Grey Blending, or the art of graying your hair

France, like many other countries in the world, is affected by a special situation, previously unknown: confinement. When it was introduced in March 2020 to counter the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, it led to a certain change in our behaviour. Among the latter, the impossibility for many women to go to the hairdresser. While some have opted for homemade colouring, others have seen it as an opportunity to let nature take over. Thus, many women have chosen to accept their greying hair mass. Since then, the Grey Blending, or the art of assuming your grey hair, has become established on the red carpet. A look back at this fashion phenomenon which marks a great step forward in behavioral.

What is Grey Blending?

Grey or white hair is irremediably the sign of time passing. In this sense, many people find it difficult to accept the fact of aging and have long preferred to camouflage their greying hair by colouring it. The Grey Blending simply represents the acceptance of this time mark. There is no question of leaving her grey hair as it is! We then opt for a coloring that, functioning as the technique of the sweep, will allow to standardize our silver lengths. This process also allows women to function in stages by offering a real transition in assuming her gray hair.

Born during the first lockdown, this hair technique goes against everything it used to do when the first signs of aging appeared. Indeed, fashionistas from all over the world like the anonymous ones used to camouflage their hair turning white under a dye, close or not, of their natural color. Conversely, the Grey Blending allows you to gently accept to wear your hair naturally gray. The term means «gray mixture» and allows a perfect blend between your greying locks and the rest of your hair. Working the same way as a sweep, the Grey Blending offers the ability to color certain areas to give a nice contrast and depth to your hair. The look is very natural and the grey blends perfectly with the rest of the hair which allows a real transition in the acceptance of self.

Who can opt for Grey Blending?

The answer to this question may seem surprising, but all women can opt for Grey Blending regardless of age and amount of white hair. As for the natural hair color, this technique can be suitable for blond as well as chestnut and brown. For blond hair, the patina of polar grey will give pep to a platinum blond. If you’re more of a golden blonde, opt for shades of light grey. Brunettes will find in the Grey Blending a way to lighten their hair while maintaining a dark base. This will bring light to the face without radically changing the head.

Whether you have short or long hair, the Grey Blending will fit perfectly with your cut. It will bring light and nice ash-colored reflections to long hair while it will give structure and a sense of volume to a short square or a garçonne cut. This trend advocates a return to naturalness and offers greater freedom to women, regardless of their personal situation. In addition, it makes it possible to lighten and standardize its hair mass without going through the discoloration box to ammonia that causes damage over time on the beauty and health of the hair. This return to the roots has thus allowed the emergence of new natural techniques to care for and sublimate his hair while spacing appointments at the hairdresser.

Ensure a uniform hair appearance by opting for coloring

This has led to a range of hair products that allow to focus on a uniform hair appearance by opting for colouring such as L'Oréal’s Colorista range. These products make it easy to make a lasting dye of up to 15 shampoos at home. You can of course choose to maintain your grey like opting for other colors, from the most basic to the most fun! The Colorista Wash Out range also allows to nourish and sublimate your hair mass for soft, silky and full of life. The Hair Makeup range will allow you to change style such as outfit or makeup. Finally, the Colorista Day Spray range will allow you to make touch-ups without having to redo your coloring.

Be aware that some colors are also well known for giving depth and beauty to your naturally gray hair. Choosing them to dress you or make up will accentuate this desired uniform appearance. Therefore, we advise you to opt for warm colors such as yellow, red or orange. In addition to giving you a good look, your silver hair will come out more and look radiant. An orange tunic with white pants will be one of the outfits you can easily wear. Complete it with a basic but luminous makeup, composed of a peach complexion, enhanced with a touch of blush illuminating the top of the cheekbones, a golden brown placed on the eyelids, fleshed out with a brown mascara and a pretty orange mouth, greedy and fruity. Guaranteed success!

Now you know the Grey Blending, or the art of graying your hair, and you’re ready to take it to the next level. It should be noted that this technique has generated a real interest among women and is one of the most sought after hair processes on social networks. This success can certainly be explained by the growing need for women’s freedom and the desire to expose themselves to the natural. The main objective is to reduce the costly and invasive techniques they have been inflicting on each other since the beginning of time, whether in terms of hair care, hair removal or privacy.