Comments on: The Natural Progression of Dreadlocks http://www.chefswidow.com/2009/10/19/the-natural-progression-of-dreadlocks/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed The amusing tales of life... as a chef's wife Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:13:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: DianeS http://www.chefswidow.com/2009/10/19/the-natural-progression-of-dreadlocks/comment-page-1/#comment-3420 DianeS Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:27:02 +0000 http://www.chefswidow.com/?p=2643#comment-3420 I think your hair looks great long but that short hair shot in the post looks great too. I decided to stop coloring my hair about a year ago. My sister, who is 4 years younger than me, doesn't color her hair and her hair is beautiful, grey and all. She was my inspiration to stop coloring my hair, that and I was tired of having to color it every 4 or 5 weeks and tired of the mess of coloring it or the expense of having it done. I am so happy that I stopped coloring my hair. There is more grey than I expected but i realize that it is part of life and it doesn't bother me. The big surprise about no longer coloring my hair has been the compliments I get on my hair. Strangers tell me that they love my hair. Weird but fun. It was hard letting it grow out. That break line between the colored and non-colored hair was annoying. I wore a headband a lot until it was pretty well grown out. I agree with the poster who mentioned that dreads can be smelly. Probably not a good thing for a restaurant person. I think your hair looks great long but that short hair shot in the post looks great too.

I decided to stop coloring my hair about a year ago. My sister, who is 4 years younger than me, doesn’t color her hair and her hair is beautiful, grey and all. She was my inspiration to stop coloring my hair, that and I was tired of having to color it every 4 or 5 weeks and tired of the mess of coloring it or the expense of having it done.

I am so happy that I stopped coloring my hair. There is more grey than I expected but i realize that it is part of life and it doesn’t bother me. The big surprise about no longer coloring my hair has been the compliments I get on my hair. Strangers tell me that they love my hair. Weird but fun.

It was hard letting it grow out. That break line between the colored and non-colored hair was annoying. I wore a headband a lot until it was pretty well grown out.

I agree with the poster who mentioned that dreads can be smelly. Probably not a good thing for a restaurant person.

]]> By: megan http://www.chefswidow.com/2009/10/19/the-natural-progression-of-dreadlocks/comment-page-1/#comment-3417 megan Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:48:06 +0000 http://www.chefswidow.com/?p=2643#comment-3417 i have "virgin" hair... having never colored or permed it... believe me, there were times when i wanted to have blonde/red/curly hair... but now that i have a beautiful little girl with the same color hair as mine...it's all the reason to stay natural! good luck with whatever you decide... i'm sure you'll look fabulous! plus, either way, you'll get to enjoy a day at the spa! i have “virgin” hair… having never colored or permed it… believe me, there were times when i wanted to have blonde/red/curly hair… but now that i have a beautiful little girl with the same color hair as mine…it’s all the reason to stay natural!

good luck with whatever you decide… i’m sure you’ll look fabulous! plus, either way, you’ll get to enjoy a day at the spa!

]]> By: Allison http://www.chefswidow.com/2009/10/19/the-natural-progression-of-dreadlocks/comment-page-1/#comment-3415 Allison Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:23:35 +0000 http://www.chefswidow.com/?p=2643#comment-3415 over the years i've gotten closer and closer to my natural color but I still dye it about 3x a year. Just some caramel highlights and some brown lowlights. Oh....how it pays to have friends in the hair industry. over the years i’ve gotten closer and closer to my natural color but I still dye it about 3x a year. Just some caramel highlights and some brown lowlights. Oh….how it pays to have friends in the hair industry.

]]> By: chefswidow http://www.chefswidow.com/2009/10/19/the-natural-progression-of-dreadlocks/comment-page-1/#comment-3414 chefswidow Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:41:05 +0000 http://www.chefswidow.com/?p=2643#comment-3414 OhMommy I love the color of your hair and you so made me want a depp conditioning treatment NOW! Alyssa I think I have decided to forgo the dreads, maybe when I'm a granny...???!!! OhMommy

I love the color of your hair and you so made me want a depp conditioning treatment NOW!

Alyssa

I think I have decided to forgo the dreads, maybe when I’m a granny…???!!!

]]> By: Alyssa http://www.chefswidow.com/2009/10/19/the-natural-progression-of-dreadlocks/comment-page-1/#comment-3413 Alyssa Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:28:54 +0000 http://www.chefswidow.com/?p=2643#comment-3413 As someone who has gone down the dreadlocks road before, I can tell you - they stink (literally)! As someone who has gone down the dreadlocks road before, I can tell you – they stink (literally)!

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