Aging Archives - Chrysalis Colour

Thinking About Going Gray?

Posted on August 29, 2026August 29, 2026 by Chrysalis Colour Admin.

by Sarah Schuhmacher (Nebraska, US) Gray hair makes you look old!Why would you want to go gray?I could NEVER go gray! These are just a few of the things I heard when I stopped coloring my hair and embraced my natural gray. But then, the truth is that it’s been about eight years since I “ditched

Whatever Your Glorious Age: Colour Analysis at 50+

Posted on June 5, 2020May 12, 2020 by Chrysalis Colour Admin.

by Lisa Kelly (Ontario, Canada) (Series – Part 5 of 5) For my 50th birthday back in 2013, I did something very out of character: I spent $300 on my appearance, on a personal colour analysis. Me, a jeans-and-t-shirt casual woman, intimidated by anything stronger than lipgloss. And yet the decision felt simple, and the

Why I’m Letting My Hair Go Gray in My Twenties (And Why You Don’t Have to)

Posted on May 22, 2020July 31, 2026 by Chrysalis Colour Admin.

by Alane Rode (Wisconsin) (Series – Part 4 of 5) I found my first gray hair at 15. For real. I remember it vividly. Standing in first period with my current crush towering over me, my teenage heart fluttered when he lifted his hand to touch my hair. “Oh hey, you’ve got something in your

Help, I’m Not Young Anymore!

Posted on April 25, 2020January 3, 2021 by Chrysalis Colour Admin.

by Johanna Järvinen (Finland) (Series – Part 3 of 5) Ageing is a natural and inevitable process that happens to all us of, one day at a time. Still, there are moments when time just seems to catch up with your looks all of a sudden. Just google something like, ‘can you age ten years

Makeup As We Age

Posted on April 13, 2020August 4, 2020 by Floortje Mossou

by Jorunn Hernes (Norway) (Series – Part 2 of 5) As we grow older, our colours fade. Our hair turns grey, and the colour of our eyes fades a little. We don’t shed the outer layer of skin cells like we did when we were young, which results in a duller surface. The skin loses

To Grey Or Not to Grey

Posted on April 5, 2020July 31, 2026 by Chrysalis Colour Admin.

by Debi Rushworth (New Brunswick, Canada) (Series – Part 1 of 5) I was chatting with a friend the other day about the challenges of ageing and I realised again how much progress I’d made in coming to terms with my appearance. I went silver at a young age. In fact I found my first grey