My Greying Hair

[@allysonbeaulieu7351]

i got my first gray at 15, and am now 23 with super cool streak. hoenstly i can’t wait to be salt and pepper, and then completely gray. i never thought i’d live past high school, so every new gray hair is a blessing

[@e.f.8988]

Hi Christine, I started going grey when I was 16. I’m almost 30 now. I used to bleach my hair platinum to try and “hide” the grey. It was actually you specifically who inspired me to stop coloring my hair and letting it go grey naturally. I also have dark hair so the grey is really noticeable. Thank you for inspiring me to let my natural hair be what it wants to be: grey! Now I think it’s really cool and I’ve almost got some streaks going!

[@amikanyc]

we love this! #allhairiswelcome

[@3lle_0h_3lle]

Same! I’ve never known of anyone else who started greying so young! I FOUND my first grey hair when I was 16 but it was LONG, so idk when it started! But it’s been slow, I’m 32 now I wish I had more, I want my whole head to be white 😅

[@marianahernandez9497]

Same situation here! I love it!

[@zs1121]

@@marianahernandez9497 I work at the Apple store, so im facing customers I hide my greys with black mascara

[@music4everization]

If more people would keep their grey hairs, maybe we would find it normal. Many women feel like it makes them look tired. I personally think it looks beautiful and it makes you look interesting, especially because it looks shiny and wavy. It’s super cool that you decided to keep it natural, when most people feel pressured to change it.

[@annakaminska5849]

You all should go to Paris and France in general, MOST of woman are natural and grey, they look classy and fabulous

[@music4everization]

@@annakaminska5849 France is really nice but I hate how racist their goverment is

[@annakaminska5849]

@@music4everization switzerland’s is much more

[@vinnyvinu]

Ryt :(

[@recuerdos2457]

She doesn’t have a lot of grey hair compare to many of others… the worst is having about half grey half black… it d be cool if 100 %grey, the texture of grey hair is very different as well, if you have 50%, you just look like a crazy person a bit like Albert Einstein…

[@AKA-lr6cv]

This culture has such an odd way of viewing women and aging. I really love that you are making the choice to own your hair color. There is an inherent beauty in confidence. Love you hair by the way! It's gorgeous and suits you well!

[@mikayocc]

This is great, Christine. The other day my Asian Mom did the same thing your parents did - she stared at me like I was a freak, and said, "wow, your hair is really graying, are you gonna dye it?" It bothered me because she's in her 70's, and wished she could've had more grace and wisdom, and made me feel more accepted. I dye it maybe twice a year, but during Co-Vid, I just don't care, and wished people could be more accepting of women and aging hair. Men get called "silver fox", or sexy, for having salt + pepper hair, but women get called dowdy or old. It sucks, and this needs to change!

[@ritatocta7583]

Like in the comments we discover that most people have greys very young, we just don't see it on the media, same for moms. My mom says hurtful crazy stuff sometimes, but I've come to notice that most do. Not saying it is ideal, but just saying is common. It took me a while (all my life lol) but we shouldn't be concerned with what moms say. Most people have grey hairs. Most moms are messed up. It takes the idealized pression out of it. ❤️

[@mikayocc]

@@ritatocta7583 Sure, but just because *most* mom's say it, doesn't mean we don't have feelings, and are human, and are vulnerable to what our parents/family/friends say. That's why I appreciate Christine's video, and everyone's comments. It's nice to read everyone's comments and feel like you're not alone.

[@ritatocta7583]

@@mikayocc completely agree with you, I think it's super shity not to receive care and respect from one of the persons who we love most, or even the story Christine told about her grandmother pulling her hair?! I wasn't saying that it doesn't hurt, it still messes with my emotions, I was just sharing that I came to the conclusion that usually it won't change and it is what it is. For me it changed my approach to my mother who always disregards what I say versus other people. But of course you have feelings and deserve to be listened ❤️ I was just sharing that personally I don't expectat good wise stuff from my mother anymore and have noticed that the women around me who couldn't care less what their messed up mother comment are more happy.

