Grey Hair Mistakes to Avoid: Expert Advice for Your Transition

Going grey is a transformation — not a trend.

If you’re researching grey hair transition mistakes, it’s because you want your silver journey to feel intentional, confident and empowering — not awkward or frustrating.

Most regrets come from avoidable missteps made early in the process. Let’s make sure your transition feels polished and modern from the start.

Biggest Mistakes Going Grey

If you’ve been wondering about the biggest mistakes going grey, these are the most common ones we see:

1. Stopping Colour Cold Turkey

Sudden grow-outs create harsh regrowth lines and unflattering contrast. Blending and toning allow for smoother transitions.

2. Ignoring Structural Haircuts

Grey hair behaves differently. Without structure, your colour can look dull or ageing.

3. Skipping Professional Toning

Yellow and beige tones creep in quickly. Purple shampoo alone isn’t enough.

4. Overusing Purple Shampoo

Too much can dull silver hair and cause dryness.

5. Using Heavy Oils

They flatten silver hair and attract pollution, creating dullness.

6. Not Adjusting Your Skincare & Makeup

Grey hair changes undertone balance — colours that once worked may no longer flatter.

7. Avoiding Enhancement Techniques

Lowlights, balayage and blending create intentional, modern silver — not accidental grey.

These are the most common grey hair growing out problems clients experience.

What Ruins a Grey Hair Transition?

If you’re asking what ruins grey hair transition, the biggest culprits are:

• Brassiness
• Flat, shapeless haircuts
• Harsh regrowth lines
• Over-drying products
• Lack of toning maintenance

Left unmanaged, these become long-term common grey hair errors.

How to Avoid Grey Hair Looking Bad

If you want to know how to avoid grey hair looking bad, follow these principles:

• Blend regrowth gradually
• Use professional toning
• Choose structural haircuts
• Use lightweight styling
• Refresh shape regularly

These steps prevent the most damaging grey hair transition mistakes.

What Not to Do When Going Grey

What not to do when going grey is just as important as what to do:

• Don’t stop colour abruptly
• Don’t rely solely on purple shampoo
• Don’t ignore haircut structure
• Don’t over-oil your silver
• Don’t skip toning maintenance

Grey Is a Direction — Not a Default

Grey hair, when guided properly, is bold, modern and empowering.

Avoiding these mistakes ensures your silver journey feels confident, refined and beautifully intentional.

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Precision Cutting Techniques for Grey Hair Structure

There’s a moment many of our clients describe when they first decide to embrace their grey. It’s not just about colour – it’s about identity. But here’s what often surprises them: the right cut is just as transformative as the decision to go grey itself. Perhaps more so.

Grey hair has a different structure, a different texture, and it absolutely requires an artists approach to creating style. The precision haircuts for grey hair Sydney we specialise in aren’t just about removing split ends – they’re about creating deliberate shape and movement that makes your grey look intentional, modern, and absolutely stunning.

If you’re growing out your silver, our Grey Hair Transition service blends regrowth and supports a smooth transition.

Why Does Grey Hair Need Special Cutting?

If you’re wondering “does grey hair need special cutting?”, the short answer is yes. Here’s why.

The texture change is real. As hair loses melanin and becomes grey, the structure of the hair shaft changes. Grey hair is often coarser and more wiry than pigmented hair. Some people find their formerly straight hair develops a bend or wave. Others find their curly hair becomes more resistant to styling. This textural shift means the cut needs to work with the hair’s new behaviour, not against it.

Grey hair shows everything. This is both a blessing and a curse. A beautiful, precise cut looks absolutely spectacular on grey hair – the lines are crisp, the shape is defined, the movement is obvious. But a sloppy cut, one that’s grown out too long, or one that doesn’t account for the hair’s natural growth pattern? It shows instantly. There’s no colour to distract from the structure.

Volume distribution matters more. Many people notice their grey hair feels thinner or lacks volume. This isn’t always about hair loss – sometimes it’s simply that coarser, wiry grey hair lies flatter against the head. Strategic cutting creates volume where you want it and removes bulk where you don’t.

