Liberated From Color
Madonna Wilson had been coloring her own hair for over 20 years with a semi-permanent color product, which usually lasted just over a month. Because this treatment eventually washed out, she found her gray hair was slowly showing through more. She was inspired by a younger friend who went fully gray. When Madonna stopped coloring her hair, she found what was left of her natural and semipermanent color was looking more like highlights. This made the transition to go gray fairly easy. Her hair was also long at that time. When she had her next scheduled hair appointment, she found a shorter hairstyle that instantly cut out color that was left, leaving her with her natural gray tones.
Madonna noticed that the texture of her hair changed after she stopped coloring. It acts differently, and she is still adjusting to the change. Every three months, Madonna has white highlights added in the front by her bangs to help blend with her natural color. She’s pretty low maintenance when it comes to products and feels liberated that she doesn’t have to color her hair often anymore.
Madonna uses an anti-frizz product by Redken called Outshine 01 and a Hydrating Mask by Verb to help with smoothing and frizz.
How Not To Look Washed Out:
Madonna also did research on going gray. Her concern was looking washed out. She found that changing up her clothing color helped, and for her she wears more blues and black. She also applies a foundation, lipstick, and mascara to complete her look.
Story and Photo by Melissa Donald
P.S. Check out how others are feeling liberated from color here.
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