Omg. You do the best threads, Suz. It is immensely educational to see the same outfits with different hair. These all still (?) work tremendously, but with your new hair... Definitely bolder. Really quite vividly energetic.

Suz, I LOVE the idea of growing your hair a little longer. Softer, and my guess is - even MORE dramatic. (I hear you on knitted bottoms. That's why my harems are silky and woven, and I wear jeans under my shirt dresses and tunics).

Rachy, Greenjeans, thank you for the kind words.

Angie, yes -- I have a picture of my pre-YLF pixie that is, I think, about the length I will aim for -- shorter and more textured and jagged than my asymmetrical cut, but a bit longer and softer than the current cut. I'll show you all when it gets time for my next trim so we can consider what direction to go. Fortunately, my hairdresser is really great so she will understand immediately if I give her a good image to work from. She needs photos, though -- words are hopeless!

You're such a quick learner. Even though I went grey a few years ago, I feel like I could learn from you. I look forward to seeing what you do with your hair.

Funny I was just thinking about leopard print last night in bed (as you do!)
and was wondering if it will have to go.
It still picks up your skin tones but might also need a similar shade elsewhere to blend it in?
I will save my which blue comments until your next post!
Must add that you are looking so lovely in all these pics, and I appreciate all the work that went into them!

Luckily, there is leopard print with backgrounds other than tan. I frequently wear those with grey and white backgrounds. They look better on me, usually. Maybe they would work for you too?

Amazing..
Love #10, 12, 13.but specially #13. I see the short-hair-big-earring trend incorporated beautifully. It looks like a part of your personality. This is going to be my motivation when I go short and grey. Not soon though.

You rock.

I love #13 because it's so 80's, kewl, and goes really well with grey hair!
When I look at the before and afters, I see a difference at head level but it's very hard for me to say you look better or worse in an outfit because of your hair.
I think your natural hair is a beautiful "coyote" colour and it'll be fun to see what you do with it.

Suz, how great to have both sets of pics. Most has been said before but just to repeat- love the drama of your hair, the statement earrings and your colours work even better here. Joy is so wise about how the natural colour itself will keep morphing. After red being my go to colour as a celtic brunette, I was no longer able to wear it when I stopped colouring. I now have a couple of little pops of red this season and loving it. Tightlining and lash and brow tinting are important! Just stunning Suz!

What an interesting exercise and thanks so much for sharing. To me the one where the change is most dramatic is 9/10. You looked good in that colour combo before but now you look sensational. And of course the vivid cobalt and violet is fantastic on you. I do think your whole look is bolder now, so you could go bolder in your outfits (if you wanted to). I look forward to seeing what you do.

Oh I love this Suz! The last three (white jacket, blue top, lilac top) are spectacular with your new hair! The thing about silver is that it is metallic - it positively gleems in the right light. I should try tightlining, I am just afraid of poking my eye out. Anyhow it is not just that the new hair is better (although to my biased eye it is) but that I think it gives you that statement that you have been trying to express.

Thank you all so much. You've made such great points.

Shevia, that's right. Silver in accessories and also in the hair...I was probably more used to that already as a blonde. But my blonde had started to lose its lustre, whereas the silver still has it.

Brooklyn, I agree, I can afford to go a bit bolder and less classic now if I wish -- the hair may balance this. Looking forward to it.

Jenn, so interesting that you could not wear red after making the change. I think my own range of red has expanded. More on that later!

Smittie -- "coyote" -- ha! I like it over here on the wild side.

Nishaa, thank you.

Amy -- yes! I have a leopard print scarf like that; it will still work. I'm sad anyway, though, because it was great to have an easily available patterned item I could draw on for cohesion. But such is life. I'll find a substitute. Lyn, you are also right, of course -- if make use of two leopard items there will be enough cohesion for it to work. Tan's a pretty awful colour on me in general so a solid won't work, but there are options.

JAileen, you're way too modest. I have seen a glimpse of you in your favoured olives and greys and you look great.

I'm off to post the second in my series of discoveries.