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Sandrine’s Sexy Gray Hair Transition

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If I remember well, I was 16 when I discovered my first gray hair. There it stood, the one and only, a bit frizzy, right in the middle of my bangs… I was a bit upset because my grandfather turned completely white at 30 and so did my mum. I had a cousin who was salt and pepper at 20… so I cut it off… regularly.

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I started dyeing at 16 with shampoos I could do at home. It was light and fashionable in the 1980s!

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When I earned my own money, I took the time to go to salons. (I’m as addicted to my hairdresser as I am to shoes for those who know me!)

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I drastically cut my hair in a GI-Jane style in Fall 2013 to let the gray out. I thought my husband would divorce me! My sons were upset: “You are too young to be gray”. I was upset as well – maybe not by the gray but by the haircut.

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I was not ready at that time to be gray and have short hair. I cried a lot and went back to dyeing.

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My hair grows fast and every two weeks, a male friend of mine kept saying “Time to do your roots!”… I suppose I must have been fed up with that too!

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At that time, I also discovered Annika Von Holdt on Pinterest and thought she was great. She inspired me a lot in my transitioning. I cut my hair pixie style and waited… It was not always a bed of roses… you fight against your age, against your hair… with people staring at your roots when they speak to you.

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