COLORING GRAY HAIR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4 YEARS + GRAY HAIR STYLING TIPS (overtone tutorial)

[@1013hellokitty]

this color makes your face look even more glowing and bright!! seriously you are just a beacon of purply gorgeousness!!!!

[@veronicavatter6436]

I started to gray at 20. I dyed it for 10 years, but I'm done now. I haven't dyed it since 10/18. I love them now. It's like glitter highlights

[@RR4711]

Veronica Vatter tinsel hair is awesome!

[@Krysb107]

The snoring cracked me up😂 I had to pause it a few times because I thought it was my cat at first. Your hair turned out great!

[@MToton]

Aah thanks for the comment...even I was like what is this sound...

[@amytiffany3251]

I kept doing the same! I thought it was my husky lol

[@Emma-uu7iw]

I started getting silver hairs around 13. They really started to take off in my mid 20s. I'll be 30 next month and have never dyed my hair before, mostly because I just couldn't be bothered by it (aside from a couple of brief moments when other people tried to pull me down). I embraced my silvers much sooner than I did my curly hair. Your advice on how to deal with and style curly grey babies has been so so helpful. And just seeing someone so unbelievably beautiful and genuine taking the time to help people like me navigate our curly hair journey is amazing. I was really on my own and failing when it came to my hair for almost my entire life, but now I'm starting to feel a little more empowered. So thank you for sharing your journey with all of us!

[@moulinroguemod7450]

I’ve been embracing my natural texture and colour for a long while now... I’m so happy you’re speaking up about the unrealistic standards we’ve been subjected to. I really hope you do more videos on silver hair... I need all the tips I can get! Also, this video somehow gives me “permission” to funk it up with temporary colours... for the longest time I felt like I’d be “giving in the to the man”. lol.

[@LoveLife-gv8jg]

This video was so much deeper than I expected. Love listening to your journey. Can't wait to try the color ..looks gorgeous on you!🤗

[@reneeblackman6804]

I had my own color to transition to gray, it had my colorist highlight the crap out of my hair so I could go gray "more naturally". Holy cow, I had literally "Witches" hair for like 9 months. It was terrible, but the end goal was in my vision. Now I have been gray for about 3 years and have gone from long hair to pretty short...I'm so ready to do what you are doing right now!!! My hair makes me feel sooooo old and I don't feel old at all (47). Thank you so much for making this video, I'm gonna color my hair tomorrow because you have inspired me to get out of this boring funk.

[@wendykessler6531]

Love the color! I’m currently 6 months into growing out my grey hair and over a year CGM, so this video was awesome! Welcome back!

[@christinag5979]

Love the purple on you! Makes your eyes pop! You are stunning!

[@elaineremains]

that's beautiful, i used to use a regular hair dye that had that kind of purple tint to it, not quite as purple as yours but the same tone... and i used to get soooooo many compliments!

[@knighttoking7926]

Looks great! I'm going to try the silver Overtine.

[@katibenzer]

Your hair looks great! Thanks for the tips on gray hair. I don't want to start coloring my hair just yet.

[@Whisperkissper]

Girl you look wonderful with this new look! Yay to choosing your own path with your hair. Thanks for this reminder.

[@slavicpower7709]

I love this colour! Looks awesome on you!

[@briankestel4467]

I sooo totally loved your tutorial... You have such a great cool vibe... You made this not only informative, but lots of fun too! I came because of my insistent curiosity, but stayed after feeling connected to your electric personality. As an older man (52) and growing it out for the first time in my life... I’m at 18 months and still going, I have tons of questions about literally the basics... I have the typical very grey temples that I affectionately call my “dog ears” but the rest is very close to your color and texture... I wouldn’t have described my hair as curly... it’s more of a zig-zag, but thanx for showing the products and techniques that help achieve your beautiful results! You look fantastic! With your recommendation, I think I’m gonna find the courage to give it a try too. Thanx for the inspiration! Be well pretty lady! This was very cool. 😻

[@lyzettevega1234]

Gorgeous color!

