I know why this is considered beautiful all over the world…. I feel the same way, hands down! -Gorgeous, attractive, interesting, magnetic, enigmatic, … and so many positive adjectives more.
Women, on the other hand, we have always been portrayed as beautiful only when we are really, REALLY young and with almost ridiculous standards of beauty, so hard to attain and maintain. We have a very short expiration date! We are expected to look like plastic. The less pores and lines we have, the better… Is this a joke? Really, have we gone insane? I see more and more women going for extreme treatments to make any lines or blemishes disappear. Their faces look like plastic and unreal. Expressionless. All this while, mostly men collect their money for the services they perform on them…
Even worse, the sickness of some designers and most of the media turned teenagers and pre-teens, with an androgenic look, -which is perfectly normal and natural for their age and the changes they are going through- into an ideal of beauty. They wanted to turn them into sex symbols and objects of desire. They wanted to perpetuate the look forever, they tried to force us to feel guilty for not looking like a malnourished teenager. Women started taking pills, even their kids pills, like adderall – another crazy subject- to stop being hungry. How sick and disgusting is that?! And our children bought into that. MEN bought into that. WOMEN bought into that. Who is and was so afraid of women, that wanted to perform a media lobotomy on us?! – In the picture: Model Lauren Hutton, Gorgeous, vibrant, interesting, fascinating, intelligent, challenging.
It is not that easy to attract the interest and keep the attention of these accomplished, attractive and independent women, a total challenge. It is very hard to control somebody who knows her value and own strengths. (In the picture: Linda Fargo)
She is really cool.
And now, back to Grey!
She is stunning and with a great sense of style! I love it.
And last, but not least, last pictures and a question about insanity.
This long labour day weekend, I hope you have fun, enjoy life and accept yourself the way you are. I am sure you are more than beautiful for many people around you, now be beautiful for yourself! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Behold your own.
I am letting my blonde go gray at 77; still, if I can ski 54 mph at this age, I know I am doing something right. It is genetic AND discipline…..and my doctor says I am biologically 20 yrs younger than my numerical age. If my father could play racquetball until he was 93, then I am on the right track. I have friends of all ages, eat right, keep social. try new things, follow science, work out 3-4 days week but walk my dogs everyday as well. Oh, and having 11 grands helps.
I think blonde to gray a bit more complicated, than brown or black to gray the blond or warm colour palettes differ more to cold and dark brown hair when graying. It is like combine gold with silver or platina. It is easier to tone a dramatic colour palette to a softer one My mother wears the same colours, just in a pastell version, and not with black, but with greys, but she had pitch black hair now she is less dramatic in her colour choices, and it looks good on her. I want to age naturally without dying my hair too, I have a lot of allergies, and hairdye is a mayor risk for me. I think your gray hair looks good, just do as you feel comfortable with it, and try and enjoy new things, and your family will get used to it.☺️
You are correct, cool colours are easier to combine with gray than warm colors but remember that there are cool and warmer grays as well. Knowing that would make the transition less difficult and the same goes with the clothing that goes with it. Undertones are so important for how a color is perceived! Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.
Such beautiful, poised people. Suitably photoshopped, perfect grey hair, all super slim. This article’s premise was inspirational, but using people from industries that focus on appearance was bound to perpetuate the impossible beauty standard the article was bucking. The pictures were like looking through any glossy magazine.
Thank you for your comment, I agree, those people are or look like models, at the time I couldn’t find available photos of regular people with gray/grey hair. A couple of them were not models but blessed by nature in the looks department! Now I could find plenty of regular people embracing the beauty of natural hair to adorn the article!
I am letting my blonde go gray at 77; still, if I can ski 54 mph at this age, I know I am doing something right. It is genetic AND discipline…..and my doctor says I am biologically 20 yrs younger than my numerical age. If my father could play racquetball until he was 93, then I am on the right track. I have friends of all ages, eat right, keep social. try new things, follow science, work out 3-4 days week but walk my dogs everyday as well. Oh, and having 11 grands helps.
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Amazing! You are so inspiring, I wish we could see you going 54 mph, must be glorious! 🤩
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I think blonde to gray a bit more complicated, than brown or black to gray the blond or warm colour palettes differ more to cold and dark brown hair when graying. It is like combine gold with silver or platina. It is easier to tone a dramatic colour palette to a softer one My mother wears the same colours, just in a pastell version, and not with black, but with greys, but she had pitch black hair now she is less dramatic in her colour choices, and it looks good on her. I want to age naturally without dying my hair too, I have a lot of allergies, and hairdye is a mayor risk for me. I think your gray hair looks good, just do as you feel comfortable with it, and try and enjoy new things, and your family will get used to it.☺️
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You are correct, cool colours are easier to combine with gray than warm colors but remember that there are cool and warmer grays as well. Knowing that would make the transition less difficult and the same goes with the clothing that goes with it. Undertones are so important for how a color is perceived! Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.
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Such beautiful, poised people. Suitably photoshopped, perfect grey hair, all super slim. This article’s premise was inspirational, but using people from industries that focus on appearance was bound to perpetuate the impossible beauty standard the article was bucking. The pictures were like looking through any glossy magazine.
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Thank you for your comment, I agree, those people are or look like models, at the time I couldn’t find available photos of regular people with gray/grey hair. A couple of them were not models but blessed by nature in the looks department! Now I could find plenty of regular people embracing the beauty of natural hair to adorn the article!
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