tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post9031509492784172238..comments2024-03-29T10:25:17.813-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: How I made my life nice and easier by SW HubbardJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85933751981421408042018-11-21T07:29:44.311-05:002018-11-21T07:29:44.311-05:00I had been letting my brown hair go gray, but didn...I had been letting my brown hair go gray, but didn't like the look. Last spring I had it colored, but it was way to dark, so a month later I had it colored a shade lighter. Beautician said she could only "lighten" it every six weeks or so. After that second coloring, my hair started falling out big time, and it was skimpy to begin with! So now I'm just letting it go gray; it's about half and half now. Still falling out a big; I wonder if I'll go bald before I go gray! LOL<br />Hilde Horvathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698477532341552269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74186189914583241102018-11-20T23:31:08.767-05:002018-11-20T23:31:08.767-05:00I have never colored my hair, except for some fun ...I have never colored my hair, except for some fun wash-in wash-out stuff when I was young. I like the silver-gray. I just wish it would stop falling out!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783395716613488145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13684485934215558922018-11-20T20:02:26.777-05:002018-11-20T20:02:26.777-05:00Sorry, Jay! My husband is bald. He says hair is ov...Sorry, Jay! My husband is bald. He says hair is overrated :)S.W Hubbardhttp://www.swhubbard.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49971476139112416102018-11-20T19:59:54.778-05:002018-11-20T19:59:54.778-05:00Thanks, Ramona! And you should do what makes you f...Thanks, Ramona! And you should do what makes you feel good!S.W. Hubbardhttp://www.swhubbard.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77790235446214982972018-11-20T18:58:48.369-05:002018-11-20T18:58:48.369-05:00I knew I was right about that, Mary!I knew I was right about that, Mary!Brenda Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161539130987122737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4009955399903653112018-11-20T17:38:29.682-05:002018-11-20T17:38:29.682-05:00Jenn, I agree that silver hair and white hair are ...Jenn, I agree that silver hair and white hair are magical. With white hair, my hair looks very blonde, which I never had in my life.<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58925773025515703592018-11-20T16:37:34.053-05:002018-11-20T16:37:34.053-05:00Aww, thanks, Sue!Aww, thanks, Sue!Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19388012145448704302018-11-20T16:19:36.151-05:002018-11-20T16:19:36.151-05:00See, this is definitely a topic more geared toward...See, this is definitely a topic more geared towards the female readers of JRW. <br /><br />I don't have to worry about whether or not the hair goes gray. I know that I'm expected to be more concerned that the hair is just going away period. But then again, I don't really care either way so balding it is.<br /><br />But in order to at least tie my post to this topic a tiny bit, the last woman I was attempting to date (the final attempt ever for me) was the same age as me and she had let her hair go gray and it looked great on her.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52283910866445972342018-11-20T15:53:44.987-05:002018-11-20T15:53:44.987-05:00Susan, your silver is marvelous, and so is your st...Susan, your silver is marvelous, and so is your story!<br />Me, I will die a brunette. Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627775403015684868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55428691124115448142018-11-20T15:38:18.581-05:002018-11-20T15:38:18.581-05:00I love this post! I embraced my incoming gray as s...I love this post! I embraced my incoming gray as soon as it appeared when I was forty. I firmly believe the silver and white hairs are magical. That being said, I have very thin fine hair, so to give it a more 3D look my stylist puts in a few highlight and lowlights every few months mixed in with the gray, which I still love. Good for you for ditching the dye, SW! You are stunning! Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83426862153936424242018-11-20T15:05:51.888-05:002018-11-20T15:05:51.888-05:00Thanks for your kind words, Kathy. When you're...Thanks for your kind words, Kathy. When you're ready, you'll do it! I think one of the great things about getting older is that you no longer think everyone is looking at you. At first when I was "transitioning" I felt the need to explain to everyone I encountered what I was doing. Finally, I realized most people hadn't even noticed, and if they had, they didn't care. S.W. Hubbardhttp://www.swhubbard.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33143439205018921952018-11-20T15:02:28.650-05:002018-11-20T15:02:28.650-05:00Thanks for the compliment. I read that pure white ...Thanks for the compliment. I read that pure white hair has no pigment whatsoever, so as you lose pigment, the hair gets whiter. I still have some strands of brown mixed in, which I like. But I guess eventually it will be pure white.S. W. Hubbardhttp://www.swhubbard.