[@Dana.lisagetslice]

Your laugh is my favorite! Keep it coming have a wonderful day

[@margotvanoni3679]

Inspiring and your hair looks amazing- just random grays for five years and I’m done dying and want silver blue some day. Thanks for saying everything about societally conditioned prejudice etc love it

[@zoec8843]

I love how this turned out! I don't have many grey hairs myself - maybe max 10% - but they don't bother me other than for the fact they're generally thicker and straighter than the rest of my hair. Still wavy, but they tend not to spiral, and that can be annoying. So I'd definitely be here for more videos about how you embrace that variation in texture!

[@nene1964]

Wow! It looks so beautiful on you! 😍

[@Anastasia6145]

Great colour

[@ms.perimenopause9788]

I absolutely love your energy,!!! Keep it going my curly grey-hair compadre!!!

[@paganodesignworks]

I so appreciate younger beauties like you embracing your gray. I am 54 and stopped dying 3 years ago. I LOVE my gray curls. But so many of my age friends still dye. So...do I look 75? I wear more eye makeup so it doesn’t feel like I am too natural in a negative way. I love doing Arctic fox color every so often. It washes out over a month and adds fun pops. You are gorgeous. So sorry you took time to accept yourself.

[@fnv123fnv]

You're awesome and your curls are beautiful!!! I started embracing my natural curls and growing out my silver/glitter streaks in 2020 and I'm so happy I did. I used to straighten my hair every day and would pluck my silver/glitter streaks all the time. I have a few Overtone colors to try and I can't wait to see the results. I love your video, your positive attitude, and your transparency!!! Thank you so much for sharing your light! 💜

[@blckrainbow]

Amazing color! Being a purple haired 2c curly myself (don't let my profile pic fool you), I came to find that using a semi-permanent purple mixed with plain white (CG approved) conditioner does essentially the same as the overpriced stuff you used, plus you can play around with how dark or light you make the mixture. Punky color has great colors and is CG friendly and so is Arctic fox.

[@Classical7239]

I just have to say I LOVED this video so so much! I got my first greys around 18 and would always switch where my part was every year or so to hide them. Started trying some box dyes around 25 for about a year and was just over it after such a short time! My greys are now focused around the same spot as yours! Just started trying to get my curly hair back 2 months ago and your hair. Omg. It's literally MY absolute goal hair. it's MY hair, or what it could be, but 20x better and more amazing. I strive to have your hair and am so happy watching your videos!

[@everyhaircolor3190]

color looks great on ya. Also llooove the curls!

[@JannelleOShaughnessy]

thank you!

[@lorainemcgillivray77]

I loved the purple with your skin tone and eye colour. I'm 48 and got my first white hairs (I'm blonde and completely bypassed grey direct to white) just over a year ago. They're fairly subtle and just really at the front of my hair - top and sides. I do a modified cgm whereby I still get my hair highlighted, I just like my highlights and they blend in the white hairs. Once the white gets to be more than just localized I will probably just go with it - hey free highlights so why not. Grey hair that is moisturised and well kept can look amazing on any age, just look at all the silver hair currently sported by young women. My waist length when wet/straight, blonde hair is a look I have sported for many years and I just wouldn't feel like me without it. I'm embracing my curls and my hair is looking healthier, but it wasn't wrecked beforehand as I looked after it pretty well. Due to the course texure it was always strong hair and I had a lot of it. Unfortunately, as I had some hormone problems I went through a spell of thinning around 18 months ago, but that is now resolved and my hair is thick again. It was when I was having problems with my hair I began the cgm and from the wavy hair I thought I had, now have 2c/3a spiral curls. Apart from the highlights and diffusing I do follow the cgm (it takes 10 hours to airdry from wet). I think it's important that the decision to go grey (or white) is very personal and is either coming from aesthetics or how confident a person is. If I was predominantly grey I would probably embrace it as my hair grows very quickly, but highlights is the right decision for me right now. Best wishes.

[@abbis5160]

Love the color!! I’ve always wanted to do purple on my hair!! 💜 Would love to see more “grey’s” videos and I call mine my lucky grey’s 😉➿

[@Bosquecito_de_Laureles]

It looks so cuteeee! By the way, I love your laugh!

[@carolinerowlan2020]

It beautiful, I've been growing in my grays for two years, it's been a challenging time with being curly too. 7 months ago I tried Arctic Fox purple rain, it was supposed to be a quick fix to make me feel better, as it was getting me down the darkness of my hair, I would have loved it all silver but mine was dark grey, like steel with a tiny bit of silver, now its PURPLE! My quick fix didn't really wash out or fade, after 12 weeks I thought I'd better just do my roots. I don't know whether it's because my hair has been cg or because it was undyed so porous but it's not washed out. I have to say I love it now and people stop me in the streets and say they love it. 💕

[@WiseSeeker]

You adorably authentic!

