I am an addict. There. I said it. Isn't that the first step to conquering an addiction? Admitting that the addiction exists.
I am addicted to the bottle - the hair color bottle. I have been coloring my hair since I was a freshman in college - 26 years. It started with Sun In and grew from there. I have been coloring my hair for so long, I no longer remember what my original hair color is.
I used to dye my hair because it was fun and let's face it, hair is meant to be used for fun. Then, I found my first gray hair - which was quickly followed by more - and dying my hair was my way of staying one step ahead of age.
But I am becoming exhausted and my wallet is taking a hit trying to stay ahead of the gray. Almost as soon as the color is finished processing, my lovely gray Lily Munster streak starts to come through. So, I am wondering if it's time to check in to hair color rehab.
The problem is, I don't want to just stop coloring my hair and let it grow out so that eventually I have two-tone hair before cutting off the old color. I honestly don't think I could handle that. So, I am seriously considering taking a kamikaze approach to going gray and cutting my hair very short - a la Mia Farrow - thus cutting off all of the color and letting my natural hair grow in.
I have a friend who beat her bottle addiction by close cropping her hair and letting it grow out to her natural color. And her hair is gorgeous - it's silvery gray and doesn't age her. I am terrified that if I do this it will be the opposite result. I am afraid my hair is going to come in looking like salt and cayenne and make me look old.
Can I drown out the siren song of Revlon and L'Oreal and allow my hair to age gracefully?