[@mikayocc]

@@ritatocta7583 Yeah, sometimes acceptance is important. But even in her older age, my Mom is a sensitive person, and she's slowly changed as I've not given up on her and told her how I feel about how she makes me feel. She's definitely changed because I never gave up on thinking she could be *better*. There are others (like my cousins) who don't bother, and get in fights with my relatives who make rude comments. I think expressing how you feel, if you feel hurt/upset, is still important - even if you don't think your family/parents will change. I know there are cultural factors, and everyone is different, but I've refused to allow my Mom to say rude things to me without telling her how it makes me feel.

[@emmaphilo4049]

I am sorry, we are not responsible if other people stupidity, be it our family😥

[@Rachelrreacts]

I’m a colourist and people pay upwards of £500 to get grey balayage so 😂 high fashion darling.

[@godblessed7]

Really!!! I've been to two salons and asked them to strip the dye out if my hair and dye it grey. Both have said it can't be done as my hair is very dark!!! I'm in England by the way. Stay safe huni xx

[@JoanKSX]

I started going grey since 9 years old. I'm really happy to see people to stand up and embracing their natural greys

[@simplybychristine]

I absolutely love your hair - it looks stunning! (:

[@louisismael5887]

a tip: watch movies on flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching a lot of movies lately.

[@johnathanronnie7496]

@Louis Ismael Yup, I have been using Flixzone} for months myself =)

[@ping7464]

So glad to see your video. I’m 42 and I’m getting a lot of grays. I was dying my hair a lot before the pandemic. Now I’m getting used to my salt and pepper hair. My family can’t stand it, but I’m finding courage to set new standards and love my aging process.

[@milikoshki]

Being comfortable with a part of your body/look that has been deemed "undesirable" or "in need of concealing" by our current beauty standards is hot.

[@amikanyc]

YES

[@cocojo9529]

100% agree!

[@pm5735]

Woot woot! So true :)

[@TheShallowGirl]

I love your gray hair! It makes you look so badass and feminine at the same time.

[@Alexefrancis]

I’m 24 and have a ton of white hairs, you’ve made me feel less stressed about it 💜

[@MorganBak]

It seems like early grays are way more common than we all thought! I’m in my late twenties having had sparse gray hairs for a few years now. Thanks for helping us all feel more confident about them :)

[@fluximagery6500]

I agree, I think we just haven’t been able to see how gray really comes in. Everyone has just been dying it like crazy so we can’t even see what’s up, haha. Love Christine’s hair and I am embracing my gray and hair in general now. Officially started February of last year. Love it.

[@aurielove9177]

@Morgan Bak Me too! I use to pluck them out but now I leave them :3 I’m excited to go grey my hair stylist also leaves her grays!

[@jmondello3131]

My friend on my high school soccer team had silver streaks in her black hair. I called it her moonlight hair 🌛

[@Progamerjay100]

That is beautiful.

[@caroline008]

I find the natural grey hair look to be stunning!!

[@arericksen]

gray hair is the most chic. it looks incredible, graceful and confident. i’m so excited for my hair to show the grays. i just love it and love it on you, looks amazing and sparkly :-)

[@evrythngiseverything]

People need to stop feeling that they have a right to say anything about other people's bodies. It's your body, it's you hair, etc. I love your hair! I'm excited to go grey! Thanks for this video and just being your genuine self always, Christine! 💖

[@domdahlia]

Your gray hair is absolutely GORGEOUS!! People actually pay hundreds of dollars to have that cool toned gray streaks! I love that you embrace your grays. Your grays with contrast with your black hair is so stunning, I love how unique and edgy it makes you look

[@itsmuimui]

yes yes yes yes yes yes. I also started greying (I'm 27, tomorrow actually haha) and I honestly struggle with pulling them out or maybe dyeing my hair and just letting it be and not caring and not being worried about it. A big part of it for me is just living it and not worrying about my hair. Just going out even if I know that there might be people I meet who expect me to have hair that looks a certain way and just say well this is me and this is what I'm doing. Thank you for sharing this, thank you for doing you. Aging gracefully and with acceptance is probably one of the truest forms of beauty there is. Thank you again.