Styling becomes crucial. Grey hair draws attention. Grey hair styled well is a magnet.  The cut needs to flatter your features, soften where you want softness, and create angles where you want definition. This requires precision and expertise.

Grey Hair Cutting Techniques That Transform

Not all hairdressers understand how to cut grey hair properly. The techniques that work beautifully on coloured hair can fall flat – literally – on grey. Here’s what makes the difference.

Stylists with extensive experience in cutting all manner of hairstyles for women whether they be long, medium or short.  The stylists at Lily Jackson Hairdressing all have extensive experience with grey hair and creating styles that women love.

What Haircut Makes Grey Hair Look Best?

This is the question we’re asked most often, and the honest answer is: it depends. Grey hair is as individual as the person wearing it. But there are some universal principles.

Shorter styles often work brilliantly. There’s a reason you see so many stunning grey pixie cuts, bobs, and lobs. Shorter hair is newer growth, generally healthier, and easier to style with the volume and shape that makes grey look modern rather than ageing. A well-cut bob sits beautifully on grey hair – it’s classic without being dated.

Texture over uniformity. Uniform length can make grey hair look severe. Varied lengths – whether through layers, point cutting, or graduation – create dimension and interest. This is what makes the difference between a haircut that looks flat and one that looks dynamic.

Consider your hair’s natural texture. If your grey hair has developed wave or curl, work with it rather than against it. A cut designed for straight hair needs to be adapted for it to work on curly grey, and vice versa. The best haircut for grey hair is one that complements what your hair naturally wants to do.

How to Style Grey Hair for Maximum Impact

Even the most brilliant cut needs proper styling to look its best. Here’s how to style grey hair so it looks polished and intentional every day.

Start with the right products. While all grey hair is different, Grey hair can often benefit from moisture. A light leave-in conditioner or smoothing cream prevents frizz without weighing hair down. If your grey hair is fine, a volumising mousse applied to damp roots creates lift.

Blow-drying technique matters enormously. But it all depends on the right blow-drying technique and products for your hair texture and hair style.

Consider styling tools. Flat irons and curling wands can make grey hair look incredibly polished. The key is using heat protectant first and keeping the temperature moderate. Grey hair, being more porous, can be prone to heat damage, but used properly, hot tools create that sleek or textured finish that makes your cut look professionally styled.

Finish with texture. A light texturising spray or dry texture product adds that undone, modern finish that makes grey hair look deliberately styled rather than simply tidy. This is particularly effective on shorter cuts like pixies and bobs.

Don’t forget shine. Grey hair can sometimes look dull. A shine spray or a tiny amount of hair oil on the ends creates that healthy gleam that makes grey hair look vibrant and well-cared-for.

The Precision Cut Philosophy

At Lily Jackson Hairdressing, we believe grey hair deserves to be celebrated, not merely managed. This starts with the cut.

When Helen came to see us, she’d been growing out her grey for months and felt stuck. “I just needed someone to set it in a direction,” she told us later. That’s exactly what a precision cut does – it gives your grey hair deliberate shape and structure. It transforms grey from something that’s happening to you into something you’re choosing and owning. If you’re transitioning to grey, a precision cut makes all the difference in how confident you feel during the process.

Read more of Helen’s story on our About page.

Precision means personalised. We don’t use cookie-cutter approaches. Every head of grey hair is different. Your hair’s texture, your face shape, your lifestyle, how much time you want to spend styling – all of this informs the cut we create for you.

It means expertise. Understanding how YOUR grey hair behaves, how it grows, how it moves – this comes from experience and education. The techniques we use for cutting grey hair are specific and deliberate.

It means maintenance is built in. A good precision cut grows out beautifully. As your hair grows, the shape should remain intact, simply loosening slightly. You shouldn’t suddenly look unkempt four weeks after your appointment. Strategic cutting creates a shape that lasts.

Explore our full haircut and styling services for grey hair.

When to Book Your Next Cut

Maintaining a great cut is crucial for keeping your grey looking its best.

