Lisa’s Transition to a Salt and Pepper Pixie

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I remember I started to see a sparkly gray here or there when I was about 38-40, but by then I’d already been going to a salon for a couple of years for a single process demi-permanent color that was a golden reddish brown. It was basically my natural shade, with the red tones amped up ever so slightly.

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When I announced to my husband and a few friends that I’d decided to transition, he gave me pushback, parroting what he’d heard from his own mother and other women over the years. “You’ll look older.” “You won’t like it and this won’t last.”

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I joined a couple of online support groups right away and got all the positive comments I needed on those to carry me through the transition.

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What Made You Decide to Start Your Own Gray Hair Product Line?

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If you’re dark brunette and dyeing within that color range, your leftover dye will go orangey when you stop touching it up. For that, Joico Color Balance Blue Shampoo and Conditioner once a week can tone it back to looking like freshly dyed hair.

I use Jhirmack Purple Shampoo & Conditioner once a week to make the salt as white as it can be. Daily, I also use Jhirmack 5 In One Leave In Silver Brightening Spray. These products don’t seem to affect my natural brown hair but have a very positive effect on my gray/silver/white hair.

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Each head of naturally gray hair or salt and pepper hair is unique to that person. You absolutely do not have to switch to an all cool-toned palette if you’ve been warm-toned all your life.

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