Suzanne's SILVR Story

My name is Suzanne and I’m 52 years old. I started my silver journey about 11 years ago.

I began noticing my silver hair in my mid 20s.

And I was coloring my hair every two weeks or so to cover the silvers popping out, especially in my roots.

Every time I colored my hair, it was a mix match of colors, and I looked like a calico cat sometimes! Ha ha.

I tried desperately to cover the Silvers and keep a “youthful” look as long as I could.

Fast forward several years when I married my Hubby, and he suggested that I let my silvers completely grow out because in his words, it was “chic”.

So at about 40 years old, I made the decision to let my silver’s shine.

I had a friend that was a hair colorist, and he helped me through the process from the very dark hair that I had, and then he would lighten it from the very dark, to a honey brown, to a dirty blonde, to a platinum blonde. Once it reached the platinum blonde stage, I would let it grow out some and cut it to a very short pixie and do this until I was completely silver. I also would wear a lot of cute hats and scarves to cover up the transitioning phase.

I remember asking him how silver he thought it was, and he said it was at least 75%, but it was almost 90%!

It was one of the best decisions I ever made.

Though I have to still care for my silver hair, it is not nearly as stressful as trying to keep my hair one color and keep up with the roots every two weeks.

I get so many compliments on my hair, since it has been completely silver. More than I ever did when my hair was dark.

I have had quite a few ladies over the years say that they didn’t think they were brave enough to go all the way silver.

I encouraged them and told them there is a Silver Sister community that is so very encouraging and that they don’t have to do the journey alone.