Every 4-6 weeks for short styles. Pixie cuts, short bobs, and crops need regular maintenance to keep their shape. As grey hair grows, it can quickly lose that precise shape that makes it look modern.

Every 8-12 weeks for medium length. Lobs, long bobs, and shoulder-length grey hair can stretch a bit longer between cuts, but regular trims maintain the shape and remove any dry, damaged ends.

Every 12-16 weeks for longer grey hair. If you’re growing your grey long or you have longer hair, you can wait a bit longer between cuts. However, regular dustings of the ends keep your hair healthy and prevent split ends from travelling up the hair shaft.

Between cuts, don’t forget that maintaining your grey’s cool tone is just as important as the cut itself. Professional toning keeps your silver looking fresh and eliminates any yellow or brassy tones that can make even the best cut look dated.

Learn how professional toning keeps silver bright in our guide to grey hair colour toning.

The Confidence Factor

Here’s what we’ve learned from years of cutting grey hair: when the cut is right, everything else falls into place.

The right precision haircut transforms how you feel about your grey. Suddenly it doesn’t look like you’ve “let yourself go” – it looks like you’ve made a powerful, confident choice. The shape is deliberate. The style is modern. You don’t look older with grey hair; you look distinguished, elegant, and absolutely yourself.

Grey hair isn’t a limitation – it’s an opportunity. With the right cutting techniques, your grey becomes your signature, your statement, your crown. It catches light beautifully. It moves with intention. It frames your face in a way that highlights your best features.

This is what we mean when we talk about precision cutting for grey hair. It’s not just about removing length or creating shape – it’s about creating a version of yourself that feels authentic, confident, and stunning.

Your grey hair is beautiful. Let us give it a cut that proves it. Book your precision grey hair cut appointment today and discover how the right cut transforms everything.

Book your Precision Grey Hair Cut appointment today.

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Grey Hair Colour Toning: Eliminating Yellow and Brassiness

You’ve made the bold decision to embrace your grey, and you’re loving your silver locks. But then it happens – that beautiful cool grey starts looking a bit… yellow. Perhaps it’s taken on brassy, warm tones that make you feel less sophisticated silver fox and more dishwater blonde. If you’re wondering how to get rid of yellow tones in grey hair, you’re not alone. It’s one of the most common concerns we hear at our Sydney salon.

The good news? Professional grey hair toning can transform brassy grey back to the beautiful, cool silver you’re after. Let’s dive into why this happens and what you can do about it.

Why Does Grey Hair Turn Yellow?

Before we talk solutions, it’s helpful to understand the culprit. Grey hair doesn’t actually turn yellow overnight – it’s a gradual process influenced by several factors.

Environmental exposure is a major player. UV rays from our gorgeous Sydney sunshine can oxidise the hair shaft, creating yellow or brassy tones. Pollution, chlorine from swimming pools, and even minerals in our water supply contribute to discolouration over time.

Product buildup is another common cause. Some styling products, particularly those with silicones or certain oils, can leave a residue that appears yellowish on white or grey hair. Even some medications and smoking can cause grey hair to take on unwanted warm tones.

The structure of grey hair itself makes it more vulnerable. Without melanin (the pigment that gives hair its colour), grey hair is more porous and readily absorbs whatever it comes into contact with – from environmental pollutants to product ingredients.

The Science Behind Toning Brassy Grey

Toning works on the principle of colour theory. Remember the colour wheel from school? Colours opposite each other neutralise one another. Purple sits opposite yellow on the colour wheel, which is why purple-based toning products have emerged.

When we apply a purple-based toner to grey hair that has a yellow tinge to it, the purple pigments deposit onto the hair shaft and cancel out the yellow tones. The result? That cool, silvery grey you’re after. It’s not magic – it’s science.

At our salon, we use professional-grade toners that are carefully formulated to neutralise brassiness without leaving your hair looking purple or ashy. The right toner for your specific shade of grey makes all the difference.

Professional Grey Hair Toning in Sydney

While at-home purple shampoos have their place (more on that in a moment), professional grey hair toning Sydney services offer results that home treatments simply can’t match.