[@cass_666]

Your hair looks so good! I started getting white hairs in middle school around 12 yrs old. I started first pulling them out and eventually dyed my hair with box dyes often. I spent my 20's going to my hairdresser monthly. I started growing out my greys this pandemic at 31. I love that this is becoming more accepted and I wish I didn't have to be so self conscious back then.

[@selamgetu6564]

I’m only 19 but my mom’s side of the family went gray pretty early in life. I’ve noticed a few strands and I’m kinda excited for the day when I have a fully silver fro! I think it’ll be a fun look

[@lunastella2323]

I've had grey since my teens. I now as an adult have these really cool grey streaks. I like my greys... If I ever color them it'll prolly be a fantasy color.

[@TRINAsoMAGICAL]

I love my grey hair, had it since the 5th grade. I feel like everybody should embrace it no matter what age, just think some people don't live to have it. I love your hair. ❤️

[@flyleelee5351]

Your grays are placed so nicely throughout your hair

[@emilydamoiseaux1343]

The contrast between your black and grey hair is AMAZING.

[@MaryKim]

I'm almost 24 and lately ive been noticing a lot of grey hair on my head that at this point I can't just pluck out. Been debating about dying it, but honestly listening to you talk about your hair really encouraged me a lot :,) thank u for helping this insecure girl feel beautiful!

[@roslynm5492]

I love your sparkly hair. It is great to see someone that is just letting their greys come in which is what I am doing.

[@dorothyhammel9846]

I love this! I am 30 and relate to this so hard. I remember being 21 in college and one of my classmates took a picture of the back of my head to show me how many grays I had. And I thought, “what’s wrong with that???” I’ve actually always wanted the big chunky streak of gray hair like Stacy London. Grays are great. Thank you for being so open about graying. Deep down I’ve always been proud of it but also felt shameful that I do. It’s good to know I’m not alone ❤️

[@juliea3277]

Found my first grey on my 25th birthday and I was so proud of it! Everyone else in my family got their greys early and I love how they look because of you! I still have that ONE grey hair and once in a while she comes out to say hi and I love it!

[@mridul7639]

Honestly I was like that too, I got a few at 24 and I thought they were cute. But 3 yrs later now I've got more greys maybe like 30 or so (nothing anyone else would notice though) and its making me a little worried and I was thinking if I should color them with natural hair color. I wish that it was easier to accept them for me.

[@ColettePauline]

I cannot believe someone called you dowdy. Some people are just jerks.

[@milikoshki]

If Christine is dowdy, I want to be dowdy :D

[@yvettemadelaine]

Inaccurate jerks!

[@MariFernie]

What is that?

[@lizdevine7363]

You look amazing they are only jealous

[@daminicat]

My hair also started graying young. It’s very silvery and more interesting than my normal hair. My dad told me it looks exactly the shade of his aunt’s gray hair who he really loved. So looking at it in the mirror makes me think of her and feel happy =) I’ve always noticed your silvery hair peeking out in videos and thought it looked so beautiful. I’d love to see more ladies feel comfortable rockin’ it!

[@danielaajeann]

Love that you’re talking about this! Seeing you embrace your gray hairs actually encouraged me to stop yanking every silver strand I find popping up!

[@DM-pf5ly]

I love love love grey hair. I love when I see someone with snow white hair, I just love that something people try to achieve with bleach and toner happens naturally for some people. I love your grey hair!

[@DamarisGalvez]

I think your hair looks great! I love the grey! I agree we just need to embrace the aging process with grace! I started greying maybe late 20s now mid 30s I do have curly hair so it’s harder to tell but I love it and I will continue to let them grow out! But I like the idea of streaking the bottom! Thanks for this vid and the positivity behind aging and greying in general 🙌🏼🌈

[@9melissal]

If you want to grow out gray or white hair but the line of demarcation is a deterring issue for you, you can get a hair dresser to blend the two colors so the grow out of your new color is easier.

[@gelatogirl24]

Yay! My hair is grey too. Glad to see more people actually showing their white hairs off! Love this video, because when not a lot of people are sporting their grey hair you can feel like the odd one out. What's been hard is dealing with the new texture as my hair gets even more grey. My white hairs are really wirey too! I wish there were more videos on how to take care of grey hair and the frizz.

