Beauty standards have made women believe that we have to look a certain way, with our hair flowing in the wind. Most women might panic at the sight of a gray hair or two, but 29-year-old power woman Jade Connor has chosen to say goodbye to hair dye for good and rock her gray locks with pride.
Embracing gray locks
When it comes to gray hair, we rarely see women embracing it in our society. We were raised with the idea that gray locks do not meet beauty standards and that you look younger and more beautiful with a freshly dyed cut. Hair dye brands play a major role in this every day, influencing us with commercials encouraging both men and women to hide their gray locks with hair dye.
First gray hair at age 15
In recent years, women have increasingly stood up for themselves, and we love that. Jade Connor is one of these women. At the age of 29, she decided to fully embrace her gray locks. She discovered her first gray hair when she was 15 years old; a friend noticed. Since then, she has dyed her hair in different shades of brown every three weeks. Her gray hair has had a negative impact on her self-confidence for a long time. At the time, she associated gray hair with growing older and something that absolutely had to be covered.
Jade Connor embraces her gray locks
After 14 years of relying on her brown hair dye, the Newcastle photographer decided to ditch the habit. During the lockdown, she had enough of dyeing and spraying her hair to hide the gray locks. Not dying her hair went well for a while, until the lockdown relaxed and contact with the outside world became possible. Jade decided to dye her hair again. A few weeks later, she was inspired by a woman who fully embraced her gray locks in a TikTok video. The woman completely accepted her gray hair, and from that moment on, Jade decided it was her mission to embrace her gray locks as well.
Patchy look
After Jade stopped dyeing her hair for some time, she noticed that her hair had a patchy look. The gray strands appeared in various places, while in some places the brown glow from the dyeing remained visible. With the help of a professional, Jade visited a hairdresser. The hairdresser stripped all the hair dye from her hair so that her gray hair could blend with the rest of her locks. Besides the fact that she rocks her gray hair with pride, it even turns out to be the best way to start a conversation.
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