Why Going Grey is the perfect time for Seasonal Colour Analysis

Here’s a little snippet of a recent conversation I had with my mother, who was still dyeing her hair a dark brown at aged 78. She’s of the generation who tend to be convinced they couldn’t go grey. And she’s an Autumn season, so being super warm-skinned and dark, she thought grey would wash her out completely.

Me: [Commenting on her nearly grown-out grey hair she finally embraced due to ill health] ‘It looks good doesn’t it? Nice and healthy and a good colour.’

Her: Yes.

Me: You didn’t need to worry about it, did you?

Her: Nope.

And that was it. Decades of worry about keeping up with her roots, and it was all over.

As for me? Whilst I’d rather I hadn’t gone grey in my 40s, and whilst I concede that some days I’d love to colour my hair again (unfortunately it’s not good enough condition, and anyway, I’ve been dyeing my hair since I was 13 years old), and some days it does me me feel older, nature is rarely wrong. Your natural colour will be harmonious with your skin tone.

Going grey is a good time for colour analysis 

I recently saw a YouTube video detailing that natural grey hair will be a big trend in 2025, and it’s at times when you’re growing your hair out that you might want to think about seasonal colour analysis, so you know how to readjust to a different coloured ‘halo’ around your face, and how going grey might affect your complexion, and the outfit choices that you wear going forwards.

Once you’ve decided to go grey and join the band of #SilverSisters, how does it affect the colours you wear and your season? Well, your colour season will never change, you will always be a Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter. However you might find that you want to wear more of a certain part of this palette as you go grey. For example, for me as a Spring, I find I want to wear the lighter end of the palette more as I age, and less the really bright part of the palette - more coral and less red / bright green. I also find that the browns, and the chocolate browns in particular seem to be slightly less flattering than when my hair was a dyed brown colour.

Also you may find that you want to wear more colour closer to your face, and fewer neutrals, as they can be a little close in colouring to your hair, and you naturally look for more contrast. This might be a great time to consider coloured jewellery, especially earrings, or make-up that is less neutral, and a little brighter and / or lighter.

And finally, if you have less contrast around your features, you may gravitate to the colours that make your eyes pop the most, as these will be one of your most stand-out features as you lose the colour in your hair and possibly your eyebrows. So it’s useful to know your most ‘wow’ colours, that make you glow the most, and feel your best. If you don’t know your colour season, trying to match a colour to your eye colour should work a treat.

The good news is, as I said, nature knows what colour grey you should be. And your hair will be a warmer or a cooler grey, depending on your overall features and skin-tone (and anyway, if your hair is in good condition, you can tweak the colour with dyes).

If you’re still not sure about grey, just remember this: Are you going to allow someone else to tell you that your natural hair colour isn’t pretty?

Colourfully, Jenny