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72890300776819133902018-11-20T13:43:36.388-05:002018-11-20T13:43:36.388-05:00SW, you look beautiful with your hair gray, not th...SW, you look beautiful with your hair gray, not that you didn't with it brown, too. The gray is just so becoming on you. I applaud your bravery and persistence in achieving this great end. I admit that I am too much of a coward right now to do the same. I've been going to the salon to have my hair dyed for years now, and although I often wonder what it would look like gray, I think of the in-between I have to go through to get there and stop wondering. I was letting my hair grow out, but even with that I got frustrated, and last week had it shortened some. I actually like it better, so I'm guessing that long or longer hair is not going to happen for me again. The gray, we'll see. I'm not passionately opposed to it, but I think it will be a while longer before I go there. It's nice seeing successful transitions like yours, SW, so that I know it can turn out so beautifully. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75414005867183049512018-11-20T13:38:09.211-05:002018-11-20T13:38:09.211-05:00What a great post! I agree that you are rocking it...What a great post! I agree that you are rocking it! I was reminded by a comment that someone said about her hair going gray. She said there is no hair color called "mousy brown". <br /><br />I agree with Hank about bad gray color. It looks unconditioned to me. In your case, white hair looks wonderful. It looks like silk and I noticed your face looks better with white hair. For me, I have been coloring my hair because one side was totally white and it looked like someone threw white paint on my dark brown hair. I love the white color, though. I decide that once my hair is 100 percent white, then I will stop coloring my hair. I colored it red because it was the color I had as a young child. I noticed that Senator Ted Kennedy had snow white hair. I wonder if people of Irish descent have a tendency to get snow white hair color? The white that I have is the color of white like the snow color. I am 1/4 Scottish and 1/6 Irish. <br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49957441302267089062018-11-20T13:34:00.716-05:002018-11-20T13:34:00.716-05:00I feel I have to speak up for those gray-haired la...I feel I have to speak up for those gray-haired ladies with short hairdos. One of my best friends has very short gray hair, and it looks fabulous. Others I've seen with short gray hair look great, too. I think that it's not whether your hair is longer or shorter, but that it is styled in some way, not just left to dangle haphazardly. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58774106004672058232018-11-20T13:33:13.782-05:002018-11-20T13:33:13.782-05:00Yes, undoing the dye isn't anywhere near as ea...Yes, undoing the dye isn't anywhere near as easy and starting to dye!S.W. Hubbardhttp://www.swhubbard.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82444497854698751522018-11-20T13:31:54.992-05:002018-11-20T13:31:54.992-05:00Hair color doesn't matter compared to your hea...Hair color doesn't matter compared to your health. I'm so glad you're better.S.W. Hubbardhttp://www.swhubbard.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59057788320517475582018-11-20T13:30:44.311-05:002018-11-20T13:30:44.311-05:00Rhys, your hair always looks beautiful.
DianaRhys, your hair always looks beautiful. <br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70552822710616546412018-11-20T13:30:01.314-05:002018-11-20T13:30:01.314-05:00You and your beautiful silver bob were one of my i...You and your beautiful silver bob were one of my inspirations, Edith!S.W. Hubbardhttp://www.swhubbard.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9758230406326023582018-11-20T13:29:17.129-05:002018-11-20T13:29:17.129-05:00Hank, I love your hair. You always look very glamo...Hank, I love your hair. You always look very glamourous. It reminds me of Gloria Steinem's hair and she always looks wonderful.<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76731349153383466002018-11-20T13:28:22.148-05:002018-11-20T13:28:22.148-05:00No matter what kind of hair we have, we always wan...No matter what kind of hair we have, we always want what someone else has!S.W. Hubbardhttp://www.swhubbard.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38984412848515335212018-11-20T13:26:27.492-05:002018-11-20T13:26:27.492-05:00Yes, the hair color change was a great excuse to b...Yes, the hair color change was a great excuse to buy some new clothes (not that I ever need an excuse!).S.W. Hubbardhttp://www.swhubbard.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3452509307228647452018-11-20T13:24:59.350-05:002018-11-20T13:24:59.350-05:00It's nice being a role model, right?It's nice being a role model, right?S.W. Hubbardhttp://www.swhubbard.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80511208206957157952018-11-20T13:22:09.516-05:002018-11-20T13:22:09.516-05:00You are rocking it! I too found snow on the mounta...You are rocking it! I too found snow on the mountain in my 20s. It's a family trait. Since my hair was what was then known as dirty blonde I let it go until the white could no longer be mistaken for highlights and I began coloring until I retired in my early 50s. When I lost my hair to cancer at 55, it came back dark brown. How or why I don't know. Fortunately, it returned the dark brown to where it came from and I'm back to my usual white.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33876836455838779562018-11-20T13:15:17.061-05:002018-11-20T13:15:17.061-05:00Edith, my stylist actually lightens my overall col...Edith, my stylist actually lightens my overall color a couple of shades, then does highlights, which I love. The whole look is much softer than my natural brunette (expect for the temples) and I think more flattering. But every six weeks I look hard at the roots at the top of my head just to see if I've grown any more gray! Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.com