[@claudinesialucente]

Whenever people ask me ‘why don’t you dye your hair?!’ I tell them ‘I want to grow old gracefully’ 😉 I think gray hair is particularly unacceptable in Filipino culture where everyone including their grandfather dyes their hair jet black. Thank you for talking about this Christine! You’re gorg with your grays 😍

[@paulineanne325]

Your hair looks amazing!! I'm 24 and I started getting grey hairs around 19 and I'm sooo excited for this hair journey hehe!

[@fr514]

Love your hair. It's growing out in a really pretty 'pattern'? Not sure what the right word is. Anyway, looks fab. Super cool.

[@SuperMcha]

I had a zoom call with a colleague and she was awkwardly cropping the top of her head out of the frame. At first I thought maybe she wasn't aware of how she was slightly out of frame. But as the conversation got more friendly and chit-chatty and less about business, she revealed that she hadn't dyed her hair since COVID hit and was purposely keeping the top of her head out of view. I had no idea that she was self-conscious about her greyed out roots. That's when I said, "Oh my god, I LOVE grey hair! I think it's beautiful!" She beamed and finally showed her full self. My mom developed greys early in her late 20s so I always associate grey hair with her and have always loved it. As luck would have it, what I thought was the beginning of a grey-over, never came. I would have some strands here and there, but I'm still waiting for my silver streaks to kick in. Your hair is absolutely lovely!

[@Natalie-vr2rt]

I remember seeing your hair greying a few years ago and thinking how super cool you looked and it inspired me to grow mine out as they come in. Thanks for taking to time to make this video and chat about ageing ❤️

[@helene7137]

I started going grey in my early 30s and dyed it for about 10 years. I stopped because I got fed up with the cost and time it took to cover the greys. The transition time was fairly short because I had/have a pixie cut. I love it grey - no more trying to cover my roots until the next colour appointment, it’s basically “this is me, take it or leave it”. Your hair looks beautiful!

[@xTheMarauders]

I'm 25 now, been steadily getting more and more greys since I first noticed on my 20th birthday. It's so rare for younger women to show and embrace their grey hair and I love you for that! I don't know if I will never start dyeing, but you've certainly shown me that it's definitely not a neccesity, and I would just do it to change my look around :)

[@paulinemcgowan7472]

Your hair is absolutely gorgeous 😍 I’ve had grey hair since I was really young, don’t get what’s so bad about it, it adds so much interest and dimension. Happy to see more people embracing it 😃

[@amikanyc]

same! #allhairiswelcome

[@danisky14]

7:37 aging grey-cefully I'll show myself out.

[@amikanyc]

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@nikkim2811]

You didn't 😂

[@megwasalllike]

Love your hair so much! I’m 30 with dark brown hair and have had many white hairs grow in over the last few years. Never really thought much about it until people point it out or tell me I can/should dye them (or pluck them out, wth). I’m definitely inspired by people like you who embrace it and am kind of just seeing how it goes! Think it adds interest and is such a cool chic vibe on you.

[@jackiiiex3]

????? People are SO fixated on NOT "becoming older", "anti-aging" like you said, or showing signs of aging, especially when it's a NATURAL process. Thank you for this BEAUTIFUL video and message. You are such a breath of fresh air.

[@WhitlowVlogger]

you're so dang cool and as a young 24 year old you've inspired me to embrace my grey hair!

[@BrittShields]

Grey hair is so beautiful! I always admire a full head of grey, white or salt and pepper at any age. As a ginger, I'm looking forward to the day when I'll fade to white, but definitely enjoying the bright red hue it is now! One of my favourite parts of ageing gracefully is the confidence that often accompanies changing looks and you wear it well! Thanks for sharing

[@holohologram]

I’ve actually have had the opposite reaction of people telling me that I should grow my natural hair out (I’m 24 with the same natural hair color & same amount of grays as you) but I’m someone who loves changing it so I’ve always just found those comments annoying. I’ve done green, blue, brown, even dyed it a gray ombré one time! When I dye it black it’s not because I’m self-conscious about my grays but I think of it like dyeing it purple, it’s just a new look! I’d even love for my hair to go completely white! During the pandemic I’ve been letting it grow out. It’s not really this life changing thing for me, but it’s been a heathy break. A have a new appreciation for my grays.