[@StevieLWeisend]

wow! it looks so good! I love it.

[@borahgracebrown]

It looks so freaking good! What a fun way to change it up sometimes. I wish I would have let mine go gray after my daughter was born, it was fairly grown out but I just couldn't do it. I've had grays since I was 14, but my pregnancy in my 30s really amped them up. My dad has lovely white hair, and I think mine will be that too. I have an eventual game plan to grow them all in, and one of these days I will. 💖

[@loricrawford8426]

It looks fantastic! It makes your eyes look so blue. Well done!

[@christinacolongne2951]

I think it turned out beautifully and you look gorgeous as always 💜💜💜

[@julieschneider5973]

OMG! It came out great!!! You look amazing!

[@nomadchica]

the color looks awesome on you!!! i was surprised to see how purple it came out, when you used 3x as much rose gold. but it looks great. i also appreciate your vulnerable share about how you processed your feelings around what you viewed as your flaws when you were younger, based on our cultural standards of beauty, and how you've come to accept yourself more fully. and the trash bag! i love everything about this video! 💕

[@SusannahPerri]

WOW, your hair turned out gorgeous!! I am debating whether or not to grow out my gray and use colorful products like this. Thank you for sharing! :)

[@oluz4773]

I love the color how it turned out with the bouncy curls! 👍 Blessings!

[@hollowengel]

I missed your videos so much! You're so real and so funny. Love it!

[@sandihester]

I embraced my gray hair a few years ago - when I started the curly girl method and I LOOOOVVVVEEE my gray hair - I can't believe I waited - when I look back at pics when I colored my hair I think it looks so weird now. Love that you did this video and would love more gray hair vids. -fellow KZbinr

[@tweetwerty]

I call my grays unicorn hairs or wisdom hairs

[@Chappysmom]

Your color looks lovely, and it's good to have fun with your hair! You're braver than I am. I grew out my grays in 2013 and it took almost two years and I can't imagine doing that again! And I love the color my hair is these days, though I've noticed my curl texture has changed as I've grayed. The only time I feel at all negative about my grays? When I see photos, my first thought is sometimes that it makes me look old, but then I remind myself that I LOVE my color, so who cares if the photos don't look great? Have fun!

[@loopsandtanglescrochet]

Welcome back! I've missed your videos

[@BanaDoyabad]

Ur hair looks great💕!! In the back it looks more pastel, when u flipped ur head over I could tell. I too have curly hair, mine is 3C. The majority of my gray's are bunched in the middle of my head, where my crown is. Then I have a few small groupings in the front near my temples. I am definitely looking to color them using either overtone or XMondo color conditioners. I too started to get gray's young as it runs in my family. So our hair stories are quite similar. Since I haven't colored my hair in like 7 years. I wasn't sure if I needed to bleach the grays first or what to do. Ur video has been the only helpful info I have found including reading articles, watching videos, etc... so thank u for sharing. Hopefully I can record it when I color it. I'm wanting an "oil slick" color pattern. I also have been thinking of cutting some curly bangs, but idk yet. I would love to hear your thoughts.😁

[@kellysherwood2056]

Great video. Mid-50's, have embraced the grey for 8 years and never looked back. People ask all the time who colors my hair. ;) I'm also watching and listening in stereo as my dog is snoring.

[@ialicat9074]

I have curls JUST like yours, brown and about the greys in there too. I have finally grown out my hair, not a touch of colour in there, I was thinking of going lighter...but the damage, the cost, I just can't...I have some manic panic colours here I will use. Thanks for the inspiration and the result is awesome. No damage either!!

[@carlyblack42]

Listening to your journey to embracing your grays really speaks to me. I feel like it was so, so, so similar to mine. I too found my first guy in late high school, plucked them out through college, and colored every 4 to 6 weeks though my 20s and early 30s. In 2020, I decided to just let my roots go as part of embracing the age of 35. Mostly because in the last year to 15 months, I feel like I went from "sparkley" to "gleaming". I've been looking at Overtone for a while to get some fun color in. Thank you for sharing, as this is EXACTLY the color I was hoping to get.

