It’s normal nowadays to want to run away from your grey hair. They can be a constant reminder of the unstoppable force of aging and may not always look pleasant to the eye. Three years ago, a female client walked into a salon in California that belonged to colorist Jack Martin. The woman was tired of having to dye her hair constantly from grey to brown every 3-4 weeks.
She asked Jack for some help, and before she knew it, they brainstormed several brilliant ideas as to how to resolve her request. Finally, after much discussion, the pair agreed that it would be best that Jack dye the woman’s hair silver in order to accentuate hair grey hair and have her come into the salon much less.
After Jack used his skills to enhance the lady’s look, the transformation proved a success! The woman was in love with the way her hair looked and Jack even took so much pride that he had to post the image on Instagram. Soon after, the post went viral and many clients were soon requesting for their own silver touch. What Jack did was nothing short of magical. Take a look at how he surprised his clients with embracing their new selves!
1) Grey Tuned For More
Her face says it all as she goes from mouth-wide-opened to dazzling smile. The silver touch is highlighted with the way her hair is layered. A fine sample of never letting age stop you from being you!
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2) Woman Of Steel
Jack typically asks his clients to come in with their grey roots at a minimum of 3-4 inches so he can analyze which grey hue he should use in the blend. It’s a great way of keeping true to your natural hair color while also shining all its best qualities. Afterwards, It’s a ten-hour process and the results look incredibly stunning.
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3) Silver Waves
In this pattern, Jack recreates a wavy representation of a waterfall. He keeps it predominantly with a dark tone in order to ease the blending of the grey with her already dark hair. It’s a great, sophisticated look to show that grey is indeed the new black.
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4) Short and Grey
Here we can see a lovely example of grey with short hair. The grey really allows her edges to stand out and gives her an alluring touch. Her before picture showed her with some discomfort, but her after picture really exudes an immense amount of confidence.
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5) Greyed in, Greyed Out
On this image we see a woman fully embracing her greys with no problem! We can see her hair has taken a voluptuous shape and is clearly standing out beautifully. This touch of metallic grey gives the client an intellect quality that not many other colors can provide.
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6) Grey Curls
This stunning display of grey curls really brings out the rebel in this client. You can see her grey curls really take shape and flourish outward in beautiful fashion. And she also looks like she has been owning this hairstyle for a while with her fierce look of pride!
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7) Grey Youth
Here we can see the rejuvanating effects of the color grey when it comes to properly applying it. The lady went from a tricolor hair soup, to a lavish and vibrant grey strokes to fit her roots perfectly. Not only that, but she looks much younger and much more full of life than she used to!
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8) From Dust to Grey
It seems this woman is not happy with her slowly matured greyed roots. Well, if you can’t beat them join them. And join them she did. Her new look fully embraces her stage in life and even has her skin radiating with happiness.
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9) New Hair, New Me
It’s never too late to change. This lady knew what that meant and she took the plunge with no regrets. Now, her hair looks much more healthy and fuller with no indication of ageing at all!
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10) Grey And Not Afraid To Show It
Some of us have a really tough time seeing our hair lose its color. For this woman, she seemed to take change with more grey and an elegant smile. Just look at how awesome she feels after realizing her amazing new look!
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11) Greys Anatomy
This complete makeover shows a great transformation from poor root streaks, to healthy looking hair. Martin did a fantastic job to make sure she stayed true to her roots while also arranging her hair in a way that complimented the new shade of color. A very dashing look for someone who looked as though they had given up!
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12) Seductive Skunk
Jack seemed to have gotten a little more creative with this one. He purposefully gave this lady streaks of black along with her silver highlights to have the grey be more bold and stand out properly. Her soft smile indicates that she is loving her new look!
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13) Lucious Summer Greys
This woman looks like she’s had enough with going over the mental obstacles of seeing her hair whither away. She made the decision to go grey and it looks like it turned out for the best! Jack was able to turn another one into a believer!