[@sierra4603]

I have really dark brown hair and I've had a white hair spot since middle school! I'm also getting more greys/white along my hairline and I'm 25! I kinda can't wait till i'm fully white/grey. My dad was like 75% white hair in his 30's.

[@seedylee]

in my family, our hair will start thinning and balding before graying, so as long as i have hair, i'll be thankful! i am also looking forward to the days when there will be less upkeep with hair at all :)

[@ariurban5084]

Thank you for your grace and for sharing your journey. I'm 28 and have started graying the past 2 years, and for now I'm gonna rock it and see what happens, and you helped me feel even better about that

[@chicl3azUl]

I started to go gray since my late 20s, I’m 32 now and I really love it! Specially because it makes me look like my dad’s daugther 🤍 i really enjoy having gray hairs, I think it looks so flattering when using silver jewerly 🤍

[@noovernightguests]

I started seeing these very fine silver hairs pop up in my mid-twenties. I thought it was cool. The hairs are shiny and almost look like highlights. If I color my hair, it's not to cover them, just for a change. I love your look.

[@cat_pb]

I never dyed my hair and even though I am 31 now and my hair is finally making a statement about it (grey hairs appearing on the top of my head), I feel happy and relieved and have been searching for people who share the same values as me online! Thanks for this Christine, a few years back you were an inspiration. But that grandma pulling your hair story 💀💀

[@laurenatwell8933]

I have gone my whole 35 yrs with out doing any treatments to my hair. I started gray rapidly after I had my son. So about 3 weeks ago I decided to try a gloss on my hair. It works really well. Does not completely cover the grays but definitely helps. Your hair is gorgeous!!!

[@kittin417]

Thank you soo much for addressing your grays. I’ve been watching KZbinrs for quiet some time and when I first came across your videos and noticed your grays i instantly felt so much admiration and pride over the fact that here I was watching a young female influencer who was proud to display her grays and never felt the need to explain herself as to why she chose to keep it natural as opposed to dying it and I appreciated it. For someone like myself who’s never dyed her hair nor ever want to dye it but now has tons of gray really appreciate people like you who puts themselves out there in the public eye and still embrace every part of themselves because without people like you, I wouldn’t feel as confident enough to continue embracing my own grays. Seeing you for the first time on KZbin with gray hairs was to me what that Kinfolk article was to you...inspiring, and it helps me continue to own every part of myself.

[@ritatocta7583]

Why people think it's normal to comment on other people body/choices is beyond me really.

[@Angela-bv6cc]

I am 27 and have graying hair too! This helps me feel like I'm not alone. Literally not doing anything about it because I don't want to keep dying my hair.

[@kd2533]

I'm 20 months into my salt n pepper grow out. I love it, so does my man. He encouraged me when the hairdesser wanted to cover it up

[@stephaniem4676]

i’ve been noticing your grey hair in your videos for the past couple months & i always loved how you just let them grow out! i think it looks so beautiful & the part i love most is your confidence w who you are! i struggle with my own self confidence / acceptance so being able to watch your videos & see you always being yourself is an inspiration to me.

[@NatalyaDudnik]

I am more irritated with getting my hair brassy , like a cockroach... So I stopped colour treating it 1/5 years ago to regrow natural colour. Now I sometimes use espresso shade tonner, which covers brassy part but doesnt cover up my grey hair. Friends got used to it and dont comment at all, husband likes it. Only have problem in hair salons when cutting my hair... for them its weird not to cover greys. I live in Ukraine and here women are obsessed with looking pretty in a standart way, but I always was different , I can use bright pink eyeshadow and be 32 years old))) I dont care, I enjoy!

[@charlatanandthief]

I love your hair! When I noticed it in videos I was like "damn maybe I won't have to dye my hair once it goes grey." You and Claire Saffitz are such idols 💕

[@cathyogata1311]

Your hair is so cool! I'm 34 and i have a handful of grays, and i love them. I think they're neat. I've been dying my hair for years because i like trying different colors, but i do wish i could keep my gray stands free of the dye!

