Braids with grey extensions have been in existence for a couple

of years now, but recently, they have become even more popular.  In my previous post  “Millennials likely to be the first” I pointed out the irony of young people sporting what has for decades been marked as evidence of getting old! 

At first, I was very sure there was no way I would consider having braids with grey extensions.

Obviously, if you are on your way to the other side of the age stick, you avoid any references, comments, etc. that will confirm your age group.  I felt wearing grey hair would definitely shove – not push –  the envelope.  Why go for a color you will end up with eventually? 

Like everyone, I got Pinterest, Allure, Facebook and other social media bombed with people

wearing various grey-themed hairstyles.  They looked so good and the colors were so gorgeous, I decided to look into braids with grey extensions.  I was in for an incredible surprise!  There are braids with grey extensions and other extensions with grey – but not grey as we know it.   For example, one distributor had over 27 types of extensions with grey.  There were basic solid colors, ombre colors, two-toned colors and highlight colors to name a few.

 There was, along with the usual ash gray, darker grays like dark

teal or denim, or on the lighter side  pearl silver, frosty sky, periwinkle or super blonde. You could go crazy deciding which grey you wanted to be next!  This was just one manufacturer, I did not have the time to look through another.  Did I tell you there was grey in all the colors including neon?

I have not decided when to get braids with grey extensions.  Summer is coming and I have been Canadian long enough to welcome it with some trendy hairdo, just for the joy of it!.

By Paula Barker, Silkie Locks Hair Design

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