Customised formulations mean we can adjust the toner to your exact needs. Not all grey hair is the same shade, and not all yellow tones are created equal. Some clients need just a hint of violet, while others require a stronger formulation. We assess your hair’s current state and mix the perfect toner accordingly.

Even application is crucial. Grey hair can be patchy – some areas might be pure white while others retain more pigment. Professional application ensures the toner is distributed evenly, so you don’t end up with some sections looking purple while others remain brassy.

Timing matters enormously. Leave toner on too long, and you’ll end up with purple hair. Remove it too soon, and the yellow remains. We monitor the process carefully to achieve that perfect cool tone.

The process typically takes about 30-45 minutes and can be done as a standalone treatment or combined with your regular cut and style appointment.

Why Purple Shampoo’s’ for Grey Hair May Not Be Your Best Friend:

Professional toning in salon, will always be superior to any off the shelf supermarket or chemist product. In addition, not all professional purple shampoo’s are created equally as well! So there is quite a lot of variation in quality amongst  the different professional ranges as well.  So it is quite a complex and key process in the grey hair management process that isn’t talked about much or properly understood.

The world of toning has quite a lot more options than it used to have.

Lily Jackson Hairdressing often uses Hybrid Toning for our grey haired clients. Hybrid toning requires a longer development time at the basin and the stylist monitors the colour as it develops. There is quite a lot of colour variation that can be achieved depending on the amount of time a product is allowed to develop for.

A stylist with an artist’s eye, will create the perfect mix to neutralise your brassy grey hair and potentially add more interest and depth to your natural colour in the process!

Professional toning sounds like a win-win to us!

How they work: Purple shampoos contain violet pigments that deposit onto your hair each time you wash, neutralising yellow tones. It’s preventative maintenance rather than a corrective treatment.

How to use it properly: This is where many people go wrong. Purple shampoo isn’t right for everyone, not all purple shampoos are the same quality and they aren’t meant for every wash. Don’t go it alone here.  Your stylist should have a couple of options to offer or just say outright that purple shampoos aren’t for your grey hair type but professional toning is.

Not all purple shampoos are equal. As mentioned above, not all professional-grade purple shampoos are equal! They better ones are’re generally formulated with better quality pigments and conditioning ingredients. At Lily Jackson Hairdressing, we have found carrying more than one line of purple shampoo’s of great benefit to our clients. Suffice to say that not all brassiness should be treated equally.  Please make an appointment with us if this is one of your problems.

A tell tale sign is that your grey hair has a purple or lilac tinge to it.

Most supermarket versions contain too-high quantities of pigments in order to meet a one-size-fits-all approach to neutralising brassiness. This kind of generic colour wheel approach is the major downfall of supermarket products or poor quality professional products.

At Lily Jackson Hairdressing, we understand that quality in products such as toning treatments for grey hair, is of paramount importance.  In fashion terms, you may never own a designer product in your lifetime – but designer toning services for grey hair is an accessible tangible investment within your reach and the ultimate fashion accessory.  Beautiful grey hair is a fashion statement that you never take off.

Book an appointment with one of our stylists to show you how beautiful your grey hair can be (with just a tiny bit of help from us).

Creating a Toning Schedule That Works

So how often should you have professional toning done? It varies, but here’s a general guide:

Every 4-6 weeks works for most clients. If you’re washing your hair frequently, spend a lot of time in the sun, or swim regularly, you might need toning every 4 weeks. Less frequent washers or those who protect their hair well might stretch to 6-8 weeks. But remember, we are talking about looking after our Designer hair, right?!

Special occasions always call for a toning boost. Got a wedding coming up? A professional event? Schedule a toning treatment and a styled blowdry beforehand for that fresh, salon-perfect silver.

Seasonal adjustments are important to consider. Summer in Sydney means more sun exposure, chlorine, and salt water – all enemies of cool-toned grey. You might need more frequent toning during warmer months.

