Why do women dye their grey hair color away? One well-known BBC personality made headlines in two countries when she talked about dyeing her locks brown to keep grey hair color away. Her comments, coming on the heels of an American anchorwoman’s announcement that she wouldn’t use grey hair dye to cover up her age, sparked a huge debate about grey hair, media professionals and what it means to be a woman living in the public eye.
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But even if your public is a little bit smaller and you’re not in front of a camera during your work week, you’re still a woman who cares about grey hair color.
Publicly grey
There’s no question that high-profile career women take the bottle route more often than not. In the United States, there are very, very few well-known professional women who proudly wear their grey hair color. Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Boxer, Michelle Bachman and Sarah Palin have all seen the day when 40 and even 50 candles have graced their birthday cakes, yet none of them have grey hair color showing.
Could they all be so lucky as to escape this natural genetic phenomenon? Probably not (the law of averages is totally against it). Only one conclusion can be drawn: they’re probably using grey hair dye.
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Why?
For high-profile men and professional men in positions of power, grey hair color can be incredibly attractive. Rumor has it that Mitt Romney uses dye to carefully cultivate his distinguished silver temples, and George Clooney became an even bigger sex symbol once his dark locks began to tastefully turn grey instead. You’ll find more than one silver fox on 24-hour news, all men of course, and Presidents are always a little more trustworthy when they have some signs of grey.
This is not true for high-powered women, who use grey hair dye to maintain a look of youth and energy. Grey hair in men is hot. Grey hair in women is not. But you don’t have to be a CEO or the Speaker of the House to feel the need to reach for the grey hair dye. You could just be a perfectly normal gal.
It’s always public
Your audience may not contain millions, but you still get seen by plenty of people in your day-to-day life. Women want to look their best, whether they’re being broadcast on C-SPAN or heading off to another day at work. Grey hair dye is just another cosmetic, like nail polish and lipstick, that millions and millions of women use in order to look their best. You’re always in “the public eye,” even if your public is only about a dozen people.
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If using grey hair dye makes you feel more beautiful, you should use it! Confidence is always the best cosmetic. When you’re ready to embrace your grey, make sure you do so in a way that does make you feel confident and sexy. Being a silver fox is trendy these days, and you can always be a sex symbol at any age.
Learn more about getting a fabulous look, with or without the grey hair dye, in our free special report Grey hair after 50: 7 keys to styling, coloring, and caring for grey hair whether you choose to cover or embrace it.
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I dye my hair the color it used to be before it turned grey. In my opinion, it makes me look younger, healthier, more alert, and stronger. I try to pick a shade that is “natural” looking and matches my skin tone. Why do I dye my hair? I dye my hair because I believe people, whether consciously or unconsciouly, have a negative perception of an older woman with grey hair. They think we are weak, not alert or physically fit,and underestimate our capabilities in the modern world.
Me too, I dye my hair it’s natural color. Maybe some women, a few, look good with gray hair, but I think it makes most look haggard & old. I’ve met women who turned out to be 10 years younger than me but literally look 10 years older because of the gray hair.