Secret’s out. I’ve been obsessed with gray / silver hair for a while now. If you follow me on Instagram, you probably noticed that I posted this photo:

This is temporary. This is not permanent. Unfortunately.

I’m seriously in love with gray’d out hair. Gray’d out. That’s not even a real phrase. WHATEVER IT’S NOT A REAL HAIR COLOR EITHER BUT I’LL STILL DO IT. Ughhh greigey blonde. How I want my hair to look like this every. single. day.

I made it happen for now with purple shampoo. If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know I’ve been full on platinum, and close to platinum, many times before. This isn’t my first rodeo when it comes to super light white hair + a bottle of purple shampoo [I practically drank purple shampoo when I was in college] [that didn’t make sense to anyone but me, but basically my bathroom always smelled like a bottle of shimmer lights].

Rewind: If you’re not familiar with purple shampoo, it basically removes brassiness [or yellow] from hair. It’s a blonde’s best friend, especially in LA because the water out here is hard af. You’re supposed to wash + rinse fairly quickly, because it can leave bleached hair looking grey or straight up purple if left on too long [sounds like a dare to me!]

My hair right now is a platinum ombre, starting with my natural color at the scalp / ending with white ends. I wanted to go grey for months, but ultimately I haven’t because I’m standing up in my friends wedding next month [I figured it wouldn’t be nice of me to put my hair of the month on display forever in my friend’s wedding album. You know who you are. And you’re welcome].

I put purple shampoo on my scalp / the darker blonde for about 10 minutes, and added it to the lighter ends for the last 3-4. It definitely left my hair with a gray tint + I’m so pleased. I’ll have to keep this up every single time I shower if I want it to stay that way, or I’ll have to just actually get it done after the wedding.

The main reason for this post is because I got so many questions asking me what purple shampoo I’m using- I used Schwarzkopf BC Bonacure Hair Therapy Color Freeze this time around, but I also love Joico’s Color Endure Violet Shampoo. A cheaper alternative I have also used [and referenced above] is Clairol’s Shimmer Lights. This was my first time using the Schwarzkopf shampoo [which I also don’t recommend leaving a purple shampoo on your head for 10 minutes the first time you ever use it, but I was kind of having a yolo morning / it all ended up fine / blah blah I just feel like I have to warn you] and I like it! I got mine at a little beauty store in Larchmont, but I’ve seen most of these for sale at places like Ulta etc.

We’ll see what I end up doing with my hair post-wedding, but I’ve really been feeling the full on silverfox look for awhile now. It definitely feels ‘fall’ to me- pale skin, black clothes, gray hair, etc. [If summer could just hurry up and be done, I’d be totally happy with that].

What do you guys think of gray hair? Think the trend will be over soon? Let me know!