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14) From Mane to Tamed
Hair can feel overwhelming in the sense of having too much all the time. Sometimes all we need is a little organization in our life. This combination of vibrant grey with the layering of curls allows this hair to be bundled up to shine as brilliant as it should without having a hairy mess to deal with.
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15) Shades of Grey
We can see the awkward patch of white/grey coming from the side of her head. The transformation then shows a smooth grey curtain of hair coming straight down. It looks very refreshing and clean considering that now the client does not have to worry about a random patch of hair noticeably sticking out from the rest.
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16) Madame Grey
This image shows how a simplistic technique of dying your hair the color of your roots really makes the difference. The before image shows an incomplete growth of her roots that don’t really compliment the rest of her hair. Only when the woman dyes it completely does it emphasize her dark hair and gives it a classy, ballroom look.
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17) Keeping It Simple
Simplicity is always usually the key. This transformation involved trimming the hair to a shorter length to have the grey tones really stand out. The final result was a mesmerizing photo capturing the woman’s delight in styling her new grey look.
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18) Rooting For Grey
This lady does not seem all too happy about about her grey problem. After a little magic from jack, we can see her new hair showing extraordinary character and glitters like a star in the night sky. Her smile at the end is all we need to see to know she is loving her new look.
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19) The Grey Escape
This happy-go-lucky lady looks like she’s ready for her transformation. Jack noticed the dastardly mess created by her roots, and then gave her a fantastic makeover. Now she looks to be smiling happily knowing her hair has blossomed into a wonderful creation which she can show-off and be proud of!
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20) A White Christmas
It looks like Christmas came early for some! This predominantly white dye looks to bring you a breath of fresh, chilled air. The hair comes straight down and looks very classy in this modern interpretation of white-dyed hair.
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21) Silver Sensation
Jack brings about another masterpiece in this one. His professional cuts and detailed attention in his dye truly have him stand out from the rest. Look and see just how healthy and full of life these silver streaks look!
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22) Too Grey, Or Not Too Grey
This is just another fantastic outcome after a 10-hour session with Jack. You can see the noticeable trends in her hair start to look healthier and more organized with her roots. Jack described this as a result of bleaching the entire head and then applying blondor 20 vol until he could finally achieve the pale, yellow blonde look.
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23) Back To Grey
It took Jack 9 hours to complete this beauty of a transformation. He started the process by removing the original artifical dye for 40 minutes, then applied a color extractor for 2o minutes, and finally had to make sure he applied the right amount of color charm to achieve the proper hue of grey on her tips. The result was nothing short of spectacular!
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24) A Change For The Best
Not all change is bad! It takes a profound amount of internal reflection to notice what calls out to you. It seems this woman knew what her calling was and it looks as though she made the best call. The grey on her helps her look younger and more energetic than before!
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25) Try Not To Move!
It might look as if this client can’t take the pressure from her on-going session with Jack. After carefully diagnosing her roots, Jack knew the best approach her to bring a smile on her face. Althought we couldnt get one, the outcome demonstrates a job well done with how smooth the ashy blonde color looks on her head.
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26) A Bright Sunny Grey
This might be one of Jack’s less stellar performances. Although the tone blends impeccably with her roots, the actual grey color does not seem to permeate all her hair as other streaks of color are visible. Regardless, it’s a just tone to fit the lady’s fair skin and gives her confidence in knowing her grey roots won’t stand out like a sore thumb anymore.
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27) Icy Silver Veins
This lady went from a fiery firecracker red, to a frosty white sorceress in a matter of hours. Jack used a Malibu Cristal CPR to remove the red and then used a color extractor to remove the remaining red pigment. Finally, Jack used a blondor to really extract that pale white blonde color out of the hair and have it looking as gorgeous as it does.
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28) From Corny To Stormy
It looks as if this woman needs to have a better relationship with her grey side. Luckily, Jack was able to help as he used different key utensils in creating this powerful silver look. He mixed a pale platinum blend with a pale silver blend and finally added a toner to allow for a better shine.
