October 3, 2006
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Self Portrait Challenge
(Oct: flawed parts)
Here are my grey hairs,
they pop out on the sides of my temple, glowing white
and reminding me of my age.
They are not ugly, they are quite soft and shimmery.
My flaw is that I cannot yet accept them and so I dye my hair
all colors of the rainbow to avoid becoming grey.
But I am working on it.
Some days it is tricky to accept the passing of time.
Comments (42)
You’re lovely in any color- your spirit just shines. Lisa
Right there with you!
Passing of time is just not fun—-Im finding that I can no longer eat whatever I want and not gain anything. It’s a sad realization!
That’s such a lovely image. You should do a collage of yourself.
My grey hair is wiry…..
That’s about where my hair grows. I say screw accepting and keep dying (=
It is that.
I’m getting my first ones as well. I even plucked a few out. It is hard to accept, some days.
Grey adds wisdom to your wild sassiness. I love it. Great photo!
Beautiful self-portrait! Your skin is flawless. I’m so jealous.
You could try MINE! Grew up with it actually – But never wanted to dye it but am starting to now because it is no longer a streak but a skunk looking thick “line”
While you work on yours, I will with mine 
I can’t believe I sent (my thinking is faster than my fingers) I wanted to say you look GOOD anyway!
Another mama fighting the grey…beautiful pic!
embrace it!
What a lovely picture! I started getting white ( silver, really ) hairs when I was 16! For awhile I pulled them. In my 20′s I sometimes dyed it…brown, black or burgandy usually. Later I just let it go. I am VERY salt and pepper now. But…I have an aunt who has beautiful silver hair, and so does my dad. I figure mine will turn silver, too, when it is time. We have seasons, too, you are in summer or so. I’ve moved on to autumn. It’s not so bad.
yes it is. you do so beautifully.
My hair doesn’t come in grey… it actually comes in silver and white and reminds me of my grandpa’s hair. He was totally white haired by the age of 25. I find the silver is wirey and the white is natural feeling. Almost time for me to color but it’s not to cover up the grey… it’s to give myself a change and see how many more show up as the color grows out.
I only color my hair once every year or two… I like to let the old coloring fully grow out before I do a new coloring. i’m seriously considering a dark ash blond this next time around. Not sure yet. I keep bouncing between that and a rich auburn with blondish highlights.
As my mom says — don’t be a slave to the bottle!! haha
I lurve greyish silver hair. I think it’s pretty.
i already have white and greys hair…and i’m not even 25
it’s really common in my family for all the women to be basically white by 30….unless they dye their hair like crazy.
Man, I hear you there!! I fight aging like I fight everything else. lol Too bad that I am not winning as well as you are.
I have a couple grays. I love dying my hair, but I’ve been putting it off for the last 5 years or so, because I am cherishing the little time my brown hairs and I have left together. You do have beautiful skin and I think you will look fabulous letting the grey grow out, or at least keep a flock of it like Bonnie Raitt.
Pact. When we get to the point where denial is unbecoming, let’s go shocking white. Like, blinding white. *maniacal laughter*
I like grey hairs. and I finally got one too!
tricky indeed it is – well put. I have been noticing my wrinkles lately having just gone through a birthday makes these things more magnified for me.
(I have added you to my list, btw)
I’ve never understood the worry about grey hairs. They come. They’re there. Why is it any different than your skin color or eye color? I’m much more interested in what’s inside… as long as the outside is kept neat and reasonably tidy.
It’s like lying about your age or weight. I mean, what’s the point? All it does is make other people (women I suppose primarily) feel badly because they think they’re the only ones lying and dyeing. Screw it. Yup, I’ve got grey hairs. And my license actually says my REAL weight!
I won’t be accepting mine grey. I don’t have any that I can see yet,but then again I dye mine so who would know?
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you’ll be gorgeous no matter the color!!!!
Me, too. I’ll call you today.
I’ve always loved grey hair. That’s a beautiful picture.
Oooh you just reminded me: MUST BUY HAIR DYE
Beautiful. I love my silver hairs. Wish you could take a photo of them.
Maybe Steve will do it for me. (He’s so busy lately.)
I like that very much,age wears well on ya!
I think grey/wisdom…. but then again hair dying/fun!
I still think my entry on how “the world hates America” should have gotten on featured before this.
Your beautiful mama!
A beautiful picture… of a beautiful woman….
mama, that’s a gorgeous picture : )
This shot shows a serene acceptance…lovely. I have spotty grey so I dye mine too
I would wish it would just be all grey so I could stop dying it.
Nice touch having the photograph be in black and white. You know? If that “gray” hair is soft like yours, it is probably white, instead of gray. White hair has a whole different texture (it is very soft) than gray hair, which tends to be coarser. Whatever the case may be, you wear it well. ::smile::
I’m not fond of my scraggly greys, but thoughts of continual coloring and chemical concoctions are even more torturous.
Well you can accept them and still color them!
I love my silver hairs so much I used to count them. I remember when I could find twenty. Now they are all over my head and I have a streak that shines wonderfully in fluorescent light (the only thing fluroescent light is good for in my opinion.) When I was younger I met a woman, probably in her early twenties, who was already almost completely grey, and it was striking. She wore it long, like a hippie, and draped her body with the most exquisite fabrics and vintage dresses. I was mesmerized. Since then I have never looked at grey hair the same way. Now it is not the color of “old”, it is just a color, a shimmery, soft color.
I think grey or silver or white hair is especially becoming on those who have young faces, like yours. You will be a most beautiful old lady with your pixie face and silver hair.