How do I go from brown to grey?

There are basically 3 main ways to transition to naturally gray hair: to let it grow as it is and be patient (a.k.a the “cold turkey” method), to cut your hair very short and regrow it fully gray, or ask your hair colorist to blend your grays with the dyed hair color.
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Can I dye my hair grey from brown?

If your hair is brown, you may need to bleach it more than once before you apply the grey dye. It's important you get your hair as light as possible before you attempt to turn it grey – this will help ensure a more even tone and vibrant, all-over colour.
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Can you dye brown hair grey without bleach?

Dying hair grey without bleach is possible but the level of difficulty of this procedure will hang upon the state of your tresses and their color. People with naturally lighter locks will almost have no problems with turning grey easily.
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Can you get grey highlights in brown hair?

#6: Brown to Grey Babylights

Grey highlights are absolutely fabulous on dark brown hair. With black hair the contrast is stark, but with brown layers like these, you can achieve a very soft, blurred look.
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How do I stop dying my hair and go grey?

Check out the four best tricks you need to go gray gracefully when you decide it's time to give up the permanent color.
  1. Start with a consultation. ...
  2. Make the chop—at least at first. ...
  3. Use the right shampoo to avoid dull, yellowing gray strands. ...
  4. Start regularly masking for healthy, hydrated gray hair.
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What is a good age to go grey?

Naturally occurring hydrogen peroxide can also build up in the hair, bleaching the color. Typically, white people start going gray in their mid-30s, Asians in their late 30s, and African-Americans in their mid-40s. Half of all people have a significant amount of gray hair by the time they turn 50.
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How do I know if grey hair will suit me?

First of all, consider your skin tone. Silver grey hair will look best on olive and fair skin with yellow undertones. If you have a pink tone, your skin may appear red and irritated with a cool grey hue. So for you, it's better to go for a peachy colour such as Metallic Rose Gold.
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What happens if I put silver dye on brown hair?

When you use silver hair dyes, it can last up to 3-4 weeks, depending upon how often you wash your tresses. Using this silver dye, people with light brown, dark blonde hair or dark brown hair can quickly achieve grey shade hair and be able to dye hair dark grey.
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How do I transition to gray hair?

What's the Best Way to Transition to Gray Hair?
  1. Option 1: Dying Your Hair to Match Your Roots. For the most part, this approach will be simpler the lighter your hair is. ...
  2. Option 2: Adding Lowlights or Highlights. ...
  3. Option 3: Cutting Your Hair Short. ...
  4. Option 4: Letting the Greys Grow Out.
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What toner should I use to get silver hair?

Toners for Silver Hair

To achieve silver or grey hair, you want to tone your hair with a purple based toner, such as the Wella T18 Lightest Ash Blonde toner. Since your hair will be quite damaged at this point, you should use it with a 10 volume developer instead of 20 unless your hair pulls really warm.
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How do you blend grey roots with dark hair?

A great way to help blend grey roots is by adding some highlights to your color! A great way to help blend grey roots is by adding some highlights to your color!
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How can I go grey without looking old?

Camouflage roots. To avoid a contrast between graying roots and dyed hair, add highlights and lowlights (no more than two shades darker, within your natural color family), which will blend gray. Or cover up roots with a temporary concealer, which lasts until you shampoo.
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How much does it cost to dye your hair silver at a salon?

This step of the process can cost between $40 and $110 depending on the amount of colour required and the amount of processing time. Once this step is complete, we need to rinse and totally dry off your hair. The next step is adding the pastel purple/silver/grey.
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Can hair be dyed silver grey?

That's usually all there is to it and toning your hair may just get you to the grey shade that you wanted without additional dye, but if you want something darker or more vibrant, a silver/grey coloured dye is the way to go instead of a toner.
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What is grey blending?

Grey blending refers to the practice of using hair coloring treatment to carefully blend in grey hair to an otherwise natural-colored head of hair.
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Can you use purple shampoo on brown hair?

The short answer: Yes, you can use purple shampoo on darker hair colors. If you have a full mane of dark brown hair, using a purple shampoo won't be particularly effective. However, if you have dark hair with highlights, the purple shampoo will tone your lightened strands.
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What skin tone does grey hair look good on?

Most greys flatter olive skin tones.

This is why if you have olive skin, you can wear any shade of grey you prefer. Whether it's a light grey or deep charcoal, it won't wash you out or appear jarring.
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How long does it take to transition to grey hair?

It can take anywhere from six months to a year to fully go from color to gray, Ferrara says. But there are simpler, less expensive ways to transition to gray.
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Is grey hair still in for 2021?

In 2021, silver-gray hair will be for everyone

"Hair can lose pigment and become white, gray, or silver at any age," Karissa Schaudt, a hair colorist at Maxine Salon in Chicago explained to InStyle. "Embracing your natural doesn't mean you can't enhance it."
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Should I dye my hair or let it go grey?

Cosmetologists and colorists, as a general rule of thumb, advise going gray when 80% of your hair is white or gray, or when your hair starts feeling increasingly dry and brittle.
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