Beyond Toning: Protecting Your Grey Hair Colour

Removing yellow from grey hair is one thing, but preventing it from returning is another. Here are our top tips:

UV protection is non-negotiable. Use hair products with UV filters, wear a hat when you’re out in the sun for extended periods, or try a UV-protectant spray before heading to the beach.

Rinse after swimming. Whether it’s the pool or the ocean, rinse your hair thoroughly with fresh water as soon as possible. Consider wearing a swim cap for longer swims.

Ask your stylist if a clarifying shampoo would help. This removes product buildup that can contribute to yellowing. Follow with a deep conditioning treatment, as clarifying shampoos can be drying.

Invest in a shower filter. Sydney’s water can be harsh on grey hair. A filter removes minerals that contribute to brassiness. At Lily Jackson Hairdressing all our basins are fitted out with filters meaning your hair is washed in the purest of water.  No chlorine or metals to interfere with our artistic toning for your grey hair. Each filter is changed regularly to maintain the best outcomes for your grey hair. After all, YOU become our brand’s ambassador. 💖

Regular haircutst matter. While not directly related to toning, keeping your grey hair in good condition helps ooze style ALL THE TIME! Damaged, porous ends absorb more of everything – including the things that cause yellowing. If you’re still transitioning to grey, regular cuts always help blend the growing-out process while maintaining your hair’s health.

The Transformation Is Real

We see it time and again in our salon – clients who come in frustrated with their brassy grey and leave with renewed confidence in their silver and their style. The right toning approach transforms grey hair from something you’re managing into something you’re celebrating.

Grey hair deserves to look its absolute best. It’s a statement, a choice, and when properly maintained, it’s stunning. Of course, toning is just one part of the equation – the right precision cut makes all the difference in how your grey hair sits and moves, giving it that deliberate, structured look that turns heads.

Styling grey hair doesn’t need to be onerous, unless you love the high maintenance look – so GREY GODDESSES, we have you covered.

But if you’re after a style that air dry’s perfectly or only with the minimum of blow dry effort, then Lily Jackson Hairdressing wants you to know that we also have you covered!

Whether you’re newly grey or you’ve been rocking silver for years, professional toning (and precision cutting!) keeps your colour looking fresh, intentional, and absolutely gorgeous.

Ready to say goodbye to drab and hello to YOUR BRAND of grey hair beautiful ?

We’d love to help you create a personalised toning plan that keeps your silver looking stunning between appointments. Book your grey hair toning appointment today. Because your grey hair isn’t something to cover or resign yourself to – it’s a colour and style worth uncovering and celebrating.

If you’re still in the process of growing out your natural silver, our Grey Hair Transition service helps blend regrowth and create a smooth, confident transition to grey.

Toning delivers the colour — but structure makes grey hair look modern. Our guide to precision cutting techniques for grey hair structure explains how the right haircut dramatically changes how silver hair looks and grows out.

Ready to eliminate yellow and brassy tones and reveal your best silver yet?
Book your Grey Hair Toning appointment with our Sydney specialists and let us design your personalised toning plan.

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How to Transition Your Coloured Hair to Grey Hair

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If you’ve been colouring your hair to cover the grey, the thought of stopping can be scary for no other reason than imagining how you’ll survive the time it takes for your natural colour to emerge.

Going grey is a big decision and a process. Julie Peacocke, Director of Lily Jackson Hair & Makeup and Lily Jackson Hairdressing Potts Point discusses how to go grey and if doing it gracefully is possible.

What are the issues faced by going grey?

The biggest issue to address is how to transition to grey and still keep the hair looking great. Going grey is a gradual process and often in the first years, the colour solution might have been to just cover the grey hair with an overall tint or highlights.

No two people are going to go grey in the same way so “going grey” really requires a bespoke solution for each individual. You would be surprised at the different patterns: some people have lots of grey hair around the hairline (think forehead, sideburns, and nape of the neck), but not a lot on the top. For others, their grey hair might grow more densely in patches.

The colour of the skin also changes with age – so this needs to be taken this into account ie are the natural shade of grey in your hair and your skin tone complementary?