[@makailaamore5377]

Yesss!!! This is awesome! Thank you for sharing the process with us! You’re sooo real and funny I LOVE it ✊🏽😍✨

[@angelaakbarpour8147]

I love your message. I stopped dying and embraced my grays when I got pregnant with my 2nd child, it’s been about a year now. I have been using Overtone to help blend the new growth and having fun creating various shades of reds and purples. When it gets long enough I plan on chopping it so there isn’t such a distinct line of differing colors. I may even start playing with the grays and lavenders at that point. I hate that gray on a man is still considered sexy but the same isn’t true for women. I’m hoping to change that stigma.

[@angelicagrills7123]

Thanks for the video. I have seen videos of ladies letting their grays shine, but none with curly hair like me. I'm in my early 30's and a few gray strands are coming in. I have thought about not even starting to color them since I'm a little curious as to how they will look. No one in my family has let either their curly or gray hair just be so I'm a really intrigued how mine might come in. Thank you for the tips. I have seen some of your styling videos and it was eye opening since I never thought that maybe grays might prefer some products over other. So thanks so much.💕

[@pamperedhen9690]

It looks soooo good Jannelle! You rock it! My daughter does this and I just love it when she does!! I just love you! You are so dear! Many blessings be upon you! ~ Robin ps...just adore your laugh!!!!

[@kimd7453]

Thank you for this video! xo 💕 The purple looks wonderful on you!

[@amycrews4155]

The purple is your color!!!

[@tdelioncourt1268]

Thank you for documenting this! I'm 28 with a lot of grey strands, used to do fashion colors for fun, then browns to hide the grey, decided to grow my natural hair during the pandemy, and cut it short, somehow I like my natural color better with the grey. I'm looking how to take care of it/enhance it and there is so little info ! Too bad Overtone isn't available here, currently experimenting wih Crazy Color.

[@PurpleCows]

Your results look amazing!!!! I love that color on you!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@babayagabarbie]

Love the color! Is there a snoozing doggo in the background? I thought I heard someone taking a nice nap in the background 😆

[@lyzettevega1234]

Probably her dogs...

[@JannelleOShaughnessy]

Yes! My bulldog CC! 😂❤️

[@DanielleCateley1]

@@JannelleOShaughnessy @Ruth Walker - I thought I was losing my mind, "I hear rumbles"... 😂

[@joseliendo62]

Great video content! Apologies for butting in, I would appreciate your opinion. Have you considered - Millawdon Goodbye Gray Trick (probably on Google)? It is a great one of a kind product for learning how to reverse gray hair fast minus the hard work. Ive heard some extraordinary things about it and my cooworker after a lifetime of fighting got great success with it.

[@JustBeYouooh]

I had to pause the video to see if it was my dog! lol

[@another.day.another.polish]

Love this color on you!!

[@Musicalsoul22]

It would be really helpful to do an update video or at least answer questions. Myself & quite a few others are curious to know & have been asking did this stain your grey hair at all? & How did the colour fade out? I've been wanting to try this & I assume quite a few others too but are worried it may stain? Can you please let us know..

[@JannelleOShaughnessy]

Thank you for the suggestion! I am actually planning an updated video to answer these questions throughly --stay tuned! Some of these questions I dont fully have the answer for as I reapplied the color multiple times and didnt track it as it was fading :( I was moving + Covid amongst other things! but i will have these answers soon.

[@Musicalsoul22]

@@JannelleOShaughnessy Brilliant! & thank you so much for getting back to me. I'm really looking forward to your update video.

[@TheAutbomb]

So many feelings! We've got like, the same hair. I'm 28, people have been finding gray hairs in my hair my whole life.

[@JannelleOShaughnessy]

heyyy hair twinnn 💜

[@SarahBabe]

My goodness... I think you are my hair twin!

[@sherrylay7282]

Gorgeous!!!! 💙

[@annaburns5382]

hi Jannelle, I'm happy that you are back! I have missed your videos. Your color is becoming, but your gray was also. My gray is not pretty at all because I'm naturally blonde. Blondes going gray look very mousy. Not pretty, so I just use a demi color in blonde to match my blonde. If I ever see pretty gray coming in, I will be very happy. I was going to mention Loraine Massey, but I see that you have already been connecting with her. That's good. Looking forward to hearing more from you...

