I Stopped Dyeing My Hair & My Husband Fell More in Love with Me
- Amanda Hanson is a psychologist, author, coach, and popular TikToker.
- She decided to stop dyeing her hair and went completely gray.
- This is Hanson's story, as told to PollyAnna Brown.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Amanda Hanson. It has been edited for length and clarity.
"Why would you do that?"
It was such a simple question that slipped from my husband's lips as I declared to him and our 17-year-old son in the kitchen that this was the last day I would be dyeing my hair.
I've lived most of my life inserted in places that are fashion-forward and beauty-focused. Places where Botox starts in your 20s, skin is meant to be dewy, and hair — hair is meant to be rich with various hues, so long as it's not gray.
That's why my choice to embrace the silver lining of my natural hair — to see the beauty of the next stage of my life blossoming — was a radical act of rebellion.