[@kayla-wb7qb]

your gray hair is one of the many reasons why i subscribed, i think it looks like natural highlights :)

[@rebeccam2335]

Go Christine! I'm sorry to hear that people commented like this on your grey hair in the past when it's so important to support people in their decisions about being true to what they want to do. I see more and more grey hairs on myself and struggle to come to terms with it. It's not even the hairs itself, but the thought that I'm just not a teenager any more (I still think of myself as being 16 when I'm really 31). Anyway, your hair looks great and so do your tattoos. So colourful :)

[@Eileray]

Thank you for this. I started getting more grays this year. I’m 30 now. I first I was so conscious about it. Now I’m like whatever I’m getting old and I’m going to embrace it. Idk why there’s so much shame about gray hairs. Your hair looks lovely I hope mine looks like that. 💜

[@treeseer1573]

Old at 30 🙄

[@zoemalia8253]

26yo with a huge grey streak and many other grey hairs! I am letting them grow out and I often feel self conscious about it... but I also love it. Thank you for sharing your grey hair story

[@LoveCourtM]

Grey hair is beautiful 👩🏾‍🦳 it’s something I’m looking forward to. I actually get excited to see new strands 😅

[@emarybarova3777]

ever since you started showing your natural grey hair (and I've been following you practically since the beginning) I completely fell in love!! it looks so gracious and ethereal and I am so glad you are speaking about it and empowering others to also embrace their natural hair. also, this reminded me of marina and the diamonds (the singer) who also started to embrace her greying hair in recent years and I applaud her for it, since it must be so hard on her in the music business where women are always pressured to look young and sexy to stay relevant

[@chelscas]

I’ve always loved your gray hair and you have been my inspiration to continue growing out my grays. Anytime someone mentions my gray hair I always show them one of your photos from Instagram and say “this is what I hope my hair looks like one day.” I think you look beautiful and your hair is too.

[@emilyemily7921]

I always thought you dyed you hair silver. So stunning and fits you perfectly too. A little classy, a little rebellious.

[@nalyvang]

I actually love your grays! I've had a couple strands here and there and I now have deeper lines on my forehead. I just turned 30, and really all I can think about is how incredibly grateful I am to be in the skin I'm in. Thank you for inspiring us all to love our grays and our aging features!

[@Caro-xf8jy]

Christine! It's been years since a video of yours has come up on my feed. I recall commenting on one a long time ago and I mentioned that I loved how your gray hairs peeked out around your face. You replied thanking me and referenced the hate comments you had gotten about it. You look as beautiful as ever and I appreciate your message of nonjudgmental kindness towards ourselves and others. ❤️

[@tamara8908]

You are so inspiring. You are also a natural beauty, you could be bald and look lovely. Because of pandemic, i was forced to stop coloring my hair. Fortunately when the "line" appeared it was fall and i could wear a hat. One year later my natural hair has come out. I never thought it would be so cool. I am turning 60 this year. Tomorrow I am getting a professional cut and hopefully have mostly my natural color. I'm excited.

[@heifeifei]

I veeeery slowly started getting grey streaks in my mid-twenties, now I’m 35. I’ve always played around with different hair colors but it was never about hiding the grey. My natural color is a dark blond but very streaky so every color as well as the grey fades or blends in pretty nicely. I’m really ok with the grey and have been keeping it natural for the past few years. I mostly care about being healthy instead of focussing on how it looks.

