Well, I'm currently 37 and have been streaking my hair with blonde highlights for about 2 years now, off and on. You can't tell that I have gray hair when I do that, but if I leave it go, or I try to color it my hair color, the grays stick out like a sore thumb.

I think that I am doing better than my mom though. She started coloring her hair when she was around 35 and it was pretty gray if she didn't.

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I started highlighting at about 35, and then last year at 40 added an all-over color because the highlights no longer disguised the gray. At the beginning of this summer, I told DH I was going natural. I really thought I could do it, too, but I caved last week and made an appointment for a cut and color. Part of my problem was that I started noticing women who went gray (and DH would point them out at times trying to be supportive) and it struck me that what I noticed about their appearance was their gray hair - not the style or what they were wearing, but the fact that they were gray. Some women can wear it really well, but mine was not a pretty gray.

I also like the courseness it adds to my hair - I have very fine hair and it gives it more volume. If I didn't color my hair I would probably be paying for perms, so I may as well get rid of the gray in the process!

Yep...I have had fun with my haircolor since the 1980's! In high school, I was a VERY light blonde. Over the years, I have gone darker and closer to my natural color. Now, I have it highlighted with both dark and light pieces. The resulting color is a light brown with blonde highlights. I love it! (well, now at least...ask me tomorrow, I could have a different answer).

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I had gray at 18 years of age!! And, yep, I've been coloring it ever since! LOL Most of the time I have done it myself..but over the last few years I have started having highlights done by a professional. I am just too busy...and am WORTH IT!

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I started highlighting mine a few years ago in my early 30s. It was more just to amp up the color and give it some dimension rather than anything else. I get it done about twice a year. No grays yet - but my mom doesn't have any yet either and she's 65.

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I'm an under 35 (33) , BUT I do color my hair! I started in my teens (for fun) but got my first grays in my mid 20's...those babies get covered!

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