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29) It Begins With The Root Problem
This wonderful woman came from Las Vegas in order to receive Jack’s masterclass treatment on her hair. She claimed she was tired of having to re-dye her hair every 3-4 weeks. After her session with Jack, she looks better than ever as her roots faded away and her hair really does look extravagent!
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30) Grey-ted Better Than The Rest!
This work surprisingly only took Jack about 2-3 hours to accomplish. He claims to not have used any lightners and just played around with the colors in order to get this look. The main utensils used were dark shadow for the roots, platinum blonde, and a dot of blue mixed in to get the bold color he was looking for.
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31) The Hunt For Grey October
Here we see a great look at how cleaned up one’s hair can look after an intense session with Jack. He made sure to apply the appropriate lightners and blends to not destroy the hair’s strength and volume. It looks very inviting and warm and not as if it was rotting away like before.
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32) The Four States Of Grey
These images show a four-phase transformation from having grey streaks to being fully in tune with your hair style. It shows just how much brilliance is captured when someone goes through the transformation and embraces their natural grey. The pictures do a great job in showing the detail it takes to have this masterpiece come to life.
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33) Ashes To Ashes
All the way from San Diego, this client came to Jack to change her hair to a more ashy grey. She succeeded in attaining a more wispy, silvery look with Jack’s amazing help. We’re sure that her experience was met with great care and appreciation for her new look!
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34) Strawberry Sherbert Goes For Cookies And Cream
Jack claimed to almost have a heart attack once the client asked him to go from red to blonde. After reducing the red pigmentation and reconciling with a olaplex, he was able to master a very chique look to boot. The client’s hair came out feeling much more healthier and livelier than ever before.
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35) Simply Straight Silver
As the headline says, nothing very unconventional about this look. It is very plain, but nevertheless, looks to be a big improvement compared to not having it blended in with her natural roots. The client here looks satisfied with the outcome and really does look like her hair will gather a second wind after all this time.
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36) Going 0-to-180 On The Spot
If this isn’t a reaction to rave about! Look how her transformation transformed her mood from unamused to absolutely delighted. The uplifting joy written all over her face shows the power that having self confidence can bring to one’s life.
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37) Two-Sides To A Grey
We can see a very stark comparison of having your roots unattended, to then having your hair fully take on the challenge and adapt by blending in. It’s not surprise many clients have reached out to Jack for this service. It’s a way to save time and have them look as fabulous as they should be without having age become a factor!
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38) Embrace The Natural
Theres a possibility here that this client is extremely happy with her decision to go natural. She was exhausted of having to constantly dye her hair every 3 weeks or so and looked to finally fix her problem. Judging by her smile, it seems she is well on her way to having a better relationship with her hair after all was said and done.
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39) A Match To Remember
There’s no shame in admiring your feline companion. This client seemed to think it proper to dye her hair to match the color of her cat’s fur. Jack had no issues making her request become a reality.
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40) Ashy, Yet Classy
The layers of this hair really help it stand out as being very ornate and well-kept. The dark shades of black help balance the overall tone and help give the hairstyle flair. Most importantly, the hair looks extremebly healthy and in great condition!
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41) Serene Silver
The blend of the hair from dark tones to light silver on the roots looked incredibly smooth. It looked as if not a trace of a blemish could be seen with this work. Another truly amazing job by the hands of Jack Martin.
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42) A Neutral Grey Palette
Just a very simplistic, pale grey touch to blend in the roots. The client’s smile says all about her level of satisfaction. She truly seems happy with her experience and we couldn’t agree more with how great she looks in her new hairstyle.
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43) Big Fluff
Bold and beautiful are two ways to describe this next hairstyle. Jack seemed to want to bring out more of a dark, black tone with this creation. He seemed to want to keep it predominantly black in order to have the grey highlights stand out. Not a bad touch at all as it looks to be fitting this client to perfection!
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44) The Silver Fox Returns
A beautiful, bright highlight of platinum illuminates the head on this woman. The blending of his particular color was faithful to her natural hair and thus it looks as if this color should be her very own. We can’t see her face in the image, but we can bet she sure is brimming with joy and satisfaction after such a great job done.
