9 Months now

I think the next haircut should get rid of the dyed ends on the bangs so at least the hair around my face will be silver which I am looking forward to.

8 months - just got my hair cut

Still not that different.  I think  the crown will take a other few months to be totally done.  And the rest of the hair probably another 8-10 months.  And I am still liking it.  Not putting any product in it now and my hair seems to respond a lot better.  When I am out and about no one is really saying anything.  I had one person say that it looks great and that she tried to go silver a while  back and thought she looked too washed out so went back to coloring.  I think people just don't know what to say.

7 Months - still looking the same to me

I think I have gotten to the stage that many people have talked about, where it doesn't look like anything is happening or changing.  I think I may have to wait until my next haircut to see the progress.  From the front you can't really tell what is going on, but when I lift up the hair or you look at the top, then you can see the progress.
The dark dyed ends are starting to get dry so I have been doing more of the coconut treatments which has been helping.

6 Months along

These pictures may not look very different than the last set, but I did get a cut a few days ago which got rid of some of the dye on the top so it looks more silver now.  I am liking the ombre, or should I say omgray.  I am thinking that I might be done in 8 more months.

The silver looks brighter in these pictures because of the light that is hitting it.

5 1/2 months

Received my first comment today about my hair. At the checkout counter at my local grocery store, the woman commented on how brave I was that I was growing out my gray and that it looked really nice.  She always told herself that she would continue to color her hair until they through dirt on her but now you never know after seeing me.  So that was certainly positive.

5 Months along

No, I didn't cut it, I just have it pulled back since it is hot here today,  And pulling it back shows more of the silver.  That way people have a better idea that I am doing this on purpose as opposed to just being lazy.  I have read that at the 6 month mark it can look like nothing is happening.  Not sure I am going to feel that way, will let you know.

I am really liking the color that is coming in and I am not minding the "blorange" as they call it, on the ends.

Have been experimenting with make up.  I am trying a new foundation and concealer, a bit pricey, but feels like nothing on and gives a nice light coverage and good SPF coverage.  It is the Perricone Md  "No Foundation Foundation Serum" as well as the "No Concealer Concealer".  If you can get a sample of them, they are worth a try.

Me and my grays celebrating my birthday

Celebrating 58 today and what better way to do it than with family, cake and champagne.  Gilbert took the pictures and I thought to add them here since it shows how the grays are looking.  I am now at 4 1/2 months since the last dye.  Doesn't seem to be that much progress, still working on my patience.  What I am noticing is that I am growing back some hairs around my hairline that used to not be there.  Dying really was doing a job destroying them.  

4 Months now

Showing a few more pictures this time.  Took some inside and the others outside so you can see the difference the light makes on how the silvers show up.  Before this I had never taken a selfie, and now every month that is all you see on my phone, pretty funny.  I just went and had my hair trimmed, my stylist is just as excited as I am to see the progression of silvers showing through.  She would have loved to cut it short so all I had was silver, but told her that she had to be on the "patience" bandwagon with me since I want to keep it long.  She and I feel that it will be another 4 months before the area that I have layered and feathered is all silver.  I am also seeing some new growth in areas along my hairline.  Guess the dye was destroying them.

Another thing that I have started doing is adding a warm grey color along with my brown to my eyebrows since more silver is showing around my face.  Still haven't started wearing lipstick, for some reason it seems silly to put it on when I am working outside, silly I know.

3 months and 1 week

Happy with the way my hair is coming along.  I tried the coconut oil treatment a few days ago and I am pretty pleased with what it did.  Made my hair shiny as well as gave it some body.  What I did was put about a tablespoon of the oil - which is in solid form - throughout my hair.  Wrapped it in a towel and let it be for about an hour to hour 1/2. Then washed it  - shampooed it twice to make sure that all of the oil was out and then put conditioner in (I know, sounds crazy to do that since I just "conditioned" it - but rather be safe than sorry)
Clipped my hair back today because it is hot here as well as I wanted to see more silver

11 weeks and counting

Starting to see a lot more silver.  Haven't encountered too many stares from people, could be because when I go out I wear my sunglasses on top of my head.  I don't have the face for headbands, plus when I would try to wear them they would give me a headache.  So sunglasses it is.  Or a baseball cap, depending on what condition my hair is that day.
I also found that taking pictures outside is better for showing the silvers.  Was finally able to do that today after a week of rain.

8 1/2 weeks - more silver to gaze at

Starting to really see it coming in.  I told my hairstylist that I had stopped coloring and she is really excited to see how it is going to look.  Makes it a lot easier to have her on my side.

7 weeks

I am really starting to see the gray now.  More so when I lift my hair, but in the sun it is really exciting.

6 Weeks in

I have to say that I am excited by the little that is showing so far.  I can't wait for it all to grow in.  6 weeks down, have many more months to go.  I have been on a few websites and FB pages that are all about the journey to going gray and they have been really inspirational.  I haven't gone out in public that much yet so it will be interesting to see people's reactions.  When I have been out, I have my sunglasses on top of my head so it masks the progression so far.

And so it begins

Well, this has been a long time coming.  I have been thinking about stopping coloring my hair for a few years now.  And finally I am ready to commit to doing it.  Enough is enough. I hate being slave to the top of my head.  Now the big question will be, can I stay the path.  I have read many peoples journey and how they handled the grow out.  Not sure which one I will choose, but I have some wide headbands waiting in the wings.

The pictures here are of my start.  My last time I dyed my hair was March 23rd.  Let the grays begin!