The silver lining to letting our grey hairs flourish during the pandemic GlobeDebate
star Johnny Knoxville recently unveiled his newly shorn quarantine grey. Same with comedian Kevin Hart, andco-host Meghan McCain revealing what she calls her “witchy” roots. But not L’Oreal Paris spokesperson Eva Longoria, who, in an industry first, filmed an Excellence Crème commercial at home on a smartphone. “Bye-bye, greys!” she beamed.
My friend Natasha started going grey prematurely and by her early forties announced she was giving up the battle with the bottle and decided to let her stick-straight salt-and-pepper go fully silver. There were awkward months, which turned into awkward years, including that day she called me from a shopping mall bathroom, quietly sobbing after a pharmacy cashier had asked if she wanted the seniors’ discount.
Instead, many of us are playing a waiting game while using stop-gap measures before deciding our next move. I was lucky enough to have visited the salon a week before the shutdown so was in good shape for the first two months. Then as the grey started growing in I fashioned myself a new side part and as my bangs continued their march toward my chin, I swooped them to the side to cover my temples. My extra long hair now permanently up in an extra fluffy topknot was further coverage still.
We are currently experiencing life without much of the professional help we’ve grown accustomed to. Hair care, yes, but also child care, teachers, physiotherapists and masseuses. These grey hairs are a reflection of what many of us are feeling like on the inside. The greys are the knots in our backs, the tears of frustration during homeschooling, the toothaches and the heartache. It’s different, raw and real.
Ms. LaFlamme could have easily sprayed her roots with a shot of Magic Root Cover Up, or Ms. Longoria’s home-colouring kit, but instead decided to let her grey flag fly, and in doing so she somehow earned even more of my trust and respect. So is grey the new honesty? Perhaps. It’s certainly a sign of the times, which for some means not ruining expensive highlights with a botched home-dye job, while for others it means there’s simply too much else on the go to even care.
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