[@Mossvr123]

LOVE that color on you!!! Do you know how long overtone stays on your hair and does it wash completely out? I've been growing out my gray for 14 months and have a few inches of the dyed hair left. I've really been struggling the last few weeks with wanting to dye but I refuse to until I'm completely natural. I don't feel like you can decide if you love your natural until that's all you have. I found my first gray before I was 14 so I have lots of gray. I've been considering dying a rose gold so this may be my perfect solution. Thank you for the post. Definitely helping me stay strong

[@paulam8382]

I love my silver curls! I did it I two phases. I embraced the gray first, then I embraced the curls. I simply just got tired of keeping up with the dye. I was going every 4 weeks for a professional color and always felt like I was losing an endless battle. I mean, who was I kidding when that streak of bright silver was showing through against the dark brown after just one week anyway? I asked my daughter if she thought it looked like I was letting myself go if I decided to go gray. Her response was, “I think it makes you look like a badass!” A badass, silver haired curly girl - yep, that’s me haha - and I love my daughter!

[@jodimo]

They're my tinsel. You look marvelous

[@dozeymare6857]

Love it, thank you so much, my greys are coming through and i was thinking should i just let them. After seeing this Ive decided to do a temporary hair colour, lasts about 28 washes, then just to grow out my roots from the permanent colours thats in atm. You are beautiful inside and out and have been an inspiration for me on my culy hair journey x

[@hollyb.6978]

Look at you!! It's gorgeous❤

[@hlrhammond]

This looks so beautiful! I embraced my grey in such a similar way to you a couple of years ago, and after putting some purple La Riche Directions in my deep conditioner recently and getting a hint of lavender I started craving colouring it again! Overtone is quite pricey though (maybe only in the UK?) so I may have to go a bit bolder and use Directions like I used to when I had bleached hair. Your hair looks GORGEOUS 😍

[@cland1232]

I love the new color!! My curls and color is very close to yours, when I was about your age I started coloring to cover my silvers, that led to 30 years of coloring every darn month! I stopped coloring & let it grow out. O my, my hair was now trying to come in fuzzy, dry white! By chance, I started taking a handful of vitamins, including biotin and my hair is now shiny silver!! I wonder, if 30+ years ago if vitamins would have saved me 30 yrs of coloring.....Have fun!!

[@evamcclellan598]

Purple hair is awesome! I always thought I was going to lose my hair color early because my great-grandmother who had hair exactly like mine went white at 30. But 30 came and passed without a change. Once I hit 50 I thought it would be happening, but it wasn't until very recently that I found some white hairs coming in. I'm not panicking. I'm 55 and I've earned my white hair. I'm going to rock it platinum!

[@mortygal]

I love the color!!! I would love to go purple but I have a conservative job. My hair hasn’t been dyed in a year and a half, and before that I let my gray streak come out in the front. I absolutely loved the uniqueness of having that streak and the contrast to when I would dye my hair a deep auburn. Fast forward to now. I got tired of spending the time and money towards maintaining my hair color. Along with the work where the community of people I work with wouldn’t believe the amount of experience I have because apparently I look a good ten years younger than my actual age. So I’ve gone gray and curly and don’t plan to go back. I absolutely love the look and feel so much more ‘me’ and that’s where the confidence lies. One day I may swipe some of my daughters fun funky hair dye for a streak tho. But til then ✨

[@frenchiegirlintheusa]

WOOHOOOOOOOO YOU'RE BACK I miss you 😍

[@hanantaha-md]

Pretty! Color updates please!

[@mtz123ish]

You look beautiful! Looks great. I call my grays, “Shimmer “.

[@melyssa528]

Thank you for this!!! I love it

[@elizabethorsillo7187]

I’ve been getting an occasional gray hair ever since I was a teen. My grays then have been growing in since I was 36. I’m 49 now, and according to my hairdresser, I’m only 10% gray, although it seems like more sometimes! The rest of my hair is medium brown, so the grays really stand out. I’ve really hated them at first, but in recent years I have learned to embrace them. Because of my hair color, if I were to dye my hair in a vain attempt to cover them up, I would be constantly touching up my roots! Not worth it! My grays are my “silver wisdom highlights!” 😉

[@joyhartshorn9726]

Love it, looks great!