Growing out the old colour and letting your grey show

Growing out existing colour presents its own challenges and really requires a well thought out colour strategy depending on how patient or fearful the client is about the transition. It’s a really big step.

The other issue is that we assume the grey that grows out is a pleasant colour or tone and is uniform in appearance but often this is not the case. Some grey hair has unusual tones like yellow or green which need to be corrected.

The grey hair might also have different densities in different parts of the head – ie you might be a really light grey on the front of your head and still have your original pigment at the back.

Grey hair has a different texture to hair with natural pigment, so as your hair goes grey, the texture of your hair will change and as a result – these two “types” of hair will behave differently. Curly grey hair, for example, is often more wirey than the curly hair with natural pigment and can be more difficult to control.

Finally, will going grey to be supportive of your professional goals? I know of many professional women in high-powered positions who would not consider going grey because they feel they would be, consciously or unconsciously, judged and leave themselves open to bias and prejudice.

What are your tips for transitioning to grey hair?

If you’ve followed Instagram at all, many young women are choosing to have their hair coloured grey or silver and it’s quite a social media trend.

In the past, the limitations of technology in professional hair colour meant that stylists were not able to create grey shades and tones. But now we have many more tools, products and interesting colour technology that enables us to create bespoke levels of fashion-oriented grey hair.

So what does this mean for you and your grey hair?

The best news is you don’t have to grow out your hair, have a really obvious re-growth and look aged or unkempt in the process.

The first thing to consider is how much colour already exists in the hair and how big a difference there is between the coloured hair and the original pigment.

Some clients might need or want a slow transition – this involves gradually growing out the grey yet incorporating some bespoke colour so that the hair does not look flat or unattractive.

Some clients are super ready. Generally, they’ve thought about it for quite some time so an extreme transition involving a full removal of the colour that exists in the hair, is right for them. How well this solution works depends on how long the hair is (better in shorter hairstyles) and the overall health and condition of the hair being treated.

Unless you’re incredibly lucky to have a pleasant shade of grey and colour densities that are attractive, grey hair still requires a bespoke approach to look good. Finding that stylist that can take you on this journey and who makes it an adventure and not a stressful experience is key.

Some of the techniques we use are:

  • Toning out undesirable colours like yellow or green tinge or sun bleached gold brassiness.
  • Creating contrast be it lighter or darker (but in a minimal way where you might only need touch ups three or four times per year).
  • Putting in MORE grey. Some people have white hair instead of grey and adding in grey can create a point of difference, add style and create more depth and texture to a fashionable haircut.

Can you reverse your colour to achieve grey hair?

We can remove (or strip) colour from the hair, but because of the process, the hair will have no colour. So as part of the process, we would need to deposit the desired colour back into the hair and this can be a bespoke grey colour.

The colour removal process is not suitable for everyone and definitely not to be attempted if you’ve been colouring your hair with supermarket colour in a box.

Is cutting hair short and letting it grow again the only way?

It certainly is an option if you cannot deal with the length of time a transition will take. It’s like ripping off a band-aid.

Women with short grey hair can look so stylish, but it is not the only way for the reasons mentioned above. You just need to have a lot of patience if you wish to keep your hair length.

For those who don’t want to sacrifice their long hair, what would you suggest?

The first thing about any long hair is that it must be healthy.

Many women attached to having long hair are unfortunately blind to their split or dead ends that must be cut off for any hairstyle to look good and for any colour to hold.

Again, a bespoke approach to colour is needed and transitioning the hairstyle to grey will involve allowing incremental amounts of natural colour to show through over a period of time.
Having a sharp haircut once it is grey is essential – grey hair looks best with a strong style.

Can you show us some types of hairstyles that work with grey hair?

I certainly can! Take a look at our latest professional photo shoot and video featuring women with grey hair! You will see a short pixie cut, one shorter hairstyle with a longer fringe, one medium hair length hairstyle and one long grey hairstyle.

We hope they inspire you to call us for a consultation on 02 9360 8708 or book an appointment with us online.

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Beautiful short grey hair: no old nanna’s here!

