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I've come across all kinds of natural but strange colours in my hair. I've had white hair since I was 9, but I've seen brown-red, beige-brown and checkered (ones that alter dark-white-dark-white from root to tip).
There are also two very faint natural streaks at my temples... and I don't colour my hair. I haven't since 1997 anyway. I had slightly lighter brown highlights put in and that was the biggest waste of $60 I had ever spent. I paid $60 for something that just plain made no difference.
But hair colouring might become a way of life for me in the not too distant future. I take after my Dad's family with regards to hair (colour, dental floss-like thickness, huge number of follicles per square centimetre of scalp). My 姑媽 (Father's elder sister) said Dad was born with a piece of white hair. 姑媽 was salt-n-pepper at 35-40 (which is not that far off for me) and was dying her entire head by then.
And I hear (from Mother-in-Law) that it's harder to hide grey with straight hair. *sigh* I really don't want to perm my hair... =P
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At this point, when I tie my hair half up, I'm all kinds of salt and pepper. By the time I'm 35, I'm pretty sure I'll be completely salt and pepper; I recall that my mother was dying her hair black by then.
I don't know if I want to dye it. My experiences with dying hair haven't been pleasant; it's a bit harsh on my scalp, and has ruined my roots to the point that my hair needs uber-conditioning to not be frizzy. So I might just leave my hair salt n peppa when it gets that way.
That must be an Asian thing or something =)
Your hair sounds like mine -- do hairstylists complain about how much they have to cut and blowdry? Worse yet, get someone who is cutting your hair and suffers from arthritis ;p
From what I seen, hair colouring for straight hair has gotten better the last few years ... but it's a pain to update the roots on a monthly basis.
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I've heard 3 for every one you pull. But I still think it's a better deal to pull them though. If you don't pull them, you'll end up with 4 (the original, plus the three that would have come out anyway). Then 16, then 64, then 256, then 1024, then 4096... If I pull, I'll always have ZERO... or close to it =)
do hairstylists complain about how much they have to cut and blowdry?
No. But only because I get my hair cut every 5 years. =D I've given up trying to do anything with it. I have a J.K. Rowling cut that I just let air dry and I don't do anything with it in the mornings either. I've broken combs when I was younger though. =P
hair colouring for straight hair has gotten better the last few years
That's good to know... any particular brands I should keep in mind? =} My Dad uses Clairol's #48 Sable Brown and won't get anything else (he hates the Clairol for Men).