it is also the fact that I’m still young and VERY gray…and that’s something shocking and exciting for people to see.

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