Meet Lyn.

Confident and happy in her skin, Lyn is popular over 50’s model featured in many magazines and papers. Going grey is a lot about loving the person you are, indeed embracing it and as author Brenee Brown puts it “letting go of who you think you’re supposed to be.”

Short Grey Hair In a pixie cut on over 50's model Lyn

Lyn’s hair looks natural but we actually coloured it with some highlights and toner. Lyn has strong features and can carry off a strong haircut.

The hair cut features a lot of texture and movement to frame Lyn’s face. It reflect Lyn’s personality to a tee – it has strength, style and loads of personality and it makes a statement.

When we work with grey hair transitions, we aren’t trying to do anything that goes against the nature of the hair.

And this is the liberating aspect of grey hair transitions.

Watch this video to see how beautiful and vibrant grey hair is and understand our approach to grey hair transitions.

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Going grey and what it meant to this 50 plus woman

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It was the best thing I’ve ever done, because it set a whole lot of change in motion.

Meet Helen

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Helen, superwoman

Jules Peacocke, Director of Lily Jackson Hair & Makeup and the Lily Jackson Hairdressing Potts Point talks about making Helen’s haircut edgy and on-trend, yet relevant to a woman who is in her 50’s and who is grey. Cutting texture and movement into the hairstyle is a paramount, making sure that your grey hair is beautiful is the next.

Grey hair often benefits from a little boost from your stylist with a toner or highlights so it’s a stand-out in any room.

There’s a misconception that going grey mean’s no maintenance, but that’s not the case, especially if you have been colouring your entire head to cover greys.  You don’t have to suffer through unsightly regrowth but we will have to adjust the approach to your colour. And maybe your natural grey hair needs a helping hand like Helen’s.

You also need to style your hair with some great products. On this shoot we used Oribe and R+Co, available online, Lily Jackson Hair & Makeup.

 

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Growing Your Grey Hair Out – Long beautiful grey hair.

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Meet Michelle

Michelle’s journey to grey came about with feeling confident with where she is at and embracing age with grace.

She is a real nature girl, who loves long hair. Watch Michelle discuss her grey hair journey in this video.

We applied a toner to Michelle’s hair to enhance the brightness of the natural colours.

Grey hair without a strong hairstyle definitely can age you.
Long hair especially requires a strong direction with the haircut.  We cut a lot of shape into Michelle’s hair, without taking away the length or creating excessive layers.  The result is a haircut with structure that supports styling to reflect softness and looseness which is very much her personality.

We blow dried and tonged Michelle’s hair to frame her face softly and stylishly.

Jules Peacocke, Director of Lily Jackson Hair & Makeup says “Often nature has a great plan, and sometimes it just needs a bit of re direction.”

 

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Grey Hair Transformation – Graduated Bob

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Meet Julie

Julie is one of Jules Peacocke’s clients. Jules, Director of Lily Jackson Hair & Makeup, has always admired Julie for her unique look and style and has enjoyed creating this versatile look.

Julie found her journey to grey hair empowering as she talks about confronting and embracing who she is in this video.

Every woman has their own sense of presence and it is clear that Julie understands and embraces her personal style. The colour and cut support and enhance Julie’s facial features.

With Julie’s colour being completely natural, we focussed on the haircut – a graduated bob.  Going grey requires more attention to the haircut which comes down to the stylist getting to know their client and their story. While a graduated bob is a “simple haircut” it requires a significant amount of expertise and skill to execute correctly.

Now the word “bob” might strike fear in the hearts of many women because poorly executed, it can add years to the appearance of the individual and tells nothing of the uniqueness of the person.

Julie’s hairstyle showcases grey hair that does not age the individual, that can be styled to reflect a fun, elegant and/or edgy look that speaks uniqueness, individuality and empowerment.

All great haircuts look better when blowdried and styled.

In the images above you can see how Julie’s hair has been styled differently: swept up with a long side part that imparts freshness or a sultry blowdry over the eyes – both styles using Oribe Grandiose Hair Plumping Mousse and Oribe Superfine Hairspray.

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