1Dame Judi Dench
Gray hair doesn’t mean the end of your hair color. In fact, it’s just the beginning. From silver to white to fawn, gray hair enjoys as many subtle tones and potentially gorgeous highlights as your former brown, blonde or black locks.
Hair color: Ashen silver
Skintone: Light
Undertones: Cool
Why it works: Dench’s hair color has bits pale blonde woven in with her shiny silver strands, making her hue look very natural.
Kelly Van Gogh, founder of Kelly Van Gogh Hair Color, suggests mixing a bit of dye similar to your pre-gray color to attain a normal-looking hue.
The science: Read about it in Gray Hair Color for Your Skintone.
2Lady Gaga
Hair color: It’s variable, but we’re going with her hue in this photo, which is silvery blue
Skintone: Light
Undertones: Cool
Why it works: It’s no secret that Lady Gaga is the queen of versatile hair color. This shade of gray, which is almost pure white, makes her pale skintone pop.
The science: Read about it in Gray Hair Color for Your Skintone.
3Helen Mirren
Hair color: Heather gray
Skintone: Light
Undertones: Cool
Why it works: For light skin like Mirren’s, the best gray is a cool shade that enhances her paleness, like this pure white-gray.
The science: Read about it in Gray Hair Color for Your Skintone.
4Stacey London
Hair color: Black with a wisp of smoky steel
Skintone: Medium
Undertones: Warm
Why this works: A medium skintone like London’s can handle dramatic silver highlights.
The science: Read about it in Gray Hair Color for Your Skintone.
5Pink
Hair color: Pearlized chrome
Skintone: Medium golden
Undertones: Warm
Why it works: Pink’s skin has warm undertones, so this silvery hue is more flattering than a lighter, whiter shade.
The science: Read about it in Gray Hair Color for Your Skintone.
6Emmylou Harris
Hair color: Icy platinum
Skintone: Medium golden
Undertones: cool
Why it works: This steely tone is ideal for a medium skintone like Harris’. Medium skintones have a lot of versatility in their suitable gray shades.
The science: Read about it in Gray Hair Color for Your Skintone.
7Joan Baez
Hair color: Silver dove
Skintone: Medium tan
Undertones: Cool
Why this works: Salt-and-pepper hair complements medium-bordering-on-dark skintones like Baez’s.
The science: Read about it in Gray Hair Color for Your Skintone.
8Jamie Lee Curtis
Hair color: Silvery steel
Skintone: Medium golden
Undertones: Warm
Why this works: Curtis has a neutral brown undertone in her hair that makes her silvery color look natural and beautiful.
9Paula Deen
Hair color: Powder steel
Skintone: Medium tan
Undertones: Warm
Why it works: Deen’s opaque, heather gray hair color complements her warm skintone, which can handle many different shades of gray—the tips of her hair are even dyed a golden yellow!
The science: Read about it in Gray Hair Color for Your Skintone.
10Ruby Dee
Hair color: Silvery salt and pepper
Skintone: Dark golden
Undertones: Warm
Why it works: Dark skintones like Dee’s can handle the salt and pepper look with flair.
The science: Read about it in Gray Hair Color for Your Skintone.
11Nichelle Nichols
Hair color: Heather dove
Skintone: Dark
Undertones: Warm
Why it works: The tips of Nichols’ hair are a lighter color than the rest of her tresses, brightening up her look. This technique is ideal for dark skintones.
The science: Read about it in Gray Hair Color for Your Skintone.
