Hi, yooper.  From past experience I would suggest letting a professional do it.  They can suggest what flatters you most and there are so many shades out there. If you have no experience, results can be horrible.  However, with that said, I do have friends that seem to know what they are doing and do it on their own.  It is much more economical that way. Once you start coloring, the gray hair seems to really start spreading and you have to do those roots every 4-6 weeks to keep it looking good.  So if you only have a few, perhaps you should wait as Northern Star has suggested.

They really should invent something that dyes the hair follicles so no one has to keep dying every 4 - 6 weeks...Runs to the laboratory.

Oh and ladies there is nothing wrong with going gray I think people look better with gray hair.  and dont let society tell you otherwise.

Look at Adam, he aint ashamed, he wares it with pride, and everyone thiks he is hot...but then he is a guy...

Ok I have shut up now...

I am personally grieving over the fact that I will never be able to watch my husband go gray. He was already going bald when I married him, so now he shaves off the little bit of hair he has left pretending the whole baldness was his idea to begin with.

Now about guys wearing it with pride, have you ever heard this wise observation "A woman will never be equal to a man, till she can walk down the street with bald head, beer belly and still think she's hot". I think it's really unfair that we are expected to look forever young and have to work so hard at it. Well, at least people who look like me have to. 

I think I'm a little depressed tonight, this is the third or fourth time I used this smiley tonight

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mschaus- You are a brave man to chaperone a middle school dance.  I have been banned from chaperoning.  My daughter is afraid I'm going to embarrass her.  I promised I wouldn't, but she said her friend's mom actually DANCED  when AC/DC came on!  The horror!  And for your info, she has informed me that it's not "Soldier Boy", but "Soulja Boy"!  Get it straight!  (Can you do the dance?)

Out of town for a few days, so my reply was delayed.
OK thanks for setting me straight on the correct song name.  No dancing for me (I promised), but I did assure her that embarrassing her was a part of the "dad" job description.

I am personally grieving over the fact that I will never be able to watch my husband go gray. He was already going bald when I married him, so now he shaves off the little bit of hair he has left pretending the whole baldness was his idea to begin with.

Now about guys wearing it with pride, have you ever heard this wise observation "A woman will never be equal to a man, till she can walk down the street with bald head, beer belly and still think she's hot". I think it's really unfair that we are expected to look forever young and have to work so hard at it. Well, at least people who look like me have to. 

I think I'm a little depressed tonight, this is the third or fourth time I used this smiley tonight

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I havent upset you have I?

I'm just saying we shouldnt conform to society and what they tell us to be like! I do tend to ramble and half the time I have no idea what I'm talking about!

I'll tell you something about me...

I was born with a cleft palate, it was fixed but I have an extrimley flat profile and a small scar on my face.  I do get shouted abuse at by people in the street but I dont let it get me down. I firmly believe its what inside that counts. I am however, having an operation soon but thats just to correct my under bite as I have a gap so I cant bite things like pizza or a sandwich.  I have never had a boyfriend and by the way I feel at the moment I am doubting I ever will.  Things at college arnt great for me and quite frankley I am thinging of jacking it all in, all because of some stupid people getting me down.

Oh, fiddlesticks! Stop talking like that!  Of course you'll have a boyfriend. There are roughly 3 billion men in the world, you just have to find the right one. I had a few boyfriends before I met my husband, lived with one for nearly a year, and with each one came new heartaches. Sometimes I was doubting the "it's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all". At times I wished I hadn't loved, then I wouldn't have been so down when I got dumped.

A flat profile sounds nice. I broke my nose when I was 2    , so my profile is quite the opposite. I have a huge bump on my nose and even my friends have made fun of it. If I can't ignore it, I find something about them to make fun of     within reason of course. I know, I can be very juvenile sometimes. 
If there weren't starving children in the world and I had money, I'd get a nose job (and other jobs as well  ) There is always something you have that someone else is wishing for, and vice versa. Of course it's what inside that counts. If all a guy is looking for is a nice body and a pretty face, then you don't want to be with him anyway.

I remember one guy I fell in love with. I heard from my friends about what a fantastic person he is. When I finally met him, I thought he had a face only a mother could love. Once I got to know him, I fell in love, once I fell in love he started looking better by the day.
On the other hand, before I met my husband he had this gorgeous girlfriend for nearly 3 years. He is a very average guy himself, she was waaaaay up on the scale. Tall, slim, well endowed, beautiful long black hair, perfect teeth, looks of a model. He left her, told me she had an awful personality, and after a while he couldn't even see her good looks.

I got a little long winded, but it's The Old Ladies Club, so it's inevitable 

Oh, fiddlesticks! Stop talking like that!  Of course you'll have a boyfriend. There are roughly 3 billion men in the world, you just have to find the right one. I had a few boyfriends before I met my husband, lived with one for nearly a year, and with each one came new heartaches. Sometimes I was doubting the "it's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all". At times I wished I hadn't loved, then I wouldn't have been so down when I got dumped.

