I am like some of you, never having coloured my hair. I started going grey at 23, streaked it a few times. But after never recognizing myself leaving the salon, I gave that practice up - I just couldn't stand the schizophrenic feeling ... and I was going to pay for that feeling? No thank you!
My problem has more to do with length. My husband is head-over heels for Emmylou Harris, as am I admittedly. And as her hair greyed, she did not get rid of the locks - shorter maybe, but still on the long side. And she is stunning. So my hubby asked me if I would not consider growing my hair. This has been a veeeery long project, trying to decide whether to layer or to bob it. I'm still only down to almost touching my shoulders. I bounce from loving it to hating it and coming close to throwing in the towel. My hair is thick-looking because of the curl and frizz, but the hair shafts themselves are very thin. And it looks great and healthy and shiny and bouncy if I blow dry it straight. But therein lies the problem - when I apply a lot of heat to my hair, especially those ceramic curl brushes, my hair starts to yellow in quick order. I use a bluing shampoo and conditioner to keep yellowing agents at bay, but there is a limit to how much these bluing products can accomplish and they certainly cannot get rid of the slight burning effect of heat. And on the days I go natural, well, my hair is light and whispy with no shine, bounce or body, just a lot of frizz.
What's a girl to do? I am sticking with the PROJECT, becasue each time I threaten to cut it all off, my husband gets that far away look in his eyes - I can just see Emmylou sitting in those pools of green. I so want to please us both - I just hope I have the patience to see this ever-lengthening (pun intended) experiment to its natural conclusion :-)!