[@tbasmadjian]

I freakin' LOVE your hair. I think it looks amazing. I started going grey at around 28, and I'm 30 now. They are coming in quite rapidly, and I honestly dig 'em. I think seeing how Claire Saffitz's hair looks was a big inspo for me. I have curly hair, and thankfully my white hairs for the most part match the same pattern. I think having a good balance of protein and moisture helps keep my grey hair and brown hair in a fairly stable place! Honestly, I just embrace the erratic nature of it. Plus, I think it looks cute when there is a handful of white hairs swirling around my face-framing layers. :)

[@LittleGreyDove]

LOVE the message of this video. You’re an amazing human and your hair is chefs kiss. XO

[@emmarose8367]

i’m 22 and i’m greying as well! i’ve noticed it since i was about 16 and it’s getting more grey but i’m learning to love it! this video was so lovely to watch thank you so much

[@Amethyst_J]

I’m 35 and have had gray hair since I was a teenager but I’ve been dying it up until last month. I am going to grow it out my gray hair is similar to yours I just have lighter hair than you do. I’m so excited to see what my natural hair looks like when it is all grown out. 😃

[@PinkCoils]

I was so excited to discover my first gray hair yesterday! I've always thought gray hair to be so beautiful and I'm going to enjoy watching mine grow in. :)

[@sarahobaka8354]

Love your hair! I’m at same stage and have not dyed my gaur at all and grey has creeped in over the last two years. Will defo follow your journey. Refreshing to find someone who’s allowed their hair to go grey gracefully!!

[@kem3777]

I started getting grey hairs much more around the age of 29 and I found myself thinking "aren't I too young to go grey?" Only to realize that the reason I thought I was too young to get grey hairs is because most people were dyeing it. Around the same time I started watching your videos, and I thought it was really refreshing that you didn't dye yours, and I thought I wanted to do the same thing. Another woman I knew who was nearing retirement wanted to go grey after dying it for years, and found herself unable to, because the black dye she'd been using for years was too pigmented to lift from her hair, which left her dying her hair black until this day. When I first met my partner, something that stood out to me in a positive way was confidently rocking some early graying. All of these thoughts and observances have informed what I ultimately decided, which was to just go grey naturally. Part of my thinking when I made that choice was that it was a positive thing to provide more normalization and support for other people also would prefer not to dye their hair to cover their grey. When I was younger, I had a lot of fun dyeing my hair all different colors, but I've now stopped dyeing it so that the grey can come in naturally and I feel great about it. I'm sorry to hear about all the rude comments you've gotten, sadly it makes me wonder if people are thinking the same things about me but not saying anything -- at least they're not saying it I guess. But I'm happy with how my hair naturally looks -- I'm not sure why people get so worked up about it. I don't judge whether people cover their grey or not, my only thought on the matter is that there really shouldn't be any pressure either way, it's fine no matter what you choose.

[@silversun119]

You are beautiful. Your hair is beautiful. We have all been conditioned to dislike grey hair and view it as looking old. I find that the people who comment are probably the most insecure. My 80 year old mother-in-law still dyes her hair as does my sister-in-law who is older than me. I will still always be younger than them and they will still be grey - they just hide it.

[@ByKristyLin]

i didn't expect a video about hair to be so touching but i related to the parental projection and your mission to sidestep it. It's funny how something so superficial can be a metaphor for self-love, especially when the message to *not* self-love comes from the ones that supposedly love us the most.

[@emalouc]

I have naturally ash blonde hair that I’ve always dyed blonde regularly, so it was actually only over lockdown with my roots growing out a lot that I realised I’m greying and I think it’s really cool. I don’t know whether that view comes in part from watching your videos and loving your hair! I’ve decided to grow out my natural colour and grey more and have it more balayage rather than all over blonde going forward, because I find the greys sexy, so does my boyfriend! I have to say, the wiry curly texture of it has been the only downside but love your tips and will definitely be getting a scarf! 😍

[@jamie7002]

Same situation for me; I am slightly annoyed at the different texture of them, not so much the colour. I’m always trying to make them behave with the rest of my hair lol

[@susanalperin]

First things first....you are such a beauty!!! As far as embracing gray hair, I think you just might be starting a very healthy, life enhancing revolution. Thank you for putting this out there!

