Take a glance at this month's issue of Vanity Fair
and you'll see the trend that's got people talking. The whole cover is
done in a wash of greys, which includes Lady Gaga's long, cool, silvery
strands. Since Kate Moss added temporary grey strands to her hair back
in January, the color has been cropping up on celeb trendsetters with
one unifying factor: they're all young.
It's interesting and
somewhat cyclical, the
difference with this trend is that it's on both ends of the
spectrum--people in their 20s taking their strands to silver, as well as
people
going naturally grey and deciding to keep it that way.
For the Hipster
It
depends on the natural base Overall, for
clients with shorter hair, use either bleaching or
highlighting, but for longer
hair, stick with lots of highlights to better protect the hair.
Going Grey Naturally
For those who are going grey and want to return to their natural
roots--like Jamie Lee Curtis and Helen Mirren--a good looking color starts
with the cut. Grey hair can look aging and dull because it's lacking
shine and moisture, so a shorter cut that is precise, flattering and
kept up with frequent trims helps keep color looking good.
If you're going grey and not covering it up with color, start by highlighting selected
areas of the dyed hair, lifting it to gray tones, while adding darker
'low-lights' to the incoming gray. That softens the line of demarcation
and the process can be continued gradually, until the transformation is
complete.
Lowlights in selected areas keep greys from looking washed
out. This grey blending, followed by a gloss, will help hair look shiny
and healthy.
To care for color, a violet-based conditioner used daily will cut brassiness and
keep color looking fresh and shiny by depositing just a tiny bit of
stain onto the strands when it's used.
Take a glance at this month's issue of Vanity Fair
and you'll see the trend that's got people talking. The whole cover is
done in a wash of greys, which includes Lady Gaga's long, cool, silvery
strands. Since Kate Moss added temporary grey strands to her hair back
in January, the color has been cropping up on celeb trendsetters with
one unifying factor: they're all young. 
Overall, for
clients with shorter hair, use either bleaching or
highlighting, but for longer
hair, stick with lots of highlights to better protect the hair. 
Lowlights in selected areas keep greys from looking washed
out. This grey blending, followed by a gloss, will help hair look shiny
and healthy. 
