From about 45 until now, 64, I have colored my hair various shades of reddish, copper, auburn, etc….
For the past few, I have had to do it very frequently due to daily swimming resulting in chlorine damage, and ……. the aging process with white hair growing in more and more rapidly. Well, every time I noticed the white I liked it more and more; the lightness, the shine, etc….. So why did it take me a few years to finally chop off all the red? Because I heard the voices from the peanut gallery saying; no you will look older. No, you are too young of spirit to let it go natural. No , you will not attract the kind of man you would want. No, it will make you look this that or the other.
Although it took me three haircuts and close to $200, lol , I finally mustered up the guts to chop off almost allllllll the red, and am starting my new white spiked EASY, no fuss, no muss, great for swimming haircut. I love it. And guess what? So do all the women who initially told me NOT to do it. They have been honestly complimentary and kind of amazed, as it was a big change.
So, lesson to learn here; Follow my own heart, as I know to do, and next time not to wait years to do it but to be more trusting of my inner guidance.