Growing out colored gray hair will take patience ... You might want to consider a shorter hairstyle — at least temporarily — while growing your hair out. Short hair will let you accomplish ...

You aren’t covering the gray, but tinting and softening the gray instead. That means that the color will essentially shimmer ...

But that was then. To gain some contemporary insights, I spoke to a few women in later life about their motivation to let their hair grow out gray and a few who colored their hair. Here are some ...