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45) Let It Hang Loosely
The incredible skill of Jack is on full display with this work. Notice the detail on the brushes that were used to create this amazing, layered-design. Jack totally nailed the color and did not disappoint with the hair style as a whole. Arguably one of his best works in our list.
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46) Never Felt This Grey-t Before
A clever switch to grey was all this client needed to look stunning. Notice how crisp and clean her hair now looks when the dust settled. You can tell the customer is excited about this one!
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47) A Silver Lining
This design is one of Jack’s sleeker works. Nothing too fancy except just a one-toned coat of pale grey overlapping this lady’s entire hair. Complimented with some brushing and shampooeing, the volume added makes it look very full.
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48) The Older The Wine
This lady had no grays coming from her roots, but still decided she would give the grey revolution a try. It turned out that she looks very dapper with the results! The hair was brushed to perfection and also not too overdone as to keep it looking natural and not too prissy.
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49) A Grey Turn For The Best
Jack lightened the whole head in foils and colored the hair by taking very thin sections in lots of foils using the extra blonde by oligopro. He then combined a tone of platinum and silver to come up with the resulting blend. All in all, it was one of his shorter sessions only reaching about 7 hours of completion time.
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50) A Memorable Masterpiece
This was Janet, a client of Jack who unfortunately passed away after her session. Jack recalls her lively character and how sweet she was with every word that came out of her. Jack also stated that Janet loved her hair dearly and was even dancing with him by the end of the 10 hour session. She will forever be treasured and missed by Jack and all who knew her well.
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51) Grey-Eyed Girl
From brown to silver, this tranformation took a whopping 12 hours to complete. The removal of the dyed dark brown hair was the most difficult part, but Jack was able to make it work. The end result looks fabulous and seems as if her hair adjusted finely to the gorgeous look!
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52) Exquisite Grey-Scale
This marvelous work looks to showcase Jack’s great skills in full. Not a hint of the older, blonde color remains and the hairstyle seems to be fitting of the woman’s facial structure. To add the cherry on top, the brightness of this lady’s grey tone is absolutley out of this world!
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53) Put Some Grey Into It
This lovely lady here took the plunge and is now looking sleeker than ever with her majestic new hairstyle! Jack made sure to trim out any excess and reduced her hair just enough to keep acceptable volume on it. Her hair sure felt much lighter and newer than ever before.
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54) Mix In Between
We can see in this fine work that Jack was looking to have both dark and grey tones coexist very naturally. He was able to create sutble sharp edges to really bring about the texture of the woman’s hair. In addition, not overtly dyeing it has caused the overall look to lean more naturally rather than something that was clearly manipulated for a long time.
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55) Grey-Stars Shine Bright!
Here is a small sample of different styles of hairs that were done and acccomplished by Jack Martin himself. It goes to show the incredible passion that he has towards his craft. These women all left feeling greyt-ful and appreciated for the holiday season!
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56) Jean, Is That You?
If you know who Jean Grey is, then its not a surprise that this image would bring back memories of her. You can see the silver streaks go right down by her bangs. The predominantly black hair hads to the highlight of the grey giving it more visual eye candy.
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57) A Silver Change of Pace
This image has this woman’s hair go from dark brown to ashy silver after a long session with Jack. This one lasted 12 hours since the re-touching at the end lasted quite some time. The wonderful consistency with the color of her hair really bring out the quality of application done by Jack.
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58) Silvery Strands
This beautiful example shows just how careful Jack is at the sutble details of his craft. We can see the blending of the roots from black to silver take a very gradual approach. The end result is a gorgeous blend of the of dark and grey colors to give it that dazzling smoothness.
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59) A Stunning Transformation
This shows an incredible transformation done in a matter of 9 hours. We see the entangled, hairy mess in the before picture ,and then see the wonderful smile the client shows in her satisfaction with the end of her session. Truly looks unrecognizable from the beginning and its a testament to Jack’s professionalism.
