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MEET EVA 53| Fashion, Retired| Silver since 2019 My hair journey was accidental. I have worn my hair as a teenager and most of my adult life in a Pixie style (Sinéad O'Connor). It was edgy, cool and timeless. As an adult with three children and a very demanding career it was the obvious choice. I noticed in my thirties I had some silver strands peeking out but because I wore my hair so short they weren?t so visible. My hair beginning to transition didn?t spark any concern or alarm. It did however ignite my creative side to do something I had wanted to do for a very long time. I wanted to dye my hair gray!!!! There was a runway show around 2015 and the models had the most amazing gray hair. I saw all over Pinterest and Instagram young women with their dyed silver hair! Little did we know it but it started what was then called the ?Granny?hair trend!! I was thirty five and I was obsessed! I decided I can do that to my hair. So I drove to Sally?s after consulting with
@harryandt hehippychick | PUERTO RICO my Mom who owned a hair salon. I bleached my hair numerous times before but this time was different since I was not only removing color but adding. After a few hours I had my over processed straw beach blond hair. I added what would be the violet gray blue coloring. The end result was a very bright Smurf blue color. My family laughed and I cried. It was an epic fail so bright but I wore it with the same confidence I always exude. Thankfully the blue faded with time. I gave up on my dream hair color but I was determined to someday make it happen. Fast forward and I started noticing more gray. I thought to myself what if I grow my hair out? in 2019 I did just that. I think my hair transition was easier than most. My hair is super curly so it allowed me to just let it be. I played around with head wraps and hats. I focused on the prize. My first cut was a shag cut and since then I?ve kept it in this style. It works with my curls and allows my salt and pepper hair to shine. To the ladies that are hesitant to just do it... it really is that easy. Your hair color should never define you! We are amazing wit h our grays so much t hat we have young women creat ing what we nat urally have in a hair salon!! JOURNEY 2023
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