To dye or not to dye?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382036)
Rockingham, Australia
June 3, 2026 4:12am CST
The photo is another one from the display which is in our clubhouse. It has nothing to do with the discussion but isn't it just beautiful?
Recently, myLotter, @Snowy, mentioned dyeing her hair. When Vince’s hair first started to go grey, his regular hairdresser suggested he dye it. He couldn’t be bothered but she kept suggesting it time after time, until one day she said she’d done it.
He didn’t mention it to me. I thought it looked a bit different but thought I was imagining things. No-one noticed or said anything until the colour started to grow out. Then people kept saying how grey he was getting.
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18 responses
@Juliaacv (56207)
• Canada
3 Jun
I am surprised that Vince let her colour his hair.
My husband went grey, but it came in so nicely, it seemed to suit him.
It was not salt and pepper for long, before it went completely grey, over the course of a summer, probably from the sun. And then it was less than a year before it was completely white.
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@Fleura (35005)
• United Kingdom
3 Jun
I'm just too lazy. Although I would love to know if people would treat me differently if I still had dark hair. Maybe I'll get a wig. After all if it's good enough for Nicole Kidman...
My Mum used to dye my Dad's hair. When you look at photos, he had greying hair when they were married but then black hair throughout my childhood. Then she thought it looked too harsh so she stopped, and people commented 'Your Dad's hair has gone grey very suddenly!'. I just agreed.
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That is funny, no one noticed his dyed hair, but they noticed he was getting grey. My hair is grey and I do not dye. It grows so fast that I should cover the growth every week.
@Marilynda1225 (91075)
• United States
3 Jun
She must have done a really good job that the dye wasn't very noticeable and made him look completely different.
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@JudyEv (382036)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jun
I remember thinking it looked a bit different but didn't say anything. We were all pretty busy at that point.
@JudyEv (382036)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jun
I will be 80 in July and Vince turns 80 next April. I can't be bothered dyeing my hair but I know for some people it's important.
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
4 Jun
@JudyEv I am fine with hair dyeing too. For one it does give some confidence when I walk into a bank or some place where I must sound more confident. Second, my clothing purchased across the years will look odd with grey hair. I didn't plan for aging. LOL
BUT and this is serious...democracy matters. Vince needed to decide whether he wanted his hair dyed or not, not the hair dresser.
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@allen0187 (59690)
• Philippines
4 Jun
I'm bald so that won't be a problem anytime soon. I have thought of dyeing my beard.
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@allen0187 (59690)
• Philippines
4 Jun
@JudyEv mine is still mostly black but white hair has been showing up.
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@wolfgirl569 (135722)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Jun
That is a good one too.
It is interesting that people noticed when his grey was coming back in
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@sathviksouvik (23240)
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3 Jun
Many people put dye in hair from youth. I dont know whether there are health ailments.
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@JudyEv (382036)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jun
Probably the dyes are less harmful than they once were. Bleach was commonly used once but I don't think that would be good for your health.
@sathviksouvik (23240)
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5 Jun
@JudyEv i use mehendi a natural colour on the hair. Now I am 50 so half of my hair is grey
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@LindaOHio (222314)
• United States
3 Jun
That's a lovely piece as well.
My husband never dyed his hair; but I did. The day I retired, I started letting it grow out.
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@Jehanne (1924)
• Philippines
3 Jun
That's beautiful! looks like can be use as a flower vase?
To dye, I am my mother's own hairdresser. I am the one who keep dying her hair everytime it turn almost white. Or even it's not yet grey as long there's an event she attend to. I need to dye her hair.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
3 Jun
Hair coloring is one of those things you have to maintain. I do not do it anymore. Maybe I should.
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@JudyEv (382036)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jun
I couldn't be bothered. I wouldn't want to do it myself and I wouldn't want the expense of having it done.
