What are the rules about coloring gray hair?
It depends: On some guys, the gray is very silver, so it’s almost like a highlight; light reflects off it. Those guys can let nature take its course. Other guys go gray, but the color doesn’t come through. Hair becomes very porous when it loses its pigment, so it will absorb things like smoke, pollution, and chlorine. It gets a yellow cast to it. In that instance, consider washing some color through your hair. We always work with semipermanent dyes, rinse-type products that wash out over three to four weeks. A shade that’s lighter than your natural hair color usually works best. Stay away from permanent dyes, because as your hair grows, you’ll have a line showing two different colors. It’s something women are used to, but it doesn’t look so cool on men. 4) What separates a silver fox from an old-looking geezer with salt-and-pepper hair? Texture, style, and maintenance–it’s not just the color. Gray hair can be dressed up in many ways, but chopping into it to give texture usually works