[@sunmadien]

Always a refreshing video from you Christine. I am greying too. I started greying in my twenties and at the time, my forty year old sister had no greys. I used to pluck the ones on the front out because I could kinda hide the others I thought since I couldn’t see them. I was lucky to have my best friend who had grey streaks genetically since her teens telling me to leave my greys alone. I have naturally curly hair so my curly greys were not that hard to blend in texture-wise although they were feel coarser compared to the rest of my hair. After a few years of being encouraged by my siblings who had no grey to leave my greys alone. I stop plucking them. Partly due to the fact they were getting too many to keep plucking. These days I am noticing a lot of young people greying so it’s like it’s okay. My boyfriend has natural salt and pepper combo going on also genetically and my older siblings are greying now too. I see videos or pictures of ladies with beautiful greying hair and I do sometimes wonder why my greys don’t grow in a nice pattern like theirs. 😂😂😂. I have moved pass caring too much of what people think of my greys like I used to be in my twenties but I still get the odd person who sees my greys and exclaims and I go back to that feeling when I was in my twenties trying to hide them but then I brush it off. These days it’s finding the random grey in my pubic area which I find fascinating 😂😂😂. Am in my mid-thirties by the way.

[@katpowell3424]

Im in my late 30's and only have gray hair around my temples. I want an entire head a gray hair so bad! So to speed things up I've bleached my hair and am toning it to gray. It's a long process with a lot of up keep. So I'm jealous of people with tons of natural gray as I find it really beautiful.

[@simplebeep6009]

i started noticing greys in my early 20s and decided to just let them do their thing, partially because i'm a contrarian and also because i was inspired by your beautiful hair! i like checking them in the mirror and seeing how my little grey temple streak is coming along. i may have other hang-ups about my changing aging body, but hair isn't one of them. i think they look cool!

[@DogGoneDayz]

Your hair is majestic and beautiful Christine! I can't believe people inserting THEIR preference and THEIR insecurities on others is somehow beneficial BLOWS MY MIND! Love it and keep it girl!

[@cutepinksocks]

really love how you are embracing yourself and just proud of being in your own skin. i still can't get over my grays maybe i'm still in denial and need to see things in a better perspective

[@electrictwilight]

I got my first gray hairs as a preteen. The graying has sped up now that I'm in my mid-30s, and I cannot wait to go completely gray.

[@ShhhhhhImsleeping]

I looove your hair! I understand it's not for everybody (not everybody feels ok with it) but it looks so great on you and it's so nice to see! But honestly, I think it's like some cool bold colour glasses or something like that, on you it looks super cool, feminine, confident and bold!! :)

[@thePowerPlant]

My hair has been "whitening" since I was in the seventh grade. I think it was due to stress about getting into a good high school, then college. Sad, I know. Now, many moons later, I think it has maybe grown by 15% and will peak when I get stressed out. Which is bad, since I am neurotic and prone to stressing over little things. It is weird how the white hairs are totally different texture. Have you found the ones that are transitioning to white and are like half normal texture and half strange texture? It is trippy. Having said that, I think it looks cool and no one really cares that much. I think more than a few people go through the same thing, and everyone should just deal with it the way they want to.

[@theresatran]

i think ur salt and pepper hair is so cool (~:

[@shawtazz]

I’ve had grey hair since I was 12 and I haven’t stopped dyeing my hair since and I’m now 25, since meeting my boyfriend who doesn’t care about my curly and grey hair I haven’t dyed it as regularly but after watching this I want to see it grow out. I also don’t straighten my hair a lot anymore. Who was I trying to impress lol why did I care so much about what others thought. The longest I’ve gone without dying was probably half a year or so and I’d get my mum and family friend who normally dyes my hair saying to dye it because it’ll look healthier and that it’s been a long time as if it’s meant to be dyed, makes it kind of sad now that I think about it. When I first got it I dyed my hair black for a while, stupidest thing to make a child feel different or ugly

[@nataliarosarioc]

I’ll be 27 next week and a few grays have popped up around my bangs, and I thought it was the coolest thing!! I’m actually so stoked to have more grays coming in because I genuinely think they look so neat. I love you, your hair, and your energy Christine! You are such a badass. ❣️

[@witchescauldron]

Christine - you look amazing with your grays! I just wanted to comment that a young woman with gray hair looks stunning. These ladies have fresh, unlined (for the most part!) skin and it offsets the colour beautifully. I would probably be around your mom's age and goodness, older skin with gray hair is a whole other look. Going natural takes on a different meaning. I am gray with blonde at the moment, I'm not ready to go 100% yet.