[@amandapatton3194]

I love Overtone! I'm coming to embrace my greys and being able to tint everything with some rose gold that doesn't do color damage is a nice compromise.

[@tanyatucker51]

I love love love it! 💜💜💜 Purple is my all time favorite color as well and I've always wanted do mine purple someday without a full commitment! I've been using henna in my hair since I had a bad experience with a box dye back in 2018. I'm just not ready to let my grays grow out yet but I know that when I'm ready there will be plenty of support out there!

[@umahasan3953]

Gray babies love love love!

[@robynklatt9424]

I ordered this. How long did the color last in your hair?

[@MargoJen]

Is it semi permanent

[@ozarks_onna]

I also found my first gray during teen years. I stopped coloring in my twenties (I am also a rebellious, formerly mormon woman). I really appreciate the tips on gray. I'm only in my second week of CGM. They are so contrary.

[@Violetrn76]

Omg. I have salt and pepper hair and have been hesitant on the purple overtone I bought, I’m so curious how it faded out!

[@sofiaduran4241]

Splat midnight ruby works amazing in my dark brown hair. If this one doesn't stay in long you should see if splat works.

[@madelinepeters8104]

Omg the dog snoring in the background is precious

[@derrick-q6i]

to get a pastel color add conditioner to the color mixture

[@stephanies4229]

As a salt and pepper gal, it's hard to find videos like this, so thank you so much! I bought 2 bottles of arctic fox Wrath, and if it turns out anything like yours, I'll be happy :)

[@MD-fp3ig]

Hi Janelle, I just came across your channel trying to find what color I could use to color my Grey hair into grey/light purple. I enjoyed your show & I subscribed to it too. I was wondering if you could let me know what I should get. Thank you so much!

[@CoyoteCrossingSanctuary]

Beautiful I’m going to do it! How long did it stay in? I know the punky conditioner stays in for weeks in mine.😊

[@AnitasLoveify]

Hi, I’m a new subscriber to your channel. I love your mojo and the information you seem to have on gray & curly hair! I’m about 6-7 weeks into letting my grays grow out, so that I can stop the tedious job of getting my roots colored dark brown to cover up my grays, every few weeks. So just recently I have been really curious about other women that have done it & how they’ve gone about doing it plus, any other styling tips they might have for gray hair! This was an excellent video plus the one on using olaplex. I really want to try the olaplex 3 treatment! Anyways...thanx for your tutorials!! 💕

[@victorialewis1283]

Thank you! I’m a 43yr old curly that is finally embracing my curls properly and seeing just how curly I am after 25yrs of straightening and colouring! I also have a few greys starting to sprout and I’m a little scared to embrace them. My plan was to use an overtone type coloured conditioner to cover them but maybe I should just let them be? Xx

[@lipsohlips97]

The final color looked great on you! I've always wanted to color my hair but scared of the damage, but maybe one day! :)

[@bodyofhope]

Overtone is just conditioner with color in it. It doesn't damage your hair and it's temporary.

[@cecilegreer8122]

You did inspire me to stop plucking out my greys a few months ago.

[@MrsKeane25]

So fun. It's gorgeous

[@sassyleo7821]

I love the way it turned out! I’m 5 months in and I’m loving it, but sometimes I want to change it. Is overtone temporary?

[@michaelam3267]

I'm new to your channel and I relate so much to this video! Im 22, my hair started going grey around 17/18 as well! Im so glad you're talking about this! I feel a little more "normal" now 😅

[@JannelleOShaughnessy]

Hi Michaela! Glad to have you here! Grey hair is super normal, just not talked about enough! I am glad we have something we relate with.

[@whiteedk]

Love it. It looks so good on you. I really want to get my hair colored, but I’m pretty scared of ruining my progress, because my hair finally is getting healthy. I’m 37 and I’m starting to get a few grays, and I’m just not ready to let it grow out, if I had the money to get it highlighted and colored gray/silver I would

[@darcyreadssometimes3904]

Ugh I love your laugh!!! I like the purple how it turned out. :) curious how it fades. I loved the idea of giving a sort of precious loving name to the grey hairs. I’ll have to think of one for myself.

[@63rambler66]

She and Marlena Stell have the most endearing laugh on KZbin.