Originally Posted by Mitch's mom

I was a natural dark red head until I turned 24. My hair started to gray with the streak in the front. My sisters, bless their hearts, insisted I color my hair. I bought a box of Lo'Real and colored it. By the time I was 30 I was pretty sure from the looks of my roots that I was completely gray. I colored it for the next 25 years. My husbands didn't even know I colored it until after we were married. I did then, and still do, keep my husband on a 'need to know' basis. They didn't need to know it.

I do have to change my wardrobe. I look better in jewel tones and clear colors. When I had the red hair I could wear lighter colors and I always wore a lot of browns and earth tones. They don't look so good now. I also had to change my makeup colors.