Ditch the Dye and Embrace Your Grey

The Ultimate Guide to Going Grey and Loving the Ride

Not only is grey hair beautiful on its own, but it also serves as a reminder to women that their natural hair color is beautiful and worth showcasing to the world. As modern women, we don't have to abide by societal beauty standards. We can embrace our natural beauty in whatever methods we see fit—and that's exactly why the Ditch the Dye movement is trending.

Below, we'll dive deeper into must-know tips for transitioning to your natural grey color and why bobby pins for grey hair are a transitioning necessity.

5 Transition Tips for Embracing Your Natural Grey

Practice Patience

The first transition tip on our list is all about patience. Transitioning to grey isn't an overnight process; it can take months to years to get your hair to where you want it. (Think about it, hair grows on average six inches a year). Which is why finding ways to make your transitioning process easier is crucial, but also knowing that patience and small changes over time will be your best friend along the way.

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Add Depth with Highlights and Lowlights

Many women head to the salon to get highlights or lowlights when transitioning to grey hair. Both options add depth to your natural color and help soften any harsh lines as you grow out your greys. Grey hair doesn't have to be flat and dull. In fact, the best grey hairstyles are multi-dimensional, thanks to highlights and lowlights in varying shades of brown, silver, grey, white grey, and more.

Accessorize with Grey and White Bobby Pins

Women transitioning to grey hair already have a tough time figuring out which products and tools work during their "Ditch the Dye" journey. Which is why we created color-matched bobby pins that will perform perfectly during your transition period and once you're living your best embracing-the-grey life.

Lily, Storm, and Cinder are the bobby pins we recommend for grey hair. Our bright white shade, Lily, is ideal for women with light, grey white hair or those with darker grey tones that want to add a high-contrast pop.

Storm, our dark grey shade, is ideal for women who have hair matched to level S2 (check out our Beginner's Hair Color Guide here). It works in salt-and-pepper styles or for those enjoying the many darker shades of grey.

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Cinder, our newest color-matched bobby pin shade, is light grey and perfect for those with hair similar in shade to what we see on Lady Gaga.

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Use the Right Products for Your Hair

For many women, going grey can affect their hair's texture and appearance. It's incredibly common for women to experience coarser, more fragile hair than before due to the hair strands having less fatty lipids. The absence of color can also make hair look thinner than it really is.

Our suggestion? Keep up with your moisturizing products! Using products like moisturizing creams and hair oils will nourish strands and keep finer, coarser hair from looking frizzy.

Transitioning into grey may also be the best time to switch up your shampoo. Using a silver shampoo, gloss, or toner once every couple of weeks will brighten your grey tones and prevent hair from looking too yellow.

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Take Inspiration from Grey Haired Icons

By now, we're all used to taking pictures of our favorite celebrities or hair images we've seen on Pinterest to our stylists. And the same is true for when you're ready to embrace the grey. Transitioning to grey is a lot easier when you have other women who inspire and empower you (and give you some hair inspo along the way).

Women of all ages, hair types, and skin tones have embraced their natural tones (think Meryl Streep) or have experimented with grey as a switch up from their usual style (hey, Zosia Mamet!). So go outside or scour the Internet for some inspo from the fabulous grey haired icons that have come before you.

Things That Going Grey Is and Isn't

Myth: Going Grey is Hard to Style

Maybe at first (just like with any new hairstyle), but all in all, going grey isn't a challenge to style. Especially once you have the right tools at your fingertips! You can enjoy all of your favorite hairstyles with grey hair, so whether you love wearing it sleek and straight, rocking a messy bun or pinning it back with grey and white bobby pins like Storm (dark grey), Cinder (light grey), or Lily (white), the options are truly endless.

Fact: Going Grey is Powerful and Sexy

Is there anything more influential and sexy than a woman who's not afraid to show her natural self? We don't think so! Going grey gives women the chance to take power into their own hands—your hair, your choice.

Myth: Going Grey is a Sign of Damage or Poor Health

While certain lifestyle choices (like smoking cigarettes) and vitamin deficiencies in hair-health nutrients like biotin and folic acid can contribute to premature greying, going grey is definitely not a sign of poor health or loss of vitality. No matter your age, know that going grey is entirely natural—it doesn't mean you're old or sick. As long as you're eating a balanced, nutrient-rich diet, staying away from smoking, and are taking care of your stress levels, there's nothing to worry about.

Fact: Going Grey Saves You Time and Money

Going grey can totally save you time and money. Especially if you're spending less time at the hairdressers or using box dye for your color touch-ups and are just embracing your natural silver strands and living your best life.

Enjoy the Journey

Going grey is a process (yes), but it's one that's empowering, beautiful, and appropriate for any woman, no matter her age. We hope you've gathered some helpful tips, tricks, and facts as you ditch the dye and embrace your natural grey. Don't forget to shop our selection of bobby pins for grey hair and find the perfect match for your silver strands.

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