6 Steps to Silver Grey Hair

6 Steps to Silver Grey Hair

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* Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images GIVE IN TO THE GRAY TEMPTATION Admit it: You’re tempted to rock your “silver fox” locks every time a shot of Emmylou Harris (pictured) pops into view.


With gray hair growing in popularity — often by economic necessity — here are some tips on how to do so seamlessly. 1 of 9 * Istock GROW IN YOUR ROOTS Resist retouching your color for a


month or two. That first inch of gray roots can look grungy, but it will tell you how gray you are — and what shade. 2 of 9 * Charley Gallay/NBC/Getty Images EVALUATE YOUR GRAY Surprises may


lurk in your true colors: Some “grays” actually grow in as white, platinum, medium steel or tarnished silver. The color may be uniform, a salt-and-pepper mix or streaked. Roseanne Barr


(pictured) has let the gray take over her brunette locks. 3 of 9 * Getty Images ADD HIGHLIGHTS AND LOWLIGHTS Ask your colorist to add highlights around the face but not to retouch your base


color. (This blends the silvery glints at your roots throughout your hair so they don’t sit at your scalp in a ring.) You can also add a few lowlights, or deeper color strands, to create


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save on movie tickets, restaurants, airfare, hotels and more and have even more fun! 5 of 9 * Luc-Richard Photography/Getty Images TRIM THE ENDS FREQUENTLY By snipping off dyed ends at


regular intervals, your proportions of natural and dyed hair will gradually shift to favor the gray. Hair grows about half an inch per month, so cutting that much from the bottom each time


will keep your look consistent but speed the process. 6 of 9 * Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic/Getty Images ‘WARM UP’ YOUR MAKEUP Gray hair flatters skin that is pink, olive, honey-toned, tanned or


deeper in color. If your skin is pale, compensate with a peachy-pink blush or golden bronze. Use makeup to fill in your eyebrows as they go gray. Nancy Wilson (pictured) always synchs up her


skin, gray hair and makeup. 7 of 9 * Andreas Kuehn/Getty Images START A NEW HAIR CARE ROUTINE Gray hair can be dry, wiry, coarse or frizzy, so moisturizing shampoos, conditioners and


leave-in styling oils are essential. Gray hair can also take on a yellow cast from hard water, UV rays or hair product buildup, so try a violet-tinted shampoo and conditioner. 8 of 9 * MORE


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