All The Causes Why You Ought to #LoveYourHair

At 39, my hair is about 75% gray. I’ve had gray hair for what looks like most of my life. I discovered my very first gray after I was 14. Not like most girls who discover gray to be this ageing dying sentence on your hair follicles, I welcomed each strand. Almost everybody in my household has gray hair. My mother, my dad, my aunts, my uncles, my grandmother…actually, you’re the stranger unicorn in case you don’t have gray hair. I grew up believing that my hair was stunning as a result of the individuals round me drilled it in my head day by day. “You higher not dye your hair,” could be a press release I’d hear for many years. I nonetheless do.

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However not everybody believes gray hair is gorgeous. In reality, have you ever each googled “stunning hair”? Not solely are there no ladies with gray hair displayed however there’s additionally no ladies of shade.

What do you see? Brunette. Straight. Wavy. Silky. Photoshopped. That is simply one other instance of how society depicts what is gorgeous to us. Specialists inform us we must always observe the foundations. You shouldn’t have lengthy hair previous a sure age, curly hair isn’t skilled, brief hair isn’t female, Asian ladies shouldn’t have blonde hair, and so forth. The nerve, what do they know? And who’re these “they” individuals? I say, let’s cease listening to them.

Earlier than the Web was created and seemingly tasked with ruining the vanity of thousands and thousands of younger ladies across the globe, I used to be already blessed with a number of influential individuals in my life that had untimely gray hair. I knew that having gray hair like mine didn’t essentially imply that you just acted or have been “outdated.” My mom was proof. Her envious mane of silver locks was one thing out of an outdated black and white Hollywood film. She would spend hours within the rest room styling her tresses into probably the most of-the-moment seems to be. I keep in mind sitting patiently on her footstool, with my arms on my chin holding up my head up as I gazed at her reflection within the mirror. Like most daughters, my mom represented my first definition of magnificence. She was my icon.

Every part in regards to the YouTube movie above expresses how I really feel. It’s additionally amplifies all the rationale why we have to take again what “stunning” means to us. It’s the rationale why I like my hair and why I’ve partnered with Dove Hair on their newest social marketing campaign, #LoveYourHair.

Dove #LoveYourHair is a brand new mission to broaden the definition of gorgeous hair by celebrating all hair [types, textures, styles, colors] and galvanizing actual ladies to do the identical.

Do you know that in accordance with Dove Hair analysis solely 11% of girls love all the pieces about their hair and wouldn’t change something about it? Dove Hair is dedicated to curating a world of magnificence that represents a supply of confidence for girls, not nervousness. Girls ought to be free to do what ever they need with their hair. Whether or not we need to put on our hair straight, curly, gray or purple we must always have the liberty to make these selections with out judgment from the world.

So I problem you (sure you with the gorgeous hair) to personal no matter makes you a novel stunning. Tweet me an image of your hair utilizing the hashtag #LoveYourHair or you’ll be able to be part of within the enjoyable over on Pinterest. I can’t wait to see you! XO

Whereas I’m partnering with Dove Hair for this put up, you beauties know that each one ideas and opinions are my very own. Thanks for supporting the manufacturers that make my weblog attainable!