Hi my name is Kamila, though most people call me Kami. Although I’m told that I have many fine qualities, it’s my hair that gets the most attention.
I started going gray when I was 19. Coincidentally that was when I met my husband, so he likes to take at least partial credit, but actually my father also started going gray when he was young. By the time he was fifty, my father’s hair was pure white. Mine is more of a mixture of silver, white, blonde, and very light brown.
Funny story: So, I dyed my hair ombre teal ‘mermaid’ tones one year. That got a really mixed response. Some people loved it, but it turns out that a lot of people feel protective of my hair! I had people come up to me and tell me that it was a shame that I’d dyed it. Even more people told me that it was much prettier in its natural state, which was a nice way of saying the same thing.
I’ll probably dye it again sometime, but not to cover the gray. I’m proud to be an older model! And I’m very glad that people don’t tell me that I should dye it to look younger. Vive la grise! That probably doesn’t make sense in French, but hey, I’m still learning so hopefully you’ll forgive me. If you can correct my French, please do so in the comments!