I have three grey hairs on my head – and have had for
the better part of a decade. If you happen to be nearby
when they next grow in and I spot them, for example
travelling in a car, I apologise in advance for whatever
danger I pose by my spasms of removal while staring
into the rearview mirror.
For some reason, the offending hair must always be
pulled immediately, no matter what I am doing, as
though to leave it in place would contaminate the
others around it. So you can understand how perplexed I
am by the current trend of women going out of their way
to dye their entire heads silver.
Why, Pixie Geldof? Whither Kelly Osborne?
Fashion blogger Tavi, blue hair? Really? You too,
Lady Gaga on the cover of Vanity Fair?
Are you all thumbing your nose at the anti-ageing frenzy?
Making a comment about our obsession with youth?
Are you bored, or insane? Will you have grey hair
when you really have grey hair?
Of course men also go bald, so I don’t dwell on it.
Even more interesting was a recent photo I saw of
Lady Gaga’s dye job showing it had actually morphed
from whimsical silvery hues to the flat, powdered,
multi-toned look of real grey hair.
Then again, the next time I saw her it was yellow.
Also, Lady Gaga is a performance artist who in the
Vanity Fair article confesses to avoiding
relationships because she’s afraid they
will steal away her creativity,
so let’s take a grain of salt there.
though to leave it in place would contaminate the
others around it. So you can understand how perplexed I
am by the current trend of women going out of their way
to dye their entire heads silver.
Why, Pixie Geldof? Whither Kelly Osborne?
Fashion blogger Tavi, blue hair? Really? You too,
Lady Gaga on the cover of Vanity Fair?
Are you all thumbing your nose at the anti-ageing frenzy?
Making a comment about our obsession with youth?
Are you bored, or insane? Will you have grey hair
when you really have grey hair?
I, for one, plan to go the distance on this one.
Twenty years from now, I will take note. Nothing
ages a woman like grey hair, in both my opinion and
that of the American screenwriter Nora Ephron.
Women fight this battle daily, and I see them
winning and losing it, in great stripes of greying
roots they hoped no one would notice as they ducked
to the supermarket.
It is one thing to actually go grey naturally and rock
it, as the 46-year-old model Kristen McMenamy has
done this summer in Vogue. Few women pull this
off – Helen Mirren, Judi Dench, Jamie Lee Curtis
are all that come to mind – while the rest look in
need of a good thick conditioner.
Twenty years from now, I will take note. Nothing
ages a woman like grey hair, in both my opinion and
that of the American screenwriter Nora Ephron.
Women fight this battle daily, and I see them
winning and losing it, in great stripes of greying
roots they hoped no one would notice as they ducked
to the supermarket.
It is one thing to actually go grey naturally and rock
it, as the 46-year-old model Kristen McMenamy has
done this summer in Vogue. Few women pull this
off – Helen Mirren, Judi Dench, Jamie Lee Curtis
are all that come to mind – while the rest look in
need of a good thick conditioner.
It’s not fair that most men effortlessly pull off grey,
even prematurely. And that in many cases (George Clooney)
they look better for it.
even prematurely. And that in many cases (George Clooney)
they look better for it.
Of course men also go bald, so I don’t dwell on it.
Even more interesting was a recent photo I saw of
Lady Gaga’s dye job showing it had actually morphed
from whimsical silvery hues to the flat, powdered,
multi-toned look of real grey hair.
Then again, the next time I saw her it was yellow.
Also, Lady Gaga is a performance artist who in the
Vanity Fair article confesses to avoiding
relationships because she’s afraid they
will steal away her creativity,
so let’s take a grain of salt there.
And, in this case, pepper as well.
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