https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:18:18 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2336516 Sun, 27 Aug 2023 09:52:51 +0000 Star (Lise) 2336516@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As a side comment, you mentioned your natural&nbsp; hair colour can get dingy.&nbsp; I found that hair products with oils that are yellow in color (argen, macadamia, etc) do this to my silver hair.&nbsp; Now I try and only use clear liquids and my hair stays bright.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2336510 Sun, 27 Aug 2023 08:20:04 +0000 Minaminu 2336510@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It must be frustrating to deal with different hair lengths and textures but on the plus side,&nbsp;I suppose the hair growth means that your body is recovering! Lots of hair masks and hair oil (can recommend Phyto, their mask and leave in creams have been great in my case and you really need a small amount!).</p> <p>Are you still wearing mostly neutral colours?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2336336 Fri, 25 Aug 2023 21:28:09 +0000 anchie 2336336@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all, so happy to see such a positive feedback. It is now full week since I colored it and I am finally adjusting to the look. Not sure how long it will last, I am trying not to wash my hair that frequently. But I am still very frustrated with my hair situation. Since I lost so much hair, almost half my hair is now new growth, short, hoarse and frizzy. And longer parts are thin and lifeless. It is worse than growing out pixie. But at least it is growing back. It will take months to have more body at longer length. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2336309 Fri, 25 Aug 2023 18:36:20 +0000 Carol 2336309@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Super-fun look--great color, great glasses. Definitely not Grandma! I've heard young people referring to Gen X people as Baby Boomers--yikes.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2336203 Thu, 24 Aug 2023 22:03:25 +0000 Style Fan 2336203@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am so sorry you received hurtful comments.&nbsp; I thought your hair was lovely.&nbsp; Your new hair looks beautiful, and your glasses are a statement.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2336193 Thu, 24 Aug 2023 19:15:27 +0000 Helena 2336193@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie and Sal nailed it!</p> <p>You look fantastic Anchie ... love this hair colour on you, it looks extremely natural, harmonious and flattering to my eye, and your love your new glasses. </p> <p>But more importantly - how are you FEELING? Because you deserve to feel as good as you look (which is - always and with any hair colour - FAB!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2336190 Thu, 24 Aug 2023 18:47:48 +0000 lyn67 2336190@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just don't understand people...-what is all about this outdated aversion on beautiful grey hair? Loved grey hair on you but think you deserved a change if felt you needed. Think the new color is a very sophisticated&nbsp; blonde- your roots&nbsp; picked up a darker shade than the ends, which is always great---think is an almost neutral blonde which can behave so well with some fadding (if it's not permanent) and even with some silvers grown in! Do you know the nr of the shade?-(predict an nr 7 or 8).&nbsp; Excited to see your decision on a permanent color (or not). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2335890 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 14:39:25 +0000 Cee 2335890@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bowie approval ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2335687 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 21:59:11 +0000 Star (Lise) 2335687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Forgot to say the David Bowie reference in the title of your post was not lost on me </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2335668 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 19:14:40 +0000 SW Ann 2335668@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So good to see you, Anchie! Love the new color and glasses, but want you to know I also thought you looked fab in the "gray" or natural color. I really understand the need for a change, and think your hair person is great.&nbsp; Enjoy the new look. And BTW--What is wrong with people and their filters?? GEEZ! I am with nuancedream--say nothing if you can't come up with a positive comment. Whatever helps us deal with our lives in a good way--I am for that. You have had a lot to deal with over the last couple years. Good for you for finding positive ways to cope.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2335666 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 19:06:08 +0000 Anonymous 2335666@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hahaha Rachy </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2335660 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 18:39:39 +0000 rachylou 2335660@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Once at the supermarket, this lady kept ramming her cart into me while we were in line. I told her to stop. She called me an old lady. I exclaimed, ‘Look how you treat your elders!!’</p> <p>I just want to say that I won </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2335659 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 18:39:02 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2335659@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the statement glasses on you, Anchie! Fantastic choice. Your hair looks chic, too! I bet it will look great with your clothes, as it complements your skin tone nicely. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2335653 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 18:21:50 +0000 Cee 2335653@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bet you look lovelier than the *bleeps* who made the cruel and inappropriate comments over the years. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2335647 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 18:06:49 +0000 Anonymous 2335647@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good color for you! For some reason I thought you were blonde before. Probably because you and Angie share the Spring palette! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2335618 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 15:12:05 +0000 Roberta 2335618@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the new color is lovely! I find that coloring or bleaching my fine hair gives it more body and volume, so I am all for it.&nbsp;</p> <p>And if you change your mind, easy peasy to go in a different direction.</p> <p>Angie is on the money, people need to <b>SHUT UP</b>. Haven't we learned not to make personal comments other than "That color really suits you!" or "I love your bag!" to strangers? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2335615 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 14:57:26 +0000 nuancedream 2335615@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anchie, it took about 18 months from the time I was diagnosed with Graves disease to reach remission with antithyroid medication. My physician and I were both opposed to surgical removal of my thyroid or destroying it with radioactive iodine. I didn't want to trade one condition for another that would require lifelong, daily medication. It's my understanding that Graves disease is less common than Hashimoto's disease. </p> <p>I also developed Thyroid Eye Disease, a separate autoimmune condition that affected the function and appearance of my eyes. Long story short, I had 10 sessions of low dose radiation to my eye muscles as well as surgery to repair my eyelids. One was drooping and one was retracted. Graves disease is remarkably frustrating for the person who has it and for the physician who is treating it. We just don't know exactly what causes Graves disease or any other autoimmune condition. On the other hand, it does appear that prolonged physical or mental stress, pregnancy and severe illness can trigger Graves disease. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6/page/2#post-2335593 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 11:04:46 +0000 Olive Green 2335593@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The silver looked good, the blonde suits you to a T. You have some great options and I want your hairdresser!<br />But yeah, on the way to old are a lot of interesting opinions from others.&nbsp;<br />On the other hand, the services offered my tiny, dyed-platinum 68 year -old self at this point, are lovely and heartfelt. People are kind once they find the right box to put you in, which is very human. Transitional (not old, not really young) periods are hard to parse. Hence the dumb remarks.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6#post-2335588 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 09:08:46 +0000 Column 2335588@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Supporting you and all comments, especially related to health. Change is fun; why commit? Do what works for now...and tomorrow...and the next day. YLF! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6#post-2335583 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 08:13:38 +0000 anchie 2335583@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Star - honestly I am already thinking about is it really going to wash out as promised or is it going to look just dirty because I want to have option to go back. But hopefully purple shampoo will sort it, it was anyway already looking little dirty after exposure to sun and chlorine, issue I have every summer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6#post-2335580 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 07:57:42 +0000 Star (Lise) 2335580@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anchie your natural hair was the main inspiration for me to grow out my natural hair in the hopes that it would be as beautiful as yours.&nbsp; While mine is a bit more on the silver side I have no regrets.&nbsp; I understand though your feelings.&nbsp; It is not for everyone and I know a lot of people don't approve.&nbsp; Funny thing is they are usually woman my age or older.&nbsp; You are lucky this new blonde hair suits you.&nbsp; I look completely sick with blonde hair.&nbsp; I think my skin tone is more cool than yours.&nbsp; Good idea to experiment with temporary dyes.&nbsp; I agree with <b>Carla</b> your natural hair is a statement.&nbsp; For me it is an amazing statement.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6#post-2335578 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 07:50:31 +0000 Minaminu 2335578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Personally, I think you rocked with your natural hair colour but also look great with the temporary blonde!&nbsp;It's nice to make some changes and test different styles and I hope you'll have fun in discovering what works with the new colour and shorter hair!&nbsp;<br />I am sorry that you received unkind comments, really don't understand why people think it is OK to be so rude.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6#post-2335575 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 06:35:17 +0000 anchie 2335575@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all for the support, especially appreciate support from all of you with gray hair. I didn’t want to sound like that I don’t like gray hair, which I really do, or that I think that people with gray hair look older, which to me is a nonsense, gray is just another color. But some people could just not see past the hair color and all that people associate with it. And unfortunately it did make me questioning myself, like do I really look like grandma to my daughter or like a mom of my 58 years old friend? Maybe it is not even about the hair and maybe I just look way older regardless? But I do remember that I stopped receiving male attention almost overnight when I first went gray, which was kind of relief in one way but it made me feel invisible also because change how people treated me was so abrupt. </p> <p>nuancedream - thanks for sharing your story. How long it took before you went into remission? I know lot of people with thyroid issues but all of them are Hashimoto, it seems that Graves is much rarer? My father had Graves too, so it could be genetic also, but I am convinced that it was triggered by Covid in my case. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6#post-2335574 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 06:10:43 +0000 Sally 2335574@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was actually quite envious of your lovely silver hair colour but you look gorgeous with the honey colour as well.&nbsp; Sometimes its just nice to have a change to brighten things up or change the mood.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6#post-2335572 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 05:41:15 +0000 nuancedream 2335572@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anchie, you are stunning with the chic new hair color and specs. I am deeply sorry that you were the recipient of such hurtful comments. Whatever happened to, "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything."</p> <p>Unfortunately, I know all too well about Graves disease and the havoc it can wreak on your body. Mine is currently in remission and has been so for nearly five years. I didn't suffer hair loss, which is common, but some of my hair became very fine and stick straight! My natural curly texture did eventually return. Once your thyroid hormone levels normalize, your hair will grow back. In the meantime, rock your new look to the max! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6#post-2335565 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 04:40:54 +0000 Bijou 2335565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anchie, you look beautiful and always have, with whatever colour hair you choose to have. I like changing things up too and happily have my hair streaked blonde and find it blends my natural platinum highlights (what I prefer to call my grey hairs). I really like how the gold metal works with you skin tone. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6#post-2335563 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 04:33:05 +0000 Suz 2335563@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Sally said. You look gorgeous both ways! I adore your distinctive natural colour but I also support change and experimentation and this blonde looks lovely on you!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6#post-2335551 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 02:38:13 +0000 Janet 2335551@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it looks great either way, but I fully support wanting to try something different! And it makes me mad how rude some people can be. </p> <p>So far no one has said anything negative about my hair transition, but I’m still not super enthused about it, and sometimes I fantasize about dyeing it again. I even talked with my stylist about whether there is some in-between color we could try for me that would be an easier transition than going all the way back to my base dark brunette color, but it’s tricky — going to anything else would necessitate warming the color up, and that’s really not the best on me. So… I guess I’m stuck with what I’ve got. So in a way, maybe consider yourself fortunate that you look so good in this more subtle tonal change! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6#post-2335550 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 02:13:16 +0000 Aquamarine 2335550@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it’s beautiful!&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>I loved your grey too (I saw it as white, actually, which I thought was stunning). How nice you can try this color out and see how you feel…lucky!</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/cccchanges-%e2%80%a6#post-2335545 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 00:58:31 +0000 Jaime 2335545@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm glad you did this Anchie, although I am glaring at everyone that made you feel badly about your gorgeous silver hair. Hair color should make you feel good, and that's the end of the story really. Believe me if I could easily transition back and forth I would play with my hair color too.&nbsp; </p>