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60) Hello To The New Me
This lucky lady had the pleasure of surrendering to her natural grays and what a payoff that has been. Her hair looks properly countered and layered to fit her appropriately. She’s sure to appreciate her hair now more than ever and is also happy that she doesn’t have to keep dyeing it periodically.
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61) A Personal Journey
This image shows the progress one client had for 8 weeks when she decided to go grey. She wanted a hairstyle that was low maintainenced and that could keep up with her grey roots coming out. Who better than Jack to help her through her troubles!
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62) Nike Said To Do It
Someone took Nike’s motto straight to heart and decided to go along with her gut feeling. She came to Jack in order to have her hair match her bluish, grey roots. It looks like she was right and her investment is now reaping the fruit of her labor. She looks fabulous!
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63) Amazing Greys
A transformation of hair color is not all this client gained from her session with Jack. She picked up a few trinkets of self-confidence and radiance along the way to hair restoration. She seems to be fully in her mode and nobody can tell her otherwise.
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64) The Grey Curtain
Contrary to popular belief, grey hair is stylish! This lady shows us exactly what it means to have poise all the while looking sleek with her new grey streaks. A very short 4-6 hours is all it took to have Jack taking care of one more satisfied customer.
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65) Frizzled To Fresh
Off the bat, I can say this hair was going to need some major help. It looked as if though it needed some maintainence as well as an overall healthy application of color. Thankfully, Jack has her back and produced yet another splendid job.
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66) Grey-Bae
This client completely enthralled by her new look after her session with Jack. Her eyes glittered and her smile was wide open when she saw how amazing she looked after her new hair dew. In the honorable words of Jack, “the most important step in the transformation is to be creative.”
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67) Wash, Rinse, Repeat
This stunning image was a client who requested for a simple, yet well-groomed style of hair. She opted to go with a fainter touch of grey in order to not overwhelm the roots she already had. Her hair now stands boldy on her head and creates an exclamation everywhere she goes.
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68) Silver Metallic Machine
This lady sure took a nose dive into the unknown. Fortunately for her, everything came out safe on the other side. She looks to have fuller, healthier, and more volumous hair for taking the decision to blend to her natural roots.
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69) Dark To Light And Anything In Between
This woman made a statment when she decided to turn her dark brown hair to a an icy, blonde color blend. The procedure wasn’t easy according to Jack who took a total of 12 hours and who knows how many products later. No matter the struggle, the client looks as stunning as ever and Jack was able to deliver on a glamorous image.
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70) Grey’s Just The Way I Like It
A very convincing smile from this client is all she has to do to let us know her feelings. Her grey roots took over and Jack was there to deliver the final blow. A brilliant session once again by master colorist Jack Martin.
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71) Embracing Natural Roots
It takes awhile, but once you’re comfortable with your own hair, then nothing can really stop you. This woman seems to have come to grips with this reality and is now fully invested in her new hair. Her new trim is going to seriously cause a lot of double-takes!
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72) In Grey We Trust
This woman seems to be loving her new transformation! You can see her older color has been completely bleached off and now her new tone of silver really emphasizes her pretty face. In addition, you can see her smiling in knowing she is rocking that look like no other!
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73) Return Of The Silver Fox
Off the bat, this looks like it could’ve used some gray toning for awhile. Her roots had basically taken over 1/3rd of her hair and was quickly spreading like wildfire. She came to Jack and got the exact treatment needed to pull off a remarkable blend.
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74) Icy Blonde To The Bone
This dazzling display of icy blonde color really brings out the creative side of Mr. Martin. We can see how his design emphasizes the curled tips at the end with bright silver tones. It left a stunning mark on the client who looks to be enjoying her new hairstyle.
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75) Grey-tness Awaits
Some of us don’t know what it’s like to hone in on what makes us uncomfortable, even if its having to do with changing our hair. This brave young girl seemed to know exactly where she was going. Her bold new look makes a statement saying she is proud of her grey wavy cut and will look to make sure it stays looking amazing on her!
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