A flat profile sounds nice. I broke my nose when I was 2    , so my profile is quite the opposite. I have a huge bump on my nose and even my friends have made fun of it. If I can't ignore it, I find something about them to make fun of     within reason of course. I know, I can be very juvenile sometimes. 
If there weren't starving children in the world and I had money, I'd get a nose job (and other jobs as well  ) There is always something you have that someone else is wishing for, and vice versa. Of course it's what inside that counts. If all a guy is looking for is a nice body and a pretty face, then you don't want to be with him anyway.

I remember one guy I fell in love with. I heard from my friends about what a fantastic person he is. When I finally met him, I thought he had a face only a mother could love. Once I got to know him, I fell in love, once I fell in love he started looking better by the day.
On the other hand, before I met my husband he had this gorgeous girlfriend for nearly 3 years. He is a very average guy himself, she was waaaaay up on the scale. Tall, slim, well endowed, beautiful long black hair, perfect teeth, looks of a model. He left her, told me she had an awful personality, and after a while he couldn't even see her good looks.

I got a little long winded, but it's The Old Ladies Club, so it's inevitable 

Okay i see you point I know I am only 18 and there are plenty of fish in the water and I have my whole life ahead of me, I dont actually feel sorry for myself its just I cant take it sometimes...


Still amigos?

Hey, Dark Angel, don't let the bastards grind you down.     Starfish, is right.  There is someone for everyone.  When I was younger, there were certainly times I doubted that was true.  But there will be someone who thinks you are just the thing they need.  I've inherited a very, shall we say prominent nose from my Polish ancestors, but my beloved thinks I am gorgeous.  (And I'm not telling him any different!)Concentrate on your studies, and your love life will take care of itself.  You find someone in the weirdest places sometimes.  (I met Mr. Yooper because he was sharing a house with my then-boyfriend!)  let us know when your operation is scheduled, so we can be sending you good vibes.  It will be great to be able to eat pizza, won't it?  By the way, what kind of rotten people do you go to school with, anyway?  There was a girl in my high school who had been born with a cleft palate, and I don't remember anyone giving it a second thought. 

Hey, Dark Angel, don't let the bastards grind you down.     Starfish, is right.  There is someone for everyone.  When I was younger, there were certainly times I doubted that was true.  But there will be someone who thinks you are just the thing they need.  I've inherited a very, shall we say prominent nose from my Polish ancestors, but my beloved thinks I am gorgeous.  (And I'm not telling him any different!)Concentrate on your studies, and your love life will take care of itself.  You find someone in the weirdest places sometimes.  (I met Mr. Yooper because he was sharing a house with my then-boyfriend!)  let us know when your operation is scheduled, so we can be sending you good vibes.  It will be great to be able to eat pizza, won't it?  By the way, what kind of rotten people do you go to school with, anyway?  There was a girl in my high school who had been born with a cleft palate, and I don't remember anyone giving it a second thought. 

thats why I love acrobat!

I go to school with as you put it rotton bastards who feel I have to look spectacular.

My operation (I hope) will be in february/ march, and I will have to have some time off (4 weeks) and have a guess where I will be spending all my time!  right here 

I think after that things will pick up! its like the dark cloud hanging over me. And I may have a new album to play with while I am off!

I've inherited a very, shall we say prominent nose from my Polish ancestors

          

I'm Polish!

          

I'm part Polish too!  And I think I'm smart so I have destroyed that myth!!  Hey, Dark Angel this is one reason why I love the internet.  You get to really know the soul and character of a person without any visuals.  And I can surely say as that song goes-You're beautiful, you're beautiful it's true!!!  I have never judged a person purely by looks alone and I know a lot of people who don't.  Besides, I am of the feeling that everyone has their own special look and it is our imperfections that make us interesting and beautiful.  A beautiful soul such as yourself will always shine.  Gavin Friday called his band the Virgin Prunes for a reason.  A virgin prune was someone who wasn't what society thought was beautiful but had their own special beauty within. By the way, I have not doubt you will meet that special person that the good lord made especially for you!

Every time I come on here I feel deeply loved! 

Thanks you guys for making me feel better 

Hey, Dark Angel, that's what the Old Ladies do.  Give advice and make everyone feel better!   

That's right! We can also offer you a cup of hot cocoa, and when you turn 21 a glass of wine.
For therapeutic purposes of course 

That's right! We can also offer you a cup of hot cocoa, and when you turn 21 a glass of wine.
For therapeutic purposes of course 

In my country (UK) we can already drink at 18! But I think I will take the cocoa!

But I am not a binge drinker! <-- Just thought I might get that accross as you may or may not have heard stories of the underage and drinking problems we have in this country.