To Dye Or Not To Dye ....

[Baldric]

.... that is the question. Mrs B. was standing behind me today while I was sat in kitchen having
breakfast. Her comment was, "You're starting to go grey have you considered dying it?"
The answer was "No I blooming well haven't"
I'm in my 60's, have a full-head of darkish hair, with a bit of Grey in it apparently, I have a full beard that has been grey for a number of years, look like a Badger according to Tash, thanks Tash.
I regard hair changing colour changing and even thinning as a perfectly normal age related occurence and am certainly not vain enough to want to change things, it happens.
Opinions welcome.

[The Builder]

Young hair on an older face isn't always a good look Balders......

... even on some women ;o)))

[jack daniels]

grow old gracefully or disgracefully Baldric!! My MIL dyes her hair & told me to dye mine as there's grey in it (i'm in my 50's) I've come to a compromise for myself & nobody else, I'm letting it age with wisdom (i.e. go grey lol)I've decided to only dye it for special occasions

[Baldric]

// even on some women ;o))) //

Lol, agreed ;o)

[Baldric]

It's gotta be disgracefully Jack, more fun that way ;o)

[woofgang]

could you be bothered to keep your roots done? cos I can't!

[Baldric]

Hi woofgang, not a chance, they are what they are.

[jack daniels]

Woof - life's too short to dye your hair every 6 weeks because of the roots......what a waste of time IMO. Even though my profile name is Jack - I'm a female & I think we are under more pressure to dye our hair......not me!!

[retrocop]

No way Dave. Grow older with dignity. Not vanity. You are ex RM not a nancy boy.My hair is silvery grey and so is my seasonal full beard. My eyebrows remain black which looks bloody odd. Blowed if I'll reach for the Grecian 2000 for them though.

[Baldric]

Thanks Retro, agreed ;o)

[Cloverjo]

Hair dye on men can look really fake. Remember Paul McCartney’s auburn/purple years.

Different for women. I intend to keep on dyeing.

[mallyh]

there are some rather lovely reds ,blues purples and greens on the market but the one that makes me smile are young girls dying their hair grey x

[Baldric]

// Hair dye on men can look really fake //
I've noticed that Clover which is why it's not going to happen.

Mally don't think I would suit any of those, a natural Grey will do if it happens.

[pixie374]

Grey hair can look great on men. Obviously dyed, not so much.

[Baldric]

Grey it is then Pix, ;o)

[ummmm]

My OH is going grey but as he's ginger it looks more blonde than grey.

[pixie374]

Go for it, baldric :-) x

[pixie374]

Ginger hair seems to go grey much later than other colours. My mum is 72 and has no grey (not dyed) and my gran at 84, still had reddish hair.

[Tilly2]

Oh, dyeing, not dying!
I was confused. :-)
Try it and see how it looks. It will fade after a while, if you don't like it.

[Canary42]

/// I regard hair changing colour changing and even thinning as a perfectly normal age related occurence and am certainly not vain enough to want to change things, it happens. ///

I agree totally. I've been grey for years, and bald on top for even longer.

[Baldric]

Thanks Canary, way to go ;o)